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So I understand we all have days when we are not at our best but for me I want to learn how to push myself more.
At the weekend I played NJL and at the start I wasn't awful but I wasn't great. Last match of the day we play a team from Norfolk who were by far the best overall team there. There was two twins and one beat me something like 11-5 11-6 but then next game I took him apart found myself 8-1 up and saw it out 11-5. Next game I lost 11-6 again. I then did something similar against his twin but didn't take a game this time. Then I played there best player. Lost 11-9,12-10,11-5 so it was a great match.
Yesterday I ended up playing the number 1 senior in Suffolk a guy called Ryan. Lost 12-10, 11-2, 11-5. So whilst firs game was great bearing in mind I'm only junior and I actually showed glimpses of what I can do! Obviously they change tactics and stuff and they wise up to my serves. However he said my footwork got lazy. Trouble is that isn't something I chose to do and its never been a problem in drills (a coach has actually told me I over move sometimes).
Should I be recording myself to see what is changing so drastically from one game to the next? Because people know I've got the shots to be dangerous when I get it right but at the same time it doesn't happen often enough ad takes me to long to find that form. Also whilst there are two or three adult who are good enough technically to improve me there is currently only one cadet at our club who can beat me (though his younger brother is getting very good). I'd love really to go to the Wensum club in Norfolk but that isn't practical being in Suffolk. Any suggestions as to what I should do?
At the weekend I played NJL and at the start I wasn't awful but I wasn't great. Last match of the day we play a team from Norfolk who were by far the best overall team there. There was two twins and one beat me something like 11-5 11-6 but then next game I took him apart found myself 8-1 up and saw it out 11-5. Next game I lost 11-6 again. I then did something similar against his twin but didn't take a game this time. Then I played there best player. Lost 11-9,12-10,11-5 so it was a great match.
Yesterday I ended up playing the number 1 senior in Suffolk a guy called Ryan. Lost 12-10, 11-2, 11-5. So whilst firs game was great bearing in mind I'm only junior and I actually showed glimpses of what I can do! Obviously they change tactics and stuff and they wise up to my serves. However he said my footwork got lazy. Trouble is that isn't something I chose to do and its never been a problem in drills (a coach has actually told me I over move sometimes).
Should I be recording myself to see what is changing so drastically from one game to the next? Because people know I've got the shots to be dangerous when I get it right but at the same time it doesn't happen often enough ad takes me to long to find that form. Also whilst there are two or three adult who are good enough technically to improve me there is currently only one cadet at our club who can beat me (though his younger brother is getting very good). I'd love really to go to the Wensum club in Norfolk but that isn't practical being in Suffolk. Any suggestions as to what I should do?