Having served as a volunteer coach for the International Coaches week at the ATA summer camps in 2004 and 2005, British tennis professional Will Edmonds returns to Anguilla after a two year hiatus to help direct the inaugural summer tennis camp at the new state-of-the-art ATA tennis facility at Blowing Point. As well as his work in Anguilla, Will has coached tennis in several countries, including England, Greece, the Czech Republic, the United States of America and Spain. At the age of 17 he coached Ned Boone to win the British U’13 National Championship. As a coach, Will has represented the Southern Section in the US Zonal Championships at both U’14 and U’12 levels, winning every competition and posted a 22-0 record on route. During his short but successful career, Will has coached at the Club, High School, and College level, taking his ladies’ teams to promotion in every flight, his High School team to their first ever post-season appearance, and as assistant coach at Cumberland University, he took an unranked team into the top 20 in the NAIA national polls.

Will Edmonds

On top of his fantastic string of successes at the competitive level, Will feels his real strengths lay in child development, focusing his efforts in developing hand-eye coordination, balance, athleticism, and more importantly, instilling a sense of fun into the game of tennis, which can only boost the numbers of kids playing, and increasing the possibility of finding a future star in the midst. Will has established himself as well respected and popular speaker on the International coaching conference circuit giving speeches in several different states on topics ranging from coordination-based kids games to high performance preparation, drawing in audiences from all over the World.

Will received a bachelor of science degree in Psychology and has just finished his Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership and Human Relations, which he intends to take full advantage of when organizing this summer’s tennis camp. With numbers expected in the hundreds, on 6 courts, with several local and international coaches, Will is going to have his work cut out making sure everything runs smoothly, and that each and every child has the time of their life and learns of the great experience tennis can bring. “I’m excited to be back in Anguilla and helping such a fantastic cause.” Will said “The ATA does a fantastic job here on the Island, and I’m honoured that Mitch and Jason have asked for me specifically to come down here and help out with this year’s summer camp”. He added “this year is going to be particularly special for the ATA and for me as it will be the first camp at the new facility. The place looks fantastic and I’m excited to get stuck into making sure this year’s camp is one every child will remember.”

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