Start Your Coaching Journey With Us!

The level 1 coaching assistant course is the starting point for people who want to get into tennis coaching and become a coaching assistant. It will train people to:

• Organise tennis activity constructively and safely.
• Plan and deliver a structured lesson under the guidance of an accredited coach.
• Have basic knowledge of tactics, techniques and rules of tennis.
• Have a full understanding of the structure of Mini Tennis.

Duration and course structure

• 3 days
• 3 hours coaching experience

Day One 

• Introduction
• Mini Tennis
• Lesson structure
• Basic tactics
• Basic technique
• Feeding
• Demonstrations

Day Two 

• Organisation
• Communication
• Initial assessment
• Tutorial
• Action plan

Mentored experience 

Minimum of three hours experience assisting an LTA Accredited or Accredited+ coach during the 3-6 week break. The LTA strongly recommends that a coach has appropriate insurance cover when undertaking supervised experienced hours that are a requirement of the course.

Completion of Level 1 Portfolio.

Day Three 

• Mini Tennis awards
• On court assessment
• Portfolio assessment

Course pre-requisites

• Be a minimum of 16 on the first day of the course.
• Have a signed letter of deployment from the club where coaching experience will be undertaken or request a letter of deployment from the course provider. 
• Have coaching assistant experience organised before the course starts. For help with this please contact your course provider.

Course assessment

• On court practical assessment using course materials.
• Portfolio of evidence.
• Candidates must attend all the sessions on the course at the same venue and pass all elements of assessment to be successful.

Exemptions

• If you hold a UKCC endorsed, 1st4sport awarded level 2+ in another sport you can bypass level 1 and take Level 2.
• If you hold a teaching qualification (PGCE or equivalent) specialising in P.E. then you can bypass level 1 and take Level 2. 

For exemption approval you will need to contact 1st4sport directly enquiries@1st4sportqualifications.com, with evidence of your Level 2 from another sport or PE teaching qualification. You should then forward this approval to the provider of the course you wish to attend.

If you have any further questions please e-mail us at nick@wedotennis.co.uk 

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