LTA Coach Accreditation
Coach Accreditation is the LTA’s professional membership scheme for coaches, and offers world-class resources produced by industry-leading experts, access to exclusive benefits and discounts, and provides support to develop British coaches and their businesses to be the best they can be.
Being a member of Coach Accreditation is recognised industry-wide and shows parents, players and venues that you have met key safe-to-practice checks and training.
The pre-requisites for Coach Accreditation are different depending on the tier that you wish to join. See the table below for what you need:
| Accreditation | Accreditation+ | ||
| Qualification | 1-5 | 3-5 only | More information |
| Criminal Records Check | Yes (less than 12 months old) * | Yes (less than 12 months old) | More information |
| First Aid | Yes * | Yes * | More information |
| Safeguarding Training | Yes | Yes | More information |
| Annual CPD Commitment | 0 hours | 15 hours, including 4 hours of face-to-face learning | More information |
| Annual Fee | £45 | £75 |
*Online first aid courses are not accepted for LTA Coach Accreditation, and training must be delivered face-to-face by a recognised provider in Great Britain.
Joining Coach Accreditation is easy, just follow these three simple steps:
- Achieve an eligible qualification (find out more about qualifications)
- Complete all safety checks and training. These can be found above, in ‘What do I need to join Coach Accreditation?’
- Head to your Coach Hub to complete the process and become a member of our industry-leading Accreditation scheme.
Coach Accreditation aims to support you in all areas of your coaching career, including: an insurance package, business and marketing support, kit and equipment offers, education and career development opportunities, and exclusive major events access.
| Benefits | Accredited | Accredited+ |
| Insurance Package | ||
| £60M Public Liability | ✅ | ✅ |
|
£10M Professional Indemnity |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Personal Accident |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Employers' Liability |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Personal Accident: weekly benefits (up to £500pw) |
- |
✅ |
|
Physiotherapy service |
- |
✅ |
|
Business and Marketing Support |
|
|
|
Professional profile listing on the LTA Find a Coach pages |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Brabners personal tax and legal support |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Tilney financial planning and investment support |
✅ |
✅ |
|
ClubSpark programme management (Levels 2+ only) |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Free advertising on the Coaching Jobs page |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Access to LTA product and programme resources |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Kit and Equipment |
|
|
|
Tennis-Point discounts |
✅ |
Enhanced |
|
Personalised Castore kit, with the LTA Coach Accreditation logo |
- |
✅ |
|
Castore apparel 20% discount |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Dunlop discount |
15% |
Up to 50% |
|
SwingVision pro subscription discount, usually c. £120 |
20% |
100% |
|
Advantage Compete membership, usually £30 pa |
✅ |
✅ |
|
Education and Career Development |
|
|
|
ITF Academy membership, usually c. £40 |
- |
✅ |
|
Eligibility for performance coach development opportunities |
- |
✅ |
|
Major Events |
|
|
|
Grounds passes for Nottingham Open |
- |
✅ |
|
Grounds passes for Birmingham Classic |
- |
✅ |
|
Grounds passes for Eastbourne International |
- |
✅ |
|
Wimbledon show court ballot entry |
- |
✅ |
|
Wimbledon grounds passes (final 5 days) |
- |
✅ |
|
Wimbledon Accreditation (first 10 days, Coach Tutors and Level 5 only) |
- |
✅ |
The above framework displays which tier of Accreditation you can join, which is dependent on what coaching qualification you currently hold.