Josh Holliday is looking to tennis newcomers
A coach is aiming to serve up more coaching opportunities help inspire youngsters to take up tennis in Wolverhampton.
Josh Holliday, from Kingswinford, who coaches at Woodfield Social and Sports Club in Penn, has been busy preparing for special Wimbledon warm-up sessions.
They are in addition to Holliday’s summer and winter schedules for juniors aged from seven to teenagers.
His Wimbledon warm-up sessions begin tonight, running between 6-8pm for aged four to eight. Signing up is £10 and there are prizes for all children. There is another session on Saturday, 12 - 3pm, at £15.
Holliday has rebranded his coaching sessions at the club under ‘Ying Yang Tennis Academy’ in a bid to boost its presence.
“Tennis is dying so I’m trying to do everything I can to bring it back,” he said. “Playing tennis is something that ticks all the boxes for young kids and I’m doing as much as I can to get my new sessions promoted.
“I wanted to be a little different so I called it Ying Yang Tennis Academy and the slogan is ‘teaching the balance of control and power’.”
Holliday is supported by ex-professional Italian player Roberto Gaeta and has been boosted by funding from the Princess Trust. For more information search Facebook for Ying Yang/Josh Holliday tennis.
