COACHING AT ST IVES TENNIS CLUB
Head coach Julie Williams runs group and individual coaching for adults and juniors through her company JW Tennis.
Julie is available throughout the week if you would like to book private lessons with her.
PLUS every Saturday, she organises six hours of coaching sessions including four junior groups for various ages - from 2-year-old Mini Tots upwards - and also Adults LTA Cardio Tennis and two hours of Adult Practice and Play for improvers.
For full details and booking, visit www.jwtennis.com or email julie@jwtennis.com
NEW FOR 2025
LADIES PRE-SEASON TEAM TRAINING with coach Julie Williams
On Thursdays January 30, February 13, 27, March 13, 27 (10am – 12 noon). Members £10 per week, non-members £15.
Focused skills, technique and tactics for ladies currently playing and those looking to play representative league tennis. Limited to 8 places per week so book early at www.jwtennis.com
MULTI-SPORTS KIDS CAMPS
February half-term. February 18, 19 and 20 (1-pm-4pm) Members £15, non-members £20. Book and pay online at www.jwtennis.com
Encourage your children to be active this half-term in a fun environment where they can socialise, meet new friends and develop their skills and abilities through participation in a range of sports including tennis, football, dodgeball, rounders, cricket, relays and games to encourage teamwork.
Participants should come dressed in sportswear and trainers. Bring a full water bottle that can be refilled and a snack for break time. If they have their own tennis racket please brfing it. All sports equipment will be provided.
JULIE WILLIAMS was appointed head coach at St Ives Tennis Club in September 2024 with her business JW Tennis taking over the club’s coaching programme.
Julie is leading all adult and junior coaching activities and is also available for private lessons.
An LTA Accredited+ Level 4 senior performance coach with more than 25 years of tennis coaching experience in both development and performance tennis, she has added a Level 8 Postgraduate diploma in sports coaching to her vast personal development portfolio.
Julie has held many long-standing head coach and self-employed coaching positions with clubs across Somerset and Devon.
She has also developed many county champions for both Devon and Somerset, as well as having worked for a leading grass roots tennis charity renowned for taking tennis to the masses, particularly within the more deprived communities of the UK.
Off court, Julie has held both management and development positions for Tennis Wales and completed Sport Wales’ Women In Leadership training programme, with other selected governing body officers, for potential future executive leadership positions.
She volunteered in a ‘workforce development role’ supporting Somerset LTA committee, developing and mentoring future coaches, as well as being Somerset ambassador for Judy Murray’s ‘She Rallies’ initiative to inspire future female participation and development within tennis. Relocating to Devon, she undertook a Devon County Coach role, supporting Devon Tennis’s performance training programme.
Having brought her business to Cornwall to support St Ives Tennis Club, Julie aims to make an impact for players of all ages and standards, across the local community.
Please do not contact the coaching department to book a court - they cannot help with that.