Remote Coaching Works

You live in London. Or you live in Tokyo, New York, Sydney, Munich, Rio de Janeiro, or Cape Town. Or Timbuktu.

Distance has always been a barrier to improving as a tennis player. Getting access to the right facilities, the best programs, and the sharpest coaches can be a real challenge for players.

You travel. You are hungry to improve.

Welcome to Zoom Coaching from Brain Game Tennis.

Craig O'Shannessy is widely recognized as the world's leading authority on tennis strategy, and he is now available to coach you in person or over Zoom.

Who is Craig? Craig is the strategy analyst for the ATP Tour, Wimbledon, The New York Times, and Tennishead Magazine, and was part of Team Novak Djokovic from 2017 to 2019, helping guide the Serb back to World No. 1 while winning four Grand Slam titles.

Craig has been conducting remote coaching sessions for a number of years, helping players at all levels improve their game.

Six ways Craig connects with players from all over the world.

1: Review Practice Sets
There is so much to learn from watching a recording of your practice sets with Craig. The ability to pause the video and discuss patterns of play based on your strengths and weaknesses as well as the opponent offers priceless coaching that will help you make better decisions in competition. You also get to analyze your technique, body language, footwork, anticipation, and spacing to the ball. 

2: Review Matches
Your match will be tagged to produce a Match Intelligence Report, which offers the best statistical analysis in the world. Then, go over the tagged match video to learn what you are doing well and what needs to improve. Nothing is more powerful than seeing yourself play. You will initially go over the Match Intelligence Report to analyze the match metrics from serving, returning, rallying, and approaching. There is a really good chance you are doing things in a match you had no idea you are doing. Then go to the video to know exactly what is going on. 

3: Patterns & Percentages
Online lessons are absolutely ideal to teach patterns of play for both singles and doubles. The ability to share a video screen and pause it at critical times to discuss shot selection is tailor made for this style of coaching. Craig has done extensive research on the best patterns of play in the game and the winning percentages that go along with them. The best part is that Craig can customize the online coaching to ideally fit your game style. 

4: The Mental/Emotional Game
Craig teaches specific techniques to help players learn what to focus on in a match as well as control and redirect negativity that can often become overwhelming in competition. The key component is to replace the old negative habits with new positive ones. You could have a great game, but if you are too negative or get too angry with yourself, you are never going to achieve your potential. Craig works with you to conquer your demons and become the positive player that you know you can become.

5: Pro Match Reviews
Analyze the best players in the world to adopt their patterns of play for your own game. It's extremely powerful to study the best players and identify exactly how they are succeeding in matches. For example, Craig will pause a point and you will discuss what shot selection you would typically choose, and then compare that to a Top 10 player. There is no better way to make better decisions in a match than learning them from the best players in the business.

6: Opponent Scouting
Watch match video of opponents with Craig to optimize the best game plan. Craig has spent hundreds of hours on Zoom calls analyzing opponents in upcoming matches to form a winning game plan. What Craig does best is to find the repeatable patterns to focus on where your opponent is weaker, and also what type of point they want to construct. It does not matter if you are playing a match in Africa, Asia or Australia, the ability to scout your opponent with Craig will provide a real advantage for your match.