Table tennis is China's national sport and one of China's most advantageous and honorable sports in the international arena. Among them, women's table tennis is the ace force of Chinese table tennis, and they have repeatedly achieved good results in major events such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup, winning glory for the country. However, in recent years, women's table tennis has encountered unprecedented difficulties and challenges, and they have frequently lost in confrontations with Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and other countries, losing their domineering and confidence in the past. They also have staffing problems and do not result in effective rotation and supplementation. They also lacked in terms of technique and tactics, and did not keep up with the changes of the times and the progress of their opponents. Behind these problems, there is a shadow that cannot be ignored, that is, female table tennis head coach Ma Lin.
Ma Lin is a legend of Chinese men's table tennis, he was once the world's No. 1 men's singles player and once the head coach of men's table tennis. He is known for his excellent technique, speed and tactics, and has also led men's table tennis to brilliant results. However, at the end of 2019, Ma Lin unexpectedly changed from men's table tennis to women's table tennis head coach, which made many people feel puzzled and worried. Can Ma Lin adapt to the characteristics and needs of women's table tennis? Can Ma Lin lead women's table tennis out of the trough and predicament? Can Ma Lin continue the glory and tradition of women's table tennis? These are all issues that deserve attention and exploration.
Since Ma Lin became the head coach of women's table tennis, there has been discordant voices in the outside world, and some fans believe that Ma Lin is not qualified for the position of head coach. They believe that Ma Lin's understanding of women's table tennis is not deep enough, she is not familiar enough with the style and characteristics of women's table tennis, and she is not innovative enough in the tactics and training of women's table tennis. They believe that Ma Lin's employment of women's table tennis is not fair and reasonable, and the team construction of women's table tennis is not scientific and effective enough. They believe that Ma Lin's management of women's table tennis is not strict and standardized enough, and the psychology of women's table tennis is not enough attention and care.
These doubts were confirmed at this year's Tokyo Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, women's table tennis did not win any individual gold medals, only won the team silver medal and the mixed doubles bronze medal. This is the worst Olympic record of women's table tennis since she first participated in the Olympic Games in 1988. At the Tokyo Olympics, Marin made the incomprehensible decision to select only three of the five main athletes to compete in individual events. This meant that the two main competitors were left out in the cold and did not compete for the gold medal. This decision has caused a lot of controversy, and many people believe that this is Ma Lin's inaccurate assessment of the ability and state of the five main players, and Ma Lin's lack of consideration of the psychology and emotions of the five main players. This decision also destroyed the original pattern of three out of five in women's table tennis, so that women's table tennis lost the motivation to compete and the atmosphere of balance.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Lin did not make any explanation and reflection on her decision, nor did she make any summary and improvement of the performance of women's table tennis. He still used and arranged women's table tennis according to his own customs. At the subsequent WTT Singapore Grand Slam, Ma Lin made another puzzling decision, that is, let Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong's three main players not participate in individual competitions, but only participate in mixed doubles competitions. This decision made many people feel incredible, why did Marin give up the competition for the women's singles event? Why did Marlene let the three main players only play mixed doubles? Why did Ma Lin let the three main players partner with the second-tier players of men's table tennis? None of these questions have been reasonably answered and explained.
It also turned out that Marlene's decision was wrong. At the WTT Singapore Grand Slam, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong failed to reach the semifinals in the mixed doubles event, and all of them were defeated by a score of 2-3. In the women's singles event, only Sun Yingsha reached the final, and the other four players were eliminated. Such a result makes people feel very disappointed and helpless, and also makes people worry and worry about the future of women's table tennis.
In short, Ma Lin, as the head coach of women's table tennis, has brought a lot of negative influences and crises to women's table tennis. Not only did he not lead the women's table tennis out of the trough and predicament, but he let the women's table tennis fall into a deeper quagmire. Not only did he not continue the glory and tradition of women's table tennis, but he made women's table tennis lose honor and confidence. Not only did he not build a good team and pattern of women's table tennis, but he caused divisions and turmoil in women's table tennis. Not only did he not innovate the tactics and training of good women's table tennis, but he let women's table tennis lag behind the times and opponents. Not only did he not pay attention to the psychology and emotions of good women's ping, but he made women's table tennis lose its fighting spirit and passion. Instead of proving himself to be a good coach, he made himself a bad coach.
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