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Name: Neil Supperstone
Qualifications: PE, Sports Science and Management Hons degree, CCA tennis (Level 4), Rugby Level 1, Football Level 1, Multi-skill coach, Tri Golf, Good practice and Child Protection, Equity in your coaching, Disability Discrimination Act tutor, First Aid and CRB Checked.
Experience: Previous Sports & Tennis Development Officer for Birmingham City Council. Head Coach of Billesley Indoor Tennis Centre managing a team of approx 12 staff. Lecturer in Sports Development & Tennis at Loughborough College.
Interests: Specifically tennis, football and rugby - plays for Henley in Arden tennis club, supports Liverpool Football Club and thinks he is generally cool!
Achievements: Have played tennis, football and rugby as a youngster at county level and played rugby at Twickenham. Running tennis and community sports programmes in Sydney and ran multi-sports holiday programmes in Western Australia for indigenous and non indigenous participants. Have taken Warwickshire College Tennis Team to the National Finals.
Name: Lianne Supperstone
QUALIFICATIONS:
Level 4 Tennis Coach, Equity in your Coaching, Crb checked, First Aid Qualified
EXPERIENCE:
Coaching for 8 years at various Tennis Clubs, and for the last 4 years at Warwick Tennis Club as Head Coach.
INTERESTS:
Specifically Tennis, as well as most racket sports. Supports Liverpool Football but not for the last year or so as we are doing so badly!
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Represented Warwickshire, England and Great Britain with tennis as a junior and currently playing for Warwickshire County Week in July.
Reached the top 16 in Europe under 16 and travelled to many different countries including France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Israel and many more. Reached the top 4 in Great Britain under 16 and Number 1 in England.
Grew up, trained, and travelled with Andy & Jamie Murray as a junior!
Received Coach of the Year Last Year (2009) in Warwickshire.
Not going to get into the argument with the other coaches about who is the coolest, as im so far ahead of them!
Under 10 Girls Warwickshire County cup captain
Name: Chris Kirby
Qualifications - Community Tennis Coach (Level 2), National Diploma in Sports Science, Football Level 1, Tri Golf, First Aid, CRB checked
Experience: Coached Tennis at several Tennis Clubs. Have run multi-skills and multi-sports as part of Coolsportz school holiday sports camps. Delivered tennis and multi-skills in primary schools during curriculum and after school.
Interests - Tennis, Football and part time golf pro! Play for Henley Tennis Club, Football for Henley Forest and play golf at Henley Golf Club. Obviously support the best team in England....Aston Villa!
NAME : Rob ' COOL' West
Qualifications: Community Tennis Coach (level 2), Football Coach (level 1). CSLA coaching award, National Diploma in sport development, fitness and coaching, First aid and CRB checked.
Experience: Coached and assisted with tennis at Henley in Arden tennis club over the past two years. Have recently carried out tennis, multi-skills and tri golf sessions in primary schools during curriculum and after school across Warwickshire. I have also assisted in the Coolsportz Holiday Camps and gained experience in working with many different ages and abilities. I am currently helping assist with coaching cricket at stratford upon avon cricket Club.
Interest: My main sport is cricket and i play at a high level (SEMI-PRO) for stratford-upon-avon CC and played for the County when i was younger. I have played tennis for Henley in arden tennis club for the last 4 or 5 years and i enjoy playing and watching other sports such as golf, rugby and even snooker (depending on what mood i am in!I) Im sure i must be the coolest coach, because clearly there is only one Rob 'cool ' West.
Name: Claire Pomfret
QUALIFICATIONS
DCA (level 3) Tennis Coach and BSc Physiotherapist (high II.I Hons) graduated from Southampton University. First Aid and CRB checked.
EXPERIENCE
Sponsored by Sport England at seventeen to complete the DCA qualification whilst coaching at Leamington Tennis Club and Esporta Racquets and Health Club. Peak Season Tennis Coach for Mark Warner holiday company. Part-time coach at Warwick Tennis Club and Esporta throughout University. Two years experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist for Portsmouth City Primary Care Trust. I now work with beginner to performance Mini Tennis players, beginner to club level adults and deliver tennis lessons in local primary schools.
INTERESTS
Most sports, from tennis to skiing and roller derby! Played county tennis, hockey and netball to U16 and tennis for Southampton University first team. Travelling is my main preoccupation, inspired by recent trips to Thailand, Paris, Venice and Andorra. Also, I am a lot cooler than Rob, fact!
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