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Newbie 7th / 8th grade boys tennis coach

My son's 7th and 8th grade tennis team do not have a coach for this season. I am thinking of voluteering to coach but do not know where to get information and what to do to get started. Can you give me some suggestions? Thanks.

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Matt StringerCoach, England

With respect, if they want to be 'taken forward' they will have the greatest success if you can get a coach. Is it lack of money or they just can't find one?

Whats your tennis background? I would have more confidence in you, had you not said "I do not know where to get started". However I sense a lack of understanding based on this question and recommend that perhaps you go on a level 1 coaching course, at least this way you would have the concept of 'coaching tennis'.

Anyway thats my cent.

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