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Padel coaching in the UK: qualifications, accreditation and getting listed

In Britain padel coaching qualifications and coach accreditation are run by the LTA, the sport’s governing body. This page summarises what the LTA publishes, then explains how coaches can be listed on Padel Index. Course dates, prices and the latest requirements are on the LTA’s own pages, linked at the bottom; check them before you book.

The qualification pathway

  • Introduction to padel coaching: a continuing-development (CPD) course the LTA lists alongside its qualifications.
  • LTA Padel Instructor (Level 2): the entry qualification for coaching padel in Britain. It prepares you to deliver group lessons for adults and juniors on a single court, and covers organising competitions and safeguarding.
  • LTA Padel Coach (Level 3): listed by the LTA as launching in 2026, as the next step after the Instructor qualification.

LTA Padel Instructor: what the course involves

  • Format: five days of face-to-face training: four core days and one elective day. The days are spread over at least four weeks, which leaves time for eight hours of work experience and your coursework.
  • Electives: choose one: Coaching Kids Padel or How to Coach the Double Glass.
  • Assessment: once the five days and coursework are done, you book a final assessment, delivered during a real lesson of your choice at a padel venue of your choice.

Entry requirements

  1. Playing standard: pass the LTA Padel Instructor Readiness Test, or hold a current ranking in the top 100 of the LTA Padel Rankings.
  2. Background check: be LTA Accredited, or hold an Enhanced DBS check (PVG in Scotland) with the Child Barred List, applied for within the last 12 months through the LTA or Tennis Scotland.
  3. First aid: a valid first aid certificate before your final assessment.

Training runs at LTA Workforce Development Centres; the LTA course search shows dates and prices.

Accreditation: the rule that matters

Since January 2024, a padel coach who is not LTA Accredited is not allowed to coach at an LTA-registered venue. That covers stand-alone padel venues and padel courts at tennis clubs registered with the LTA. The baseline requirements the LTA lists are an LTA DBS check, first aid training and safeguarding training.

If you already hold a padel coaching qualification from another organisation, the LTA can assess it for recognition, which can shorten the route to accreditation.

Getting listed on Padel Index

Padel Index lists coaching the same way it lists courts: only what we can read on a public page, with the link and the date. There is no fee and no paid placement.

To be listed, email padelindex@proton.me with:

  • your name and the venue or venues where you coach;
  • the lesson formats you offer (private, small group, beginner courses, juniors) and the levels you teach;
  • a link to a public page that shows your lesson prices, such as your own site, the club’s coaching page or your booking page;
  • your LTA accreditation status (we note it only if you say so).

We read the page you send, add your listing with that link as its source and today’s date, and link back to your booking page. If a club already lists coaching on its own site, it is marked coaching: yes on the club page and appears on padel lessons in London; clubs can send corrections through the form on their club page.

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