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 Tennis Scotland 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.

Tennis Scotland is the national governing body for tennis in Scotland. Working closely with sportscotland and the LTA, our mission is to get ‘more people playing tennis more often’. Tennis Scotland focuses on a number of key areas of work which include coach development, competition and officiating, performance tennis, disability tennis and general tennis development programmes.

Tennis Scotland run a number of coach development courses including our flagship CPD event the National Coaches Conference, in addition to forums and safeguarding courses.

For further information, please visit our website or contact us at info@tennisscotland.org.