Course Details

Optimal Competition Parenting Workshop

The aim of this workshop is to provide attendees with the knowledge and skills needed to optimally support their child at tennis competitions.

The workshop is designed for tennis parents with children between the ages of 9 and 14 years who have either just started competing or who regularly play in competitions.

The 2.5 hour interactive Parent Workshop has been designed in partnership with Loughborough University to address the specific needs of British Tennis parents. The topics covered during the workshop will include:

-       Parents’ roles during tennis competitions

-       Children’s perceptions of optimal parenting behaviour at competitions

-       Supportive vs. pressurising behaviours: What is the difference?

-       Communicating effectively with children before, during and after a match

-       Managing the emotional demands of competition

-       Engaging in role model behaviours

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOPS WILL NOT COUNT FOR COACHING ACCREDITATION CREDITS OR OFFICIALS LICENCE CREDITS