Director of Tennis Position Available

Director of Tennis


Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is one of Munster’s largest and prodigious clubs with a great history in National, Provincial and Local tennis. The club has 9 Omni and 2 grass courts with a very active senior and junior membership. We are now looking to appoint a Director of Tennis to lead the coaching and playing element of these plans. We currently have between 6 and 7 hundred all categories of members.

The selected person will be an independent contractor to Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and as such will be responsible for his/her own tax affairs and payments. The person will be expected to carry out the tasks detailed in the attached job description. As this is a comprehensive list, it would incumbent on the Director of Tennis to agree with the Committee how much they would provide themselves and how much they would contract to other coaches.

The Director of Tennis will report to the Club Committee on a monthly basis and work closely with both the Tennis and Junior Committees and individual Committee members on a day to day basis.

All clubs have unique features and Rushbrooke has a history of providing an inclusive Junior Coaching programme and Summer Programme and how this is either continued or replaced would need to be agreed with the Committee as a priority.

The Director of Tennis will be responsible for appointing all additional coaches, in conjunction with the Committee, and monitoring their performance. The role will therefore call for experience and ability in managing other coaches.

We see this as a key appointment within the development of the Club and therefore we are looking for an experienced, highly qualified coach who has continued to update their skills and who can work well with a varied group of stakeholders.

Additional skills that can be considered requirements are computer literacy, punctuality, reliability and a personable manner.

Remuneration and terms and conditions of employment will be discussed at interview. Remuneration will reflect the importance of this position. We are willing to be flexible in any employment contract but we would need to be convinced that any prospective Director of Tennis would commit a satisfactory amount of time to the role.

The appointment will commence in early September or at such later date is agreed. Applicants should enclose a comprehensive CV and give the name of two relevant referees who would not be approached until a contract was offered.

All applications should be sent to the Chairman Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Cobh Co. Cork or Emailed to tennis@rushbrooketennis.ielater than Friday 24th of August 2012.

Director of Tennis


Job Description

1. To plan and implement a Tennis Development Strategy with Committee, Sub Committees and Coaches

1.1 Present to and agree with the Committee a Rolling 5 year Tennis Development Plan, to be reviewed and updated each year.

1.2 Work with Coaches in planning and organising an integrated training programme for all age and ability groups.

1.3 To work with the Committee and Coaches to develop a culture of improvement amongst the members.

1.4 To investigate and implement policy with regard to Play & Stay, Cardio Tennis, ITN and other programmes

2. Develop a Junior Programme with the Junior Committee and Coaches that

2.1 Addresses the needs of the Club as well as the individual.

2.2 Segregates, in time and space, age and/or ability groups.

2.3 Concentrates heavily on Tennis and Child Safety.

2.4 Gives time and resources to those who want to improve.

2.5 Specifically produce proposals for a Summer Programme and implement any agreed plan.

3. Senior Competitive Tennis and Events with Tennis Committee

3.1 Develop a Coaching and Training programme for League Teams.

3.2 Develop the Club Championships, Handicaps and other Competitive events within the Club.

3.3 Work with coaches to provide programmes to improve the coaching that Rushbrooke offers to competitive players.

3.4 Develop greater formal and informal competition.

4. Develop Recreational Tennis for our Members with Tennis and Social Committees

4.1 Organise the Coaches to offer group and individual coaching.

4.2 Develop and ensure implementation of an expansion in the programmes we offer to recreational players via such concepts as Cardio Tennis, Play & Stay, ITN Assessments etc.

4.3 Work with the Sub Committees and coaches to encourage participation via on-court and club activities.

5. Club and Coach Continuous Professional Development with Tennis Ireland

5.1 Review the development of all coaches and ensure that they are using best practice in the course of their work.

5.2 Work with the Munster Branch and Tennis Ireland to ensure that Rushbrooke is offering the best possible programmes to all age groups.

5.3 Research development of internal competition nationally and internationally and implement agreed proposals.

6. Management of the Programme with the Club Committee

6.1 Appoint, manage and motivate coaches.

6.2 Ensure that coaches update their skills as required.

6.3 Recruit and manage new coaches where required for specific duties

6.4 To agree with the coaches times of work and division of private coaching where this is an issue.