Repetition vs Realism is aimed at all levels of coach who want to enhance their coaching skills, understand the stages of learning, and maximise player development.  

This workshop specifically focuses on learning and enhancing the fundamentals to maximise player engagement and development in group sessions.  

On this 4-hour course, you will:   

• Understand the relationship between two key coaching concepts: repetition and realism  
• Understand the research behind the ‘Stages of Learning’ and how this impacts lesson planning  
• Explore the core structure of a lesson plan and the LTA Technical/Tactical Development Frameworks  
• Understand which parts of a group session demand repetition, and how to create it  
• Understand which parts of a group session demand realism, and how to create it  
• Discover how to find a sweet spot that allow players to practise a skill repeatedly without compromising a realistic simulation of the game  

This is one of two Great Group Coaching workshops aimed at developing your capability of organising and working with players in a group setting.  

Explore Great Group Coaching #1: Discovering & Driving Detail and Great Group Coaching #3: 30+ Drills and Games to End Your Lesson  

Reasonable adjustments  

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

Qualification candidates  

This is a valid elective module for the LTA Instructor coaching qualification.

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.