Coaches and Coaching

Coach Education 2009
updated brochure, click here to download - Coach Education brochure 2009. This lists all the Tennis Coach Qualification and Development opportunities available in 2009 - this will be updated regularly throughout the year.

LTA Website - COACHES AREA OPEN
After registering on the LTA website coaches can now access their own personal area. Licensed coaches can see at a glance all the courses and workshops they have attended and status of their License. Please note that we are in the process of uploading course registers so if you log in and can't see a course that you have attended please call Mat at Tennis Scotland. Click here to download some guidance notes about the new area and the process for registering - Guidance Sheet - Coaches Area

Sportscotland / Sportscoach UK 2009 workshop programme (incl Child Protection workshops)
Quite apart from Tennis Coach Education - there are many generic Sports Coaching workshops run by most Local Authorities across Scotland. Click here for full details including dates and venues for the rest of 2009 - Sportscotland Coach Development 2009

Play Test & Induction day.
If you have looked at the new Coach Education pathway, in certain circumstances you may have to take a Play Test if you wish to take the new qualifications - please have a look at this link for further details -  LTA Induction & Play Test day
We have set up a Play Test/Induction day as follows
VENUE: Scottish National Tennis Centre, Stirling
DATE: Friday 27th March 2009
TIME: from 10am - 2pm
If you wish to attend please use the above link to download the necessary forms to reserve your place.

Upgrade to the new COACH qualification.
If you currently hold the DCA qualification and wish to upgrade to the new 'COACH' qualification we have scheduled a 4 day upgrade course in Glasgow at the Next Generation (David Lloyd) Anniesland on March 3/4 & 18/19. Use this link to the LTA website to get more information - Link to coach upgrade page

CLUBMARK workshops. 
Clubs wishing to gain accreditation under the Clubmark scheme have to show that certain individuals from the club have attended the following workshops..
Equity in Sport workshop - a 3 hour workshop that 1 coach from the club should attend.
Club for All workshop - another 3 hour workshop that 1 Club Official/member should attend.
Child Protection Workshop - 3 hour workshop that 1 Coach and 1 member should attend.
Tennis Scotland has set up a number of these workshops in different locations - click here for details - CLUBMARK_Workshops_Mar-Apr_2009, there is no charge and Licensed Coaches can claim 3 License Credits for each. Use the follow link to book your place - Workshop registration page

Latest Coaching Vacancies (click on the links)
Queens Park CTC Head Coach - Queen's Park CTC Head Coach
Springwells TC - Coach for Junior Programme - contact Willie Scobie 01236 769518
Stonehaven Tennis Club, North East  - Stonehaven_TC_Head_Coach
Ayrshire Development squads - Ayrshire_Development_Coach_position
St Andrew's Tennis Club - St_Andrews_Assistant_Advertisement
Westburn Tennis Centre, Aberdeen - Westburn_Coaching_Advert
Craiglockhart Tennis Centre, Edinburgh - Part time tennis coach, call Alan Cameron - 0131 444 1969/0131 477
David Lloyd, Edinburgh - David Lloyd Edinburgh

Coaches Conference 2008
Click here to see who spoke at this year's Conference - Conference 2008 - Speakers
The main focus on this years event is Club Coaching - to give coaches ideas and knowledge that they can use immediately in their club programmes. Here is a list of the sessions Session_planner_2008. PLEASE NOTE a professional DVD recording of the Conference will be available shortly, all of this years delegates will be notifiedby email.

Level 1 COACHING ASSISTANT courses for Scotland - 2009
Here are the dates and venues for the Level 1 Coaching Assistant courses for 2009. Use the links below to get more information about this course and to apply to attend. We will update shortly with the actual venues once confirmed. Use these links ScottishLevel1CourseInformation - ScottishLevel1ApplicationForm -  - Minimum age now reduced to 16

 L1 Dates  Venue  Area
 May 16/17 & Jun 13  Dundee - David Lloyd  Tayside and Fife
 May 9/10 & Jun 6  Glasgow   West
 May 30/31 & Jun 28  Highlands - Forres Academy, Forres  Highlands
 Jun 7/14 & Jul 5  Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline  East
 Aug 29/30 & Sep 26  Borders  Borders
 Oct 3/4 & Oct 31  Stirling - National Centre  Central
 Nov 7/8 & Dec 5  Edinburgh  East
 Nov 14/15 & Dec 19  Glasgow  West

Child Protection Workshops - use the following form to register for Tennis Scotland Child Protection Workshops, a pre-requisite for Level 1 and Level 2 courses. These workshops are free of charge - Workshop registration page . Alternatively contact your local authority to find out the dates and venues of the 'Safeguarding and Protecting Children' workshops - these are detailed in the sportscotland link further down this page - these however are not free of charge.

Level 2 COMMUNITY COACH courses - new dates
We have scheduled a second level 2 course following the initial Pilot course. The course will be held at the Next Generation Club in Glasgow and will run on the following dates June 21/22 - July 19/20 - August 16. Use the following links to download course information and application forms Level_2_course_Application_Form - Level_2_course_details. This course is now mandatory for anyone wishing to attend the DCA course and all of the dates MUST be attended in order to complete the course.   

 L2 Dates  Venue  Area
 May 2/3, May 30/31 & Jun 27  Glasgow - David Lloyd West End, Anniesland  West
 Sep 12/13, Oct 10/11 & Nov 7  Dundee  Tay
 Oct 17/18, Nov 14/15 & Dec 19  Edinburgh  East

FIRST AID workshops - Tennis Scotland has introduced schedule of First Aid Workshops in partnership with LTA First Aid tutor - Paul Bennett. These workshops are accredited by the LTA for Licensing and qualification purposes. click here for the schedule - Schedule of first aid workshops

Conference 2007 - DVD box set now available
CLICK HERE -Conference DVD order 2007