Founder/CEO - Brian Panovka

Brian has always had a love and talent for sport. He played multiple sports throughout his childhood eventually becoming a professional athlete.
He choose to focus on tennis at the age of 12, excelling as a top junior which earned him a tennis scholarship to Oklahoma State University.

After university Brian ran a successful tennis academy in South Africa for many years.
After immigrating to Canada in 2001, Brian used his personal sports experience and passion for all sports to develop TenTen Kids Sports.

He believes that sport enriches the lives of kids and he developed TenTen Kids Sports with the dream of exposing as many children as possible to a variety of different sports. His programs focus on activity, basic technical skills, game play, having fun, sportsmanship and fostering a lifelong love of sport.

Brian has concurrently been the Head Professional at the Valley Tennis Club Toronto for the past 19 Years. His energy on the court, professionalism and ability to inspire all those who attend his clinics and classes is unparalleled. Brian has had many coaches assist him throughout his coaching career, successful teaching them his positive philosophy and work ethic.

Brian is excited to invite you on the next step of his journey - taking TenTen Kids Sports to children across Canada and the USA and cross the globe.

Joel Kessler

Joel has been instrumental in the development and growth of TenTen Kids Sports over the past 17 years. His ability to relate to every kid on every level puts the fun into his fundamental role in the teaching and training of other coaches.

• Joel has a BA from the University of Western Ontario 
• A postgraduate degree in Sports Marketing from George Brown College

Our enthusiastic coaches are passionate about unlocking your child’s full potential and taking their skills to the next level.