2025-to-date
Assistant Tennis Coach, St.Chads Tennis Club, Leeds
- Assisting group sessions and individual lessons for junior and adult players across all levels
- Supporting head coaches with session planning, court setup, and drill execution
- Providing technical and tactical feedback based on real-time observation and player ability
- Encouraging player development through structured warm- ups, footwork drills, and match-play scenarios
- Helping maintain a positive learning environment by motivating players and ensuring safe practice standards
2020-2021
High Performance Coach and Head Coach, Divya Public School Roots Tennis Academy, Chandigarh
- Developed junior and national-level players with structured programmes
- Led group coaching and one-on-one high-performance sessions. Specialized in serve & return mechanics, patterns of play, and various match scenarios
- Managed team travels, tournament strategy and mental training
- Focused on in-match psychology and recovery protocol
2017-2020
Assistant Coach, Gurunanak Public School Tennis Academy, Chandigarh
- Coached and supported emerging junior tennis players
- conducted live drills for intermediate players about match play dynamics using green dot and orange balls
- Technical and fundamental corrections for intermediate players
- Helped curating clay courts and resurfacing
- Given various workshops regarding mental training, ego grams/states, stress management, match play routine, etc, during Covid lockdown
SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES
- Tennis Coaching & development
- Match Startegy & Tactical Planning
- Data Collection & Video Analysis
- Tournament Management
- Grass/Clay/Hard Court Adaptation Player Travel Scheduling
- Fitness & Footwork Training
- Communication & Mentorship
GPTCA C-Level International Coach
Academic
January 2023-July 2024
M.sc in Sports Event Management from Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, UK
- Conducted research on "Future of Indian Tennis and Tennis Events in India"
2014-2017
BA in Humanities (Physical Education) from DAV College, Chandigarh (Punjab University)
- XII from D.A.V Model School, Chandigarh in Commerce
- X from D.A.V Model School, Chandigarh
Shivain Suroya
Email: ssuroya96@gmail.com
Phone no.: (+44) 7385298704
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivain-suroya-12135b279/
