Coach Tennis in Australia

Sport Lived can organise for you to coach tennis in schools in Australia.  We run coaching programmes to Melbourne and Brisbane between October and December, or January and March. 

During your coaching programme you will coach school teams where you will organise training sessions during the week and prepare them for matches against other schools.  Most people coach U13-U16 teams.  Coaches get between 10 and 15 hours of work per week and are paid between £7 and £12 per hour. Coaching sessions are usually held between 3-6pm Monday – Thursday and between 8am - 12pm on Saturday mornings.  In addition to coaching in schools, previous participants have also obtained paid coaching work at after school tennis camps. 

You will live in 4 star apartments with people playing and coaching tennis and other summer sports including cricket, rowing and swimming.   Most people stay in 2 bedroom apartments and all Sport Lived participants stay in the same complex.

If you coach tennis in Melbourne from January, you will be able to watch the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.  Sport Lived organise days out at the Australian Open for players and coaches.

We recommend that people interested in coaching tennis in Australia obtain an LTA Level 1 Tennis Assistants qualification.  More information on this qualification can be found on the LTA website: www.lta.org.uk. 

You will also need to obtain a first aid qualification.  We recommend that people obtain a basic first aid qualification from an organisation such as the St John’s Ambulance. 

Please Note:    If you are unable to obtain a tennis coaching or First Aid qualification prior to you departure please let us know.   Some schools are happy to employ people provided they have playing and coaching experience.   We can also enrol people on a coaching and First Aid course when you arrive in Australia.

Should you wish to play as well as coach tennis during your programme, we have affiliations with lots of good clubs and can arrange for you to join a club.

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Coach Tennis in Australia
The price of all coach sport programmes include:	Locations	Prices	Dates
- Organisation of a paid coaching placement - 4 star accommodation (including rent, furnishings and most bills) - Overseas programme co-ordinator available 24/7 - Assistance in organising flights, visas & travel insurance - Pre-departure briefing - Handbook with useful information - Airport Pickup	Melbourne	£2,495	29/9/08 - 07/12/09
	Melbourne	£2,495	19/1/09 - 26/3/09
	Brisbane	£2,895	12/1/09 - 3/4/09

 

Bond of £300 payable in addition to the programme fee