D3 collegiate player on varsity team at Marymount University Two-time AEC champion Two time Second Team All-Conference selected player

The best coach I ever had was Coach Debbie Broadus. She is a very detailed oriented person and fostered my love for the game. Coach D taught me since the age of 7. Since working with her for over a decade I have gotten on the tennis team at Marymount University. I really liked that she tailored her approach to my individual strengths and weaknesses. I really liked the drills she gave me for serve. As a lefty she helped me understand tactics and strategy to use against right handed players. She is the reason why I am coaching today.

People should know that I am very detailed oriented, and that I provide an enjoyable learning environment using interactive play scenarios tailored to the preference of the athlete. I like to provide a structured road map of success that is both on and off the court. I provide homework assignments like footwork or understanding the strengths and weakness of a certain player they like/ follow. The main objective with my pathway is for the player to build on his or her strengths, gain confidence in a playful environment that emphasizes learning and fun at an equal level. I am PTR certified, and I see coaching as a profession as well as a passion.

I started coaching in 2019. I worked for 2 companies and established a portfolio of private clients simultaneously. I provided coaching sessions for groups as well as individuals at all skill levels up to collegiate level.

Improving somebody's game starts with analyzing their strengths and challenges. Next, I would enquire about individual goals and suggest a pathway forward. Once specific learning objectives have been identified (for example improving first serve percentage), I design specific training sets to address the objective and introduce them to the player in a combination of 'hand feeding' and rally-based settings. I use a combination of drills and point play to allow the player to include new skills into their game.

A typical training session starts with a dynamic warm up to get our bodies activated. After the dynamic warm up I go into a warm up with the racquet. I start with 20 reps at the service line and then move back to baseline. After warm up with the racquet I ask the player what they would like to focus on that day. Once identified the focus I move to a rally based approach for 15 minutes. Then I moved to a hand feeding approach to focus on a specific technique needed. Than the last 30 minutes I focus on strategy and point play. Once the lesson is over we do a debrief and go over the homework before the next lesson.