Start your professional career

Our Apprenticeship Scheme is designed for ambitious players ready to take their passion for tennis to the next level—whether as coaches or referees. This is your opportunity to become part of the coaching team, build real-world experience, and develop highly valuable personal and professional skills.

Why join?

Apprentices don’t just help run sessions—they grow by:

✅ Assisting in coaching programmes across programmes and age groups

✅ Supporting events, matches, and competitions as officials

✅ Learning from experienced, qualified mentors

✅ Improving their own game by understanding tennis from a coach’s perspective

✅ Gaining leadership, teamwork, and organisational skills that last for life

Our apprentices are paid above the national minimum hourly rate and also enjoy exclusive benefits such as:

🎾 Free match play training sessions

🎓 Invitations to coaching team meetings and events

✅ Official certification that qualifies them to work in the coaching field

🚀 Encouragement and guidance to pursue higher qualifications and take their professional development further

How it works

To qualify for this exciting opportunity, players must demonstrate strong skills and a positive, team-first attitude in their sessions, as well as meet the following criteria:

✅ Tennis Requirements - Aged 13 or over, intermediate level or higher and be part of the Development Team or Performance Squad (see full Player Info and Player Pathway)

💡 Personal Attributes - Independent, responsible, proactive, punctual, friendly, strong communicator, willing to work hard and take initiative

📋 Professional Requirements - Completion of the LTA Youth Tennis Leader course and willingness to assist with light admin tasks (e.g. email replies, shared documents, sending monthly invoices)

We’re committed to supporting our young leaders every step of the way—with training, mentoring, and opportunities tailored to their goals.

How to apply

🎾 For academy players: This is a by-invitation opportunity. We’ll reach out directly to eligible players and their parents.

📩 For external applicants: If you’re not currently part of our academy but are keen to get involved, please contact us—we'd love to hear from you!