Dan Bloxham
Dan Bloxham is one of the country’s leading exponents in the teaching of youth sport. He is currently delivering the biggest outreach tennis programme in the UK, the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative. The success of the Initiative reflects his 23 years of coaching experience at all levels and within a full range of environments from the school playground and local authority facilities to top sporting venues such as the All England Club and Old Trafford.
Dan is an LTA Licensed Level 3 Coach and has been the Head Coach at the All England Club for four years. In his role as Head Coach Dan completes over 50 tennis days at schools in Merton and Wandsworth per year as well as running the coaching sessions back at the Club for those selected every weekend of the year. Dan also leads the performance side of the Initiative with over 40 of the most talented players training twice a week after school and a further six playing in an elite squad and receiving individual coaching.
In addition to his work for the WJTI Dan coaches the All England Club members and organises various events and evenings for them. In the last year these have included Fitness, Junior and even Video Analysis sessions. He is now a proud member of the All England Club himself as well as an active member of the International Club of GB.
Dan not only has the ability to inspire and teach kids he has become a valuable source of information and expertise for the LTA, Youth Sport Trust, the English Speaking Union and the BTCA. Dan has spoken at Parliament on youth sport in front of the Commons Select Committee and is representing Tesco as not only a coach but also a spokesman for their scheme.
He is one of the four Ambassadors for Sport alongside Frank Lampard, Jason Robinson and Paula Radcliffe with whom he works throughout the year crossing into other sporting codes.
Dan has just completed his first year as Player Liaison at the Championships, Wimbledon. He is in charge of taking all male players onto Centre and Number 1 Courts. This invaluable insight into players pre and post match will undoubtedly benefit all those who Dan works with.
Dan has recently completed The Tennis School, a book published by Dorling Kindersley as a worldwide publication. The book aims to inspire and educate children and parents to get more involved in tennis.
Dan’s range of independent clients reflects his broad experience and knowledge. More recently he has worked on behalf of Nike, Dunlop, Fred Perry, Club Med, Roehampton Club, Putney High School and Hampton Grammar. This combination of skills and his proven track record of being able to deliver sports concepts direct into the community with unparalleled success put Dan at the cutting edge of youth sport in Great Britain today.