The Coaching Team

Tom Pocock – Director of Coaching

Tennis & Padel

Tom joined the coaching team at West Worthing on a full time basis in June 2007 and took on the Director of Coaching role in 2017. Tom has represented Great Britain at every age group and travelled extensively across the world competing in both junior and senior events as as teenager.

Notable highlights of Tom’s playing career include winning a Gold Medal at the U18 Commonwealth Games, becoming National Junior Doubles champion in 2002 and twice reaching the semi finals of the boy’s doubles at the Australian Open. Tom has competed at three of the four junior Grand Slam events and achieved a career best ITF Under 18 world ranking of 45 in singles and 4 in doubles in April 2002.

Tom is an LTA Level 4 Senior Performance Coach and plays for the Sussex County Men’s 35+ team.

Will Auger – Club Coach

Tennis & Padel

Will joined the coaching team in February 2026 and is an experienced LTA Accredited Level 3 tennis coach. He is a graduate of the University of Stirling, where he trained on the Tennis Scholarship Programme alongside his studies, representing and captaining the first team. He also studied a Masters at Loughborough University in Sports Management and has a strong passion for promoting tennis participation for all ages and abilities.

Will has been coaching for over 20 years and enjoys working with players to improve their game in a friendly and welcoming manner. Outside of tennis, Will enjoys being active outdoors, whether undertaking a camping adventure with his family or getting out for a run or bike ride in the South Downs. 

Will delivers our tennis & padel group coaching as well as private 1:1 lessons.

Svetlana Yel – Club Coach

Tennis

Svetlana (Lana) joined the Club in April 2009 and is an LTA level 3 tennis coach. She learnt to play tennis in Belarus and competed internationally in the USSR winning many events.

Lana graduated from the Belarusian State University of Sport with a degree in Professional Tennis Coaching. She has more than eight years of experience in training top juniors from Belarus and other CIS countries.

Lana delivers adult group coaching and private sessions.

Matt Bunn – Club Coach

Padel

Matt is an LTA Level 2 Padel Instructor and delivers our group padel as well as private sessions. 

He has over 20 years of tennis coaching experience, coaching juniors and adults at club level. He holds qualifications as an RPT International Professional and Level 3 LTA Accredited+. He also has qualifications with the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), International Coaches Institute (ICI) and Professional Tennis Coaches Association (PTCA). He joined West Worthing in 2019 and has made the switch to padel full time. 

He is excited to drive the padel forward, making sessions highly inclusive and relevant for all, and also keen to build our junior programme as the sport grows. 

In addition to this, Matt played football at semi-professional level, is a novel writer and avid chess player. He has a coaching sponsorship with Babolat, and competes regionally on a frequent basis.

Jonathan Pocock – Club Coach

Tennis & Padel

Jonathan is qualified as an LTA Level 5 Master Performance Coach and under his guidance, numerous pupils have competed in various National Championships, with several progressing to Men’s and Women’s world rankings. Jonathan’s son, Tom, played internationally as a junior from the age of 10 and competed in Grand Slam Junior Events worldwide.

Kelly Eastment – Club Coach

Squash

Kelly is Head of Squash and Racketball at West Worthing Club. She has been at the club since 2016 and has a wealth of experience coaching both squash and racketball to individuals and groups ranging from ages 4 to 75+. Kelly is a UKCC England Squash Level 3 Coach and has achieved a highest ranking of No. 3 in England. 

Kelly’s dedication to the sport is evident through her extensive playing career, representing Sussex at every level from Junior to Ladies.

She has also been recognised for her coaching excellence, winning the England Squash Coach of the Year Award.

If you have any questions or would like more information on squash or racketball coaching, please contact Kelly on 07824 874746 or email her at info@wwc.org.uk.