Ollie started his coaching career in the UK obtaining his Level 1 and 2 qualifications at 16 years old before moving to Spain two years later. During the 6 years spent in Spain, Ollie worked at SotoTennis Academy where he coached and travelled with juniors of all ages and levels before focusing on Mini Tennis. That was when he started and headed up the SotoTennis Mini’s Program, which grew to 50+ players from the ages of 3-10 ranging from beginners to those competing nationally.
During his time in Spain, Ollie also ran internal Mini Tennis tournaments as well as refereeing the yearly UK Progress Tour event held at the academy 5 times. Additionally to this, Ollie was the academy Tournament Coordinator, which involved growing and maintaining local and national relationships with clubs, tournaments and events across Spain.