LTA Youth Tennis Leader

The LTA Youth Tennis Leaders course is a leadership programme for young people aged 11-18, helping them to develop key skills for life – not just sport!

This course takes place on Sunday, 24th May 2026 between 10am – 2pm.

If you’re aged between 11-18, the programme is a fantastic way to learn new skills both on and off the court. Delivered by LTA Accredited Coaches the Leaders course is designed to develop young people’s leadership skills, that can be applied across roles within tennis, sport or more widely into other aspects of life.

Here are a few key benefits of becoming a leader:

• Gives you a first step towards a career in tennis or another sport, e.g. becoming a Coach, Official, or a Teacher in the future
• Supports applications for jobs or further education opportunities
• Connects you to your local community and make new friends
• Offers new skills that you can use both on, and off, the court

During this course you will complete the compulsory ‘Introduction to Tennis’ module, which covers some on-court drills, communication skills, and an understanding of how to adapt the game for different ages (across LTA youth), and different abilities. Leaders will then also complete the elective component ‘helping at a venue’ which will give you the practical skills for assisting across sessions, supporting other coaches and helping across your club/venue to get more people playing, and enjoying tennis!

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 Summative assessments), this must be applied for separately with the LTA. The relevant links for the different processes are included in the how to apply guides above.

For Court Craft RA/SC, please apply not 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 contact them as soon as possible, as some counties would like applications to be made before the start of the course date.

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 further details, please email: info@court-craft.co.uk