Take players from learning to competing by building the doubles skills that translate onto the match court.

As the next step in the Principles of Doubles series, this course focuses on preparing players to compete, at any level. Building on the core pillars of roles, positioning, and teamwork, this course takes a closer look at the four roles in doubles and how they evolve as players progress. You’ll learn how to coach more advanced positioning, strengthen partnerships, and develop players who can perform effectively in match situations.

Principles of Doubles #2 has been developed by Rob Smith and Lorna Woodroffe. Rob is a Level 5 coach and LTA Tutor who has coached players on both the WTA and ATP doubles tours. Lorna is a Level 4 Coach and LTA Tutor, a former Top 70 WTA doubles player, and has represented Great Britain at the Olympics.

On the course, you’ll:

· Develop a deeper understanding of the four doubles roles: Server, Server’s Partner, Returner, and Returner’s Partner.

· Explore advanced positioning, teamwork, and roles for higher-level players.

· Learn how to prepare players for team tennis and graded competitive events.

· Take away drills and games designed to build match-ready doubles skills.

· Understand how to support players in making the transition from practice to competition.

We recommended that you complete Principles of Doubles #1 before attending this course, unless you already have strong experience coaching doubles at this level.

“This course is ideal for coaches looking to develop their doubles players to achieve success in competition”

Level 3 Coach 

Reasonable adjustments 

Reasonable adjustments are available. Please contact Rocket Padel at the time of booking so that they can support you.

Rocket Padel, Bristol is an approved LTA Workforce 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