The 2024 LTA Coach Forums are aimed at coaches with an interest in developing mental skills for grassroots up to competitive level players.  

By the end of the LTA Coach Forum, coaches will: 

• Understand the ‘5Cs framework’ for developing practical mental skills 
• Be able to train concentration to improve performance on court 
• Be able to help players control their emotions better on the match court 
• Off-court session: Be able to better communicate with parents, players and key stakeholders to maximise the success of your coaching and business 

Mental skills are often cited as critically important but rarely receive as much attention as technical, tactical and physical development. 

The on-court session covers mental skills in a practical and coach friendly approach. The on-court session will showcase a variety of drills that set up an environment to train mental skills. Coaches will learn about basic visualisation, body language, breathing and self-talk mental tools to help develop players. This session was developed by Chris Harwood, a chartered sport psychologist for 30+ years, a Sport Psychology Professor at Loughborough University and now a Director at Nottingham Trent University, alongside Liz Jones former WTA 100 player, and Merlin van de Braam, Head of Coach Development & Support at the LTA.

The off-court session will be an interactive coach-to-coach discussion session. The main theme will be developing better communication with parents, players and key stakeholders. Coaches will have the chance to discuss their own personal experiences and share top-tips and gain practical takeaways to enhance key relationships. We hope these professional coach discussions will leave coaches: informed on best practice; connected; motivated and engaged for the year ahead. 

The overall duration of this event is 4 hours (2hr 30mins on-court, 30mins networking, 1hr off-court). Book your session now to secure your place and we look forward to seeing you on the day. 

WimX Learning is an approved LTA Coach Development Centre delivering qualifications and CPD in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. We also cover East London and are responsible for the following London boroughs: Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham. 

Our organisation offers LTA qualifications at Assistant, Instructor and Level 3. We also offer official LTA CPD courses as well as First Aid and knowledge enhancing independent learning courses such as Mental Health First Aid and Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties. 

WimX Learning believe coaches are central to tennis success and empowering and supporting coaches is at the core of what we do. Our team of quality course tutors are also all operating coaches enabling our courses to be delivered by tutors with up-to-date knowledge and experience of the industry. Working alongside our hub coaching academy at WimX Tennis we are also able to place coaches to do their mentored hours within a vibrant professional coaching environment that provides for all levels of players. 

Our team care passionately about this industry and we will always do our best to support and advise you from booking to course completion and throughout your coaching development. Let us know your goals and it will be our pleasure to help you to achieve them. 

For further information please visit our website or contact us at courses@wimx.org.uk