Tennis Courses

A new training offer that aims to support individuals to activate (facilitate play) sessions in the sport of padel and gain important basic knowledge and skills for delivering padel. The course will focus on basics around padel as a sport, the role of walls, shot selection and court positioning and will also cover best practice for leading a session and feeding approaches.

Unit 1: Characteristics of padel
• Shot selection & Court positioning
• Introducing walls

Unit 2: How to activate padel
• Leading a session & feeding
• Practice feeding, game delivery

It is important to note that this course is an entry level award of one day and is not an advanced award in delivering padel.

Reasonable adjustments are available. Please contact the LTA Coach Development Centre delivering this course at the time of booking so that they can support these.

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/

This course is ideal for Coaches who deliver recreational doubles sessions as part of their weekly coaching

and are looking for lots of new exercises and drills, alongside core coaching skills that result in quality doubles training.

The learning outcomes for this course are: 

• Understand how to attract and retain more adult players via the provision of a high-quality doubles coaching offer
• Be able to maximise player improvement and satisfaction, through the prioritisation of tactical development over technique, where appropriate
• Understand the importance of task orientated sessions when working with grass-roots and recreational players of varying standards in one session
• Learn and utilise LTA Pair & Play exercises to enhance doubles coaching, including drills on player communication, poaching, switching, and passing shots in doubles
   

Course Dates

28 January 2022
9am -1pm -
Sheffield, S8 8JR

23^rd May 2022
10am – 2pm
Ripon Tennis Centre, HG4 3HJ

COURSE DETAILS

The course is designed to bring fun, inspiration, and coaching expertise to large numbers’ sessions. Developed in collaboration with Judy Murray and a former school teacher, the learning outcomes for this course are: 

• Understand the school sport landscape, including the challenges and opportunities it brings as a Coach
• Be able to deliver high intensity, fun, and engaging coaching sessions for large numbers
• Acquire lots of new drills, skills, and activities to animate camps and group lessons
• Develop excellence in differentiation skills across varied environments and populations

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

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

26th June & 24th July 2022
9am – 5pm
Graves Tennis Centre, Sheffield  

3rd & 24th July 2022
10am–6pm
Sunderland Tennis Centre 

6th August & 3rd September 2022
9am – 5pm
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis & Squash Club 

18th September & 9th  October 2022
10am – 6pm
David Lloyd Teesside 

This enhanced five day qualification (available from 1 September 2021), 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

June 19, July 2, 10 & 16
9am – 5pm
Leeds Beckett University

October 16th & 30th, November 13th & December 3rd  
10am – 6pm
Sunderland Tennis Centre 

September 18, October 9, November 6 & 27
9am – 5pm
Graves Tennis Centre, Sheffield

In order for you to be fully trained in LTA Youth you must complete the LTA Youth: Coach Foundation Training Online training alongside the LTA Youth: Coach Foundation Training. 

This is also an ELECTIVE option for the new INSTRUCTOR course

LTA Youth is the flagship coaching programme for junior players aged 4 – 18. Building on the success of Tennis for Kids, LTA Youth is a fresh, modern and comprehensive coaching programme, offering Coaches world class content, via a suite of videos and session plans for all stages of player development. The learning outcomes for this course are:

• Understand the over-arching coaching principles for LTA Youth
• Increase knowledge of the LTA Youth competencies across tactical, technical, physical, mental, competition and social domains
• Understand the skill acquisition and learning principles that underpin LTA Youth, which develop skills in a more robust way and provide children with a stronger sense of ongoing progression and challenge
• Be able to deliver a range of new fun and dynamic group exercises and sessions. In this foundation course, a small range of exercises from blue stage to green are covered