This course is for those looking to achieve their safeguarding training.  

The course takes place in a virtual classroom via Zoom. You will be sent a Zoom link via email 24 hours prior to the course starting. Please ensure that the LTA has your current email address, and that you check your spam inbox, to ensure you receive the joining instructions. 

This course is essential for anyone who has contact with children and/or adults at risk in a tennis environment. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

• Understand what safeguarding means 
• Identify how safeguarding issues can arise and what you can do to minimise the chance of them happening 
• Understand the types of abuse and neglect in children and adults at risk and the impact this can have 
• Learn best practice for responding to safeguarding concerns 
• Understand the current landscape of safeguarding and how the LTA can support you 

Important information: 

• You do not need to prepare anything before the course but may want to write notes as you go along. A handout will be provided after the course 
• The minimum age to attend is 16 years old 
• If you are a volunteer, you may be eligible for a refund of the cost of this course. You can contact the provider of this course, UCoach, to find out more information. 

If you have completed this course within the last 3 years then you can take the free safeguarding online module, Safeguarding In Tennis Together, to renew your training for another 3 years. Please ensure that you book onto the correct course, as there are role-specific versions (i.e. for coaches, Welfare Officers, officials, etc.). 

UCoach is one of the UK’s largest providers of Assistant (Level 1), Instructor (Level 2) and Coach (Level 3) tennis coaching courses. We have been an LTA Coach Development Centre since 2009 and have trained over 10,000 coaches. We are proud of our reputation as a leading coach qualification deliverer and the coaches we have trained, many of whom choose to stay with us for all their qualifications. 

Our philosophy is in our strapline “It’s all about you.” We take a holistic approach to learning where all coaches are valued as individuals and encouraged to reach their full potential in their own timeframe. We reach out to anyone with a desire to coach. The range of coaches includes young coaching assistants, schoolteachers and leaders of clubs, retired tour players and experienced performance coaches, all with one aim, to develop their tennis coaching skills. We encourage all our partners to be actively involved in our coach education programme and to provide feedback to ensure we maintain a high quality of delivery. 

As well as LTA qualifications at Assistant, Instructor and Coach, UCoach delivers LTA and bespoke CPD courses. Our bespoke courses include First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Safeguarding and courses relevant to growing a coaching business as well as Mentoring and Skill Acquisition.  

For further information, please visit our website or contact us at administration@ucoach.org.uk.