How to get the
most from coaching
Great coaching starts with great footage. The clearer your clips and the more your coach knows about your game, the sharper and more useful the feedback you get back. Here is how to make every upload count.
Film in landscape
Always shoot horizontally, not vertically. Landscape captures the whole court, your positioning and your movement, which is exactly what your coach needs to see. A portrait clip cuts off half the picture.
Use a mount, not your hand
Steady footage is coachable footage. A tripod or a phone mount fixed to the court glass keeps the camera still and at a consistent height. Shaky, handheld clips are hard to analyse and waste your session. See our recommended mount below.
Get the angle and height right
Side-on at the glass, or just behind the court at roughly head height, gives the best view of your footwork, swing and court position. Mount it high enough to see the full court rather than just the player closest to the camera.
For drills, give two angles
If you're filming yourself hitting baskets of a specific shot, record two sets from different angles, for example one side-on and one from behind. Seeing the same shot from two viewpoints tells your coach far more than a single angle ever could.
Mind the light
Film when the court is well lit and keep the sun or bright glare behind the camera, not in front of it. Heavy shadow or shooting straight into the light makes it hard to see what's happening.
Clip your match to your bits
When you upload a full match, trim it down to the rallies you're actually in. It focuses your coach's time entirely on you and gets you faster, more detailed feedback rather than them scrubbing through footage to find you.
Tell your coach which player you are
If there are four players on court, say exactly where you are, for example "back left, blue shirt". Don't make your coach guess. The quicker they can lock onto you, the more of the session goes into actual coaching.
Capture full points, not just winners
Your positioning, movement and decisions matter as much as the final shot. Film whole rallies rather than just the highlights so your coach can see how the point was built, not only how it ended.
Say what you want help with
Add a quick line of context with your upload, such as "my backhand volley keeps floating long". It points your coach straight at your goal and means the feedback comes back targeted at exactly what you care about.
Act on it, then come back
The players who improve fastest are the ones who apply the feedback, ask questions when something isn't clear, and send fresh clips so progress can be tracked over time. Coaching is a conversation, not a one-off. The more you put in, the more your game moves.
Phone glass mount
A suction-style mount that grips the court glass is the easiest way to get steady, well-angled footage. This is the style we recommend, simple to fit, and it stays put through a full session.
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Take a little care over your clips and the context, and your coach can do their best work. That's how you actually improve.