Coaching

South Croydon Tennis Club is proud of its long-standing association with MDL Coaching. MDL have provided a comprehensive coaching programme at the club, for many years, with great success.

Mark Love is the Founder of MDL Coaching, was awarded LTA National Coach of the Year 2015 and Surrey Development Coach of the Year 2016, and he has coached as juniors many of the players who are now full adult members playing competitive tennis at the club.

Michael Davis Higuera is the lead coach at South Croydon Sports Club, was a junior coached by Mark Love at the club, and is LTA Senior Club Coach Award Qualified and Accredited.

Juniors

Please contact Mihcael Davis Higuera at mdavis.higuera@yahoo.com or 07816988356 for enquiries regarding sessions at South Croydon Sports Club or contact Mark Love at mdlcoaching@hotmail.com for wider MDL Coaching enquiries.

After-school and weekend coaching

This runs during the School term time on Mondays, Wednesday, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

We offer a free trial for all players.

Sessions levels are based on age as well as ability but in general:

5-7 YRS: Wednesday 4.45pm and Saturday 11am

7-9 YRS: Monday 4.30pm, Friday 4pm and Saturday 10am

10+ YRS (BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE): Monday/Wednesday 5.30pm, Thursday 6pm, Friday 5pm and Saturday 12PM

10+ YRS (ADVANCED) - Mondays 6.30, Friday 6pm and Saturday 1pm

Sessions cost £11 a session for the coaching, booked for the remainder of sessions in the term, and unless you pay the club membership directly, your membership will be included in your coaching fee at an additional £18 a term. For termly membership, you receive one guest pass per term (two in the summer term) to bring friends/family (one guest pass per person). Please contact the office to secure an account to log-in and book courts if you would like one but you must book to play before 6pm Mon-Fri and after 4pm Sat/Sun. You can pay for extra guests at £5 for adults and £2.50 for juniors (under 18 years old).

Holiday Camps

We offer Holiday camps on Mondays to Thursdays 9am-12pm during selected weeks of the school holidays. 7-year-olds can be booked on for 3hours whilst 5/6-year-olds can only be booked on for 2 hours from 9-11am. Please book using the MDL Coaching app.

Adults

Beginner adult coaching is available on a Monday night at 19:30 for beginners and on a Monday 20:30 or Saturday 09:00 for intermediate players. To register your interest or book a free trial, please email mdavis.higuera@yahoo.com or call Michael on 07816 988356. You can make a booking using the MDL Coaching app – if joining part-way through the term please enrol at full price but contact the team so that we can adjust the price. Adult coaching costs about £12.50 for non-club members and around £11 for club members. All tennis section adult full members can attend group coaching up to twice a year for free

Individual Coaching

Michael Davis Higuera provides ad hoc individual coaching at £40 an hour. This can be shared with up to 3 people for an additional £2 per person. There may be lights fees (£6/hour) and guest fees (£5) applicable also if the floodlights need to be used or the players are non-members.