1. A Case Study on Workforce Development in Tennis
Student Tennis Conference 2017
Paul Hatton
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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
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Objectives
Introduction to inspire2coach
Overview of the current coaching and job opportunities in British Tennis
inspire2coach Workforce Development Programme 2017
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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
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inspire2coach current facilities
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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
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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
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. inspire2coach Workforce Development 2017
Go through the different types of roles which we may need in the future as we expand

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