Coaching can be done at any location that isn’t too far to travel. Here are some locations to try:
Crosscourt – Book at Crosscourt in either the Dartmouth or Bedford location. Requires a membership, but casual base membership is less than $30/year – I do charge a $25 flat fee extra for Crosscourt Dartmouth bookings as well as a minimum 2 hour coaching time since it’s quite far from me.
The Brinery Racquet Club – The Brinery is now open and available to book for members for $32/hour ($24/hour non peak times) – non members can attend but they pay a flat extra drop in fee of $6 (regardless of time). I can book it but members can only book 1 spot at a time so if I have other bookings already, then you or another member would have to book it. This facility has 7 courts and lots of availability and supposedly some of the best floors for play and ease on joints. I also charge an extra $15 flat fee extra here due to distance from my home (waived if I happen to have multiple bookings on the same day).
Scotia Juniors Volleyball Club – This facility will likely be the easiest to get bookings. You can book this court located in the Bedford Place mall HERE. The facility itself is great, but the bounce here is very low. Still a suitable place to coach though!
St. Margaret’s Centre – Info on booking a private court at St. Margaret’s Centre can be found HERE. It requires the PlayTime Scheduler app and can be difficult to get the book-a-court sessions, but you can try! The page linked to has a calendar for what times you can try to to book privately. Book a court is always a 1.5 hour slot. I offer a 15% discount for booking here as it’s closer to me than HRM courts.
Black Point Community Centre – This hall has a single court you can book and while not the best facility, it’s suitable for coaching. I also offer a 20% discount if you book here due to it being close by to me! E-mail [email protected] to inquire about rental.
Chester Municipality Schools – There are many schools available in the Chester municipality as well. Most of these don’t have a lot of space behind the baseline, but for coaching purposes are quite adequate.
For ACES (Hubbards) and Forest Heights High School (Chester Basin) – contact Jody Conrad at [email protected] or 902-275-2712 for booking inquiries.
For Chester Area Middle School, Chester District School or New Ross Consolidated School contact Nadine Hackney at [email protected] or 902-275-8503
I offer 25% off for ACES (Hubbards) and 15% off for all Chester Schools due to being close by.
Outdoor Courts – I am happy to coach on outdoor courts, however there are of course come limitations including availability and weather. All outdoor coaching bookings will be subject to weather and will re-schedule if it is prevented. For public courts, there are some rules about how long you can use them so any coaching sessions will be a slight gamble for this.
In the event a session cannot be completed at a public court due to usage constraints, the following options can be available:
- Rollover unused time to another coaching session – because of travel time and expenses please note any “rollover” time would only be added to a minimum 1 hour session. As an example, if a 2 hour coaching session gets cut short by 45 minutes, the extra 45 mins can be added to a minimum 1 hour coaching session, making the 2nd session 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- Continue lesson at another nearby court – If there are other public outdoor courts nearby, we can try going to one of those and resuming the coaching.
