Over 10+ years of experience coaching in Club, Commercial Centre, School, University and National Development (Tennis Australia) environments

2019-Present
Make Your Mark Tennis Perth Head Coach & Owner
Hensman Park Tennis Club (Perth, Australia)
- Coach to ITF Juniors, Top National & State Ranked Players
- 5 ITF Junior Ranked Players, 4 ITF Titles and 2 ITF Runner-Ups
- Tennis WA Development Coach Award (2010-2021)
- Newcombe Medal Finalist Development Coach of the Year Runner-Up
- 5 Players at US College (UNCW, UNO, UTSA D1) (Northeastern Oklahoma D2) (Tennessee Wesleyan NAIA All American)
- Kent Yamazaki and Bob Brett Tennis Foundation Tournament Organiser and Coach
- Men's State League Team Winner for Hensman Park TC 2020/21 

2018-2019
Senior Coach at Hume Tennis Centre (Melbourne, Australia)
Tennis Australia Wheelchair Development Coach
- Coaching Junior to first top 50 ITF Junior Ranking and Coaching at Victorian State and Australian National Camps including the first International Camp with Team Japan in 2019

2014-2018
Performance Program Director at Blue Gum Park TC (Perth, Australia)
Tennis Australia Talent Development Coach Team Member with players achieving two Nationals Finals, and multiple Semi and Quarter Finals at Nationals Level plus All-Australian Team Selection National Schools and National Camp Attendances
Men's State League Team Winner for Hensman Park TC 2016/17

2012-2014
Club Coach at Seaford & Blatchington TC (England, GB)

2005-2010
Assistant Coach at Grainville TC, Caesarean LTC and Les Ormes TC (Jersey, GB)
- Coach, Mentor and Travel currently at National, ITF Junior Tour, ITF Pro Circuit, ATP and WTA Tournament levels
- Has coached Junior and Senior players to ITF Junior and WTA Rankings and numerous Australian Juniors to Top 10 National Rankings
- Travelled as a part of Team Heather Watson (GB Fed Cup and #38 WTA Career High) for the 2016 and 2017 Australian Summer Season; tournaments included Hopman Cup (Perth), Hobart International (Tasmania) and Australian Open (Melbourne)
- Commonwealth Youth Games Team Jersey Coach and Manager 2015 Samoa and Island Games Player and Manager Bermuda 2013
- Numerous Scholarships to U.S. College NCAA Div. 1 and NJCAA
- ATP/WTA Hitting Partner - Bernard Tomic (#17 ATP), Bojana Jovanovski (#32 WTA), Andrey Kuznetsov (#39 ATP) + more

Playing Career

- ITF Island Games Multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals
- Western Australian State League Champion - Hensman Park TC 2016/17 season, wins over Brydan Klein (ATP #118 Doubles, #180 Singles) in Doubles and Australian Over 35 Champion and shared highest Doubles rating in the league with John Peers (ATP #1)

2018
GPTCA B-Level International Coach
Tennis Australia Wheelchair Development Coach

2017
Tennis Australia Talent Development Coach
Tennis Australia/Tennis West Awards Coaching Excellence - Talent Development Runner-Up

2016
Tennis Australia Club Professional (ITF Level 2)
ATPCA Master Professional - High Performance/Elite Level 3

2014
LTA (GB) Level 3 (ITF Level 1)

2010
Florida Gulf Coast University - NCAA Div. 1 All-Academic Student Athlete

2006
LTA (GB) Level 1 and 2 Assistant Coach Awards

Academic

2014
Bachelor of Sports Coaching from University of Brighton - S&C, Psychology and Nutrition
 

Member of Football 4 Peace (F4P) Coach Organisation

2014
Part of a travelling team of coaches from the University of Brighton that went to The Gambia in Africa and delivered the F4P Values-Based Coaching Program

 

James Connelly

Email: Jamesaconnelly@hotmail.com
Phone: +61412127735