How To Become An Assistant Tennis Coach: What It Is and Career Path

What is an assistant tennis coach and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

In the United States, about 17.9 million people play tennis regularly. While some just play casually with their friends and family, many tennis players play competitively at all levels, perhaps inspired by the athleticism of stars like Serena Williams. Top programs hire assistant tennis coaches to help support their athletes.

An assistant tennis coach does whatever the head coach needs them to do to build a strong program. This can include performing administrative tasks like setting up courts, working one-on-one with players to improve their technique, or even visiting other clubs to scout players for the team.

The most important qualification to be an assistant tennis coach is a passion for tennis. In fact, most assistant tennis coaches were players themselves. Many assistant tennis coaches hold bachelor's degrees in kinesiology or related fields to better know how to support their athletes. They also may have some volunteer experience with tennis programs before becoming coaches.

ScoreAssistant Tennis CoachUS Average

Salary

3.4

Avg. Salary $43,576

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

8.0

Growth rate 20%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.9

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23%

Asian 5.45%

Black or African American 8.90%

Hispanic or Latino 13.26%

Unknown 6.01%

White 66.15%

Gender

female 37.29%

male 62.71%

Age - 34

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 34

Stress level

8.0

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.4

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.3

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an assistant tennis coach

Explore assistant tennis coach education requirements

Most common assistant tennis coach degrees

Bachelor's

77.7 %

Master's

10.3 %

Associate

6.8 %

Start to develop specific assistant tennis coach skills

Skills	Percentages
NCAA	24.23%
Tennis Program	16.40%
Assist Head	8.63%
Role Model	7.16%
Community Services	6.34%

Complete relevant assistant tennis coach training and internships

Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New assistant tennis coaches learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an assistant tennis coach based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real assistant tennis coach resumes.

Research assistant tennis coach duties and responsibilities

Lead a group of 9 other coaches and help them to teach kids of ages 7-15 to play tennis.
Help set, disburse, and work within a budget for the program and stay update on NAIA and NCAA rules.
Lead four teams to win the KHSAA state team championship.
Provide leadership and advice to both men and women tennis teams during tennis matches and practice.

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Apply for assistant tennis coach jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an assistant tennis coach job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

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Assistant tennis coach reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019

Pros

Working with individual players in one on one lessons. That's when I get a real chance to find out what knowledge the athlete is bringing to practice, who taught him that, and how and why it may work or not be the best technique available. I am about as nuanced a coach as you could get. The game of football is one of mental fortitude, discipline, and preparation. Raw athleticism, circus catches and big hits or helmet to helmet collisions.

Cons

I don't like parents getting involved or attempting to persuade coaching decisions such as play playing time and depth chart seeding. What I would allow for is any of my concerned parents (at any potential public school) who wouldn't ordinarily come watch practice and see the way the coaching staff interacts with your student athlete as we will go through a proper tackling methods clinic for LB/defensive backs, different types of blocking for the offensive and even the multiple defensive pash rush techniques that are now able to be implemented by a modern football coach.