Explore the essential skills to deliver a 6-week introductory tennis offer for kids, utilising the LTA Youth Start programme to attract and retain young players. Kids gain a starter tennis equipment kit pack as part of sign-up and you gain all the lesson plans and support to help you deliver engaging and fun sessions. This course equips you with the tools you need to organise, promote and deliver the award winning programme in an easy and efficient way. From showing how to upload an LTA Youth Start course to ClubSpark to lesson-planning content and understand all the equipment the kids gain when signing-up, there is everything you need to make your LTA Youth Start sessions a success.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Appreciate the importance of the LTA Youth Start programme delivery standards.
- Know how to upload an LTA Youth Start course to ClubSpark.
- Be familiar with the content of the LTA Youth Start lesson plans and how to deliver the right experience.
- Feel confident about effectively promoting your courses.
- Understand and agree to the T&Cs of the LTA Youth Start programme.
This course is ideal for Level 2 (and above) accredited coaches who are planning to deliver LTA Youth introductory sessions at their venues.
Please be aware that by enrolling onto this course your first name and last name will be visible to other learners. No contact information is shared.
The LTA is the national governing body for tennis in Great Britain, and its mission is to get more people play tennis more often. The LTA focuses on a number of key areas of work which include coach development, competition and major events, high performance support, officiating and participation support among others.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) provides online educational courses for coaches, officials and other tennis stakeholders. Content is developed, delivered and authored by the LTA.