Introduce one of the fastest growing sports in the UK into your venue or programme. The Introduction to Pickleball course covers the fundamentals of the sport, including the set-up, basic strokes, scoring and match play formats. You’ll discover a series of exciting games that embody the fast-paced essence of the sport, including tips on how to ensure everyone plays in an inclusive and safe environment. 

With significant growth and hundreds of LTA registered tennis venues now offering pickleball, the course has been written with LTA Tutor and pickleball coach Sophie Cockell to give you the tools you need to diversify your coaching business and develop new revenue streams. 

You will; 

• Become familiar with pickleball and learn how you can open the sport up 
• Learn how to confidently and safely deliver a fun introductory pickleball session within your venue or programme 
• Understand basic ways to set-up a court, score, and play pickleball matches 

“Perfect for anybody that is a Pickleball enthusiast with a passion to encourage others to give the sport a try” 

Sophie Cockell 

Reasonable adjustments 

Reasonable adjustments are available. Please contact Tennis Wales at the time of booking, so that they can support you. 

Tennis Wales are the National Governing Body for tennis in Wales. We’re a not for profit organisation affiliated with the LTA and work in partnership towards a vision of ‘tennis opened up’ in Wales. In partnership with our sponsors and Sport Wales, we work collaboratively to make tennis relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable.

We have created new partnerships with Cardiff Met University and Wrexham Tennis Centre which will see this new Coach Development Centre, created specifically for Wales, training and supporting hundreds of new and existing tennis coaches. The new landscape will allow for dedicated support to service the needs of the local workforce and enable closer links to deployment opportunities across the country.

Our aim is to provide a clear and transformative pathway for coaches to develop and achieve their potential.

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