Coaching

Reach your potential whatever your age or ability

Coaching at Duffield

Racket coaching sessions will help you get more out of your game and help you in achieving your goals, whether you want to learn the basics of the game, raise your general level of play or make faster progress through the leagues.

More specifically, we can help you improve aspects of your game such as:

  • fitness levels
  • speed, agility, balance or coordination
  • tactical awareness
  • technical or strategic play

For details of regular group coaching sessions, see our Tennis and Squash pages.

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Skills for children

Our youth coaching programme

We follow approved youth coaching programme so you can be sure that the coaching is of high quality. The LTA tennis programme has five Youth stages for children from age four to 10+ while the squash programme starts with the England Squash programme Squash Stars, which starts from age five; this is followed by Mini/Improver Squash and Junior Development. For further information on the skills children will learn see the Youth page.

Our Coaches

Meet the team

Coaching at Duffield is provided in a safe and secure setting with well-qualified, licensed coaches who follow the programmes established by the sports’ governing bodies: the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), England Squash and Pickleball England. More information about our coaching team can be found below. Coaching sessions for tennis, pickleball, squash and racketball are available for individuals, pairs or groups.

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How to book

To book a coaching session or request more information, please contact:
coaching@drf.club

Squash

Lesley Sturgess
07941 312673

Matt Gregory
07586 377409

Tennis and Pickleball

James Grindell
07968 058383

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Latest Duffield Rackets and Fitness News

Recent highlights and upcoming events at the club

Junior Coaching Programme

Posted on: 7 September 2026

Play, learn, improve Age 4  to 10 years Monday to Friday 4 – 5 pm Saturday 9 – 10 am…
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Pickleball coaching – Autumn/Winter

Posted on: 7 September 2026

James will be running the following pickleball coaching sessions Sessions will include technical/tactical/movement as well as matchplay – £9 per…
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DRF Newsletter: August 2026

Posted on: 19 August 2026

Club News Great news for the community – Duffield Rackets and Fitness are sponsoring two Junior football teams: one boys’…
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Kids holiday club

Posted on: 19 August 2026

The kids are having a fantastic time at our holiday club – the fun activities continue through the summer and…
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Derbyshire Rackets Marathon

Posted on: 19 August 2026

Duffield is hosting this event in support of Cancer Research UK on Saturday 12 September – 10 am to 12…
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