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SEVENTEEN STAFF \u00b7 ONE CONVERSATION<\/p>

The people on the court<\/em><\/h1>

Every coach at Rowan Hall teaches from the same syllabus and meets every Monday to talk about the same players. The coach who taught your child red ball still watches them at fourteen.<\/p>

9<\/dd>
LTA-accredited coaches<\/dt><\/div>
1 : 4<\/dd>
coach to player, squads<\/dt><\/div>
17<\/dd>
staff on site<\/dt><\/div>
Monday<\/dd>
the whole team meets<\/dt><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\"Marta<\/div>

Director of Tennis<\/p>

Marta Silveira<\/h2>
<\/use><\/svg>LTA Master Performance Coach \u00b7 PTR Professional<\/span><\/span>At Rowan Hall since 2014<\/span><\/div>

Marta reached 118 in the world before a shoulder injury ended her playing career at twenty-six. She spent eleven years travelling as a coach on the WTA and ITF circuits, taking two players into the world junior top twenty, and arrived at Rowan Hall to rewrite the academy syllabus from red ball to the elite programme. She still coaches four hours a day and sees every new player\u2019s assessment session herself.<\/p>

Coaching since<\/dt>
2003<\/dd><\/div>
Programmes<\/dt>
Elite \u00b7 Squads<\/dd><\/div>
Languages<\/dt>
English, Portuguese, Spanish<\/dd><\/div><\/dl>
<\/use><\/svg>Full profile<\/span><\/a><\/use><\/svg>Book an assessment<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PERFORMANCE<\/p>

Performance coaches<\/h2>

The squad and elite coaches. Each owns a group of players from selection through to their tournament year.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>4 people<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Douglas<\/span>Head of Performance<\/span>Douglas Rennie<\/span>LTA Master Performance coach. Leads the squads and the county tournament programme.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Master Performance Coach<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span>Full profile<\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div>
\"Elena<\/span>Performance Coach<\/span>Elena Vasary<\/span>Former Hungarian national team coach. Leads serve and return blocks across the elite programme and charts every squad match.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 5 \u00b7 ITF Level 2<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Elite \u00b7 National squad<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Tom<\/span>Performance Coach<\/span>Tom Bexley<\/span>Rowan Hall junior, then four years on the ITF futures tour. Coaches the county squad and manages the tournament calendar.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 4<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>County squad<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Priya<\/span>Performance Coach & Match Analyst<\/span>Priya Raman<\/span>Runs the video analysis programme. Every elite player sits with her once a week to review the previous block of matches.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 4 \u00b7 Dartfish certified<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

JUNIOR<\/p>

Junior coaches<\/h2>

Red, orange and green ball. The first coaches a child meets, and the ones who set the swing shapes everything later is built on.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>4 people<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Amelie<\/span>Head of Junior Tennis<\/span>Amelie Fortin<\/span>Seventeen years teaching the mini pathway; wrote the academy\u2019s red-ball syllabus.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 4 \u00b7 Youth Start specialist<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Mini & Junior Pathway<\/span><\/span><\/span>Full profile<\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div>
\"Callum<\/span>Junior Coach<\/span>Callum Reid<\/span>Teaches the transition from orange to green ball, and runs the Saturday morning festivals.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 3<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Orange \u00b7 Green<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Nadia<\/span>Junior Coach<\/span>Nadia Osei<\/span>Coaches the youngest groups and holds the academy\u2019s safeguarding lead role for junior programmes.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 3 \u00b7 Safeguarding lead<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Red \u00b7 Orange<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Harry<\/span>Junior & Adult Coach<\/span>Harry Ellison<\/span>Splits his week between green-ball juniors and the adult beginner groups. Runs the Wednesday cardio tennis session.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>LTA Level 3<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Green \u00b7 Adult groups<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PHYSICAL<\/p>

Strength & conditioning<\/h2>

Movement quality first, load second. S&C starts at eleven and is planned around the tournament calendar.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>2 people<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Sam<\/span>Strength & Conditioning<\/span>Sam Okafor<\/span>Movement and injury-prevention specialist working across every squad from age eleven up.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>UKSCA accredited \u00b7 MSc Sport Science<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Jonah<\/span>Strength & Conditioning Coach<\/span>Jonah Pryce<\/span>Works with the twelve full-time players daily: landing mechanics, on-court speed and the growth-phase load protocol.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>UKSCA accredited<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

MEDICAL<\/p>

Physio & medical<\/h2>

Screening each term, treatment five days a week, and a rehabilitation plan written with the coach rather than around them.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>2 people<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Dr<\/span>Lead Physiotherapist<\/span>Dr Helen Marsh<\/span>Screens every squad and elite player each term and holds clinic on site five days a week. Fees are paused from the date she signs an injury note.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>MCSP \u00b7 HCPC registered<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>All programmes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Owen<\/span>Sports Therapist<\/span>Owen Blake<\/span>Matchday and post-training treatment, and the recovery protocol used through the tournament season.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>BSc Sports Therapy \u00b7 Soft-tissue specialist<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

SPECIALISTS<\/p>

Other specialists<\/h2>

The people around the coaching, from psychology to stringing. All of them see players on site rather than by referral.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>4 people<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"Dr<\/span>Sports Psychologist<\/span>Dr Ana Whitfield<\/span>On site fortnightly. Teaches the between-point routine used across the academy and works one-to-one with elite players through tournament blocks.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>BPS Chartered \u00b7 HCPC registered<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Squads \u00b7 Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Reena<\/span>Performance Nutritionist<\/span>Reena Chandra<\/span>Plans the elite programme\u2019s matchday and travel nutrition, and runs a termly session for boarding players and parents.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>SENr registered<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>Elite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Gill<\/span>Academy Manager & Parent Liaison<\/span>Gill Anstey<\/span>Books parent meetings, holds the safeguarding lead role for the academy, and is the person who answers when you call the office.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>Safeguarding lead<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>All programmes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Peter<\/span>Master Stringer<\/span>Peter Nolan<\/span>Twenty-four hour turnaround on site, and the tension log kept for every elite player\u2019s frames.<\/span><\/use><\/svg>ERSA certified<\/span><\/span><\/use><\/svg>All programmes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/span>

JOIN THE TEAM<\/p>

We hire coaches who want to stay<\/h2>

Rowan Hall funds LTA qualifications for every coach on the staff, and the average tenure here is nine years. Vacancies are posted twice a year.<\/p><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg>Coaching vacancies<\/span><\/a><\/use><\/svg>Our method<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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