Red and Blue sessions don’t need to be stressful—in fact, they can be dynamic, engaging, and a key part of a player’s long-term development. This course will show you how to teach the formative skills that allow players aged 4 to 8 to play the game for a lifetime. By encouraging interactive play, you can be released from being a ball feeder and focus on high-quality coaching.
Rally at Red was developed by Luke House, the 2018 National Coach of the Year and Head of Tennis and U10 Performance at Virtus (including the acclaimed Bromley Tennis Centre).
On the course, you’ll:
- Break down the stages of rallying so that any player can experience success
- Understand the key receiving skills that are vital at the Red and Blue stages
- Learn options for organising groups effectively and how to work with Tennis Leaders and Assistants to enhance session quality
- Learn how to develop spatial awareness, problem-solving, and social skills in players
“The ideas in Rally at Red genuinely changed the way I run sessions. I never thought rallying was an option for players so young.”
Level 3 Coach
Reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments are available. Please contact Tennis Wales at the time of booking, so that they can support you.
Sunday, 05 October 2025: 09:30 AM - 01:30 PM (Face-to-Face)
Cardiff Metropolitan University Tennis Centre
Cardiff Metropolitan University - Tennis Centre Cyncoed Road
CARDIFF
Wales South
CF23 6XD
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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.