Zachary Schwenning
Ann Arbor,MI
Summary
Enthusiastic tennis professional with seven years of coaching experience at a high level including two years at the University of Michigan. Former collegiate player seeking to cultivate passion, develop athletes’ skills individually and as a team, recruit new talent, and promote camaraderie among players at the collegiate level.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer Assistant Coach Women's Tennis
University Of Michigan
08.2019 - 06.2022
- Assisted the Wolverines through the 2020-2021 season, obtaining the Big Ten regular season co-champions, going 19-4 overall and 15-1 in conference play.
- Provided on court coaching, helping lead the team to the round of 16 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament defeating #14 LSU in the round of 32.
- Assisted in coaching Michigan in winning both the singles and doubles finals at the 2019 ITA Midwest Regional championships.
- Helped coach the wolverines to the 2020 ITA Indoor Championships appearance.
- Collaborated with both Head and Associate Head coach to create developmental plans for players during individual and team practice sessions.
- Assisted in the design of workouts using sports specific training ideology to help players develop better movement patterns.
- Recorded and reviewed match footage to determine areas for improvement of all players.
Head Tennis Coach
Blue Chip Player Development
12.2019 - Current
- Head coach for Blue Chip Player Development, a 501c3 non-profit corporation dedicated to high performance tennis training for prospective Division 1 tennis players.
- Coaching players currently ranked 4, 23, 60, 102, and 125 in their respective tennisrecruiting.net classes.
- Responsibilities include on-court coaching of stroke technique, shot selection, and match play strategies, (2) long-term scheduling of training blocks and tournament play, and (3) traveling coach for national tournaments
- Developing relationships with local tennis community members, including BCPD financial donors, and the University of Michigan varsity tennis community.
Tennis Professional
Racquet Club Of Columbus- (https://racquetclub1.com)
09.2015 - 08.2019
- Taught and developed juniors in top training facility under USTA certified high performance tennis professionals and a USPTA Master Professional.
- Managed and coached a Junior Team Tennis team that finished 2nd in the Nation in the 18U advanced division November, 2018. Also coached several teams that compete at the Midwest championships. - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9coOdDGm_M) Coached a Junior World Team Tennis team to a Midwest Championship and on to compete at the National tournament in July 2018, San Diego, California.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop a comprehensive week by week lesson plan for all junior levels.
- Directed groups and individual training sessions with players having UTR as high as 12.7
- Coached multiple players who went on to compete at the collegiate(DI, DII, DIII) Level.
- Contributed an educational article that was published in the USPTA's monthly newsletter for the Midwest Division.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management - Business Conentration
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH2014
USPTA Certified Tennis Teaching Professional -
United States Professional Tennis Association
Skills
- Sports Education
- Athlete development
- Fitness and Training programming
- Interpersonal skills
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Sports Injury Training
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Adaptability
References
~Ronni Bernstein~
University of Michigan
Head Coach- Women's Tennis
(734) 904-9277
ronni@umich.edu
~Teryn Ashley-Fitch~
University of Michigan
Associate Head Coach-Women's Tennis
(734) 417-6327
ktashley@umich.edu
~Emily Kelly~
Blue Chip Player Development
Owner - Director
(646) 651-6398
coachemily@bluechippd.com
Timeline
Head Tennis Coach
Blue Chip Player Development
12.2019 - Current
Volunteer Assistant Coach Women's Tennis
University Of Michigan
08.2019 - 06.2022
Tennis Professional
Racquet Club Of Columbus- (https://racquetclub1.com)
09.2015 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management - Business Conentration
Heidelberg University
USPTA Certified Tennis Teaching Professional -
United States Professional Tennis Association
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