The glass is predictable, but players don’t always believe us when we tell them. This course is written to help you empower them to defend, rally, and attack using the glass. You’ll take away drills from Iciar Montes, former world no. 1 player and Spanish National Women’s team coach and Jo Ward, the LTA’s Head of Education and Qualification Pathways with over 25 years of coaching experience.  

During the course, you’ll: 

• Learn how to teach the predictability of the glass in a way that makes your players feel empowered at the back of the court 
• Discover how and when to counterattack from the back of the court 
• Master the strategic uses of the lob 
• Learn panic-free ways for your players to stay in the point after losing the net 

Mastering the Back is designed for padel coaches who want to expand their tactical and technical understanding of the game —and confidently pass that knowledge on to their players. 

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.