JD Barbosa

JD started his full time coaching career in 2003 after graduating from the University of Miami. After 18 months at the YMCA of South Dade, he accepted the position of Program Director at Dante Fascell Park in the City of South Miami (2004-2010). He was later named the Tennis Director for the Tropical Park Tennis Center (2009-2022) where he was in charge of the day to day operations of the facility. 

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In 2016, he accepted the position of Head Tennis Coach for Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. The team won the Class 3A Team State Championship in 2017, the first ever tennis championship for the school. He was named the 2017 All-Dade Coach of the Year by the Miami Herald and also the 2017 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year. Since starting at Belen, he has created an environment for players of all levels to participate in the sport, increasing the roster size from 18 players in 2016 to 87 players in 2025, the largest program in the state.

 

JD left Tropical Park in 2022 and currently runs his programs at Kendalltown and at private residences while continuing to lead the Middle School and Varsity programs at Belen.