Mentoring

Mentoring, we all need it. A different view, thought or angle. A space to air our thoughts and views in a non-judgmental environment. Assistance to provide that sounding board to develop us on the pathway we would like to follow. The time is always now.

What is Mentoring?

The aim of mentoring is to develop YOU.
The way this is achieved is by working with you. Working with your passions and desire in order to help you achieve what you would like to do.

The approach is non-judgmental, nothing is off limits in terms of what you would like to achieve.

Developing people runs in our blood and seeing this happen is a true pleasure.
Sharing and allowing your thoughts and ideas to flow in a safe non judging environment can provide new thoughts and actions to happen, which is a really exciting place to be. First steps into a new place can be tough but worth the risk.
As was once said ‘try it, you might like it’ !!

Our Mentoring Team Lineup

Adam Wharf

Specific Specialist:

Performance

Mentoring style:

I am here to listen to you and help enable what you would like to achieve for yourself. Whatever it is you have in your mind, big, small or not sure where to start. I will endeavour to get the best from you.

Current role :

I currently work for inspire2coach as Head of Talent overseeing the development of our coaching workforce across the business.

Previous role(s) and experience:

I have a broad span of performance based experiences including;

Programme organisation and development, people development.
International academies, integration in LTA Regional Performance Centres, individual Coach Education and local player develop centres.
Budgets and costings, private academies, self employment, working with county set- ups.

Qualifications and training:

Level 5 Master Performance coach.
Trained masseuse, to go alongside my mentor qualification.

Richard Marklow

Specific Specialist:

Business growth & programming strategy
Environment specific specialist (Indoor centres and clubs)
Leadership and management

Mentoring style:

I believe that in life we all sometimes need a little help to reach our potential. I will provide both a sounding board and advice to assist you to achieve your goals. I am passionate about what I do and want to maximise the time we spend together.

Current role :

Director and joint owner of inspire2coach
I am responsible for the club programme strategy in the UK
I oversee a large tennis club programmes business including working with a senior management team, coaches and key facility contacts.
I tutor across all levels of qualifications

Previous role(s) and experience:

I have previously worked in the commercial sector as a Rackets Manager
I have coached tennis all my life and have worked with all levels and ages of players including national standard juniors.
I have delivered CPD on a variety of subjects including Mini Tennis, Adult Tennis, Cardio Tennis, Technical Quick Fixes, Business including working with teams, marketing finance and recruitment.

Mark Tennant

Specific Specialist:

Business growth & programming strategy
Communication and stakeholder influencing
Leadership and management

Mentoring style:

As an outcome-driven individual, I will help you discuss, set and achieve clear and measurable goals to help develop your coaching and your coaching business, through face to face and online mentoring sessions.

Current role :

A business owner who, together with my business partner, has experience of growing inspire2coach from scratch to one of the largest and most successful tennis providers and coach education companies in the UK.

Previous role(s) and experience:

A very experienced LTA Level 5 coach with wide ranging coaching experience
An LTA Master Tutor who has delivered over 100 Level 3 and 4 courses in the UK
A respected international consultant, tutor and presenter having delivered courses and workshops in over 100 countries worldwide, and has led numerous projects for tennis companies, facilities and federations and worked for the ITF, Tennis Europe and the Confederation of African Tennis

What type of mentoring do we offer?

Personal/professional development of you and your business

If you don’t know exactly what you need or want, but you want help and support, mentoring will help.
If you have thoughts but need to talk them through to set your path, mentoring will help.
If you think you can get more from yourself, mentoring will help.
If you have an idea that you have always wanted to do, but have never had the confidence to do it, mentoring will help.
If regular conversations are required to go through thoughts and actions, mentoring will help.
No matter old, young, experienced, inexperienced, working alone or with a team. A mentor can always be there as a neutral sounding board for your thoughts and actions. W are here to help.

Development of your own playing and coaching level.

If you want to increase your own level of play to feel more confident, then we can help.
Feel what it is like to develop your own game and how those developments are made.
Transfer these skills into your own coaching with your own clients as you continue to develop your own playing standard.

Personal development to pass coaching courses - pre/during/reassessment

If you are currently on your level 1,2,3,4 or 5 and require guidance through your course in order to get the most from yourself and the course and optimise your chance of passing the course then we are able to help with this.
If you would like to develop a specific area before going on a course then we can help with that.
If you have not passed a course and would like assistance to help you develop before taking on a reassessment, then we can help you with that

How can I get in contact?

Let us know how we can help with your mentoring journey by completing the information to the right