Coaching at Tawa Tennis Club
Tawa Tennis Club caters for all levels of coaching and can provide both group and individual coaching.
Players need to be members to receive private coaching (individual or group).
Junior coaching
Tawa Tennis Club has a range of junior coaching options under Tennis NZ Hot Shots programme. Preston Joe and Adam Mawby will take the junior coaching groups under the guidance of Isaac Walton (Head coach as Waikanae Tennis Club).
To register for winter term coaching (Terms 2 and 3 ) please contact Isaac Walton directly.
Junior group coaching contact: Isaac Walton, coasttennis.tawa@gmail.com, 027 767 3061
Club contact: Brendon Wynford, 022 697 6258, brendonralphwynford@gmail.com
Junior coaching squad
Adam Roberts is taking a junior coaching squad this term. Tentative day is Thursdays starting 13 February.
8 x 1 hour sessions
Cost: $25/ session or $180 for 8 weeks. A club subisidy will apply for members. ($20/session or $140 for 8 weeks).
Register with Adam directly: Mobile: 020 4189 6028 Email: adam_robo87@hotmail.com
Senior coaching
Adut coaching is available on Monday and Thursday nights.
Monday nights
Martin Lowis takes all adult coaching groups at Tawa Tennis Club. Martin coaches at Paraparaumu and Paekakariki Clubs with the support of Leonie Ware, Head Coach at Paraparaumu Tennis Club.
Cost: $140 for 8 weeks. (Term 2 fee)
Term 2 coaching groups start Monday 28 April. Register directly with Leonie.
Groups are a follows:
6 - 7pm Beginners
7 - 8pm Intermediate
8 - 9pm Advanced
Adult group coaching contact: Leonie Ware, leonietennisinc@gmail.com, 021 169 0603
Club contact: Julie Roberts, juliemroberts33@gmail.com, 021 813 496
Adult coaching Terms and conditions
Thursday nights
Adult Advanced Coaching squad - with Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is taking an adult advanced coaching group this term. Tentative day is Thursdays starting 1 May. Want to refine your technique and hit lots of tennis balls? This is the group to join!
Register directly with Adam.
8 x 1 hour sessions
Cost: $180 for 8 weeks. (Term 2 fee)
Register with Adam directly: Mobile: 020 4189 6028 Email: adam_robo87@hotmail.com
Private coaching
We have a couple of coaches who take private and group coaching lessons. These are dependent upon court space at the club. Players need to be members to receive private coaching.
Eli Blackshaw
Eli is a Premier 1 Mens team member at Tawa Tennis Club and has come through the local tennis coaching system. He recently returned from attending a training academy in Spain and completed in ITF tournaments while he was away overseas. Eli is the 2024 Champ of Champs for Tennis Central region and has a promising tennis career ahead of him.
Mobile: 022 585 1293 Email: eliblackshaw@gmail.com
Adam Roberts - Adam is returning to Tawa Tennis Club. He will pick up some private coaching and a junior development squad on Thursdays.
Mobile: 020 4189 6028 Email: adam_robo87@hotmail.com
Adam has two decades of coaching, fitness and sports management experience working with all ages and stages of players. Adam has experience working with ATP and ITF level players as well as experience in creating and implementing successful development programmes for junior players. Most recently he was the Coach Development Manager for Tennis New Zealand where he focused on enhancing coach training and development programs to build capability of coaches in performance, junior development and business management.