Tennis Courses

CARE : PLEASE CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY USING YOUR BTM CODE ON THE LTA WEBSITE - WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR ACCEPTANCE IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE CORRECT PRE-REQUISITES

Cardio Tennis is an energetic, fun, fitness-based tennis product that all your members can get involved in and is a great addition to club programmes.

Please take care to read this information as if you do not meet the pre-requisites you may not be accepted onto the course.  You also need to be aware of the Frequently Asked Question documents on the following link.

http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/sport/coaching-development/tennis-courses/cardio-tennis-coaching-courses/

Great Group Coaching: Discovering & Driving Detail

Course description

This is the first course in the Great Group Coaching series.  

When watching tennis, a lot of the detail passes us by – even when we’re experienced coaches.  

Sign up to develop a ‘golden eye’ of observation on which to build your analysis and coaching interventions, so your players get better faster.  

Group Coaching is at the heart of all successful programmes. In this 4-hour CPD, you will learn from industry experts how to successfully organise and engage players in your sessions and programmes. This is the first course in the Great Group Coaching Series, a series purposefully built to develop your capability working with players in a group setting.  

 In the first edition of the series, you will: 

• Understand how observation and analysis skills form the cornerstone of successful group coaching.  
• Learn to use these skills to implement successful coaching interventions that will improve your player’s performances. 
• Explore the core structure of a lesson plan and the LTA Technical/Tactical Frameworks 
• Learn to deliver effective demonstrations.  
• Understand and apply SMART coaching practise.  
• Explore the concepts behind Stress-Testing and giving your players exactly what they need. 

This workshop is for all levels of coach who want to enhance their coaching skills and develop the observation and analysis skills that will allow them to give players the technical and tactical interventions they need. You do not need to have attended both editions of the Great Group Coaching series to attend this course, both courses work independently as stand-alone workshops.  

Qualification candidates 

This is a valid elective module for the LTA Instructor coaching qualification. 

Course Date: 26th November 2023
Time: 10am - 2pm
Course Fee: £50.00

The 2023 LTA Coach Forums are aimed at coaches with an interest in developing an on-court practice with grassroots doubles players, networking with like-minded coaches, and discussing key industry topics relevant to developing your business, players and yourselves. This is an event delivered in partnership with your local Coach Development Centre, county, and the LTA. 

By the end of the LTA Coach Forum, participants will:

• Understand the LTA tactical development framework and its application to doubles 
• Be able to deliver and adapt attacking and defending drills for grassroots players 
• Have discussed and shared ideas and actions to develop yourselves and your business 

Date

YORKSHIRE - 6 November 2023 - 9.30am–1.30pm - Leeds Beckett University

Cost

£25.00

In 2021, 73.3% of 75 Level 3-5 accredited+ British Tennis Coaches reported that they provided nutrition advice to their players, however, only 27% of these coaches demonstrated sufficient knowledge to do so.  This series of nutrition coach education workshops is for all Level 1-5 Tennis Coaches wishing to develop their tennis specific nutrition knowledge to ensure that they are in a position to support their players sufficiently so that they can nurture their bodies’ for optimal health and performance.

This course will run in a virtual environment using Zoom. The course covers how to safeguard children and adults at risk by enabling delegates to recognise, respond, refer and record concerns in a tennis environment.

**This course is for all Level 1-5 Coaches and Welfare Officers looking to either join/renew coach accreditation or to get the safeguarding pre-requisite. You will also need to complete this course if your last safeguarding course was the LTA refresher 'Safeguarding in Tennis Together'. **

This is currently a virtual classroom (equivalent to a face to face course) hosted via Teams.

You will be sent a Teams link via email the day before the course starts. Please ensure the email address on your LTA profile is up to date and that you check your spam inbox to ensure you receive the joining instructions.

You do not need to print off anything before the course but may need to write notes as you go along. A handout will be provided after the course.

If you have completed face-to-face safeguarding training within the last 3 years you can take the online safeguarding module  Safeguarding In Tennis Together to renew. Please ensure you book onto the right version, as there are role specific

This enhanced two day qualification (available from 1 July 2021) is ideal for tennis parents, enthusiasts, or keen players looking for the knowledge and skills to support group coaching sessions, alongside a lead Coach.

Learning outcomes include:

• Communication, organisation and differentiation skills for group coaching
• Basic tactical, technical, physical and mental development frameworks
• Other key assistant skills; from safeguarding to LTA Youth delivery.

Course Dates/Venues

24th September & 19th November 2023
9am - 5pm
Leeds Beckett University

21st October & 25th November 2023

9am – 5pm
Bradford Grammar School 

12th November & 10th December 2023
9am – 5pm
David Lloyd York 

Booking Page for Level 3 Coach Qualification, please read the dates & details carefully and check your eligibility BEFORE booking.
You must meet all the course pre-requisites and be able to attend all the course dates listed below at the same venue. Under no circumstance can a candidate miss parts of the course or move between venues.

Please apply early.  All places are subject to availability and undertaking a pre-course conversation with the tutor to help understand the requirements and demands of the course

If you want to become a full-time tennis coach, our LTA Coach Qualification course is for you. Once you’ve completed this coach qualification, you’ll be trained to: 

• Coach beginners and improvers in groups and as individuals. 
• Understand the basics of business management. 
• Understand the competitive structure in the UK. 
• Manage the work of LTA Assistants and Instructors.

https://www.lta.org.uk/roles-and-venues/coaches/qualifications/level-3/

This enhanced five day qualification is ideal for those looking to build on the coaching foundations of LTA Assistant/Level 1, enabling you to lead (not assist) in the delivery of group coaching.

Learning outcomes include:

• Develop more advanced skills in communication and organisation
• Have introductory knowledge of ‘observation and analysis’ of players
• Be able to provide general coaching advice across physical, mental, tactical, and technical domains
• Plan and deliver structured lessons from official LTA Adult and Junior coaching products e.g., Cardio Tennis, Tennis Xpress, LTA Youth
• Understand basic principles of skill acquisition, safeguarding and player development 

Course Dates/Venues

30th September, 14th, 28th, October, 25th November 2023
9am – 5pm

Elective - Great Group Coaching: Discovering & Driving Detail

26th November   10am - 2pm

Leeds Beckett University

10th December 2023, 7th, 14th, 28th January 2024

9am - 5pm

Elective - TBC

Graves Tennis Centre, Sheffield