2017-to-date
Head Tennis Professional at Ham & Petersham LTC.
2006-2013
Tennis Director of Shoreline Tennis Center, Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA
2000-2005
Freelance tennis coach to nationally ranked US juniors
1997-2000
Tennis Professional at Roger Scott Tennis Center, Pensacola, Florida, USA
1996-1997
Tennis Director at Holley by the Sea Tennis Center, Navarre, Florida, USA
- Coached a player on the ATP Tour
- Coached and travelled with many nationally (UK & USA) and internationally (ITF) ranked juniors in Europe and the USA
- Coached and travelled with players to the Eddie Herr International Championships, the prestigious Orange Bowl International Championships & US National Junior Championships
Playing Career
1991-1995
Played on a tennis scholarship at the University of West Florida
- Ranked preseason #1 in the NCAA Division 2 national rankings and finishing Top 5 twice and Top 10 twice in the final rankings list
- Also received NCAA All-Academic Student Athlete awards 3 years running
- Nominated as joint team captain for the team in 1995
- Won numerous regional and county tournaments in juniors and seniors having been top ranked in Surrey and culminating in a top 20 UK national ranking
2020
GPTCA C-Level International Coach
Tennis Integrity Protection Programme (TIPP) by TIU (valid till July 2022)
1997
PTR Professional Grade
USPTA Elite Professional
1991
LTA Accredited Coach
Academic
Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in French from the University of West Florida
A Levels in Business Studies & Law
2018-to-date
Founder and current co-director of the Kober 10S Academy Limited which currently oversees around 350+ juniors a week in squads and school settings
2000-2014
Co-owner of Chip’s 24 Hour Fitness Center, a 10,000 square foot fitness facility in Gulf Breeze, Florida which was used as a base for performance players to train
2000-2013
Personal trainer at Chip’s 24 Hour Fitness
2010-2012
Founder of the Santa Rosa Tennis Association in Florida, USA, a non-profit charity which raised over $25,000 through charity tournaments, mixers and silent auctions. The funds were used to help the local high school tennis team, Gulf Breeze High School, to introduce underprivileged children new to the game who could not afford equipment and lessons and to hand out scholarship awards for performance players needing help with travel and tournament related expenses
James Kober
Email: james36k@gmail.com / kober10s@outlook.com
Phone no.: 07466-808515
