• Dear Penny, My son Nathan attended Kings Norton Tennis Club this week and had a very good time!!.

    M.H
    Kings Norton
  • Thanks very much for all your work. I would have no hesitation in recommending you to other organisations.

    Russell Findlay
    Head of Community, Fulham Football Club
  • By linking with inspire2coach we hope to offer a greater package of coaching to all of our members and the potential market within the city..

    Tim Webb, President
    Beechwood LTC
  • Again thank you for a very inspiring seminar..

    R.E.
    Denmark
  • Mark is one of our leading experts in participation tennis and we are very happy to have an expert of such calibre in our team..

    Hrvoje Zmajic
    ITF/Tennis Europe Development Officer
  • Hi Hollie Just a quick note to say that Hannah enjoyed her time at the club during Easter! The British weather didn’t make it easy for the coaches please pass on my thanks to all those involved. Regards Elaine.

    Elaine
    Beechwood LTC
  • Thank you Mark! From the PATA Management Team, we are so appreciative and grateful for your efforts all through your Mini Tennis course at our Academy..

    Hala Shoaiyeb
    Palm Aroussy Tennis Academy, Cairo
  • What a well organised event. We would highly recommend your tournaments at the University of Warwick.

    J.N
    Warwickshire
  • May I take this opportunity to thank inspire2coach for the opportunity to do a course via distance learning. I work full time and my coaching is all volunteer work at the club. I try to attend courses when I can but sometimes find it difficult to take time off work. This opportunity has been of great help to me..

    A.O
    Merseyside
  • The service you have provided and are continuing to provide for Level 1 courses is excellent..

    John Love
    TDO, Middlesex Tennis
  • Mark was very supportive at all times and extremely professional during this course. My experiences there were very rewarding and would like to see Mark recognised not only for his technical expertise but also his encouragement.

    D.M
    London
  • inspire2coach is an inspiring organisation, the two courses I've attended this year were a breath of fresh air, breathing common sense into Mini Tennis. Clear, concise delivery and demos provided added value and made both courses a worthwhile investment in a busy coach's time..

    K.S
    Warwickshire
  • The course was a great success. In all the years as a development officer I have never seen so many of our coaches so excited & inspired to follow up what they have learnt..

    Helen Stevens
    Tennis Development Officer, Aspire Trust, Gloucester
  • Charlie, Harry and Toby really enjoyed last weeks Tennis Camp at Beechwood thank you all for a great week!.

    J.Snape August 2011
    Beechwood LTC
  • My son Robbie thoroughly enjoyed the tennis camp at Alcester. He now wants to join the club. Please send our thanks to Alex, Gareth & Stu.

    N.P
    Alcester
  • I have been thoroughly impressed by the way that you and your team have operated within the Midlands.

    Van Willerton
    Tennis Operations Manager, LTA
  • Over the years, I have attended quite a few Coach Education Courses with Mark, and have always found them to be excellent, informative and enjoyable..

    C.T
    Spain
  • Many Thanks to Penny Garbutt who did a fantastic course at the West Hants Club on Monday 7th Febuary 2011. Thanks.

    Chris Brown
    Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Club
  • Mark, Thanks once again for the fantastic sessions you delivered, all three of them were of great help..

    C.L
    Staffordshire
  • Richard, Thank you for a great course, I feel inspired!!!.

    P.W
    Hampshire
  • Great business is built around great people and great processes and inspire2coach are a perfect example of both..

    Ross Matheson
    Group Racquets Manager, David Lloyd
  • Our partnership with inspire2coach has produced excellent results for Coventry's community tennis programme.

    Helen Kelly
    Sports Development Manager, Coventry City Council
  • Thanks for an inspiring presentation on court in Nyborg..

    J.A
    Denmark
  • Thanks for being there as a resource, Mark! Anyone interested, Mark is great to work with, a genuine stand-up kinda guy, and greatly under sold his passion in this area!.

    D.E
    USA
  • Hi Hollie, Chantelle had a wonderful time on Tuesday. It was her first ever lesson, and is very much looking forward to the next one. :).

    M K
    Alcester TC
  • "Great course, love your philosophy towards the game and coaching!".

    T.H
    Ipswich, Suffolk
  • The quality of the training was superb and each of my coaches who attended cannot praise the sessions enough..

    A.S
    David Lloyd Kingshill
  • Hi Penny, Thanks so much for a well presented and enjoyable Schools Connections course at Clearview..

