There are many coaching philosophies around the world and we are transparent on what we value, what we teach and how we teach. We try our very best to make a positive impact with all of our students on and off the tennis court.
We believe sport is a vessel for self-development and personal growth. Sport provides endless opportunities to develop skills that help navigate through life. We aim to create programs where students enjoy playing tennis and develop their tennis skills while also learning and developing life skills that help far beyond the tennis court.
Ryan acknowledges the most valuable skills he learnt while playing tennis were not the ability of hitting a tennis ball but the skills that have helped him in life. These life skills were gained through playing tennis and he encourages all students to give it a go and commit to their tennis journey. Often the student does not realise how much they have developed and only later in life do they realise how valuable it was to play tennis.
We help students grow and become the best they can be through playing tennis. Athletic ability will vary from student to student, however, we believe every student has the potential to excel off the court and grow into amazing human beings.
Our coaching team are current and past students of Coach Ryan and all share the same values and passion to tennis and our students.
COACH RYAN
Ryan is alumni of Redlands College and competed at the regional, state, national and international levels throughout his tennis career. He competed on the Professional Tennis Tour for over 13 years where he trained and competed with players like Nick Kyrgios (World Number #13 Singles), Su-Wei Hsieh (World Number #1 Doubles), Jo Salisbury (World Number #1 Doubles) and competed throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, United States and Canada.
Ryan has coached in tennis clubs and academies working with social players to top national and international players in Germany, Austria, USA, Maldives and Australia.
Since retiring in early 2016, Ryan has returned to the Redlands where he grew up and offers his coaching services. Ryan’s goal is not only to help every player reach their full potential but also introduce students to a sport they can play for life.
Ryan’s playing achievements
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Selected for U/12 AIS Camp – top 8 players in AustraliaÂ
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Selected for district, Met East & QLD teams in Bruce Cup (Primary Schools Cup)
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Selected for U/14 QLD team at nationals carnival
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2 x U/14 National doubles titlesÂ
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Selected for district, Met East and QLD team in Pizzey Cup as a year 9 student (Secondary Schools Cup)
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Australian Ranking; Top 30 combined singles and doubles & top 10 doubles
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ATP World Rankings; Â 205 doubles, 647 singles
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Numerous AMT singles and doubles titles, ITF Men’s doubles titles and 2 x ATP Challenger doubles titles
COACH ANDREW
Andrew has been playing tennis since he could walk and has a big love for the game. Andrew represented St. Joseph’s College in the Firsts team in GPS competition in high school for 3 consecutive years.
Andrew trained with Coach Ryan full time as a student for many years and has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience as a player. Andrew has an amazing work ethic and professionalism and is a great mentor and role model for all of our students.Â
Andrew is currently a full-time qualified physiotherapist and continues to coach as he loves being out on court helping our students with their tennis and enjoyment. Andrew plays a big role in our amazing tennis community.
