coaching

Tennis Coaching at St Mary's

If you are new to tennis or looking to progress your game further, come and join us. Free group trial sessions available for all ages and abilities. If you don’t have a racquet, no worries, these are provided on a weekly basis free of charge.

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Jo Hill - head coach

Welcome to Jo Hill Tennis, the official coaching provider for St Mary’s Tennis Club.

With over 20 years of coaching experience, Jo Hill has a proven track record of developing juniors to county and regional standards, while also helping adults improve their game in a fun, supportive, and productive environment.

Jo is an LTA/PTR-qualified coach and a former county player, having achieved an LTA rating of 4.1

Jo has a progressive and effective teaching style to ensure a solid technique, movement and correct ball striking. All coaching takes place on real clay (an ATP recognised professional surface).

Coaching

Groups are maximised to 7 players for juniors and 8 for adults. Performance groups are a ratio of 4.1. Individual/pair up and bespoke groups are available.

If you are new to tennis or looking to progress your game further, come and join us. Free group trial sessions available for all ages and abilities. If you don’t have a racquet, no worries, these are provided on a weekly basis free of charge.

See you on court soon. Please click the following link for coaching website/information.

Results

There have been many juniors who have competed in LTA tournaments from Grade 5 to Grade 3 and accumulated some great results.

Winners of LTA external tournaments include Dhanvi Kasina, Prajna Mankar, Alexander Baker, Tayab Aftab, Dhruv Depeshande and Trevi Behandra.

At Jo Hill tennis, juniors are encouraged to play internal fun tournaments and progress into LTA external tournaments.

Coaching sessions

Testimonials

My daughter has been with Jo for 5 years now. My daughter has improved a lot and the environment is so friendly. My daughter is lucky to have her as a coach.
Lahari Kasina
Jo is a brilliant coach! My son warmed up to her pretty much straight away. He has gone from strength to strength under her guidance. She gives every child her undivided attention which is hard to come by. She emphasises smaller groups which is great for learning and child development.
Fahtima Baulch
Both my sons have had coaching from Jo from an early age and have progressed very well and she places importance on developing the correct technique from an early age. They both enjoy their tennis lessons and treat it as a main summer sport now.
K Williams
As an adult team player at a club I had been struggling with consistency. I was so lucky to have Jo as a coach for over 3 years in Wales. She has totally transformed my game. No more frustrations and the results are showing. Her commitment to detail and enabling improvement in my game has been so enhancing.
Mike Sherlock
My son Alex started tennis with Jo at the age of 6. I was so lucky to find Jo, by 8 Alex had won his first LTA tournament! Jo ensures from the start the importance of the correct technique and effective ball striking. There is real unity and sense of fun involved and my son has grown in confidence to much so he has taken his winning medals to school with him
Kerry Baker