Coaching Team
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE TENNIS
Progressive Tennis provide a professional tennis coaching service for Cambridge Racquets Club, with a team of experienced coaches delivering a community focused programme.
The company was started in September 2008 by Ian Bishop, a DCA Qualified Tennis Coach from the UK. Many players are coming through the ranks now with a thriving Tiny Tots and Mini Tennis Section, plus current regional champions and local players having reached National Championships as well.
Ian Bishop - Director of Coaching & Programme Development
Ian has worked at a variety of clubs and academies in the UK, and after graduating in a BSc (Business Administration) degree in 2006, began running an events firm before going back to his passion for tennis. Having started playing tennis at the age of 6, Ian moved up to county level while pursuing a coaching career from the age of 13! This experience has set him in good stead to provide the best possible coaching environment for the Racquets Club, continuing to produce a steady stream of talented juniors and recruit equally talented and passionate coaches.
Ian was voted Tennis Waikato Coach of the Year 2009 and also commits time as a Young Enterprise Scheme business mentor.
E: ian@progressivetennis.co.nz
T: 021 842 810
Pete Hoyland - Performance Coach
Pete has arrived from the UK hailing from Minehead in the Southwest. A top player from the UK he has taken a performance coach role to help further improve the standard here at the Racquets Club. He is a top County, University and National Club league player and will be the Number 1 player for Cambridge in their 2011 Premier League season.
E: pete@progressivetennis.co.nz
Simon Blakeley - Head Coach
Simon has taken over from Vicky Toates as Head Coach at Cambridge from April 2012. He has worked with a number of county and regional players in the UK and is equally at home working with Mini Tennis players & Tiny Tots. He also has a strong playing background and represented Cambridge in the Premier Waikato Mens Competition for 2011/12.
He was the first coach to complete the NZ Stonier Apprenticeship - a programme to give up and coming coaches from Writhlington Sports Centre in the UK some international experience.
E: simon@progressivetennis.co.nz
T: 021 146 9270
Jay Kite - Assistant Coach
Jay has a huge passion for tennis and as a young upcoming coach, has a very bright future. He has recently passed his Assistant Junior Coach qualification, and is already becoming a highly competent coach, assisting Vicks and Ian in their lessons.
Group and Individual Lessons Available: Please email admin@progressivetennis.co.nz or call Ian on 021 842 810 for more information and to work around your requirements.
Come on down and maybe we will discover the next Kiwi Number 1!!!!