Richard Daynes in his role as Head of Tennis at Framlingham College oversees all tennis activity at both the Senior and Prep Schools. The tennis programme involves over 170 of our children with both individual lessons and group squads available. The College has a busy competitive programme and has had lots of success on a local and national level. Currently Prep School players are the holders of 4 national titles whilst recently the Senior School have been runners up in a national Under 18 event.
As a Level 4 coach and Loughborough University graduate, Richard has spent his career since university working as a lead coach at a number of different institutions and sports clubs. He has experience of coaching players at all levels-from beginner to players that have been a part of the Great Britain junior squad. Richard has represented Suffolk, at all levels, including captaining the Mens’ Senior team and being a part of this team for 15 years. Richard has won numerous county titles in junior age groups. Richard has also captained a number of junior county teams from Under 8 through to Under 18 level. These teams have had success at both a Regional and National level. He has been awarded Suffolk Coach of the Year and is a highly respected member of the local coaching community.
