Nicky Horn

Head Coach

Qualification:
LTA Padel Instructor and BPCA Padel coach

Hourly rate:
£30 per hour

Days worked:
Tuesdays/Wednesdays

My playing and coaching background:

Racket sports are my background – from tennis when Ilkley’s clubhouse was a wooden shed, to squash when Jonah Barrington gave me his racket. I first played padel with friends in Spain and then Yorkshire started opening padel courts and I was hooked. I have coached and taught racket sports for over 20 years – 13 years at Ampleforth College as head of Girls Games, Assistant Head of Middle School. I play padel and squash at representative age group for England and GB – it’s fun. Padel is just growing and growing and I am fortunate enough to be on the track with it.

My role at Ilkley:

To help the Head of Rackets in promoting padel to all members at Ilkley. I love padel and so am delighted to share my knowledge and enthusiasm to all members at the club. In addition to coaching and I am keen to help members play as much as possible at the club, as a team and representing the club at tournaments beyond Ilkley. In addition, with my squash background I am running some Racketball sessions for females and playing squash in the leagues.

My coaching philosophy:

Understand the player in front of me and helping them enjoy the game to achieve the best they can from the sport