Description

Transform Your Coaching with Ecological Dynamics and CLA!

Are you tired of drills that don’t transfer to match play? Do your players struggle to adapt and make decisions under pressure? Want to create engaging, game-based practices that actually develop match-ready skills?

Join this practical, hands-on workshop to discover how to design effective practices using Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA)—the science-backed coaching framework that fosters adaptable, self-reliant players.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ How Ecological Dynamics shifts the way we coach
✅ How to use Constraints & Affordances to guide player learning
✅ How to design match-representative practices that actually transfer
✅ How to shift from instructor to facilitator to develop decision-making players
✅ Practical, on-court applications with live coaching adjustments

Who’s It For?

Tennis coaches looking to modernize their approach, reduce frustration, and help players succeed without over-coaching. Whether you work with juniors, club players, or performance athletes, this workshop will transform how you design practices.

About Your Instructor: Steve Whelan

With 24+ years of coaching experience, Steve has worked across tennis clubs, national performance centres, park programs, schools, and local authority tennis centres. He is a National Governing Body Coach Education Tutor and has mentored coaches globally.

A recognised expert in Ecological Psychology, Ecological Dynamics, and the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA), Steve specializes in helping coaches modernize their training methods to make sessions more engaging, effective, and impactful.

Steve is an international coaching presenter and the creator of My Tennis Coaching, a website designed to help coaches build sustainable careers while developing adaptable, self-reliant players. His mission is to empower traditional tennis coaches to modernize their practices, reduce burnout, and enhance player development using cutting-edge, science-backed methods.