Become a Coach
Tennikoit Coaching
Tennikoit is a really exciting sport to play and a rewarding one to coach! There’s no feeling quite like helping players to have fun, improve their skills, and reach their goals. If you have a passion to help players learn and grow, and you enjoy tennikoit, then becoming a coach is a great option!
Coaches are the backbone of the sport, and there are lots of opportunities across the country to get involved with tennikoit – whether that’s at a local club, school, or with Team GB. This section of the website has been developed to bring together resources and information that coaches or future coaches can use to help them along the way.
Starting Out
The first step that most people take in their tennikoit coaching journey is getting some experience at a local club as a volunteer. That can be anything from helping existing coaches set up practice sessions, running training drills, or working behind the scenes to help make sessions come together.
If you would like to get some experience with a local club as a volunteer, you can find a list of clubs on the Find a Club page of this website. All you need to do is send the club an email and let them know you’re interested in getting involved. If there isn’t a club that’s local to you, contact us, and we’ll be able to guide you on the next best steps.
Once you get up and running as a volunteer with a club, the next step on your coaching pathway is to become a member of Tennikoit GB. Membership gives you a unique ID number that’s used to track your career through the sport, and acts as a place where your coaching qualifications can be logged.
Coaching Qualifications
Tennikoit GB are currently developing coaching qualifications to help support clubs and coaches to deliver the best possible sessions for their players. The qualifications will help ensure the standard of coaching that’s delivered to players across the country has an element of standardisation and that level is kept high. All players deserve high-quality coaching and support!
There are two different levels of coaching courses: Foundation and Advanced. The Foundation course will officially launch in the Autumn of 2026, while the Advanced course will be made available from January 2027.
The Foundation course is a free online course that’s open to anyone and everyone with an interest in the sport, and is available on a roll-on, roll-off basis. This means you can start the course whenever you’re ready. There are no entry requirements for the Foundation course. The Foundation course will take you through the basics of the sport, coaching principles, and safeguarding, and also provides you with an arsenal of tips, tricks, and practice drills that you can use in sessions.
The Advanced course is an in-person course that’s delivered by a tutor from Tennikoit GB to a group of coaches who have already completed their Foundation level qualification. If you have completed the Foundation course and then have at least six months of coaching experience in the sport, you will be eligible to register for the Advanced course. The course will give you a deeper understanding of the sport, goes through in-depth coaching principles, and helps you to develop your practice to a leadership level.