A coach you can trust, wherever you train.
James Corden Lloyd’s global network of approved tennis, football, rugby and English coaches — plus vetted hitting partners for players who just want someone to train with. Tell us your city and goals, and we will match you with a coach or partner who fits. The client pays Topball; Topball pays the coach — so quality and payment protection stay on both sides.
The network works for players, clubs and coaches.
Topball acts as the agency: we vet, match, invoice and settle — so every side is protected.
For players & parents
Book a trusted private coach in your city, or a vetted hitting partner for regular training, then continue with a packaged lesson block. One invoice to Topball, one standard of care, no direct payments overseas.
Request a coachFor clubs & academies
Need a vetted coach, camp director or English-through-sport instructor? Topball sources, interviews and places staff under your agreement.
Enquire for clubsFor coaches
Apply free — as a coach or a hitting / practice partner. Once approved, Topball sends you matched clients, sells packaged lesson blocks and handles billing — you coach, we settle. No subscription.
Apply as a coach or partnerThe people who keep the coaching environment running.
A lesson builds something new; a hitting partner makes sure it gets used. Repeatable rallies, match play, footwork patterns and the hundreds of reps between coached sessions all happen with a partner on the other side of the net. Most players in this network train several times a week and take lessons less often — so partners are not a lesser role, they are the reason the coaching sticks.
Partner sessions are invoiced at $25 per hour — below the coaching rate, and the partner’s share reflects that lower invoice. Topball still books, invoices and settles every one of them, so the partner is paid on time and the player keeps the same vetting and standards.
What a Topball partner does
- •Delivers structured practice against a clear session plan
- •Provides consistent, repeatable rallies and match play
- •Keeps players sharp and confident between coached lessons
- •Gives players a lower-cost way into regular court time
Coaches in cities where Topball already has roots.
More locations are added as James approves new partner coaches.
Manila
Philippines
James does not teach private lessons here due to a private family agreement, but he can recommend trusted assistant coaches
Hong Kong
China
Excellent vetted coach recommended by James
Jakarta
Indonesia
Private court access by arrangement
Oxford
UK
Clay & grass court options
Brighton / Sussex
UK
Tennis, football & rugby options
London
UK
Elite junior and adult coaching
Paris
France
Sister academy/school + camp-season overflow
Melbourne
Australia
Year-round hard-court coaching
Cebu
Philippines
Topball campus at Asmara Resort
Vetted by James
Every coach in the network is personally approved. We do not list coaches we would not use for our own students.
Topball handles payment
The client pays Topball, and Topball pays the coach. That protects both sides and lets the relationship scale.
Local knowledge, global standards
Coaches teach in their own cities using Topball methods, manuals and English-through-sport principles.
All network bookings go through Topball.
Coaches and partner academies in the network are introduced by Topball under an agency arrangement. Families book and pay Topball, and receive a single invoice from us. Direct payments to a network coach or academy are not permitted, and coaches are not able to take Topball-introduced clients privately.
This protects the family (vetting, standards, payment protection) and protects the coach (guaranteed, on-time settlement from Topball).
Happy with your coach? Buy a block through Topball.
After a trial session, continue with a packaged block of lessons. Prices show the coach’s rate and Topball’s 20% agency margin, which is applied automatically — no hidden fees, and your coach is paid on time.
Development block
- Sessions
- 10 × 60 min
- Coach rate
- $38.00 / session
- Coach settlement
- $380.00
- Topball margin (20%)
- $76.00
- You pay
- $456.00 USD
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One invoice to Topball. We settle with your matched coach within 7 days of each block — no direct or overseas payments to coaches.
Academy placements when camps are full.
During the July/August camp season, Topball’s UK campuses in Oxford and Sussex can reach capacity. Rather than turn families away, James can recommend trusted partner academies — including Topball’s sister academy/school in Paris — so every player still gets a high-quality training experience.
The client books through Topball; Topball settles with the receiving academy or coach. It keeps the relationship clean, protects the family, and turns overflow into a new revenue stream.
- •Direct sister academy/school placement in Paris
- •Overflow routes from Oxford, Sussex and Cebu campuses
- •One invoice to Topball — no separate overseas payments
How the revenue stream works
- 1Family enquires for a camp or city where Topball is at capacity.
- 2James matches them to a vetted partner academy or coach.
- 3Client pays Topball; Topball pays the partner — scalable and protected.
Tell us your city and goals.
James will match you with a coach or hitting partner, confirm availability and rates, and arrange the first session.
Apply to join the Topball Coach Network.
Tennis, football, rugby and English-through-sport coaches welcome — and hitting / practice partners too. Once approved, Topball sends you matched clients, invoices them, and settles with you — you coach, we handle the admin. No subscription fees: we earn only when you earn. Partner sessions are invoiced at $25 per hour.
No direct dealing — cold market included.
To protect the network, coaches may not take Topball-introduced clients privately, accept side payments, or coach cold-market referrals who first discovered them through Topball's website, links or social posts. Every booking and packaged lesson block stays on the Topball platform.
Read the full agency termsApply
Send your city, sports, certifications and experience below.
Vetting call
James reviews your application and arranges a short call or video review.
Matching
We match you to enquiries in your city, sport, level and language.
Coach & get paid
Client pays Topball; Topball settles with you on your chosen payout method.
Read this form in your language
English is not required to apply — coach well and we will handle the rest. Tap your language to translate this page, including the agency agreement.
Machine translation is a guide only — the English version of the coach agency terms is the binding text.
Applying means you accept the coach agency terms: Topball-introduced clients are booked and invoiced through Topball, cannot be taken privately, and packaged lesson blocks are sold and settled through Topball.
Become an online English tutor.
Interested in becoming a tutor? Use James’s Native Camp referral link — all applications and rewards follow Native Camp’s rules.
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James Corden Lloyd's four published books on tennis, English and performance are on Amazon — the same thinking behind the network's standards, manuals and coach education.