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

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