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Craig has an immense love, passion, and devotion to the sport. He is a coach and an analyst and what he does, he does very well. He is devoted to that. He sees the game from every detail and different perspectives that are important for all of us players to take into consideration.

Novak Djokovic

World No. 1 Player - 20 Grand Slams

Andy Murray

Former World No. 1 - 3x Grand Slam Winner
What happens in matches, and what the numbers say, can often be very different. This is where Craig's work proves invaluable. Patterns and percentages are not always obvious but Craig is excellent at distilling and communicating the information.

August Webinars

Webinar #3 Serve Strategy: Patterns, Percentages & Drills (90 mins)

WHEN: Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 1 pm central time (US)

Registration below.

Webinar #4 Return Strategy: Patterns, Percentages & Drills (90 mins)

WHEN: Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 1 pm central time (US)

Registration below.

Welcome to the world's best tennis strategy!

Craig O'Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in researching and teaching tennis strategy. Craig has coached tennis at all levels of the game for the past 35 years. He has been the official strategy analyst for two Grand Slam events (Wimbledon & Australian Open) as well as having worked with Novak Djokovic for three years (2017-19), helping guide the Serb back to No. 1 in the world while winning four Grand Slam titles. Craig has also been the strategy analyst for the ATP Tour for a decade, analyzing the best players on the biggest stage in our sport.

Craig brings all of that experience to these educational webinars, using winning percentages to teach the best patterns of play when serving, returning, rallying, and approaching.

Webinar #3 Serve Strategy: Patterns, Percentages & Drills

Here are some of the topics that will be covered in the serve webinar.

  • The eight serve locations. Where are the main targets, and why?
  • 1st Serves - where should your primary targets be in the Deuce & Ad court?
  • 2nd Serves - should you always serve body-backhand or mix to the forehand?
  • Serve +1 - what are the advantages of Serve +1 forehands over backhands?
  • Targets - when is the right time to play behind or go to the open court?
  • Serve halo effect - how long does the influence of the serve last?
  • Serve technique - what checkpoints matter most to a quality serve motion?
  • Serve & volley - is s&v still a winning strategy in today's game?
  • Percentages - How many should I be making and winning?
  • Drills - The smartest serve drills to help you hold serve more often.

Webinar #4 Return Strategy: Patterns, Percentages & Drills

Here are some of the topics that will be covered in the Return webinar.

  • Where are servers more likely to serve against you?
  • Forehand v backhand returns. When to be solid and aggressive.
  • Return technique - copy the attributes of the best returners in the world.
  • Return targets - where should your primary target be vs. 1st & 2nd serves?
  • Return +1 groundstroke - where will you be most likely standing?
  • Driving v slicing - The advantages of coming over & slicing returns.
  • Return position - Some players stand way back today to return. Is that for you too?
  • Percentages - How many returns should I be making and winning?
  • Drills - The smartest return drills to help you break serve more often.

 

Previous Webinar Recordings

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Webinar 1 & 2 are available for purchase below.
Once you have purchased, hover your mouse over the Webinar title in the main navigation bar, and you will see specific webinars in the drop-down menu.

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