Virtus Coach Education

🎾 COACH EDUCATION GIVEAWAY FEEDBACK 🎾

It’s always great to hear how our Virtus Coach Education sessions are supporting coaches in their development on court 🙌

A big thank you to giveaway winner Jennifer for sharing her feedback after her session with Luke House:

🗣️ “I really appreciated the session and took so many insights from it.”

🗣️ “A big thank you to Virtus and Luke House for offering the Virtus Giveaway session. I gained so many valuable insights that I can utilize in my own coaching sessions. My focus was serve and Luke helped me think about how players should use chopper grip more such as in warm ups to ultimately improve serving. Thanks Luke!”

We’re delighted Jennifer found the session valuable and was able to take away plenty of practical ideas to apply within her own coaching 🎾💡

A huge thank you as well to Luke House for delivering such an insightful and engaging session 👏

👀 Keep an eye out… more Virtus Coach Ed giveaways will be coming soon!

🎾 MASTERING THE BACK 🎾

What if your players stopped fearing the glass… and started using it with confidence? 👀🪟

Our brand-new CPD workshop, Mastering the Back, is designed to help coaches better understand one of the most important — and most misunderstood — areas of padel.

Written by former World No.1 Iciar Montes, this 5-hour workshop gives coaches practical tools, tactical understanding, and on-court progressions to help players defend, rally, and attack confidently from the back of the court 💡

Learn from:
🏆 Iciar Montes — Former World No.1, 5x World Champion & Spanish National Women’s Team Coach
🎾 Jo Ward — GB Seniors Padel Player & Captain

Coaches will explore:
✔️ Using the glass with confidence
✔️ Defensive positioning & transitions
✔️ The perfect lob
✔️ Tactical use of the Chiquita
✔️ Drills & progressions for coaching padel more effectively

📍 National Tennis Centre
📅 Thursday 18th June 2026
⏰ 9am–2pm
💷 £100

A fantastic opportunity for coaches wanting to deepen their padel knowledge and deliver higher-quality sessions on court 🙌

📲 Book your place now via the link in bio/stories.

PRINCIPLES OF DOUBLES COURSES — JUNE 2026 🎾🎾

Want to feel more confident coaching doubles? 👀

This June, join us for our LTA CPD Principles of Doubles courses — designed to help coaches better understand the tactical, technical, and competitive side of doubles tennis 🎾

Delivered by doubles expert Lorna Woodroffe:

🇬🇧 Former Team GB Olympian (Sydney 2000)
🌍 Former World No.133 Singles
🌍 Former World No.69 Doubles
🧠 Course writer & Subject Matter Expert in Doubles

Alongside contributions from Rob Smith (LTA Accredited+ Level 5 Coach), these courses provide practical, modern doubles coaching knowledge that coaches can immediately apply on court.

📅 June Course Dates:

🎾 Principles of Doubles #1: Fundamentals
📍 AELTC Community Tennis Centre
📅 Friday 5th June
⏰ 9am–1pm

🎾 Principles of Doubles #1: Fundamentals
📍 Bromley Tennis Centre
📅 Thursday 11th June
⏰ 8am–12pm

🎾 Principles of Doubles #2: Competitor
📍 AELTC Community Tennis Centre
📅 Monday 22nd June
⏰ 9am–1pm

🎾 Principles of Doubles #1: Fundamentals
📍 Basingstoke Indoor Tennis Centre
📅 Thursday 25th June
⏰ 9am–1pm

💡 Coaches can complete Principles of Doubles #1 before progressing onto 2, creating a brilliant learning pathway and deeper understanding of the British Tennis doubles system.

Expect to explore:
✔️ Positioning & movement
✔️ Teamwork & communication
✔️ Doubles roles
✔️ Tactical decision-making
✔️ Practical doubles drills

Perfect for coaches looking to elevate their tactical coaching knowledge and deliver more effective doubles sessions 🙌

📲 Spaces are limited, so book your place via the link in bio/stories.

Less feeding. More coaching. 🎾

If you’re spending most of your Red sessions feeding balls instead of actually coaching… this course is for you.

Rally at Red, created by Luke House (2018 National Coach of the Year), shows you how to structure sessions so players aged 4–8 can rally — giving you more time to observe, guide and develop their game.

No more chaos. No more constant feeding. Just better sessions.

