The 2024 LTA Coach Forums are aimed at coaches with an interest in developing mental skills for grassroots up to competitive level players.
By the end of the LTA Coach Forum, coaches will:
- Understand the ‘5Cs framework’ for developing practical mental skills
- Be able to train concentration to improve performance on court
- Be able to help players control their emotions better on the match court
- Off-court session: Be able to better communicate with parents, players and key stakeholders to maximise the success of your coaching and business
Mental skills are often cited as critically important but rarely receive as much attention as technical, tactical and physical development.
The on-court session covers mental skills in a practical and coach friendly approach. The on-court session will showcase a variety of drills that set up an environment to train mental skills. Coaches will learn about basic visualisation, body language, breathing and self-talk mental tools to help develop players. This session was developed by Chris Harwood, a chartered sport psychologist for 30+ years, a Sport Psychology Professor at Loughborough University and now a Director at Nottingham Trent University, alongside Liz Jones former WTA 100 player, and Merlin van de Braam, Head of Coach Development & Support at the LTA.
The off-court session will be an interactive coach-to-coach discussion session. The main theme will be developing better communication with parents, players and key stakeholders. Coaches will have the chance to discuss their own personal experiences and share top-tips and gain practical takeaways to enhance key relationships. We hope these professional coach discussions will leave coaches: informed on best practice; connected; motivated and engaged for the year ahead.
The overall duration of this event is 4 hours (2hr 30mins on-court, 30mins networking, 1hr off-court). Book your session now to secure your place and we look forward to seeing you on the day.
Thursday, 14 November 2024: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Face-to-Face)
University of Bristol Tennis
Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, Coombe Lane
BRISTOL
Avon
BS9 2BJ
Equipment Hire
Bar
Clubhouse
Gymnasium
Toilets
Meeting Rooms
Toilets
Clubhouse
Gymnasium
Showers
Accessible Not Wheelchair
Changing Rooms
Equipment Hire
Meeting Rooms
Wheelchair Access
Bar
Changing Rooms
Wheelchair Access
Catering Facilities
Swimming Pool
Rocket Padel, Bristol is an approved LTA Coach Development Centre
Our organisation offers LTA Qualifications for tennis at Assistant (Level 1), Instructor (Level 2) and Coach (Level 3) Award as well as the LTA Padel Instructor. We offer a broad range of CPD courses for both tennis and padel coaches from the LTA Official Course Menu, as well as bespoke Rocket Padel workshops, where we engage with industry experts to deliver CPD to support coaches with their on and off court development.
At Rocket Padel we aim to create a fun, open, social community and provide a first class, inspirational environment for anyone wanting to play padel or tennis. We want to support coaches to develop their expertise, skills and achieve their career aspirations by embarking on the LTA Coaching Qualification pathway. At Rocket Padel, we challenge the norm to inspire coaches to challenge themselves and believe that there is always room for improvement. We aspire to be an innovative hub for everyone and everything that is padel and tennis and our team of exceptional coach education tutors are excited to collaborate with coaches across the UK to help them grow their businesses and inspire and motivate future generations to start and stay in the sports of padel and tennis.
For further information, please visit our website or contact us on Kathy.Howard@rocketpadel.com