How to Coach the Person and Not the Disability

This ‘How to Coach the Person and not the Disability’ course empowers you to confidently coach players with impairments by adopting a player-centred approach, focusing on individual needs and potential. Drawing from the LTA Tactical and Technical Development Frameworks, you’ll learn to adapt tactics, techniques, feeding, and demonstrations to get the most out of your players.

‘How to Coach the Person and not the Disability’ was created by Louise Assioun, current Head Coach of GB’s Blind & Visually Impaired Tennis Team, and Director at LUSU Sports (experts in inclusive sport and activity).

By the end of the course, you’ll have a better understanding of:

• Models of inclusion, including STEP principles and AIM
• How a person’s impairment can affect how and what you coach them
• Practical adjustments you might need to make when coaching disability tennis
• Real stories behind players with an impairment, and how tennis has impacted their life

This course is for anybody wanting to learn how to adapt their coaching to see greater improvement in players with an impairment, regardless of your qualification level or the number of years you’ve been coaching for.

Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations

Court Craft are committed to ensuring qualifications and courses are accessible for all. For those who would like to apply for reasonable adjustments (RA) or special considerations (SC), please fully read our policies and how to apply guide (found here: How to Apply) .

It is important to note, if the RA / SC is required pre-course (for LTA Readiness Tests, for example) or post (LTA Assessments) LTA qualifications, this must be done separately with the LTA. The relevant links for the different processes are included in the how to apply guides.

For Court Craft RA / SC, please apply no later than 14 days before the start of the course / workshop / online learning to allow the team to assess the application and give the required support.

Coach Support

Court Craft has strong links with the relevant County Associations within our jurisdiction.  The County Associations have a range of coach support, including grants.  Please click here for your relevant County Association.  Please act ASAP as some Counties would like applications to be made before the course starts.

Please note, by registering for this course you are agreeing to accept Court Craft’s terms and conditions and learner code of conduct.

If you require any further details, please email: info@court-craft.co.uk