The LTA Level 3 Coach Qualification is a 12 day assessed course aimed at people looking to progress from the Level 2 and work full-time within the tennis coaching profession. The qualification is an assessed course with  formative assessments being run by Coach Development Centres, and Individual Summative Assessments being booked and assessed separately via the LTA. 

Upon successful completion you will be able to work independently and coach beginners and improvers in group and individual lessons as well as overseeing the work of Assistants (Level 1) and Instructors (Level 2).

The course is 12 days in duration, consisting of 12 days of face to face delivery, online coursework, and a submission of a video based assessment. 

Assessments can only be booked once the core training days have been completed. Please click here for more details on Assessments or contact the Coach Development Centre running the core training. 

The course is split over a minimum period of 3 months and will cover areas such as understanding how to set up and run aspects of a coaching programme, disability awareness, how to work within the competitive structure in the UK and organise LTA participation programmes such as GBTW, Tennis Xpress, Cardio Tennis, and Tennis Tuesdays. Additionally, the course requires candidates to complete an online portfolio and gain a minimum of 27 hours experience assisting an LTA Accredited+ coach between the course modules.

Please be aware that LTA Coach Qualification and CPD courses use a learning management system (LTA Learn) that you may be required to access for course resources and/or online coursework. By enrolling onto one of these courses, your first name and last name will be visible to other learners on the course. No contact information is shared.

Course pre-requisites

• Hold the Level 2 Coaching Assistant or LTA Instructor Qualification
• Be LTA Accredited or hold an Enhanced DBS check with Child Barred List through the LTA that is less than 12 months old. Please note that volunteer checks cannot be accepted for qualifications.
• Hold a valid certificate of competence in either First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW), or will have successfully completed the OFQUAL Level 2 in First Aid
• Have (or have had) a rating of 6.1, hold a Play Test Grade 1 or have completed the Coach Readiness Test. 

Candidates must attend all the sessions of the course at the same venue and pass all elements of assessment to be successful.

Additional Information

Please note, if the course is run by a Coach Development Centre, and not the LTA, any payment taken online or out of the LTA website will be sent straight to the provider.

Access, Faith or other needs and requirements

If you have any access, learning, faith or other needs or requirements, please email the CPD Provider at least one week before the course is due to start. Please also let us know if you will be attending with a personal assistant or communicator. The course tutor will be advised of your requirements and reasonable adjustments will be made where possible.

WimX Learning is an approved LTA Coach Development Centre delivering qualifications and CPD in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. We also cover East London and are responsible for the following London boroughs: Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham. 

Our organisation offers LTA qualifications at Assistant, Instructor and Level 3. We also offer official LTA CPD courses as well as First Aid and knowledge enhancing independent learning courses such as Mental Health First Aid and Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties. 

WimX Learning believe coaches are central to tennis success and empowering and supporting coaches is at the core of what we do. Our team of quality course tutors are also all operating coaches enabling our courses to be delivered by tutors with up-to-date knowledge and experience of the industry. Working alongside our hub coaching academy at WimX Tennis we are also able to place coaches to do their mentored hours within a vibrant professional coaching environment that provides for all levels of players. 

Our team care passionately about this industry and we will always do our best to support and advise you from booking to course completion and throughout your coaching development. Let us know your goals and it will be our pleasure to help you to achieve them. 

For further information please visit our website or contact us at courses@wimx.org.uk