Gamal Lumumba-Nkrumah
About
I worked as a tennis coach for 30 years. I coached at Sportmens Tennis club for fifteen years, I now work privately on my own.
I am a certified tennis coach license by Professional Tennis Registry.
Coach Gamal
I enjoy interaction with new student and helping them to learn the game of tennis. One of my talents is communicating and getting along with students.
Highlights
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
Conversing with the student and finding out if they ever played tennis before. If they never played the sports, I would teach them how to hold the racquet and which grip style they prefer.In grip style there’s: The Westem grip, Extreme western, The Eastern grip, these grips are for the forehand grip. So we would have some drills where I teach them the forehand shot. We will work on the forehand for awhile until the student understands it. Then we move to the backhand, would the student want to have a one handed backhand, or the double handed backhand. The student will be taught how to volley, serve, overhead smash. Various drills will be done with the instructor. As the progress and understand the fundamentals of the game they will be playing one on one with the coach.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am certified and licensed by Professional Tennis Registry.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
One hour lesson $50.00
Half and hour $40.00
How did you get started teaching?
I love tennis I have been playing the game since I was twelve years old. I played with a guy who was a coach and encourage me to be become a certified coach.
What types of students have you worked with?
I work with students of all ages who love the game of tennis.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
I play doubles at a club and me and my doubles partner beat one of the better doubles team.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
It is important to hire a certified coach someone who is licensed and can teach you the correct strokes fundamentals. If you just get a coach who is not certified who will not be taught the correct fundamentals of the game of tennis.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
You have to like the person who you are going to be working with. So ask them question to get and insight into their personality. Why did you become a tennis coach? Do you enjoyed coaching? At what age did you start playing tennis?