Serve & return consistency
Mechanical efficiency, toss control and percentage targets that hold up in tight matches.
Online 1:1 · Accredited coaches · Worldwide
Tennis performance coaching, wherever you are.
Video analysis, personalised drill plans and live strategy sessions from an accredited tennis coach. Built for ambitious tennis players who want structured improvement between tournaments, camps and seasons — now growing with a global coach network.
TennisVideo analysisDrill prescriptionMatch strategyMindset
Review footage, receive annotated analysis and train with a clear plan — all from your home club or living room.
How it works
A coaching loop that keeps improving.
You do not need a full-time academy to train like a serious player. The online loop gives you feedback, accountability and a plan you can execute locally.
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Send your video
Upload match footage, practice rallies or a specific stroke. Any phone clip is enough — I review movement patterns, contact points and tactical decisions.
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Receive analysis
A detailed breakdown with timestamps, identifying the 2–3 priorities that will move the needle fastest in your game right now.
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Drill prescription
A personalised practice plan with reps, targets and progressions you can do alone, with a partner, or with your local coach.
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Live check-in
A 1:1 video call to review progress, adjust the plan and work on mindset, match strategy and decision-making under pressure.
🎥Send your video for analysisStep one takes under two minutes.
Performance priorities
We work on the numbers that decide matches.
Every player is different, but the core levers are the same. We isolate the one or two areas that will produce the fastest competitive improvement.
Unforced-error reduction
Shot selection, spacing and recovery patterns that keep you in points longer.
Tactical clarity
Patterns, point construction and adaptation to different opponents and surfaces.
Transition & net play
Approach shots, volley technique and forward-court decision-making that finish points cleanly.
Match mindset
Pressure routines, between-point recovery and competitive decision-making.
Integrated option
English coaching built around tennis.
The same English-through-sport curriculum used in Cebu and at our satellite camps, delivered online. We use tennis footage, match-talk and tactical discussion as the classroom, so players learn English by talking about what they love.
- ✓ Match-talk and tactical vocabulary
- ✓ Mental-skills and performance English
- ✓ IELTS · TOEFL speaking practice
- ✓ General and business English, on request
Why tennis + English?
Language trained as a performance skill.
Most ESL schools teach English at a desk. We teach it on court — through video analysis, point discussion and match reflection — so players build fluent, confident English while improving their game.
A real niche
Performance counseling for players who need more than technique.
Many students already have a coach. What they do not have is someone to talk through pressure, decision-making, confidence dips, parent expectations, study-sport balance and the transition from junior to adult competition. That is where counseling sessions make the difference.
- ✓ Match anxiety and pressure routines
- ✓ Confidence after losses or slumps
- ✓ Parent, coach and player communication
- ✓ Balancing school, exams and tournament travel
- ✓ Planning a pathway from junior to college/pro
- ✓ Returning from injury or burnout
The serious junior
Plays 4–6 times a week, feels the pressure of rankings, and needs perspective on how to train smarter without burning out.
The college-bound player
Navigating recruitment, SAT/IELTS prep and team tennis. Needs a mentor who understands both the sport and the academic side.
The parent-coach pair
Family dynamics can complicate coaching. A neutral, experienced voice helps align expectations and keep tennis enjoyable.
The returning competitor
Coming back after injury, a break or a loss of confidence. Rebuild identity, routines and match toughness step by step.
Verified credentials
Accredited coaches, with an educator's eye.
James Corden-Lloyd is a PTR Performance Instructor and an experienced online educator. As the coach network grows, every partner coach is accredited and vetted. That combination matters: technical detail is explained clearly, practice is structured, and progress is tracked.
- ✓ PTR Performance Instructor 2026
- ✓ Accredited tennis & performance coaching
- ✓ TEFL & EAP accredited educator
- ✓ Author of tennis training books
- ✓ Coach at Asmara Resort, Cebu and UK camps
Verified certificate
PTR Performance Instructor
James's PTR certificate is verified below. Partner coaches hold equivalent accredited qualifications.
View PDF →Introductory assessment
Book a 30-minute introductory assessment now.
Send a short clip or book a live tactical call. The trial is a low-risk way to experience the method, ask questions and leave with one actionable improvement. Tennis and English coaching available.
- ✓ 30 minutes live 1:1 coaching
- ✓ Tennis video review
- ✓ One priority to work on immediately
30-minute introductory assessment$15 USD
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Secure checkout via PayPal. James will contact you within 24 hours to arrange the session and explain how to submit video if you have it.
Coaching request
Request a prepared coaching block.
The best sessions are prepared sessions. Tell me your level, goals, time zone and what you want to fix — I build the plan before we meet, then confirm your slot by email or WhatsApp within 24 hours. English and tennis coaching requests welcome.
For coaches · Partner programme
Coach on the Topball platform.
Tennis is the master racket sport and brand at Topball — and the platform is now open to other certified coaches. You get your own referral link, secure checkout through the Topball payment gateways, and prepared-lesson admin handled for you.
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Apply and get your link
Submit your certification, languages and payout details. Once approved you receive a personal link such as topball.co.uk/online-tennis?coach=your-name.
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Students book and pay securely
Your students book through the Topball payment gateways — PayPal and Wise. Every booking made on your link is tagged to you automatically.
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You are paid your base rate
Topball retains a 20% platform surcharge on referral bookings and pays your base session rate directly via your preferred local route — GCash or local bank in the Philippines, local bank transfer across Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, or PayPal/Wise. No joining fee, no monthly cost.
Example: 30-minute session
$15
Your base session rate
$3
Topball platform surcharge (20%)
$18
Student pays at checkout
Hybrid Performance Mentorship
Explore the English school →Add English coaching to your training week.
Many of my online English students are now adding tennis performance sessions. The Hybrid Performance Mentorship combines one English session and one tennis session each week, tied together by shared goals and accountability.