Develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to run high-quality tennis competitions as an LTA Referee in this two-day qualification. You’ll learn how to deliver Grade 5 and Grade 4 competitions, while taking your existing Grade 6 and 7 events to a higher standard.

Competition should be at the heart of the sport. You’ll be given the communication, organisation, and decision-making skills you need to create a great experience for players and parents, and ultimately help grow the game. The qualification has been developed with a team of some of the nation’s best referees.

By the end of the qualification, you’ll be able to:

·      Understand the breadth and depth of the roles and responsibilities of a high-quality referee.

·      Plan and deliver competitions with great scheduling and match management, while maintaining high standards of safeguarding.

·      Create a tournament atmosphere that is welcoming and positive for everyone involved.

·      Keep the game fair, fun, safe, and inclusive, while ensuring matches are played in the right spirit.

“I now appreciate that referees are the face of the competition and influence how players, parents and coaches feel throughout the event."

An LTA Referee Learner

Pre-Course Learning

Please note that the Tennis Referee Pre-Course Learning is a prerequisite for this qualification.

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