    T.P
    Essex

Continuous Professional Development

 

Did you know that we offer a wide range of half- and one-day CPD courses all round the UK? That's because at inspire2coach we passionately believe in the value of on-going training. For that reason, we offer a programme of courses around the UK for coaches of all qualifications and levels of experience which is hard to beat.

As tennis coaches ourselves, we know the subjects and issues which matter to you, and we want to share them with you. All our courses are booked and paid for online, and offer LTA license points for licensed coaches.

Our programme of CPD courses for 2012 includes:

The new LTA Mini Tennis workshop This is a new LTA workshop whch is being run exclsuively by LTA Coach Education centres such as inspire2coach. Find out about how to make the new LTA Mini Tennis Awards work for you, using them to help your players develop, to energise your programme and to make more money by developing a team of coaches and others to help grow your programme. This course is open to Level 2s and above and offers 5 LTA license points for licensed coaches.

Drills and Skills This is a great course for developingor taking a fesh look at your everyday work on court. We'll help you evaluate your core coaching skills, focussing on goal setting on court, effective and realistic feeding, setting challenging and exciting practice situations, analysing and evaulating player performance by measuring tactical effectiveness and giving great feedback to support player progress. The course offers 5 LTA license points.

Receiving Skills This great course provides a wealth of information and ideas on how to develop receiving skills in your players. More errors and problems arise from poor receiving skills than any other aspect of the game. This course provides information on why they are such a challenge, drills and ideas to develop them, and how to identify if and when receiving skills are good or poor. A real must for all coaches working with club players of all ages or junior performance players.

Coaching 10 and Unders - moving players from red to orange When to move young players from red to orange is a big decision. This course covers the abilities which players are capable of by the end of red and the skills they need to continue their progress at orange. The course offers a range of drills and exercises which help coaches know when players are ready to move, and also covers a range of of other issues which coaches need to consider when progressing players. Licensed coaches will be awarded 3 LTA Licence points for attending this course.

Coaching 10 and Unders - moving players from orange to green This is our newest addition to our CPD programme. The aim of this course is to help coaches to understand the issues relating to the decision to move players from orange to green. Building on its sister course, red to orange, the course examines the skills which need to be developed on the orange court in preparation for the game on the green court. Three LTA license points are awarded for full attendance on this course.

Winning Tactics for the Junior Game This course covers the LTA stroke intentions including tactical progressions from red to yellow ball. This course is perfect for coaches looking to improve understanding of how to link sound technique and tactical understanding in juniors. The course offers 5 LTA license points.

Level 1/Level 2 Workshop  Gain lots of great ideas and practices, specially written for Level 1 and 2 coaching assistants. We will help to build on the information given during your course, covering ABCS, drills and games for lessons and giving great ideas for quick competition formats to use in lessons and in holiday programmes.

Cardio Tennis This is by far our most popular course. The fast-paced delivery of this great fitness product shows you how to run fast-moving drills to music, using Heart Rate Monitors to ensure an optimal workout. This course is open to Level 2 Coaching Assistants, Level 3 coaches and above, and to qualified REPs Level 2 Fitness Instructors with the current REPs membership.

Advanced Cardio Tennis If you have completed the Cardio Tennis course and are delivering Cardio in a club, this great advanced course will help you improve the quality of your programme still more, adding more great detail and new ideas and drills to your programme.

Coaching Starter Adults In 2012, the ITF launches Adults Tennis Xpress, the new adults tennis programme. The course is written by inspire2coach together with a team of experts from the around the world, and will be a big hit in the UK. This 3 hour course takes coaches through the content and practical ideas needed to revolutionise tennis for beginner adults in your club, so that you are ready to deliver Adults Tennis Xpress in 2012.

Play Test To be able to access the new LTA Coach qualification a basic playing standard is required. The Play Test allows people to be assessed against the relevant entry playing criteria for a specific qualification. Once successful on the Play Test candidates will be able to access their qualification course knowing that their playing standard is of the correct standard for the start of the course. However, if candidates have or have had a rating at or above the following level they do not need to take the Play Test.

First Aid Whether applying for a Level 2 or already in full time coaching, tennis coaches must have a recognised EFAW First Aid qualification. inspire2coach has the perfect package, offering tennis-specific courses for just £69. Please note that current regulations require that the only valid First Aid course for tennis coaches is the HSE Approved 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course.

For details of each course, including times and dates around the UK, and how to book and pay, click here.

Terms and conditions for one-day courses