Become a Tennis Leader
We're very excited to be launching our Tennis Leaders' Course in the Summer Holidays. This course will run over 3 days, with the Core Module delivery on Day, and 2 Additional Modules on Days 2 and 3 respectively. The course will run in the first week of the school holidays.
- Mon 26 July 9:00-12:00 Core Module
- Tue 27 July 9:00-11:00 Module 1
- Thu 29 July 9:00-11:00 Module 2
What is a Tennis Leader?
A Tennis Leader is someone that is able to support the coach and/or committee with the day to day running of the tennis venue and tennis programme. Tennis Leaders is an exciting programme which can help young people develop their employability and life skills, and for those that want it, their first step on the ladder to a career in sport.
Becoming a Tennis Leader
The Tennis Leaders course is available to anyone aged 13-16yrs, plus anyone 16yrs+ in full time education, or an adult wishing to get involved.
The Tennis Leaders course is made up of one 3-hour core module, with four additional 2-hour modules:
Core Module - Introduction to tennis (3hrs) - Learn the basics of tennis and understand how variations of the game are used to introduce all ages and abilities to the sport. Learn communication and organisational skills and some key on court drills.
- Additional Module - Volunteering at your tennis venue (2hrs) - you will learn about what makes a successful place to play, understand the different ways of promoting facilities and programmes and learn about the roles of a management team.
- Additional Module - Leading a practice session (2hrs) - understand the structure of a hitting session, learn about the different types of feeding and the responsibilities of a practice hitter.
- Additional Module - Helping at your school (2hrs) - learn how to organise tennis activity for large groups including informal competition.
- Additional Module - Helping at a competition (2hrs) - learn how to score for a Mini Tennis match, how to organise a round-robin match and how you can support your competition organiser or referee.
A young person can call themselves a Tennis Leader once they have completed the Core Module and a minimum of one additional module.
The cost of the course is £85, or £75 if attending only one additional module.