The Coaching Team

We are very lucky to have a team of highly experienced and well-qualified coaches on the Neil Biddle Tennis coaching team.
Neil Biddle
Tennis Director / Head Coach

Neil is the owner and founder of Neil Biddle Tennis. With over 35 years of experience in coaching players of all levels, he now spends the majority of his time running our academy programme, developing our competition players. He works with players of all ages and abilities.

Level 4 LTA Accredited Coach Plus
PTR Professional Grade and National Tester
RPT Professional Grade

If you want to book a lesson with Neil, please contact him on, 07809 740 124.

Richard Nicholson
Operations Director / Senior Coach

Richard has been running the administration for Neil Biddle Tennis for over 5 years and has been a senior coach at Oakwood & Crescent Tennis Clubs during that time. He now leads our development programme, finding the next group of competition players. He works with players of all ages and abilities.

LTA Accredited Coach
PTR 10 & Under Professional Grade
PTR Adult Professional Grade

If you want to book a lesson with Richard, please contact him on 07765 120 396.

Matt Woodhead
Senior Coach

Matthew has been a coaching for Neil Biddle Tennis for more than 5 years and is now Senior Coach at Crescent Tennis Club. He works with players of all ages and abilities.

LTA Accredited Coach
PTR 10 & Professional Grade
PTR Adult Instructor Grade

If you want to book a lesson with Matthew, please contact him on, 07956 663 119.

Nelson Cooper
Coach

Nelson has been working as a coach for Neil Biddle Tennis for over 5 years. He teaches children and adults who are new to the game.

LTA Accredited Coach
PTR 10 & Under Professional Grade
PTR Adult Instructor Grade

If you want to book a lesson with Nelson, please contact him on 07798 640 786

Ben Fudge
Coach

Ben has been working as a coach at Oakwood Tennis Club for the past three years. Prior to that, he was a coach assistant. He is also a personal trainer who works on the fitness of some of our players. Ben specialises in bringing new players to the game and developing technique for beginners and improvers.

LTA Accredited Coach
LTA Level 1 Tennis Certificate
PTR 10 & Under Instructor Grade
PTR Adult Associate Instructor Grade

If you want to book a lesson with Ben, please contact him on 07504 664 357.