Nothing excites me more than contributing to the production of a live sports event. I have been involved in operations involving Centre Court productions, fan experience, player/court services and tournament operations.
I am happy to chat about providing the following services:
Production Manager
Tournament Referee
Tournament Director
Player/Court Services
Fan Zone Management
Eastbourne & Manchester
For two weeks of the 2024 British grass court season, I worked for the LTA at their brand-new Fan Zone project. As one of the Event Managers, we were tasked with engaging the general public and getting as many people as possible connecting with the game of tennis. This came in various ways such as watching Wimbledon on the big screen, trying their luck at swing ball or even getting them on the mini tennis court to have a go themselves.
Check out the wrap up video here where I interviewed those involved!
I worked in the thick of the Laver Cup at the O2 Arena. Within a small team, I was responsible for maintaining the court and retrieving items for players. It was fantastic to understand how different working groups come together to put on a showcase such as the Laver Cup, where Roger Federer played his last competitive tennis match before his retirement.
During the summer of 2020, I worked as a runner for the behind-closed-doors professional tennis events at the National Tennis Centre. The Progress Tour Women’s Championships brought together some of the best female tennis players in Great Britain and the Battle of the Brits Team Event included players such as Andy Murray, Jamie Murray and Johanna Konta. In my role, I helped out wherever I could for the event staff, the media and the players. I was lucky enough to delve into lots of areas of the event which allowed me to get a feel for the varying types of jobs at a sporting event that was broadcasted on BBC Sport. One thing I took from this experience in particular was the extent of work that goes on behind the scenes to make the event run smoothly. The fact that no event is run successfully without a huge amount of hard work before, during and after was a great lesson to learn.
