I believe that many people have had such a confusion: usually practice the ball very well, once the game is not played well, or the level of play during the game is inferior to the practice of the ball.
Not only do we amateur tennis enthusiasts have this confusion, but so do professional players. The famous tennis coach Muratogru recently said that the most commonly heard question in his coaching career is, "I play well in practice, but when it comes to the game, why can't I play at that level?" ”
Muratoglu analyzed that the situation of practice and competition is not the same, and the situation is different, and the pressure is different. Regardless of your level, the pressure you will always be under when you are playing will always be higher than when you are practicing. There are many coaches who have often said that you are more successful as long as you play 70% of the level you train in the game.
So, wouldn't the remaining 30% be wasted? How can you play as well as you can in your training sessions?
Since the reason for the level discount is pressure, the solution is how to cope with and defuse the pressure during the game. In this regard, Muratoglu gave the following three suggestions.
First, play more games and play seriously
The more games you play, the more opportunities you get to exercise and the easier it is to learn how to cope with stress. Therefore, you need to play more games.
The point is that amateur tennis players usually play not many games. The most common way we play is when we get to the pitch and warm up a little bit, and most of the rest of the time is playing games.
In fact, there is still a big gap between this kind of playing game and organized game. Play a game, the mentality is very relaxed, and do not feel nervous and stressed, because winning or losing basically does not matter. When it comes to the officially organized competition, the situation is completely different, usually the hip-hop is loose, and suddenly tightening will definitely affect the play.
Therefore, the key to playing more games is to "play seriously". In order to achieve this goal, we may wish to adjust the way we usually play the game and the scoring method.
For example, we can play more games to grab seven or ten, so that each point is very critical, the pressure value is higher than the 6-inning game, and it takes less time, we face more and more pressure, and the more opportunities we get to exercise.
If you just like to play the traditional 6-innings, then you can stipulate that each game starts from 30-30 or 40-40, which can also achieve the same effect as grabbing seven.
Second, don't think too much and focus only on the present moment
During the course of the game, there is no one who does not want to win. But winning or losing is only the final result of the game, and we don't know until the last minute, and we think about winning and losing most of the time before the end of the game, which is a big reason why we lose focus.
When you pull your mind back from winning and losing, and stop worrying and distracting yourself from winning and losing all the time, your focus returns. When you clear your mind of the distractions that are bothering you, you will feel refreshed, your thinking will become clearer, and your reaction will be more agile.
Taking it a step further, if you can turn the saved attention to doing a few technical points well, the effect will be even better. For example, remind yourself to prepare for the racket early, start early, keep an eye on the ball before hitting the ball, and so on.
It's that simple.
Third, we must have a tactical plan, and we cannot lose in a vacuum, nor can we win in vain
Many amateur tennis enthusiasts lack the habit of observing, thinking and summarizing, do not do homework before the game, do not observe and analyze the technical characteristics and strengths and weaknesses of the opponent, but go up and play, and pull down after playing.
All professional players will make a tactical plan before playing, and although we amateur players do not have to prepare as carefully as professional players, you must at least have a few points in your mind before the game, at least a tactical plan or a general way of thinking.
If you don't count the end-of-round tie, the tennis game only has 4 points per game, winning or losing 1 round will be very fast, sometimes you don't have time to think and adjust, you have been broken by the opponent for 2 more rounds, to the edge of losing the game.
In addition to having a general tactical plan before the game, you must always pay attention to the progress of the game, timely and keenly discover what is the biggest reason that causes you to lose points and the opponent to score, find the reason to find a way to deal with it, and find a way to deal with it to launch an effective counterattack and win the game.
In addition, after the game, you should calm down to review and reflect on the gains and losses of the game, at least understand where you lost, or where you won. Without post-match summary thinking, there is no accumulation of experience, and there will be no improvement in level without accumulation of experience.
Any game is valuable and helpful for personal growth, and it is more valuable to plan well before the game, observe well during the game, and summarize after the game.
Note: The cartoon in this article comes from Colacatlee's social media, and I would like to express my sincere thanks to this author. (Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)