Events
Webinars | Seminars | Conferences | Workshops
Members have immediate access to replays from events we host (even when you attend live) and interviews we record. Anytime. Wherever you are.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Taskmaster!
Live activity run by Matt Lancaster
Thursday 21st January from 2:00 - 2:30pm (UK time)
For children 5-12 (younger children may require parental assistance).
Do you have what it takes to complete the TASKMASTER challenges? Join us via zoom for some fun and quirky challenges to get your children thinking during lockdown.
What's it really like to play at Wimbledon?
Live interview with Claire Taylor
25th January from 9:00 - 9:30am (UK time)
Claire Taylor is the Head Coach at Huntingdon Tennis Club.
An interview with Claire Taylor, where she shares her memories from 1994 of how it feels to play on Centre Court, what it’s really like to play 9-time champion Martina Navratilova, and the advice she now gives as a coach to young players in her programme.
LTA Assistant Coach Qualification: Information Session
Live Interview with Dave Boddy and Mark Tennant of inspire2coach
Monday 8th February 2021 from 7:00 - 7:30pm (UK time)
The LTA Assistant Coach qualification is the first step into coaching for anyone aged 16 and over - and it's required for anyone wanting to work on court in the UK. It's a well respected course and a valuable addition to a CV.
If you're thinking about the course for yourself or someone you know, Mark and Dave of inspire2coach (one of the UK's largest providers of Coach Development and Education) will be online to answer your questions. They'll definitely discuss:
- Why do the course?
- What are the on-court and off-court skills learned?
- Do you need to have the qualification to help out at your club?
- Do you need to be a good player?
- What pre-requisites do you need?
- Is the course only for young people?
- Is it worthwhile if I don't plan to have a career as a tennis coach?
The Business of Running a Club Programme
Live interview with John Cavill
9th March from 9:30 - 10:15am (UK time)
John Cavill is the Director of Tennis and Co-Founder at Tennis Works, a tennis development and educational resource company, based at Stony Stratford LTC in Buckinghamshire. John is an experienced LTA Level 4, RPT Europe Level 4 and Bollettieri Tennis Academy International Coaches Programme Level 2 qualified coach.
John will be sharing his thoughts on the business of running a club programme, including subjects such as:
- How do you change a micro-culture at a new club?
- What’s a fair deal in a club contract?
- How do you develop and trust your team, and
- How to grow your programme
This session is aimed at tennis coaches who are running their own club coaching programmes, who are interested in developing their relationship with the club, and who manage a team of coaches and assistants.
University tennis opportunities and benefits within the UK
Live Interview with Dave Boddy via Zoom
TBA
When talking about University tennis most junior players and their parents think only of College tennis in the U.S. However, opportunities also exist within the U.K. and the benefits are considerable.
This session is ideal for current and aspiring University students who play a good level of tennis - and tennis parents. Coaches may find it useful as a source of information for their players.
Our host, Dave Boddy, is the current Coach Development Manager for inspire2coach. Before that he was the Tennis Coach Development Manager at Loughborough University, responsible for all aspects of tennis on campus at one the UKs biggest universities. Dave is also an LTA Level 4 coach and experienced Coach Education tutor.
Dave will discuss topics including:
- What are the tennis opportunities available to graduating secondary students in the UK?
- What are the different ways in which students can be involved in tennis at University?
- How well do you need to play to be eligible?
- Why does sport, and specifically tennis make you stand out to potential employers and therefore potentially more employable?
- What type of information should you be recording about your tennis career?
This event will be recorded. A replay, with notes and references, will be available for members on Tennis 24/7.
**POSTPONED** Making a difference through tennis
Live Interview with Rosemary Owino via Zoom
**POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBA
**Unfortunately unforeseen circumstances mean that Rosemary is unable to make this date. We'll be rescheduling the session to the early in the new year. We apologise for any inconvenience.**
Rosemary (Rosie) Owino is the inspirational Davis and Fed Cup captain of the Kenyan tennis team. Now 38, Rosie only discovered tennis at age 18. In a recent interview she recalls having, "stumbled upon an ‘ancient’ tennis court, built by the British, in her last year of high school. The surface was not the ubiquitous native clay-dirt known as maram but old asphalt – “like a rough road,” ... complete with pot-holes. The old racquets “were not really complete; there were like five or six strings at each end…” (full interview is on the ITF website).
We'll be talking to Rosie about topics including:
- Her incredible journey into tennis.
- Her role as a spokesperson for girls and women in tennis.
- The role of "the village" vs parents in bringing up children in Africa.
- How she juggles life, being Fed Cup and Davis Cup captain and everything she needs to do.
- The challenges Africa faces in developing a sport like tennis.
- Where Rosie's desire to speak for and about girls and women comes from.
This event will be recorded. A replay, with notes and references, will be available for members on Tennis 24/7.
RECORDING COMING SOON!
Hrvoje Zmajic: an Insider's View of Tennis Development in Europe
Live Interview with Hrvoje Zmajic via Zoom
Recording coming soon: Thursday 14th January 2021: 9:00am - 9:45am (UK time)
Very few people are in a position to experience the evolution of a sport across a continent. In his role as Development Officer for ITF/Tennis Europe, Hrvoje Zmajic was responsible for development programmes across Europe.
In this interview (roughly 40 minutes), Hrvoje will share his vast experience of European tennis, including his advice for coaches, players and parents to help achieve player potential, his thoughts on why his home country, Croatia, has produced so many tennis players, and his predictions on the future of tennis in Europe.
There is no better person to provide thoughts and opinions on Tennis in Europe past and present.
Hrvoje Zmajic is an international speaker, consultant and former Development Officer for ITF/Tennis Europe. Hrvoje is has a Master’s degree for the University of Zagreb, and is certified as a tennis coach by the Croatian and German tennis federations. He was also a coach for the ITF/Tennis Europe touring team for 14 and under, and national 14 and under team captain for Croatia.
The interview will be recorded and available FREE OF CHARGE for members of our website at www.tennis247.co.uk
Live Q&A: What You Should Know About Club Programme Management
Live Interview with Richard Marklow and Brad Rowbottom of inspire2coach
Monday 18th January 2021 from 9:30 - 10:30am (UK time)
An interactive Q&A session with i2c Director Richard Marklow and i2c Head of Commercial Brad Rowbottom, where you can get answers to the questions you need to ask about club programmes. Get yourself a coffee and join the conversation.
This session is primarily for tennis coaches who either coach at or manage programmes and teams of coaches. It's a unique opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of club programme management and running your own business. As well as having answers to your own questions, you will get to hear answers to questions asked by others.
You should attend this session if you are a tennis coach running your own business, running your own programme, managing a team of coaches or assistants.
Our speakers
Richard Marklow is an LTA Level 5 coach, qualified mentor and Master Coach Education tutor with over 30 years’ experience in running businesses in the commercial and traditional club sector. Since 2007 Richard has been one of the Directors of inspire2coach and has headed up the company’s club programmes, dealing with over 30 different tennis clubs and facilities, their committees and coaching teams.
Brad is i2c Head of Commercial Operations, joining at the beginning of 2020 from his previous role as UK Head of Racquets for Virgin Active. He has a wealth of experience in commercial operations within tennis from overseeing some of the largest clubs in the UK to building partnerships with leading brands such as Castore, Adidas, Asics and Wilson. Brad now leads i2c’s commercial and internal projects, sourcing new business and partnerships, and streamlining the efficiency and effectiveness of the business.
Recordings of recent events
