Patrick McGrath

Level 2 Tennis Coach (087) 9237793
- Run club junior program Monday-Friday 3-6pm. To register your child contact office.
- Provide doubles and singles coaching service. Cost €40 per hour.
- Run Junior Easter and Summer Camps. Contact club to register your child.
- Do 1.5 hour doubles drills with another coach/hitter,
(€20 for 6 players with 2 courts provided by club. - Run junior events throughout the year.
General Information
Over the years I have worked with many of the top juniors in Ireland. From a playing perspective I won many Junior, Senior and Veterans Competitions. I represented Ireland in the Over 45 World Team Championships in South Africa in 2017 and the Over 50 World Team Event in Florida. I enjoy keeping fit and do tennis training once a week in Dublin. I am hoping to play a few ITF (International Tennis Federation) Veterans tournaments this year. I am currently a Grade 1 Munster Senior Tennis Player.
30 Years Coaching Experience
- Parks Tennis 1987-1992
- Coached teenagers from St. Angela’s Secondary School in St. Anne’s. Picked teams for Munster Schools Competitions.
- Level 0 Introduction to Tennis (Tennis Ireland Qualification) 1996.
- Level 1 Tennis Ireland Qualification 1998.
- Current Level 2 Tennis Ireland Coach.
- 1998 – 2005. Worked in industry as a QA Specialist and Trainer. Did private coaching.
- Full Time Coach Since 2005 in Tramore, St. Anne’s and Dunmore Tennis Club.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Studies 1998.
- Business French 1999.
- Post Graduate in Management and Marketing 2004-2006.
- Masters in Management and Marketing 2011.
- Level 5 Intellectual Disability Studies 2017.
Certifications
- ITN assessor 2008 (for adult grading purposes).
- Director of Tennis 2009.
- Cardio Tennis 2013.
- CPR 2014, 2021.
- Safeguarding 1, 2, 3.
- Autism in Sport 2020.
Junior Coaching Program
- Red Ball Program – follow Tennis Ireland Skills Awards 1-5 Program.
- Orange Ball Program – Follow the ITN Curriculum
- Green Ball Program – Follow ITN Curriculum.
- Yellow Ball Program – Follow ITN Curriculum.
- www.tennisplayandstay.com/…/existing-research/green-vs-yellow-ball.aspx
In 2020 I joined Mike Barrell Evolution Tennis Team (Evolve 9).
Adult Coaching Program
- Grading of players for tournaments.
- Doubles coaching for competitions.
- I enjoy organising tennis trips for adults and have been to Marbella and also the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.
I have also brought groups to the Monte Carlo Open. https://www.mouratoglou.com/en