Coaches

Owen Casey
Colin O'Brien
Jenny O'Brien
Lesley O'Halloran
Anita O'Neill
Jimmy McDonogh

Owen Casey

owencasey

TCI	New Level 3 (2011)
Mobile	087 290 3161
Hourly rate	€ 80

Coaching experience

I have been coaching all ages and standards since 1997.
Davis Cup and Fed Cup Captain (2001 - 2006)
Coached 23 winners of Junior Fitzwilliam (also 19 runners up).
Coached 20 players to US Collegiate Scholarships.
I have coached a National Champion every year from 1998-to date.
Fully licensed Tennis Ireland Coach.
Certified in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation 2008.
Certified by Irish Sports Council in Child Protection 2013.
Garda Vetted 201

Playing experience

Represented Ireland at 3 Olympic Games-Seoul '88 Barcelona '92 Atlanta '96
The only Irish Player to have a ranking for 15 years on the ATP Tour (1987-2001)
ATP Career High: Singles 228, Doubles 210
Irish number 1 for 13 years (1988-2000)

Davis Cup
Debut against Greece 1988
Retired from Competition with most wins - 33 (Singles 21,Doubles 12) and most ties played - 26.
Competed in Wimbledon and French Open Qualifying in 1996
Winner of all (10) Senior Domestic Tournaments 2000
First Irish winner of ITF Futures event in Dublin 2000

Junior Career
ITF world ranking of 54. Competed in Wimbledon and US Open 1987 - reaching the last 16 of Wimbledon.
Won US Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Championships (NJCAA) 1987 and 1988 with Anderson Junior College
Won US Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 1989 with Clemson University

Awards
Received Tennis Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Tennis 1999
Received Tennis Europe Award for Outstanding Contribution to Tennis 2008
Received ITF Award for Outstanding Contribution to Davis Cup 2013.
Presented to only 190 players worldwide.

Playing philosophy

My philosophy is learner centered in a fun and safe environment. My goal is for every student, adult or junior to reach their potential.

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Colin O'Brien

colin

TCI	Level 1
Mobile	087 4141 975
Hourly rate	€ 50

Playing Experience

Colin is one of the outstanding Irish tennis players of his generation. During a 4 year career on the professional circuit, he achieved world rankings of 599 in singles and 331 in doubles. He reached the final of 3 professional events in singles and he won 9 professional doubles events, including 2 Irish Open doubles titles at Fitzwilliam.

Colin spent four years on a tennis scholarship at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA. During his college career, he achieved national rankings of number 74 in singles and number 6 in doubles. In his final year, he captained his team to their highest ever team ranking of number 31 in the country and also claimed a notable doubles win over John Isner, who would go on to become one of the top 10 singles players in the world. Following the completion of his B.A. in Business Management, with a specialisation in Finance, he made the decision to embark on a career on the ATP Tour.

Colin represented Ireland in Davis Cup over a period of 9 years. This included victories over the Ukraine, Algeria and Cyprus. He made a successful comeback in 2013 after overcoming a career threatening wrist injury and returned to the Davis Cup team for the ties against Estonia and Finland. He also captured the National Indoors and the Irish Close Championships, hosted in Donnybrook L.T.C., in what turned out to be his final year of professional competition.

Coaching Experience

Colin has since made a smooth transition into coaching and has been working to improve the standard of Irish tennis since January 2014. In addition to his work in Donnybrook, Colin coaches some of Ireland's elite junior and professional players at the BNP National Tennis Centre in DCU.

Coaching Philosophy

Colin's coaching philosophy focuses on all aspects of the development of the player. He has a great knowledge of the game and assists all players with the technical, tactical, physical and mental elements of tennis. Colin already has experience coaching individuals and groups of all ages and abilities. He uses a variety of fun and professional games and drills with the ultimate goal of helping every player improve so they can further enjoy the sport.

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