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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 The Development Coach Award (DCA) has now been replaced by the Club Coach Award.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
Gordon Watt
Belfast
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More About Gordon
As a junior player I traveled the world representing South Africa in international events. Started coaching aged 16 in one of Spain's top junior academies, learning from Jofre Portas (voted world's best coach ATP tour 2004). Started coaching in Northern Ireland in 2006 and have taken some juniors to high Ulster and Irish rankings. My passion for Tennis started as a player and now lies in seeing the improvement of the players I coach.Member Testimonial
To describe Gordon as passionate and enthusiastic about tennis is too easy. He has a vast technical knowledge which is why he coaches some of Ulster's' best juniors. He has a unique ability to read people on the tennis court and coach them accordingly. As I beginner I have found him calm, patient, motivating and encouraging. If you re serious about improving your game or wish to learn to play Tennis then Gordon is a wise choice
To enquire about booking a coaching session with a self employed Racquet Professional please contact reception or call the club on 0289 041 3300.
