The course is designed for those looking to take their coaching to the next level and take the steps towards a career in Tennis Coaching. If you want to make the move towards a career in tennis coaching, add coaching individuals to your repertoire, or just upgrade your coaching to the next level, this course is for you.

Learning outcomes include:

• Gain a developed understanding of observation and analysis and learn how to use this to drive your coaching sessions.
• Improve your players’ match play via match charting, statistics, goal setting and game-realistic drills.
• Study and practically use the tactical and technical fundamentals that drive coaching knowledge
• Understand the basics of Strength and Conditioning for tennis and understand how to implement them with players of any standard.
• Practically apply a framework that will enable you to better coach players with disability
• Learn how to build a tennis programme, including how to develop yourself
• Take a deeper look at doubles coaching: roles, considerations, and patterns

The course is 11 days broken down into nine core training days, four video remote sessions and two elective days. The breaks between modules will allow coaches time to undertake 3 x 9 hours of coaching experience totalling 27 hours.

WimX will deliver days 1-9 of the core training and the 4 pre-module online webinars. the LTA will conduct assessments, which will require a separate booking and payment process.

• Assessments are recorded by you (using smartphone equipment and Bluetooth headphones) during a real-life lesson of your choice and then submitted virtually by video upload.  
• Coaches who have completed their Level 3 core training course will be required to book their individual lesson Summative Assessment on the LTA Course Search Tool.  

Once your Assessment has been marked by our LTA Qualification Assessors, you’ll be notified whether you have passed the course or will require a reassessment. In either case, you will receive expert feedback and an action plan to further develop your coaching from one of our Assessors. 

Core training pre-requisites

• Hold the level 2 coaching assistant certificate/ECA/ETTC
• Be LTA Accredited  or hold a DBS/PVG Enhanced Check with Child Barred List certificate (Volunteer certificates cannot be accepted) applied for through LTA/Tennis Scotland. The certificate must be less than 12 months old from the start date of the course. A DBS can be accepted if you are on the Update Service - see here for more details. Please note that it may take at least eight weeks for a DBS to be processed and you must hold a valid LTA DBS certificate upon booking.
• Have (or have had) a rating of 6.1 (post 2003) or better, have successfully completed the Coach Readiness Test or have previously completed a Play Test (at a minimum of Grade 1).
• Hold a valid certificate of competence in either First Aid at Work (FAW), Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW), Paediatric First Aid or will have successfully completed the OFQUAL Level 3 in First Aid.