The L2CCTT is awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications and has been developed in partnership with The National Source Group for Table Tennis. Membership of the National Source Group includes the English Table Tennis Association, Table Tennis Association of Wales, table tennis scotland, Table Tennis Ulster. The L1CCTT is accredited at Level 1 on the National Qualifications Framework and forms part of table tennis's UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) endorsed coach education programme.
For further information on UKCC, visit www.ukcoachingcertificate.org.
For further information on the accredited status of the L1CCTT, please log on to the QCA-accredited qualifications website at www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk.
Is the L2CCTT for me?
The L2CCTT is designed for adults (over 18 years of age) who have a basic understanding of table tennis and coaching and want to coach the sport to adults or children. Students in further or higher education studying a sports-related qualification might also consider pursuing this vocational qualification as the first step on the coaching ladder.
If your experience of coaching or the sport is limited, you are encouraged to consider the 1st4sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Table Tennis (L1CCTT) before applying for Level 2.
Why should I study the L2CCTT?
- To help people develop their table tennis skills correctly and safely.
- To support the development of a coaching programme within a club.
- As a rung on the table tennis coaching ladder.
What can I use the L2CCTT for?
- To gain paid or unpaid employment as a club or school team coach.
- As part of the development of a credible CV for employment in the sport and recreation industry.
- As a stepping-stone to the 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Table Tennis (L3CCTT).
What will I learn?
Your learning programme will develop your understanding of:
- safety and ethics in table tennis
- how to plan table tennis coaching sessions
- how to deliver and evaluate safe and effective table tennis coaching sessions
- the development and promotion of table tennis as a sport.
How will my learning programme be structured?
Learning programmes are usually designed by the recognised centre that delivers the qualification. They may, therefore, vary in length and format. Depending on your needs, delivery centres can offer intensive courses or a series of learning events over a number of weekends. Whatever the timescale, all learning programmes should include the following phases:
- an induction to the qualification and your programme of learning and assessment.
- a learning programme that meets your needs, which will be divided into two parts, the main course of training, after which you will be required to practice your coaching and the gathering of evidence prior to a final assessment.
- a programme of assessment spread across the course, culminating in a final assessment of you delivering a coaching session observed by an appropriately qualified assessor.
At the end of the programme, you will be provided with formal feedback on your performance and an action plan for your further development.
What will my assessment involve?
The L2CCTT assessment will require you to:
- produce session plans to support the assessment of performance across the breadth of the sport
- complete a series of tasks that take the form of assignments/project work to cover the breadth of the knowledge of the qualification
- answer oral and written questions to illustrate your knowledge and understanding
- coach a session taken from the Practical Syllabus, during which you will be observed, and answer oral questions on aspects of your performance, underpinning knowledge, understanding and application.
Where can I access the qualification?
The qualification is delivered by 1st4sport Qualifications’ recognised centres, not all of whom offer open courses to members of the public. Your first port of call to access a course should be to contact the appropriate home country governing body. Contact details are provided below.
How much will the qualification cost me?
Recognised centres offering this qualification determine their own fees and they will vary from centre to centre. The fees charged should entitle you to a programme of learning and assessment, registration and certification for the qualification, a 1st4sport Qualifications Candidate Pack and appropriate learning resource. For further information on the costs of courses, please contact a recognised centre.
Contact details
For information on where to access a learning programme for the L2CCTT or further information on the sport in your local area, please contact:
The English Table Tennis Association (ETTA)
Post to:
3rd Floor, Queensbury House
Havelock Road
Hastings
East Sussex TN34 1HF
Tel: 01424-722 525
Fax: 01424-422 103
Email: admin@englishtabletennis.org.uk
Website: www.englishtabletennis.org.uk
Irish Table Tennis Association, Ulster (ITTA (Ulster))
Post to:
Director of Coaching and Development
House of Sport
Upper Malone Road
Belfast BT9 5LA
Tel: 028-9038 3811
Email: jingyi@ttulster.co.uk
Website: www.irishtabletennis.com/ulster/
Table Tennis Scotland (TTS)
Post to:
Caledonia House
South Gyle
Edinburgh EH12 9DQ
Tel: 0131-317 8077
Fax: 0131-317 8224
Website: www.tabletennisscotland.com
Table Tennis Association of Wales (TTAW)
Website: www.ttaw.co.uk
Other 1st4sport Qualifications you may be interested in:
- 1st4sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Table Tennis (L1CCTT)
- 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Table Tennis (L3CCTT)
- 1st4sport Certificate in First Aid for Sport (FAS)
- 1st4sport Level 2 Award in Coaching Studies (L2ACS)
