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Development Coach Award
This qualification is aimed at coaches who will work with groups and individuals of beginner and improver standard
Club Coach Award
Upon completion of the Coach Award, coaches can train to become a Club Coach through 6 days continuous professional development (CPD). Coaches achieving this qualification can run a coaching programme within a club across all ability levels. The Development Coach Award (DCA) has now been replaced by the Club Coach Award.
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Senior Performance Coach
The Senior Performance coach course is a thorough and high level coaching course consisting of 400 learning hours. Seven 3-day modules of course information at either Chiswick (London) or Nottingham alternate with two 8-week mentored experience blocks in one of the LTA High Performance centres and 2 competition experiences. The theory elements of the course are tested through online learnin
Master Performance Coach
This is for coaches who work at the very highest level of performance coaching. The Master Performance Coach Qualification is not aimed at one particular age group of players. Instead, coaches coach high level players of all ages to a high standard.
Coach Award
This coaching qualification takes 12 days (plus an assessment day). It covers the key coaching skills required to be an effective coach; as well as the tactical, technical, physical and mental information a coach needs to work with beginners and improvers.
Senior Club Coach
This qualification is aimed at coaches who will be either managing a section of a Club, or running a small team of coaches. There will be an increasing emphasis on the management side of running a business which will complement the advanced on court coaching skills that are also required in these coaching environments
Marius Barnard
York
More About Marius
Marius played on the ATP Professional Tour for 13 years, having reached the quarter finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open in doubles. He won 6 ATP tour doubles titles and was a finalist in a further 7 tournaments. Notable wins over Roger Federer, Goran Ivanisivic, Marat Safin, Andy Roddick and Mark Woodforde in doubles and beating Tim Henman twice in singles. He enjoys coaching at all levels.Member Testimonial
Marius has a relaxed approach and he can relate well to people from different backgrounds due to his wide ranging experiences, travelling over the years as a pro. He has the ability to make subtle changes to your strokes without over analyzing. he taught me the modern topspin forehand over a number of weeks without me realising that my strokes have changed.
To enquire about booking a coaching session with a self employed Racquet Professional please contact reception or call the club on 01904 751500.
