Tennis Coaching

There are four authorised tennis coaches in the club – Ed Zabrowski, Cormac Jennings, Conor Carroll and Martin Golab.  All  will coach any level and work with individuals and groups.  If you aren’t sure whom to choose have a chat with the tennis captains. 

Organised group coaching is managed by the tennis committee and examples include new members' coaching, pre-league coaching etc.

Ed Zaborwoski 087 2329650, €50 per hour, performance level 3 (TICA)

Ed is a full time professional coach for 19 years, qualifying at the top level (performance 3) in 1997.  His coaching experience includes adults and juniors at all levels including captaining junior irish teams abroad.  He is registered with TICA (Tennis Ireland Coaches Association) and was Chairman for three years.  He is also a qualified PE teacher from Munich University.  Ed had been a coach with the club for many years and has coached all levels.“Everybody can improve their skills and performances (regardless of age and playing standard), but setting realistic goals, hard work and effective practice is essential to achieve this”.

Cormac Jennings 085 758 7706, jenningscormac@gmail.com, €40 per hour, performance level 2 (TICA)

Cormac was an u-18 Junior International and an Irish National Doubles Champion.  He has over 13 years of tennis coaching experience and is a qualified Tennis Ireland Level 2 coach.  He is registered with TICA (Tennis Ireland Coaches Association) and continually attends conferences & workshops to stay in touch with new developing techniques.  Cormac is a strong believer in the technical side of coaching but also puts great emphasis on the mental and strategic side of the game. Tennis is a game for life and Cormac believes that at any stage you can learn new and helpful tips to improve and benefit your game.

Conor Carroll 086 407 7006, €40 per hour, LEVEL 1 (TICA) 

Conor is a member of TICA for 20 years and is also qualified as a “director of tennis”.  He is the only tennis coach in Ireland who is also a qualified Speed Agility and Quickness instructor, having trained with the coach of Derval O’Rourke.  He was head tennis coach at the 2003 Special Olympics, holding clinics with Lleyton Hewitt. As a player, he has won numerous mens singles titles: West of Ireland (9 times), City of Galway (3) and the Mt Pleasant Championship (15).  He has won open tournaments in all four provinces and represented Connaught in the Interprovincials.  Since retiring in 2004 he has acted in a coaching and advisory role to the team.“Philosophy on coaching is to keep it simple and maximise your potential but most of all to enjoy it”.

Martin Golab 085 848 6031, €40 per hour, LEVEL 1 (PZT) 

Martin is a former ATP Player and was ranked in the top 600.  He also played Davis Cup for Poland.  He has 7 years coaching experience and has been coaching performance juniors including top Leinster Juniors for the last three years.  He is available to coach members of all levels.