Meet Your Team Of Coaches ...
Margaret Court Performance Tennis has begun because of a big need to have all facets of what makes a great tennis player in the one place.
All too often players without money and those who live in remote areas are missing out on what the elite have access to.
Our aim is to change that.
This is the brainchild of Phil Shanahan, Mark Shanahan, Nanette Latta and Clive Murphy.
As well as these four, we are also going to have guest presenters and interviews with well know players and coaches.
Meet ...
Phil Shanahan
Phil is the Director of the Margaret Court Tennis Academy based in Albury, NSW, Australia. He is the nephew of tennis legend Margaret Court.
Phil has been a tennis coach since 1980 and has an impressive record. He has coached players who, in total, have won:
5 Australian Singles titles
14 Australian Doubles titles
3 ITF Singles titles
6 ITF Doubles titles
He has also had:
1 Runner Up in Junior Wimbledon Doubles
Players who have gained Australian selection 15 times.
He was the Junior coach of Sam Groth – who has the worlds fastest serve and has represented Australia in Davis Cup.
Phil has also received a number of awards for his service to tennis, including:
2000 Australian Sports Medal
2012 NSWPSSA Service Award for Tennis
2015 Tennis Victoria Award
2016 OAM (Order of Australia Medal)
Phil has a wealth of tennis knowledge and is one of the most sort after coaches.
From time to time Phil will be contributing ways to improve your game.
Mark Shanahan
Mark is also a Director of the Margaret Court Tennis Academy and is the son of Phil.
Having spent 10 years on the Professional Circuit as a player and a coach, Mark has a wealth of experience.
He has had a career-high Australian Singles Ranking of 26.
Over his career Mark has won many titles as well as being a hitting partner for Australia’s Number 1 Women’s player Sam Stosur. He has also coached Matt Ebden (World No 63) and travelled with Matt and Andy Murray to Canada in 2014.
Besides being a great player and coach, Mark is also a myotherapist.
Mark is a good fun coach who likes to have some fun with the players he coaches. Mark is covering all aspects of coaching.
Nanette Latta
Nanette is Managing Director of the “Australian Sports Science Clinic”. She is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist and High Performance Coach.
Currently she works as a High Performance Coach with elite athletes in many different sports including tennis and has worked with the following professional and non-professional sporting organizations:
International Rugby Academy (Rugby Union)
Queensland Academy of Sports
Newcastle Knights and North Queensland Cowboys (NRL – National Rugby League)
Newcastle Jets (A League Soccer)
Hunter Jaegers (Australian Netball League)
North Queensland Crocodiles (NBL – National Basketball League)
Hunter Academy of Sports
Margaret Court Tennis Academy
North East & Border Academy of Sport
Nanette has a passion for functional and efficient movement. Her exercise prescription provides functional movement patterns that align with the physical requirement of an individual’s sport. Once the athlete moves effectively, there is progression into exercises to improve strength, power, speed and agility.
Nanette has years of experience in athletic performance, with herself having been an elite athlete. She understands the importance of and athlete’s physical and psychological preparation, as well as educating them on all aspects of being successful in their sport.
Nanette provides education on physical preparation, movement efficiency, injury prevention, injury management and nutrition.
Clive Murphy
Clive is the Principal of Clive Murphy Group and Peak Performance Academy. He is also the Mental Coach of the Margaret Court Tennis Academy.
For the past 29 years he has been working with people in both consultations and in groups helping them to achieve their maximum performance. He has built up a wealth of knowledge on what works and what doesn’t in the real world.
Clive is a Best Selling author. He specialises in self-esteem, confidence, dealing with stress and feeling motivated. He also has a great ability to identify and fix the things (like a negative mental program) that holds a player back.
He has worked with many sporting teams and individuals – including an Olympian, a World boxing champion, an AFL Club, Victorian Elite Gymnasts and many tennis players (including a Masters champion).
Clive’s passion is helping tennis players achieve their potential. He will be covering the mental side of tennis – how to get your thinking right so you produce your best performance.