Meet the Tucson J’s new tennis pro, Miguel Coelho!
After an intense career as a national junior player, Miguel started teaching tennis in 1997. He has worked at several tennis clubs, organizations and academies in Portugal and Spain where he held different positions and worked with players from all levels and ages, from pre-school children to touring pros (ATP, WTA, ITF).
While at Bruguera Tennis Academy in Barcelona, Spain, Miguel worked with the Israel national junior teams, Chinese National Tennis Federation and Mexican national team. Known for his sports-science approach to methodology and periodization, for following the fundamentals of the Spanish tennis methods, and for his ability to motivate and inspire students, his coaching philosophy always put the player first, developing personalized and goal-oriented programs around them.
Miguel holds two masters’ degrees and is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona. For more info on tennis instruction email Miguel at mcoelho@tucsonjcc.org.
