Deliver Individuals, Manage Other Coaches, Get Your Own Club

The level 3 coach qualification course is for people who want to work full time within the tennis coaching profession. On successful completion of the coach qualification candidates will 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 level 1 and 2 coaching assistants.

Duration of the course

• 4 modules of 3 days plus 1 assessment day.
• 9 hours coaching experience between each module. The LTA strongly recommends that a coach has appropriate insurance cover when undertaking supervised experienced hours that are a requirement of the course

Course structure

The course is 13 days broken down into 4 modules of 3 days plus 1 assessment day. The breaks between modules will be 4-6 weeks to allow coaches time to undertake 27 hours of coaching experience.

Module one:

Days 1, 2 & 3

• Coaching process.
• Observation and analysis.
• Coaching skills.
• Planning.

4-6 week break for a minimum of 9 hours coaching experience with an LTA Accredited+ coach.

Work on portfolio.

Module two:

Days 4, 5 & 6

• Technical development.
• Stages of learning.
• Communication and organisation.
• Mental skills.
• Business management.

4-6 week break for a minimum of 9 hours coaching experience with an LTA Accredited+ coach.

Work on portfolio.

Module three:

Days 7, 8 & 9

• Disability awareness.
• Behaviour management.
• Teaching progressions.
• Group coaching.
• Competition.

4-6 week break for a minimum of 9 hours coaching experience with an LTA Accredited+ coach.

Completion of portfolio.

Module four:

Days 10, 11 & 12

• Formative assessment.

Summative Assessment:

Day 13

The course is assessed in two areas:

• On court practical coaching assessment of group and individual lessons
• Portfolio of evidence to be completed by day 10 .

Candidates must attend all the sessions on the course and pass all elements of the assessment criteria to be successful.

Course 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. 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 or better, or successfully complete a play test grade 1.
• Hold a valid certificate of competence in either First Aid at Work(FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW), or will have successfully completed the OFQUAL Level 3 in First Aid.

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

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