Sherwood Joins Eagles as Assistant Coach
August 27, 2015 | Women's Tennis
John Sherwood has joined the Boston College women’s tennis program as its assistant coach. One of the most recognized high-performance coaches in the United States, Sherwood brings a wealth of experience in development and instruction to The Heights.
In almost two decades of coaching, Sherwood has coached and guided hundreds of junior players along the developmental pathway to major conference college programs and into the professional ranks. While developing solid fundamentals in his players, Sherwood also excels in developing players' mental, strategic and problem-solving skills that set the top tier players apart.
Sherwood holds both USPTA Elite Professional and USTA High Performance Coaching certifications.
"We are so fortunate to have John Sherwood joining our coaching staff," head coach Nigel Bentley said. "He has a wealth of experience and knowledge working with high-level players. Our players are going to really benefit from his leadership, assistance and support. He brings energy, enthusiasm and passion to our team. I am very much looking forward to working with John and eager for the fall season to get started."
Sherwood is the former Chief Club Operating Officer of Five Seasons Sports Clubs in Cleveland, Ohio, and Burr Ridge, Ill. He also served as a coach at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. and as the Director of High Performance Tennis at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J. In addition he served as a coach for the USTA Spring National Team Championships in each of the last two years.
He has published tennis articles in national and international publications including: tennisrecruiting.net, tennisplayer.net, New York Tennis Magazine and various USPTA publications.
Sherwood played Division I tennis for the University of Toledo, after which he embarked on a business career running national sales organizations, then structuring and operating small-business turnarounds.
