McShane is qualified to judge, having now played and coached across many different countries.<\/p>\n
After completing high school in Tasmania, McShane went to a US college to pursue her tennis dream.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I went to college in LA it was my first time out of Australia,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n
\u201cTravelling around the States playing tournaments and matches is definitely something I would recommend to every player who might be thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
LEARN MORE: US College pathway\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n After completing college, McShane relocated to Europe. She spent time competing on the pro circuit, as well as playing team tennis in Germany, France and Switzerland \u2013 which she describes as \u201can awesome experience\u201d.<\/p>\n She also discovered a passion for coaching.<\/p>\n \u201cI originally took the coaching courses to learn how to better my own tennis. It definitely made me see the game differently and took a lot of the frustration out of the unknown errors and injuries,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cThis changed the way I trained, which is also now the way I approach my coaching.\u201d<\/p>\n Her experiences have since been enriched through time living and coaching in Germany, Poland and Ireland.<\/p>\n \u201cThe cool thing about tennis is that it’s a worldwide sport, which really means the opportunities are pretty endless,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing able to travel has been a highlight and meeting so many awesome, and sometimes also not so awesome, people has taught me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n McShane still keeps a close eye on Tasmanian tennis, offering to assist juniors when she returns home to visit family.<\/p>\n \u201cNo matter where we live in the world, I will always still be Tasmanian,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to stay in touch with junior tennis in Tassie because yes Tassie is small, but that doesn’t make our chances of taking our tennis to great places any less.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a lot of amazing resources in Tasmania, the coaches and their experiences as well as the Hobart International and the ITF and Pro Tour events up north.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/files\/2019\/02\/20180716_093137-72x72.jpg\")
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