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Patrick Bodnar – Tennis Coach
My positive mindset and social skills allow me to build strong connections with my students. When I am on court I feel free and I am making sure my students will feel the same when the are on court with me.
I am a loving person and caring friend. I value quality time with my loved ones.
I have been doing sports since I am 5 years old (tennis, soccer, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, biking, running, gym, inline skates, hiking etc.). I am also well-travelled as I am eager to get to know new languages and cultures. I am easily approachable and a social guy, who does not take himself too importantly.
I do take my students importantly and my first intention is to get to know them first as a person and then as a student. This helps me to find the easiest way to teach them new things. The first question I ask is always: How do you learn? Are you learning best through your eyes, your ears or your feeling.
Once I figure that out, I base my teachings methods on the answer to that question.
Qualifications
- Club Professional 1 – Canadian Tennis Association (2023)
- Tennis Instructor – Austrian Tennis Association (2022)
Coaching times & fees
- Coaching Times: I am looking for a position as a full time coach.
- My fees are between 18 – 25 €/hour depending on location, clientele and whether the position is short, middle or long term.
Further information
- Austrian Tennis Association (OETV),
- Tennis Canada.
I am an active, outgoing and social person. It is important for me to meet new people, get to know new cultures and languages.
Next to tennis I love to run, play paddle, soccer and work out in the gym. I am very interested in psychology, health and nutrition.
Experience
Club Professional West Vancouver Tennis Club, Vancouver (January 2023 – September 2023) Part-time
- I gave group and private sessions for students aged 6 – 65. The group sizes were up to 8 students per session. The main goal for those session was to make the students sweat, laugh and have a win during every session they had.
- I was also giving private sessions to adults and kids up to advanced level. Here the main goal was to improve consistency.
Senior Club Professional at CJ Tennis Coaching, Vancouver (April 2023 – October 2023) Full-time
- I gave group and private sessions for students aged 6 – 65. The group sizes were up to 8 students per session. The main goal for those session was to make the students sweat, laugh and have a win during every session they had.
- I was also giving private sessions to adults and kids up to advanced level. Here the main goal was to improve consistency.
Tennis Instructor at Lisbon Racket Center, Lisbon (September 2021 – November 2022) Part-time
- I gave group sessions for children aged 6-11 for 10-15 hours per week. The group sizes were 6-25 kids per session. The main goal for those session was to make sure the kids had fun in a safe environment.
- I was also giving private sessions to adults of any level up to 3.5. Here the main goal was to improve consistency
Testimonial
Reference contact details on request
Curtis Austin/Founder CJ Coaching North Vancouver
Testimonial
Reference contact details on request
Paul Tornquist-Director Tennis at West Vancouver Tennis Club
