MEET OUR COACHES

PLAY YOUR A GAME

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.

Marcel Thorpe

Director and Tennis Coach

Marcel has been a full-time coach at Cockle Bay Tennis Club and Manukau Tennis Centre for several years. He has also run coaching programmes in over fifty schools throughout Auckland. He is a qualified Junior Development Coach through Tennis Australia and is registered with Tennis New Zealand. He considers developing juniors as his strength, but is equally comfortable coaching players of all ages and abilities both in groups or individually.

Book a private lesson:

021 0230 5676
marcel@acesports.net.nz

Justin Visser

Tennis Coach

At age 17 Justin competed on the international men’s pro circuit ending with a career best high ATP ranking of 1488.
Justin has over 12 years national and international coaching experience and held various head coach positions at top academies in South Africa and had the privilege of taking assorted players to Grand Slam events in the junior sections including the French Open and Wimbledon during 2011.
He is extremely passionate about tennis and takes each and every student’s ability and potential extremely seriously, whether they are beginners or advanced players.


Book a private lesson:

0291230342
justinvisser50@gmail.com

ASSISTANT COACHES

SUPPORT

Alongside all our full time coaches we have a team of young hard working Assistant coaches, each one training to become the next full time coaches of the club. Head coaches cant tend to everyone at once which is where the assitant coaches come in. They keep you entertained and training the entire hour under the head coaches orders.

 

Marcel Thorpe

Director and Tennis Coach

Marcel has been a full-time coach at Cockle Bay Tennis Club and Manukau Tennis Centre for several years. He has also run coaching programmes in over fifty schools throughout Auckland. He is a qualified Junior Development Coach through Tennis Australia and is registered with Tennis New Zealand. He considers developing juniors as his strength, but is equally comfortable coaching players of all ages and abilities both in groups or individually.

Book a private lesson:

021 0230 5676
marcel@acesports.net.nz

Justin Visser

Tennis Coach

At age 17 Justin competed on the international men’s pro circuit ending with a career best high ATP ranking of 1488.
Justin has over 12 years national and international coaching experience and held various head coach positions at top academies in South Africa and had the privilege of taking assorted players to Grand Slam events in the junior sections including the French Open and Wimbledon during 2011.
He is extremely passionate about tennis and takes each and every student’s ability and potential extremely seriously, whether they are beginners or advanced players.


Book a private lesson:

0291230342
justinvisser50@gmail.com

ASSISTANT COACHES

SUPPORT

Alongside all our full time coaches we have a team of young hard working Assistant coaches, each one training to become the next full time coaches of the club. Head coaches cant tend to everyone at once which is where the assitant coaches come in. They keep you entertained and training the entire hour under the head coaches orders.

 

Our Service

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.

Our Service

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.

The coaches at AceSports Pro Shop are highly trained and professional tennis experts with many years of experience training a huge number of clients. From beginners to expert level players, our coaches have the skill and experience to train you. Explore our pre-set coaching opportunities or book a private lesson with our coaches today at one of our four selected venues acorss Auckland.