
William O'Connell
ITF-certified High-Performance Tennis Coach and researcher specializing in deception in tennis; Billie Jean King Cup Captain for Oceania Tennis Federation.
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Jun 24, 2026
Can You Teach Deception in Tennis? The Science Behind Tennis' Hidden Skill
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34:30RicardoAUDIENCE
Um, do you see that there may be the ability to attune, like, less experienced players to this? Or is it something that is not important?

William O'ConnellGUEST
I, I think, you know, um, you know, my paper focused on, on kinematic deception.

William O'ConnellGUEST
So it was, it was more to do with just one shot and, um, you know, what's the body doing and, uh, on this one shot and, and how do you perform it for, for one shot.

William O'ConnellGUEST
But, you know, I, I think, um, maybe my next paper would be more of a, a tactical deception where, where we're using shot combinations.

William O'ConnellGUEST
And, you know, I can condition an opponent to, to expect, um, you know, when I approach, I approach down the line always.

William O'ConnellGUEST
And I think, uh, you know, a younger player could do this, right? Where, where they, they realize that their opponent is, is figuring out they like to approach down the line and, you know, at the last, uh, or later in the swing, they can still keep the same swing, but contact the ball a little earlier and, and send it cross.