Avonhead
Tennis
Coaching
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Shane
Tainui, Resident Coach Shane
Tainui is half Irish, half Maori and grew up on the sleepy shores of Akaroa.
Somehow Shane became a very competitive tennis Player and then a qualified
Coach. His playing and coaching skills were sharpened by working for nearly
10 years as a professional player/ coach in the top clubs around Stuttgart,
Germany. Shane’s
background ensures that every coaching session is fun and encouraging. But
Shane also brings a very trained eye that can develop players to Division 1
level. For a
few weeks, during the New Zealand winter, Shane returns to Stuttgart in
Germany, where he is a guest professional coach/player. He uses this period
to learn new coaching techniques and bring these back to Avonhead. Sport
Canterbury awarded Shane the Summer Sports Awards for Tennis Coaching in 2007
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Congratulations to Shane Tainui Voted Canterbury Tennis Coach
of the Year 2007 Photo shows Shane with
the award after the
‘Sport Canterbury ‘ Awards Ceremony of 4th May. Shane is half Irish.. so the colour is… |
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Junior
Group Coaching Every Junior (and under10)
club member, as part of the membership fee is offered 4 or 5 sessions (of 45mins)
of coaching, personally by Shane. If funding is available (at it usually is)
a further 4 or 5 sessions of coaching, after Christmas, is also offered. Few
tennis clubs can match this! The
groups are small, after school, and are a valuable workshop for improvement
and interclub play. The child
does not need to play competitively and Shane organises the children
according to their abilities. The emphasis,
for the younger players, is on fun and the children look forward to the
training sessions. Shane
also coaches at several schools and any school or other organisation is
invited to contact him. |
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Adults
interested in trying tennis as a new recreation Canterbury
Tennis sponsors a scheme called ‘Easi Tennis’. Shane participates
in this scheme. The
coaching is gentle, paced as slow as you would like, and always fun. The Easi-Tennis course consists of six, one and a
half hour lessons in a small group and is especially designed for those who
want to play for the first time or former players keen to return to tennis
after a long break. Participants in the course are quickly confident
enough to have a game with their children or friends. Shane
can introduce you to club members and arrange for a gentle introduction to
club tennis. |
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Private
Coaching You
can arrange coaching lessons on the Avonhead courts or your own court. These lessons
could be one-on-one or as a family group. Shane
can arrange coaching for most days of the week and as Avonhead has lights,
coaching can occur in the evenings. |
Why not hire Shane for a tennis “fun and team
building” workshop at a business seminar? |
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Advanced
coaching Shane
regularly coaches Division 1 players who are looking to sharpen techniques |
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Contact Probably
easiest to visit the courts and have a chat. |
Home
Ph 980 1618 Cell
Ph 027 4401618 |
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