Coaching            ETTA coaching films

Any player of any ability is welcome at any session.

The club coaches players to a higher standard. 

Coaches attend all club sessions.  One-to-one coaching is available by arrangement. The Club now has several qualified coaches. 

Here are some valuable training tips from the top player, Jens Lundquist. Some more tips from Darius Knight.

Local Schools

Adrian Pilgrim, Dick Frost, Jack Koumi & Don Pritchard coach in local schools and run play schemes during school holidays.

We currently coach, on average, about 120 youngsters each week.

Lawrence Sheriff School, Abbots Farm and Ashlawn are schools we regularly coach at.

Tutorials & Tips

Select an area you'd like to know more about.

Ball Control

The Ready Position

Grip

The Service

Basic Strokes

Movement

Control

Spin

There is a lot more advanced coaching available on the internet - below are just a few but search for more on the likes of http://www.videojug.com & www.youtube.com

The Cliffedale Chandlers website has detailed reproductions from various coaching books and documents. See here.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball!

Sweden’s Jorgen Persson during the World Championships in 1999

AP Photo/Srdjan Petrovic Copyright © 1999 Nando Media