Coaching Team
MEET THE COACHES
Matthew Coombes
Club Manager/Head Coach
Matthew has been employed at the Bournemouth Gardens Community Tennis Club since 1987, initially as an assistant coach and now as the Club Manager. He is in charge of the day to day running of the Club, Pro Shop/Restringing and Coaching Program. He takes individual and group sessions and is coach to the Bournemouth University Mens and Ladies Tennis Teams who both compete in the BUCS Premier Division and use the club for their training and home matches. Coaching Qualifications – LTA Level 4 Coach Award with Accreditation
Matthew has been involved in tennis all of his life, winning numerous junior, adult and seniors titles and he is currently Captain of the Great Britain Over 50’s team. As a member of the Great Britain team he travels the world competing in the ITF World Team Championships and International events, recently he has competed in the USA, New Zealand, Mexico, Germany, Turkey, Spain and France. He has won the Hard, Grass and Indoor court Championships of Great Britain and his career high ITF World Over 45 ranking is No 3 in 2012.
55 Minute Individual Lesson – Indoors & Outdoors – price on application
Email: matt@bournemouthgardenstc.co.uk
Fred Wells
Tennis Coach
Fred is originally from Rhodesia and lived in South Africa for 15 years, he has been coaching tennis for 25 years and has worked in Florida, Spain, Portugal and England. While coaching in Florida for 13 years, he worked with Robert Kendrick on clinics and drills. Coaching and qualifications include PTR- Level 5 Master performance coach, Fred was the first coach in Britain to receive this qualification and he was rewarded with a plaque at the national coaches conference in Roehampton. He is also fluent in Spanish and speaks a little Dutch and Portuguese.