Tennis South Africa (TSA) will shortly be launching a Growthpoint Tennis Centre of Excellence in Mmabatho, Mafikeng (North-West) and looking to appoint a head coach and assistant coach. This is an opportunity for coaches who have plenty of energy, a strong work ethic and are comfortable working across both grassroots tennis coaching, as well as high performance junior tennis coaching. These roles are intended for individuals who have a passion to grow tennis across all communities in North-West.

The head coach’s responsibilities include:

Providing coaching support to the centre and existing tennis development hubs in the region.
Working with the Province to create new tennis development hubs in the region.
Providing coaching mentorship and education support to coaches at development hubs in the region.
Collaborating with target schools in the region to provide coaching support and tennis opportunities for learners at those schools.
Talent identification and long-term player development planning for talented juniors – especially those from under-served communities.
The head coach, with support from an assistant coach, the province and TSA head office, will be required to fulfil all the above focus areas as part of his/her day to day responsibilities.

The assistant coach’s responsibilities include:

The assistant coach will report directly to the Head Coach of the centre. The Assistant Coach will primarily focus on giving lessons to the level players they have been trained to administer lessons to – this include Red/Orange/Green ball coaching to any beginner player which includes high school and adult players. Weekly off-court administration hours and assisting with competitions and events. Required to assist with all aspects of daily centre operations.

Should you feel you are a suitable and qualified candidate, then please send your CV and a covering letter to: coaching@tennissa.co.za. Applications close at 3pm on Monday, 22 August 2022.