Coaches

About Brent Smith – Coaching

Tennis:
Coach Brent currently coaches with Cliff Drysdale at the Tuckers Point Club. Coach Brent is a Level 1 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Coach and Professional with Professional Tennis Register (PTR) Coach. He is the Special Olympics Bermuda (SOB) Tennis Coach 2019- Present and has been the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) 14 & Under Coach 2006-2010. He Has completed training in Adaptive Tennis, Munchkin Tennis, Sports Science etc. He has also been Professional Racquet Stringer and a member of the Racquet Stringers Association (RSA). He has also been Vice President of BLTA under David Lambert then under Colie Place. He has also served as the Junior Development Coach, Tennis in the Schools Coach and Grassroots Coach within the BLTA. Coach Brent has run Tennis Camps, Grassroots programs and Intermediate to Advance Tennis Warrior Programs over the years. He has also run and been captain of Several Winter and summer Commercial league teams including Langton Tennis Club and BTC Tennis Teams. Highlights of career include having 2 Jrs reach #1 in the COTECC in both male and female divisions. Winning the Caribbean Championships. In 2022 coach Brent helped one Special Olympic tennis player reach the podium and receive the silver medal at the SONA Special Olympics North America tennis event in 2022. Also coach Brent has had the pleasure of having one player receive a gold medal in the Berlin Special Olympic World Games, and 2 others gaining Bronze medals in their respective tennis categories. Coach Brent came up under the tutelage of the Mr. Cal Simons and the late Cromwell Manders.

Pickleball:
In 2023 Coach Brent became certified as a  Pickleball coach with PPR Professional Pickleball Register and the Bermuda Pickleball Association.

Life Coach:
In 2022 Coach Brent became a certified Life Coach with ICLI International Coaching Leadership Institute.