Photo: Chris Hollands with Peter Ingelbrecht (Club Chair) 

Chris was appointed as Head Coach at Hythe LTC in September 2021, while in the middle of the pandemic and navigating the “rules & regulations” implemented by the Government and LTA.

In August 2021 our membership consisted of 296 adults and 96 junior members and we'd been able to run a 'skeleton' coaching programme, thanks to our former club chairman, Gareth Coombes-Olney.

Over the last 3 years, Chris has helped transform our coaching programme and has played a big part in increasing our membership in 24/25 to 387 adults and 292 junior members.

As a club we provide a full range of LTA programmes. For our juniors this includes: LTA Youth Start, LTA Youth (Blue-Yellow), LTA Youth Girls, our LTA Youth (Home-Education) sessions on Friday afternoons, annual Holiday Camps and multiple junior competitions throughout the year.

For our adults we provide Beginner, Improver and Intermediate coaching classes as well as Advanced coaching sessions for our match players. We also offer weekly Ladies Mornings and Evenings on Tuesdays and Drills & Doubles coaching on Mondays and Saturdays.

In 2025 CH Tennis will be introducing free tennis activity sessions designed for adults and children with learning, sensory and physical disabilities and this will be funded by an Open Day held at Hythe LTC in September 2024 which raised £1,500.

Chris has developed a core team of 8 coaches/assistant coaches and continues to mentor our young leaders and work closely with the club.

Thank-you Chris and congratulations; we are delighted CH Tennis will be our coaching provider for the next 5-years (at-least) and look forward to continuing our great relationship with you, Jody and the coaching team.