The Team

Darren Teo Founder Play! Tennis

Darren Teo, Founder

Darren Teo is the founder of Play! Tennis, one of the most successful tennis academies in Singapore with over 10,000 members. His passion for making tennis accessible to everyone regardless of their age, experience and ability continues to drive his work at the academy.

In addition to teaching the technical aspects of tennis, Darren is also a mental training coach. He is the author of “The Philosophical Tennis Player: Thinking Your Way To Winning”. In it, he examines how timeless philosophical concepts can help players develop the mental skills necessary for optimal performance on the court.

You can connect with Darren on LinkedIn.

Joseph Gollifer, Senior Coach

Joseph started playing tennis at the age of 8 and competed in various regional tournaments in the United Kingdom throughout his competitive teenage years. He started his tennis coaching career at the age of 16 where he assisted senior performance coaches at Culford School, before returning to Singapore for his National Service. He resumed his passion for sports coaching with Play! Tennis in 2020 and is now eager to make a greater impact in the sports community through spreading his passion of tennis and pickleball.

Joseph is a tennis content creator with 30,000 combined followers on Instagram, Tik Tok, and YouTube.