Over & In At Hills Road

At Hills Road we are creating a training environment that is different. We are not selling dreams or telling players and parents what they want to hear. We are offering honest coaching and creating a sense of belonging to each and every player who trains here. Whether you’re Charles Broom or a mini tennis player, you are treated the same. 

We are changing the culture that is you have to train with players better than you to improve! If this were the case how would anyone ever train…….? To improve its actually quite simple. You need to be dedicated, work hard with a great attitude and give to your all each and every time you play. There is no secret to tennis. Playing with better players alone simply makes you look better than you are! 

On our program we try to offer a balance of training sessions where you train with players of a similar level, some weaker and some stronger than you. You have to earn the right to train with stronger players by showing you have a great attitude to training with weaker and similar level players first. It isn’t just handed to you. 

 

Our Training Programs

We offer 4 strands of training at the centre.

Mini Tennis | Red, Orange & Green

Our mini tennis program has a select number of players attending. We encourage players to start playing tennis at their local club and as such playing on our program is usually additional training to boost and compliment what the player is already doing elsewhere. We do not work off the basis that players under the age of 10 need to be the best already and winning all the time. We focus on potential and what we believe someone can achieve long term not if they can win on a small court. We are looking for players to be athletic, enjoy working hard and love competing. Playing other sports, seeing friends at weekends and being a child is as important to their long term development as playing tennis. We do not want players to be burnt out by their teenage years.

Junior World Tennis Numbers 

Once out of mini tennis and on to yellow ball we start to look more at players results and rankings. We currently use WTN (World Tennis Number) to place them into training groups. At the younger age groups in particular we are still very much focussed on a players attitude, work rate and commitment to the sport. It is at this stage where we look for players to start to train more at the centre and less at their local club. We have coaching before school, after school and offer many opportunities for players to come out of school during the day to train (subject to the school agreeing).

Hills Road Student Program

Being based at Hills Road 6th Form College, many of the players who choose to attend the college as a great way of maximising their opportunities to train. We are able to offer bespoke programs to college aged students based around their study timetables and individual goals.

ATP / WTA Full Time Program

This is for those players training full time playing on the tour trying to gain and then improve an ATP or WTA ranking. The players train at least 2.5 hours per day on court in a group, have 1-1 sessions around this, have regular on court fitness sessions each week, a gym program, have 1-1 access to our team of fitness, nutrition and psychology experts if they should wish and have regular support at tournaments from the coaching team. Each players program and is individual to them and worked around their tournament schedules.

Who Trains With Us?

We have ALL IN players and ACCESS players. It is what it says on the tin.

The mini tennis players on our program will access our sessions to enhance their programs. They ARE NOT encouraged away fromtheir clubs or coach.

As they reach yellow ball age we are able to offer a more complete program and players start to do more of their training with us.

In general by the time a player is 12-14 years of age they are doing most if not all of their training with us.

We DO NOT believe in taking players from their clubs. If a club coach has the skills and committment to work with a player throughout their journey, we want to suport that not break it, by offering additional high level group training to their program. A smaller tennis clubs facilities along with the otehr players who train their often means a higher level county player (of above) isn’t able to fullfil their potential within the club enviromnet hence the reason we are here.

Whether you’re an ALL IN or ACCESS player our goal is to help players acheive their potential whist staying in education and in the game long term!!

All In Players

Want To Train With Us?

Whether your goal is to become an ATP/WTA tour player, reach a level to play university tennis or pursue a career in coaching, if you have the right attitude towards training and competing then Hills Road could be the right place for you.

We do not have unlimited places but if you would like to be considered for a place on our program please get in touch below.

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Hills Road Training Program – Block 2 2026
13 Weeks | 13th April – 17th July 2026

No group coaching during May Half Term

Squads are based on Mini Ball Colour and then a player’s WTN however the coaches have the right to select the players for the groups as they see fit. These groups are set per term and rather than your child changing groups, the whole group WTN will go up. For any player excelling in their group, the coaches shall be in contact.

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Meet The Team

The team of coaches working at Hills Road consists of Chris Little, Richard Bragg, Jack Pearson, Seth Briggs-Williams, Josh Mills and Hamid Hejazi. We are incredibly proud to work with such a talented and experienced group of coaches who are without doubt some of, if not the best around when it comes to working with players of this level. The constant improvements made by all the players they work with is proof of the qualities they have.

As individual coaches they have between 10 – 20 years coaching experience but what makes this team so great is the camaraderie and drive to achieve the same goals. To learn more about the coaches please see their individual coach profile page.

Meet The Coaching Team

Our Vision

To create a training environment that allows players to maximise their tennis potential whilst ensuring they also develop as individuals. We want players to enjoy the challenge of training hard and competing regularly. Each player training with us will be valued and we hope to create a sense of belonging and team spirit across all the age ranges training at the centre. 

Our Values

Our coaching team strongly believe in:

  • RESPECT
  • HONESTY
  • ENJOYMENT
  • TEAM WORK
  • DISCIPLINE
  • COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK