Coaches

All our coaches are LTA Accredited and offer individual lessons. Please contact them for prices and availability!

Tom Beach

Mobile:  07525 630050

  • Level 4 Accredited Coach
  • Cardio Tennis Instructor
  • Tennis Express trained
  • CRB Checked
  • First Aid Qualified
  • Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Tom has been a full-time tennis coach for over 10 years now and Level 4 qualified since September 2015. Tom’s aim is to make his time on court for players enjoyable whilst making sure that they get the most out of the sessions regardless of ability. He’s a very passionate tennis coach who is fully committed to his players and club. Having grown up playing tennis at East Dorset, Tom’s excited to be able to get to back to where he started and bring some of his knowledge and skills to what he knows is a great club.

Playing and coaching highlights:

  • Former number 1 in Dorset for all junior age groups
  • Number 2 in country at U16’s
  • Played Junior Wimbledon in 2004
  • Lived in Spain for a year aged 16 training with Juan Carlos Ferrero at his Academy whilst he was a top 50 player in the world
  • Coach to Freddie Powell who has a current U18 world junior ranking
  • Former coach to U12 Girls Nationals quarterfinalist
  • Currently has 10 players in the top ten in the county age group U10, U12 & U16
  • Currently has 3 players in top 50 regionally for U10 & U12
  • Coach to Rhys Halcrow top 100 nationally U12 & U14

Connor Glover

Mobile: 07415 048425

  • Level 3 Accredited+ Tennis Coach
  • CRB checked and First Aid qualified

Connor started playing tennis as a junior when he was 6 years old! It was through having lessons of his own that he grew to love the game of tennis. 

Since Connor's been coaching he's been lucky enough to work with a variety of players ranging from 4 all the way up to players in their 80s! 

He has also been involved in running some disability tennis sessions.

Connor's coaching philosophy is that all players whatever age and standard must be having fun first in order for them to improve!