County Coaching Workforce Committee

The Coaching Workforce is a key priority for Wiltshire Tennis and we are delighted to confirm that we have a committee to support us with this area.

Sam Hull is the overall Coach Workforce Lead.   Sam is working with key Wiltshire Tennis and LTA Regional colleagues to support in the development of an annual county workforce plan that includes coach network events, ensuring the county has the necessary coaching qualifications and CPD courses and looking at ways of recruiting and retaining more coaches in the game.  Sam is also able to help communicate any issues that coaches in Wiltshire are experiencing to the relevant parties.

Sam is supported by Neil who has a focus on recruiting the younger workforce through the Tennis Leaders Courses.

  • Barry Scollo​

    Role(s): Coach Workforce, County Junior Performance Team, Performance, Trustee​

    Barry Scollo was Director of Tennis at TeamBath for 15 years, establishing and developing one of the leading performance pathways for tennis in the UK.  He now consults and works across a number of performance institutions while running his own company SS Tennis Ltd. Barry is a former LTA National Coach and current LTA tutor and mentor. Barry has worked with a number of national and international players over the years.  Barry is currently GB Team Coach for British students and is a former world ranked singles and doubles player.

    email: [email protected]

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  • Neil Little​

    Role(s): 8U-14U Captain, Coach Workforce Coordinator, County Junior Performance Team​

    Neil has been a professional tennis coach for over eleven years. After obtaining a BSc Hons in Sports Coaching, he gained his Level 4 SCC and has been coaching at Ramsbury Tennis Club since 2017 as well as teaching at Marlborough College. He is both a club coach and a County Captain for the junior squads.  Neil is keen to encourage young players across the county to consider a career in tennis coaching and is pleased to be supporting the Coach Workforce in its endeavours to grow the game.

    email: [email protected]

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  • Sam Hull​

    Role(s): County Coach Workforce Lead​

    Sam has been coaching for over 25 years and has been Head Coach of Marshfield Tennis Club since the club was formed in 2011, he also managed the coaching programme at Biddestone Tennis Club between 2017 and 2023.  Prior to moving to Wiltshire, Sam was the Community Tennis Coach for the London Borough of Merton working with a large network of schools and the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative.  In his younger years he gained valuable coaching experience in a variety of countries around the world.  Sam enjoys working with a broad range of player ages and abilities, promoting a lifelong love of tennis and an active lifestyle, and was recognised with the Wiltshire LTA Development Coach Award in 2017 and 2021.  He is looking forward to bringing together the experience of our county coaches to coordinate a shared approach to building the Coach Workforce.

    email: [email protected]

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