A Case Study on Workforce Development in Tennis Student Tennis Conference 2017 Paul Hatton inspire2coach © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

© inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk Introduction Paul Hatton inspire2coach Coach Education Tutor and Tennis Programmes Area Manager LTA Level 5 coach Until recently, Head Coach at Chesterfield Tennis Club, Derbyshire © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

© inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk Objectives Introduction to inspire2coach Overview of the current coaching and job opportunities in British Tennis inspire2coach Workforce Development Programme 2017 © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

© inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk One of a small number of LTA/SkillsActive-accredited Coach Education Centres The largest provider of Level 1 and Level 2 coaching assistants courses in the UK, training over 850 people per year The largest provider of Level 3 and Level 4 courses in the UK, training over 100 coaches per year A wide-ranging programme of CPD, mentoring, apprenticeships and consultancy delivered across the UK One of the largest private providers of tennis programmes in the UK, delivering tennis coaching and activity programmes at over 20 facilities and clubs across the Midlands Being a CEC means we can deliver a range of qualifications and training programmes on behalf of the LTA © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

© inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk inspire2coach current facilities inspire2coach Map of current i2c programmes Red dot is Uni of Warwick Blue dots are indoor tennis centres at Shrewsbury and Peterborough Black dots are our outdoor clubs © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

© inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk inspire2coach - future inspire2coach is growing fast There is a shortage of good quality suitably qualified tennis coaches in the UK inspire2coach does not have the workforce necessary to cope with our anticipated expansion over the next 5-10 years We therefore need to ‘future-proof’ our business Talent identification – identifying people with an aptitude and interest in coaching Recruitment - getting them to sign up Deployment – placing them into our programmes Development – helping them to develop and learn I2c is growing fast. In the last 5 years we have averaged 4 new tennis programmes per year, and this trend is set to accelerate Our plans to future-proof the business is to implement a new WFD programme to grow our own coaches Explain that we need to: Talent identify – identifying people with an aptitude and interest in coaching Recruit- getting them to sign up Deploy – placing them into our programmes Develop – helping them to develop and learn © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

inspire2coach - current gaps Full-time and part-time coaches to deliver our regular weekly programmes to over 2000 players a week Coaching assistants and part-time coaches to help deliver inspire2coach tennis holiday camps Coaching assistants and part-time coaches to help on promotional events such as Great British Tennis Weekend and club Open Days Without a sizeable base of part- and full-time coaches, there will be a shortage of future managers to oversee our Area programmes © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017 This year we launch the first stage of our WFD programme by piloting the scheme in our Coventry programmes The scheme is supported and largely funded by the LTA, with the rest coming from inspire2coach and minimal contributions from the trainees on the scheme In 2018 we intend to extend the programme to cover our entire range of facilities © inspire2coach 2017 www.inspire2coach.co.uk

inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017 Go through the different types of roles which we may need in the future as we expand

inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017

inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017

inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017

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