Repetition vs Realism is aimed at all levels of coach who want to enhance their coaching skills, understand the stages of learning, and maximise player development.  

This workshop specifically focuses on learning and enhancing the fundamentals to maximise player engagement and development in group sessions.  

On this 4-hour course, you will:   

• Understand the relationship between two key coaching concepts: repetition and realism  
• Understand the research behind the ‘Stages of Learning’ and how this impacts lesson planning  
• Explore the core structure of a lesson plan and the LTA Technical/Tactical Development Frameworks  
• Understand which parts of a group session demand repetition, and how to create it  
• Understand which parts of a group session demand realism, and how to create it  
• Discover how to find a sweet spot that allow players to practise a skill repeatedly without compromising a realistic simulation of the game  

This is one of two Great Group Coaching workshops aimed at developing your capability of organising and working with players in a group setting.  

Explore Great Group Coaching #1: Discovering & Driving Detail and Great Group Coaching #3: 30+ Drills and Games to End Your Lesson  

Reasonable adjustments  

Reasonable adjustments are available. Please contact Virtus Leisure at the time of booking, so that they can support you.  

Qualification candidates  

This is a valid elective module for the LTA Instructor coaching qualification.

Virtus Leisure Management is an approved LTA Coach Development Centre.  

Our organisation offers LTA qualifications at Assistant, Instructor and Level 3. We also offer CPD courses for coaches from the LTA Official Course Menu as well as our own Virtus CPD courses. These range from off court topics such as managing a team of coaches, to on court workshops on a variety of subjects. 

At Virtus we aim to share the excitement of tennis through innovation and excellence. We are proud of our partnership with the LTA to deliver high quality qualifications and CPD. As a result, our team of tutors strive to develop themselves to continue to raise the standard of our courses and we challenge ourselves to provide better communication for our learners on courses. At Virtus we look to build on relationships started on courses to become a central point for questions or help a coach may need. 

For further information, please visit our website, call us on 0204 513 2676, or email us at coach.ed@virtuslm.co.uk to find out if we can help you with your coaching.