Perfect for coaches looking to:
✔️ Develop their coaching skills
✔️ Gain Accreditation+ points
✔️ Complete an elective CPD

📍 Bromley Tennis Centre
📅 Friday 15th May
⏰ 8:00am – 12:00pm
💷 £60

🚨 Spaces are limited

👉 Book now (link in bio and stories) and transform your Red sessions

Most CPD courses give you ideas.

This one shows you what actually works.

Because it’s delivered by someone who’s built it from the ground up.

Chris Marshall isn’t just another tutor.

He’s coached for 25+ years across parks, clubs and performance environments…
Worked with players like Francesca Jones (WTA 71)…
And built an award-winning community programme that’s both impactful and financially sustainable.

That last part matters.

Because most coaches are trying to figure out the same 3 things:
How to grow their programme
How to increase income
How to make sessions accessible without losing money

This course tackles all three.

No fluff. No theory overload. Just a proven model you can take away and apply straight into your coaching.

📍 AELTC Community Tennis Centre
🗓 23rd April
⏰ 9am–1pm

If you’re serious about developing your coaching and your programme… this is the one.

👉 Tap the link in bio or visit our website to book
📩 Or DM “GAME” and we’ll send you the details

🎾 Ready to develop your Padel coaching in 2026?

Join us at the National Tennis Centre and Advantage Padel Kingsley for a range of LTA Padel coach education courses designed to build your knowledge, technical understanding and confidence on court.

Whether you're starting your coaching journey in padel or looking to develop advanced tactical and technical knowledge, our 2026 programme has something for you.

Instructor (Level 2) Padel Courses
📍 National Tennis Centre – starting 11 June
📍 National Tennis Centre – starting 10 September
📍 Advantage Padel Kingsley – starting 19 October

LTA Introduction to Padel
📍 National Tennis Centre – 14 May | 3 July | 14 September

Specialist CPD Workshops
• Mastering the Back – 18 June
• 7 + 1 Overheads in Padel – 18 September
• Coaching Kids Padel – 24 July | 9 October
• How to Coach the Double Glass – 8 May | 23 July | 15 October | 1 December (Kingsley)

📩 For more information DM us
📧 Email or call 0204 513 2676
🔗 Visit the link in our bio or stories to book

Ever thought about becoming a tennis coach? 🎾

Our Tennis Leaders Course at Bromley Tennis Centre is the perfect starting point for 11–18 year olds who want to develop leadership skills and support their local tennis programme.

During the course you’ll learn how to:

✔ Support coaching sessions
✔ Help at competitions
✔ Score a Red stage tennis match
✔ Develop communication and leadership skills

This course is ideal for young people who want to get involved at their tennis club and start their coaching journey.

📅 Wednesday 8 April 2026
⏰ 9am – 2pm
💰 £40

👉 Spaces are limited – book now.

🔥 NEW CPD COURSE – Delivering Quality Warm Ups for Teenagers & Adults 🔥

Starting a session with the right energy can make all the difference. A lesson that starts well has a far better chance of finishing well — and warm ups are where that tone is set

This brand-new CPD course is designed to help coaches create warm ups that are engaging, purposeful, and fun, even for players who aren’t always keen

We’ll share 50+ adaptable warm-up activities and explore how to gain player buy-in while developing key technical, physical, and tactical skills

📍 Locations & Dates
🎾 Bromley Tennis Centre
🗓 Thursday 2nd April | ⏰ 9am–1pm

🎾 David Lloyd Purley
🗓 Thursday 30th April | ⏰ 9am–1pm
💷 £60.00 per coach

🎯 Skills & Objectives
✔️ Widen eyes, awaken feet & engage the brain
✔️ Build teamwork
✔️ Develop skills using an open racket face
✔️ Encourage tactical thinking

📋 Key Principles
• Minimal equipment (but always with a ball)
• Easily adapted into pairs or team competitions
• Skill-focused and purposeful
• Suitable for up to 8 players per court

🎓 LTA Accreditation+ Points Available
Points can be claimed via an Independent Learning Form for courses written by Virtus — full support provided, including how to complete and submit the form with LTA

👥 Ideal for:
• Coaches developing specific coaching skills
• Coaches working towards Accreditation+
• Coaches on LTA qualifications requiring an elective

👉 Swipe through to learn more and click the link in the bio or stories to secure your place 🎾