LTA Senior Tennis Coach
Our LTA Senior Coach qualification (Level 4) will develop your on-and-off court skills beyond Level 3 Coach competencies, preparing candidates for lead and head coach roles and develops deeper expertise with on-court coaching frameworks.
The Senior Coach (SC) and Senior Performance Coach (SPC) courses share an aligned curriculum across four core training modules, with candidates on the SC then specialising through Electives in either programme and business management or player development.
The Senior Coach (SC) qualification is aimed at those who wish to advance their on-court coaching practice, as well as developing the skills needed to fulfil the role of a head coach.
On successful completion, coaches will be trained to:
- Be highly competent on-court coaches, able to provide impactful coaching to improve players of all ages, stages, and abilities.
- Fully understand and practically apply the Performance Coaching Principles and the key performance coaching frameworks and know how they apply in a grassroots and development framework.
- Understand the fundamentals of personal leadership and coaching styles
- Gain age and gender specific knowledge of learning and skill acquisition.
- Nurture the players holistically through creating transformative training environments putting the person before the player.
- To be able to effectively plan the long-term development of players.
- Run a successful coaching programme in any coaching environment.
- Manage a team of coaches and provide internal coach development opportunities.
- Implement more expert coaching behaviours that drive inclusive and welcoming environments for tennis participants.
Senior Coach
- Four modules of three days for core training.
- Virtual session prior to each core module.
- Four days of electives (from a list of Senior Coach level approved CPD options). More information will be provided on these electives when a place is confirmed on the course.
The detailed qualification learning outcomes and curriculum is provided upon acceptance on the course.
For optimal course quality and impact, the LTA Senior Coach has prerequisites to ensure that the course demands are aligned with your existing knowledge and skills. These are:
- Hold either the LTA Tennis Coach qualification (or Level 3 equivalent).
- Be an Accredited+ coach at time of application and for the duration of the course.
- Have (or have had) a rating of 5.1 or better or successfully complete a Senior Coach Readiness Test (Senior Coach applicants with a historical play test grade 2 will not need to do the Senior Coach Readiness Test).
- Appropriate coaching experience to enable you to progress through a curriculum.
Senior Coach 2025
Venue: Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre
Times: Virtual 09:30 - 12:30. Practical modules 08:00 - 16:00
| Full - Waitlist | Virtual | Practical |
| Module 1 | 10 February 2025 | 11 - 13 February 2025 |
| Module 2 | 7 April 2025 | 8 - 10 April 2025 |
| Module 3 | 30 May 2025 | 2 - 4 June 2025 |
| Module 4 | 28 July 2025 | 29 - 31 July 2025 |
Elective days TBC
The Senior Coach course costs £1575.
The LTA is committed to ensuring that our qualifications are accessible for all, which is why it is vital that all candidates where possible outline any reasonable adjustments/or special considerations you may require prior to attending the course. Please use this link to outline to the LTA and Course Tutor the additional support needs that you will require on this course in order to maximise your learning.
The final decision made by the LTA Reasonable Adjustment & Special Consideration Requests panel will be made within 14 working days of submission and cannot be challenged.
There are very limited spaces on the Senior Coach Qualification.
Coaches can sign up for the Senior Coach course on the Course Search Tool when a course is live.