Meet our coaches
Justin Pollard
Justin is Level 4 LTA Accredited+ Senior Performance Coach. He has over 30 years coaching experience and co-ordinates the club coaching programme.
Justin is a former Berkshire & Sussex County player and three time British Colleges Champion. He has a teaching background and has a B.Ed. in P.E. and M.A. Education.
Peter Cook
Peter is a Level 4 LTA Accredited+ Senior Performance Coach and an ABTO R4 qualified Tournament Official. He has over 20 years of tennis coaching and refereeing experience and has represented Sussex on many occasions for the County Veterans teams.
Peter is also an LTA Level 2 Padel Tennis Instructor and Competition Organiser for the Club. He holds a Professional Stringer qualification with the UKRSA and has been the official stringer for the club for over 15 years. Previously Peter also worked as an LTA Schools Tennis Tutor.
Joe glover
Joe is a LTA Level 3 Accredited Coach with over 6 years tennis coaching experience. He now leads a number of junior squads and coaches a range of adult and junior individuals from beginner to county Level.
Joe plays regularly for the club’s first teams in both the Sussex and Portsmouth Leagues.
Callum Budd
Callum is a Level 2 LTA Accredited Coach and will be taking his Level 3 qualification in 2024. He has been coached at CRAFC by Justin and Pete from a young age.
Callum is also experienced in coaching in a school environment, most notably Oakwood Prep School and at numerous clubs in the area. Callum trains and competes with the CRAFC Men’s 1st Team.
