Meet the team

Before becoming the Activity Manager at Courtside Bury Knowle, Tom was a tennis coach. He is a huge fan of sport and really values how it can be used to improve peoples lives. His own sporting life has seen success in both tennis and hockey, and now enjoys a round of golf or heading out for a cycle.

Laurie is a level 4 senior club coach working across Oxfordshire and you will often see him at Bury Knowle. He currently coaches at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes and manage a growing program of nearly 200 players of all ages. He specialises in working in community tennis and is passionate about getting people into tennis. In his spare time I enjoy watching all sports and learning Brazilian jiu jitsu.

Jose is a qualified tennis professional with the LTA, the Portuguese Tennis Federation, the United States Professional Tennis Association and RPT Spain. Jose graduated in Sport and Physical Education with a specialisation in High-Performance Training from the University of Porto. For the past seven years, Jose has been based in Oxford working with Courtside. He is helping adults improve their game and getting some juniors to compete in national and international tennis tournaments.

Ashley is a Level 3 Accredited+ Coach with over 5 years of experience coaching within varied club programmes in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and now in the parks/tennis centres around Oxford. He currently works with mini/ junior beginners all the way to squad players plus plenty of adults of different levels. Ashley has been passionate about the sport of tennis since a young age and loves seeing players progress in the sport. His other interests include cricket and enjoying local food and coffee spots. Please email him on ashlrob97@gmail.com if you're interested in 1-1 lessons.

Simon is a Level 3 Accredited coach with 5 years of full time coaching experience including: Adults (all levels), Juniors, Beginners & Performance, Cardio tennis and Disability sessions. He started playing tennis when I was 8 and been in love with it ever since. Other qualifications: BSc degree in Sports coaching 2:1, Level 3 personal training (CIMSPA), RPT level 3 tennis instructor. Other interests & passions: The gym and training, cooking nutritious meals and following boxing. Simon also offers individual coaching, contact him for more details: Telephone: 07714027740 Email: Sijeacock@hotmail.com

Clive is an LTA Level 2, LTA DBS, First Aid trained and LTA accredited coach. He started playing tennis at 7 years old and went on to play high level ITF and junior tournaments. At 18 years old he spent a year touring Germany and competing at a high level of various senior tournaments. He has now been coaching for 3 years in the UK. Clive brings a world of knowledge and experience to each coaching session with a high energy and supportive approach. Mobile: 07368179732

After nearly 40 years in the construction industry David decided it was time for a change of career. David is now a level 2 assistant coach (looking to take the level 3 qualification in the near future) has been coaching and working for Courtside for nearly a year, assisting senior coaches, running group coaching from red ball group juniors to experienced adults and individuals. He also a Free Parks activator allowing anyone to access local courts and play for free. He is passionate about helping everyone achieve their full potential on court, but most of all making sure that everyone has a fun, engaging and safe time that will hopefully see them playing for a lifetime. When he is not working or playing he enjoys riding his 1000cc motorbike in the summer or relaxing at home playing guitar.

Harry is part of the Café team, Harry is passionate about coffee and enjoys interacting with the community. Outside of work, Harry enjoys playing rugby.

Jamie is part of the Bury Knowle café team. Having spent the last three years in local hospitality, Jamie loves a community space and is enjoying getting to know the people and pets of Bury Knowle!

Kylie is part of our customer service team, she enjoys working with the team to find solutions for customers. In her free time, Kylie enjoys taking part in theatre and reading.

Charlotte is part of our customer service team and enjoys assisting people in getting in active. Charlotte spends her free time reading and working out with friends at the gym.

Gabriel is part of our customer service team. He likes solving problems and enjoys helping out fellow sports enthusiasts. Gabriel spends his free time watching sports and movies.

Justin is part of our customer service team and enjoys helping people out with their enquiries. In his spare time, he enjoys playing football and relaxing with his family.