Amesbury Tennis Academy - Meet the Team - Amesbury School
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Meet the team

 

 

HEAD PRO: ANDY WARRY
Andy Warry is a Master Performance Coach (MPC) and level 5 coach  having started his coaching career after playing tennis in the Hampshire South East Regional squad and at County level.

Heading up the tennis programme at The Bourne Club in Farnham, he started the tennis programme at Amesbury nearly 20 ago coaching all age groups and abilities. He relishes teaching a player from as young as 2 years old until they are competing on the tournament circuit.

Andy coaches numerous county and national tennis players including Rachel Morris, the double gold medallist Para-Olympian, and regularly works with the Disability Tennis Programme.

 

Andy Warry, Head Coach at Amesbury Tennis Academy

Mark Edwards

A seasoned tennis coach with over 20 years of experience. His tennis journey began at the age of 11, competing in clubs and tournaments until the age of 16 when he joined the Stonebridge Tennis Academy in Epsom to master the Stonebridge Skeleton System. Mark holds qualifications from Spanish RPT, American PTR, and is a certified LTA performance coach. His coaching repertoire spans from nurturing young talents in nursery programs to honing players up to national standards. Mark is passionate about making tennis enjoyable while fostering continuous improvement in the pursuit of mastering the beautiful game.

Mark Edwards, Amesbury Tennis Academy Coach

JUSTIN WORTHY

Justin started playing tennis at the age of 4 and has competed in many tournaments around the country. Justin has played to a high standard in both singles and doubles.  Playing in Brit tour doubles, where the pair finished runners up in the County finals.

The passion for coaching superseded Justin’s desire to compete and in 2016 he started assisting, building his knowledge and experience and seeing the game from the otherside.  Justin completed his Level 1, 2 and 3 coaching qualifications before his 18th birthday making him one of the youngest level 3 coaches at the time.  Alongside tennis coaching, Justin achieved a distinction in a 2-year Sports Diploma course and was also awarded the Surrey’s Young Person of the Year Award for his role in coaching down syndrome children from a local school.

 

KAY SARGENT

Kay is a PTR and LTA qualified coach and has been trained by Judy Murray on the Girls Tennis Course.

She plays for the first team Tennis for ladies and mixed teams at The Bourne Club and represents the County and Country at Badminton, which Kay is also fully trained to coach.  She previously worked at The Royal School and Priors Field and worked closely with Andy Warry at The Bourne Club for the last 15 years, coaching groups and individuals.  Claire enjoys the challenge of coaching all standards and abilities and is especially keen to promote the game to more girls.

Kay Sargent Amesbury Tennis Academy Coach

DOUGLAS BARKER

Douglas is a PTR ‘Pro’ level qualified tennis coach and a LTA Level 3 Accredited+ Tennis Coach. (BSC Hons – Sport and Exercise Science, Leeds University). He started to play tennis at the age of 4 and competed in county and regional events as a junior player, as well as training in the WLTCC Academy. Douglas has extensive experience in tennis coaching, working with both junior and adult players from beginner to performance levels. He is enthusiastic about helping players of all ages and abilities improve and enjoy their tennis. Douglas is passionate about developing the next generation of players.

 

JoSH JENKINS

Growing up, Josh went from learning, to playing to Club Standard to assisting and then coaching and saw the joy that came from helping others improve. Starting at age 10, his passion for helping others get the best out of themselves shines through, no matter the age they start. After passing 3 A levels and and As level he was all set to go to university and continue his studies. However after a year out and through his love of sport he took a PTR course in the United States and hasn’t looked back.

Josh is passionate and motivated to ensure anyone can enjoy tennis and remains determined to help the new generation of young tennis stars! Josh has a great skill to communicate and engage his students.  He can often be found helping players learn at Liphook tennis club or playing basket ball or swapping ideas re his passion and skill for computer games.

 

ADELE RAMSEY

Adele is at PTR and LTA level 2 qualified tennis coach. She played for Zimbabwe throughout the juniors and got to top 100 in the world in under 18s having travelled the world extensively playing tennis. She then went on a tennis scholarship to the University of South Carolina in the states and currently plays for Hampshire. She has been coaching both adults and children for over 30 years and loves teaching children especially.

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