LTA Coach Mentoring
We go above and beyond ‘off-the-shelf’ CPD opportunities by providing bespoke training courses that are tailored to your individual coaching needs. Our aim is to help you achieve your personal, professional and career goals.
Mentoring is open to all levels of LTA Accredited coach and is a chance to:
- Reflect on where you are now.
- Set personalised development goals for the future.
- Work alongside one of more than 50 trained industry experts to help you achieve your aspirations.
"The level of detail was superb and very focused around my needs and requests. I learnt a lot from every session."
Level 4, LTA Accredited+ Coach
Our mentors are specially selected and trained in formal mentoring skills and have backgrounds across a variety of specialisms, ranging from player technical and tactical development to leadership, marketing and population specific expertise (e.g. performance, female, disability).
It’s proven to work...
- 85% of tennis coaches felt more confident and competent in their role within the first 6 months of engaging with an LTA Coach Mentor (LTA Coach Mentoring pilot, 2020).
- Research with CEOs in formal mentoring programmes found that 84% become proficient in their roles faster, 69% were making better decisions and 84% said mentors had helped them avoid costly mistakes (Harvard Business Review, 2015).
"Before starting these sessions I was unsure whether I wanted to continue working in tennis but, following the past 5 months I have no doubt that I want to continue."
Level 4, LTA Accredited+ Coach
Sessions can take place face-to-face or virtually – it’s up to you.
Coaches should read the Undertaking 1-2-1 Mentoring document to gain an understanding of how mentoring works, what is expected of both the mentee and mentor and some tips on how to set effective goals.
Costs vary from mentor to mentor and are discussed in an initial contracting session.
You can find information on the Coach Mentors here.
Once you find a mentor that best suits your needs you can contact them directly to discuss your goals and come to an agreement on working together to help you achieve these.
The Deloitte Coach Business Champions Programme is an extension of the LTA Coach Mentoring programme, and provides you with the opportunity to experience bespoke, individualised support around your business skills specifically. This is achieved by matching you with a Deloitte Champion who will listen to your business goals and help explore how you can take action in order to meet them.
The programme is sponsored through the LTA and Deloitte’s partnership so there is no payment required from you to sign-up to, and complete, the programme.
For more information, click here.
Yes. As you journey through your mentoring relationship you can reflect as-and-when through the Independent Learning form. On successful reflection, mentees will receive 1 CPD Credit per hour of mentoring they undertake with an LTA-trained mentor.
Applications to be a mentor are not currently open. If you would like to show your interest, please submit here.