Laurie Geist

Laurie Geist - TA Master Club Professional. Laurie decided to take up a coaching career relatively late in life at the age of 34 after playing A grade club tennis for several years and being made redundant from numerous roles and companies in the manufacturing industry. He is currently a TA Master Club Professional completing the course in Dec 2011 after being a TCA Level II Coach and On-Court Assessor for TCA. He coached and ran the Norfolk Island Tennis Centre (Cheryl Tennis Club) from 2000 – 2003 coaching the N.I. Tennis Team for the 2001 South Pacific Mini Games, as well as touring with their elite juniors through Fiji and Australia. He is also a qualified Line Umpire and has officiated at 10 Australian Opens including 2 x Men’s, and 3 x Women’s Finals as well as travelling to the US to officiate at the 2013 US Open. His teaching philosophy is to coach students at any age using the most up to date techniques for; strokes, fitness, footwork and psychological fundamentals so that they have the best possible chance to achieve their playing potential and enjoyment of the sport he loves.

Jared Zeeman

Jared Zeeman - Tennis Australia club professional - 40 One of the higher ranked juniors in NSW in the 90's, Jared pursued a college tennis scholarship in the US before coming home and helping his Dad run one of the biggest tennis centres in Sydney.... not a suit & tie man! Jared loves coaching squads and coaching the keenest players, whether they be adults or aspiring juniors. Jared has over 20 years coaching experience.

Ian Brabazon

Ian Brabazon - Tennis Australia club professional - 58 The elder statesman of the group. Ian has been coaching for more than 25 years at various centres around the South West of Sydney. Ian and Jared together have run successful coaching businesses for the last 15 years in South West Sydney. Ian always brings a passion for private lessons and excels at organising competitions/match play events.

Rod Weekley

Rodney Weekley - Tennis Australia junior development coach - 42 Rod came to coaching later in life, but he has definitely found his calling. He specialises in developing players from scratch and has a passion for Hot Shots especially. Whether it be running a UTR event, organising a clinic or coaching the next batch of tournament players, Rod is the man for the hour.

Adam Hecimovic

Adam Hecimovic - Tennis Australia junior development coach - 27 As a former National junior champion, Adam brings a passion and expertise for elite tennis. As one of the former best juniors in Australia, Adam brings a playing level quite rare to most centres in Sydney. A coach still in his playing prime, who better to take the elite player to an even higher level.