LTA Master Tennis Coach
About the course
The Level 5 Master Tennis Coach qualification is the highest level of LTA coaching award run by the LTA Coach Development team and is for coaches who aspire to work at the very highest level of development coaching.
The course encompasses an even split between off court and on court sessions, delivered by the course tutors and a range of guest speakers, to inspire and improve your coaching and business knowledge.
On completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Deliver on court sessions of the highest quality to all venue members.
- Design, implement and evaluate the process and outcome of coaching programmes.
- Display leadership skills to create and manage change in dynamic environments.
- Mentor a team of coaches to deliver a quality coaching programme.
The Master Tennis Coach course is currently on pause, whilst it is being reviewed as to what specific role this qualification will develop people for. The full structure of the course will be updated once development has been completed.
Once redevelopment of the Master Tennis Coach course has been completed the full duration will be clearly communicated.
- Hold the LTA Senior Club Coach qualification, Senior Performance Coach qualification or equivalent
- Be an Accredited+ coach. We strongly recommend that you ensure your Accredited+ status remains active throughout the entirety of the course or that appropriate insurance cover is in place when undertaking supervised experienced hours that are a requirement of the course.
- Have or have had a rating of 5.1 or higher, hold a an old play test grade 3 or ave completed the LTA Master Coach Readiness Test.
- Hold or have held a position as Head Coach.
The full cost of the next edition of the Master Tennis Coach course will be clearly communicated to coaches once it has been finalised.
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.
Dates for the next Master Tennis Coach course have not yet been released. If you wish to receive an email notification when dates have been confirmed and applications have opened, please submit your details via the expression of interest form