10U National Pathway Coach - North region

Our vision is ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and our mission is to transform communities through tennis, focusing on three areas – making tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.

The Performance team is an integral part of our mission, playing a crucial role in supporting and developing the current and future elite players of British tennis who can inspire the nation. Our vision is to make Great Britain one of the most respected nations in the world for player development. Our Player Pathway is a strategic approach providing future potential champions a clear route for progression, from Mini Red to major tournament success. The Player Pathway delivers programmes at each stage of the journey, to ensure that the right players are training in the right environment, with the right coaching support.

The 10U National Pathway Coach is responsible for a portfolio of work with players, coaches and programmes in the 10U space of the National Player Pathway in order to identify and develop a pool of players who are inspired, informed and ready to meet the demands of the national stage of the pathway. This role involves driving player development through the provision of excellent support to coaches and key staff across County programmes and the network of development centres.

National Player Pathway activity for U10s
• Lead the planning, co-ordination and delivery of all Regional Performance Camp opportunities to 10U players within the allocated region (and when required outside of their allocated region)
• Develop meaningful relationships and proactively engage with a network of County Performance Leads and Tennis Scotland to ensure that appropriate players are invited to attend the Regional Performance Camps.
• Support the delivery of Inter Regional, National and International pathway activity as and when required at both the 10&U and 11&U age groups.
• Responsible for providing timely feedback and appropriate assistance to the personal coaches and parents of all players from the region attending National Player Pathway activity.
• Develop a deep understanding of the 10&U player base within the region. Develop a depth chart and proactively monitor the progress of players within the allocated region using the protocols prescribed and recommend players for the RPDC Longlist each year.

Support programmes on the Player Pathway
• Provide insights on the Counties to the 10&U National Pathway Manager to help shape the 10&U County Performance Plans.
• Provide insights on the programmes within the region that could be considered to join the network of LTA endorsed 10&U Performance Programmes.
• Provide support and challenge were required to an allocated number of LTA endorsed 10&U Performance Programmes and Regional Player Development Centres (RPDCs) to help enhance those programmes.
• Support the annual review processes for those RPDC programmes within the allocated region that are part of the LTA’s Player Pathway.

Delivery of a joined up National Performance Pathway
• Attend, where required or appropriate, County Training and competition to create an in-depth knowledge of the U10 players across the region.
• Work closely with National Age-Group Coaches to deliver National Age Group Programme activity and ensure there is an effective transition for players moving into the national stage of the pathway (including RPDCs).
• Assist the Performance Coach Development Team to identify and support aspirational performance coaches who are working with 10U players.
• Work closely with other LTA Departments to ensure the appropriate provision and effectiveness of competition across the 10&U age groups.

Personal and pathway development
• Work as part of a team to challenge, develop and enhance the evolution of the National Player Pathway and deliver the teams and wider performance objectives.
• Undertake formal and informal team and personal development as appropriate in order to meet the demands of the role.
• Lead on targeted areas of work to improve the programmes and/or experiences for players, coaches and programmes in U10 programmes on the Player Pathway.
• Undertake additional administrative tasks that may be required to ensure that processes are completed and programme activity is delivered with excellence.