LTA Coach Forum – Hampshire & IOW

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This year’s Hampshire & IOW LTA Coach Forum was held on Tuesday 22nd October at Portsmouth Tennis Centre from 9.30 am – 1.30 pm. The Forum was managed by our County Development Centre (Ucoach) in partnership with the LTA and the County.

The Coach Forum was aimed at coaches with an interest in developing mental skills for grass-roots up to competitive level players.

The off-court session was held first with the main theme being ‘developing better communication with parents and key stakeholders’ and coaches had the chance to discuss personal experiences and share top-tips. 

The on-court session followed and covered mental skills in a practical and coach friendly approach and showcased a variety of drills that set up an environment to train mental skills.  The session was developed by Chris Harwood, a chartered sports psychologist for 30+ years, a Sport Psychology Professor at Loughborough Uni and now a Director of Nottingham Trent Uni, alongside Liz Jones, former WTA 100 player, and Merlin van de Braam, Head of Coach Development & Support at the LTA.

Lunch was provided by the County and followed the on-court session.

We had 49 coaches attend and all were fully engaged and there were some really good conversations during the off-court session.  A free LTA water bottle was given out at the end.

A big thank you to UCoach (Lorraine, Steve and Nigel), Marc Codling (H&IOW Tennis) and Macca at PTC.

                       

 

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