High Performance Tennis & Travel Coach

About the role

The High Performance Tennis & Travel Coach supports the development and competitive performance of Farm & Forge’s top tennis athletes both on campus and on the road. This position combines high-level player development with extensive tournament travel, providing continuity between how athletes train at Farm & Forge and how they prepare, compete, recover, and develop in tournament environments.

Responsibilities

• Tournament Travel & Competition: Travel with designated Farm & Forge athletes to tournaments throughout the year, potentially up to 30 weeks annually.
• Player Preparation: Support player preparation before and during tournament competition.
• On-Court Activities: Conduct practices, warm-ups, match preparation, and other on-court activities while traveling.
• Match Analysis: Observe tournament matches and identify technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance trends.
• Feedback & Development: Provide appropriate post-match feedback and help athletes identify actionable areas for continued development.
• Travel Supervision: Maintain professional supervision, judgment, and boundaries when responsible for athletes away from campus.
• Professional Representation: Represent Farm & Forge professionally at tournaments, hotels, airports, training facilities, and other travel environments.
• Communication: Communicate relevant match observations, results, and development needs to the High Performance Tennis team.
• Alignment & Collaboration: Maintain alignment between tournament coaching and established player development plans, collaborate with coaches, strength and conditioning, recovery, education, and other athlete development professionals.
• Coordination: Assist with tournament and travel coordination in partnership with appropriate staff.
• Meetings & Initiatives: Participate in High Performance Tennis meetings, programming, camps, evaluations, and other initiatives when on campus.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience coaching competitive junior, collegiate, professional, or other high-performance tennis players.
• Strong understanding of tournament tennis, match preparation, tactics, and competitive player development.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively, potentially up to 30 weeks per year.
• Strong match analysis and player evaluation skills.
• Excellent judgment, maturity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with athletes while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Highly organized, adaptable, dependable, and comfortable working in changing environments.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet applicable travel requirements.
• Valid passport or ability to obtain one if international travel is required.

Preferred

• Previous experience traveling with nationally or internationally competitive players.
• Competitive collegiate, professional, or high-level junior playing experience.
• Experience coaching within a high-performance academy or professional player development environment.
• Experience supporting players at national and/or international tournaments.
• Relevant USPTA, USTA, or other recognized tennis coaching certification.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary athlete performance teams.

Benefits

Farm & Forge offers comprehensive benefits that support our team's health and well-being, including:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company-sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Ongoing Training and Development
• Team Outings