Ashleigh

Coach at Hope, Wakefield, Waimea West and Golden Bay Tennis Club.

Ashleigh has been involved in tennis since she was 5 years old. For much of the time, Ash trained hard and competed in various tennis tournaments around the country and overseas. 

Ash played at National level for 7 years, including holding a few junior National titles. Ash has represented Nelson Bays and Canterbury in tennis since she was a young junior, and continues to represent Nelson Bays.

In 2013, Ash took her tennis career to the next level and began coaching in the family business, Calder Tennis. Coaching at various clubs around the Nelson Bays region. 

Ash completed her Junior Development coaching course with Tennis Australia in late 2014 and is very excited to be involved with helping Calder Tennis and Nelson Bays Tennis improve their skills.

Ash coaches alongside former business partner Ngaire Calder at clubs Hope and Nelson Lawns.  Ash is the  Head coach of Nelson Lawn Tennis Club and the Hope Tennis Club and is growing and developing the club.

BEST THING ABOUT COACHING?

Ash believes the best thing about being a coach is watching players develop their skills and inspiring others to develop a real love for the sport.

TRAINING SPECIALITIES

Ash really enjoys coaching competitive junior and senior players as well as beginners of all age groups, as she loves the feeling of helping newcomers grasp tennis strokes and develop into confident players.

HOBBIES.

Like many tennis nuts, Ash lists tennis as one of her favourite hobbies! Ash also played a lot of other sports growing up, such as basketball and football, and to relax and unwind, she loves to go paddle boarding.

Feel free to follow Calder Tennis on their Facebook page

Phone: 0278599359

Email: ash@caldertennis.co.nz 

Vannessa

Coach at  Mapua Club and Upper Moutere Tennis Club.

Vanessa has played tennis since the age of 11 during which time she represented Nelson through the junior age groups, and went on to represent at a senior level also.

Vanessa started her coaching career in 2005, and is a Tennis NZ Registered Coach.  She initially started working out of Tasman Tennis Club, and more recently has become Head Coach at both Upper Moutere & Mapua Clubs.  Vanessa has gained the Junior Development Coaching qualification through Tennis Australia and runs comprehensive Hot Shots programmes for all ages.  She has a passion for developing juniors from beginners through to capable, confident players at representative level.   

Vanessa also has a lot of experience coaching adults, and enjoys helping to develop skills and a love for tennis!  She runs a variety of groups catering for beginners through to those playing at Inter-club level, as well as private lessons to specifically progress an individual's game.       

TENNIS - A GAME FOR LIFE 

Whether you’re just starting out or want to improve your current play, Vanessa can cater to your needs.  She has a passion for seeing the development of players through her coaching expertise, and would love to see you on court soon!  

Vanessa runs her business under Vanessa Mairs Tennis Coaching, feel free to follow her on her Facebook page.

Phone: 0224600320

Email: tennisvanessa1@gmail.com

Kolie

Richmond & Stoke Tennis Club Coach 

Kolie grew up in South Africa and tennis has always been a big part of his life. He began tennis in the way many kids do, with a tennis ball against the garage wall, and went on to represent South Africa in Japan, the USA and throughout Africa as a junior tennis player, resulting in being a 3-time national champion.

Kolie completed his final year of high school at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida, USA where he had the opportunity to play ITF tennis tournaments and played against some of the best players in the world including Andy Roddick, Michael Russell and Thomas Haas.  He was also the practice partner for Jennifer Capriati. 

After high school he travelled for one year playing professional tournaments throughout the world. He then received a full tennis scholarship to the University of Alabama at Birmingham where the team reached a ranking of top eleven, Division One tennis in his junior year of university. 

Kolie has coached tennis in both Alabama and Boston, USA to people of all ages and abilities over a ten year period. He has also worked with ITF level juniors and travelled with them throughout the USA for tournaments. He was a tennis coach at Bosse Sports and Health Club in Boston for five years.

Kolie moved to NZ with his wife Nicole in 2010 and has been the head coach at the Tasman Tennis Club since 2011. He is a registered TNZ coach and has nearly completed his Club Professional Coaching qualification through Tennis Australia. Kolie loves working with both children and adults to foster their love of tennis and share his passion for the sport.

Kolie and his wife have two young children and enjoy the outdoor lifestyle that the region has to offer, particularly spending time at the beach.

Kolie runs his business under Z Tennis, follow him on his facebook page

ph: 0278 293 306

email: kolievz@yahoo.com

Renny

Coach at Tahunanui Club and Wakapuaka Tennis Club

Renny is an experienced tennis coach based at the Tahunanui and Wakapuaka Tennis clubs here in Nelson. 

She has been coaching in Nelson since 2019, coaching players between the age of 3 (at Hira Kindy) up to 75+. 

She enjoys catering for all ages and abilities. Her approach to tennis: is a game based approach.  Tennis is not about the perfect stroke. It’s about playing the game and learning to play the game better.  Technique is only a small part of the skills required  to create the desired result with the ball in a given situation.

Renny has been a tennis coach and physical education teacher in the Netherlands and Europe for over 25 years and has a Bachelor of Sport and Physical Education and also has Level “A” & “B” coaching qualifications from the Dutch Tennis Association (KNLTB).

Renny has a great knowledge of how people move and learn plus how to make them move more efficiently within their own style and abilities.  Renny’s coaching style gives people the confidence and tools to be able to perform at their best and still have fun doing it. 

For Renny, having the right "mindset" is an important part of the process around how we learn, perform and enjoy the great game of tennis. 

Follow Renny on facebook: Tennis Coaching Nelson (@tennisyourgamenz)

Phone: 0223956368  

Email: tennisyourgame@gmail.com

Ngaire

Coach at Hope, Wakefield, Waimea West and Golden Bay Tennis Club.

Ngaire has been coaching since 2002 in the Nelson region. Born on the West Coast she spent most of her junior days playing on the West Coast and Canterbury.  She represented the West Coast as both a Junior and Senior, and in the 80’s gained selection for the Central Districts senior team as the number 1 woman.  

She shifted to Nelson in 1991 where she continued to coach voluntarily. Ngaire was runner-up at the National Regional Sparc volunteer coach of the year award in 2003, after winning the Nelson Regional title.  This award was in recognition of her outstanding voluntary contribution to coaching in tennis, soccer and mini ball.
Ngaire sat her TNZ Assistant Coach Award in 2004 and then sat her Pro Club Coach qualification in 2005.

Ngaire coaches both juniors and adults at Hope Tennis Club, Wakefield, Waimea West, Tahuna and Tapawera.

Ngaire travels to Golden Bay during the summer season to coach players at the Golden Bay Tennis Club, she works with the schools in the Bay to run the Tennis Hot Shots Schools programme in term 3.

Ngaire is in partnership with her daughter Ash at Calder Tennis, Feel free to follow them on their Facebook page.

Phone: 0272799938

Emai: ngaire@caldertennis.co.nz