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hi, guys...so i'm here again with my amateurish problems..i'll give some background..i was basically a soccer player....but i stopped playing serious stuff about 3 years back...due to some issues.table tennis really got my interest...one year i was a basement player...but i have been training under professional advice for about a two years now.
i participated in a tournament yesterday. my age is 23, and here in india...we have age wise entries in tournaments...it's the professional circuit and above 21 falls in the mens category, naturally, i have to enter these tournaments against players most of which are players with about 12-15 years of experience. some are even more experienced and have entered thier 40's or are in the late 30's with loads of experience, but not in regular touch.
however my problem is, when i'm playing against these players, i tend to seize up, i already have in my mind that these guys are unbeatable, so in place of being patient, and waiting for the right ball to attack, i become over zealous and it seems i am in amazing hurry to complete the match and get the hell out of the arena. normally, when i play the under 19's and under 17's in my club,some of who are really good. i give them stiff competition, as i learned pretty fast and worked incredibly hard over the last year.however, against a much better skilled player ( even if he's out of practise) i attempt all the wrong shots and give him the match away even when he has hit hardly 2-3 really attacking strokes. don't get me wrong, i can take losses. i was a goalkeeper before when i played soccer, so i've had my experience in dealing with losses. no shame in losing against someone much better.but i hate losing the way i did yesterday.the under 17 s and 19s lost too but they played thier own game and pushed each game to atleast 5 sets.. i really believed, if i just kept my cool and had been patient i would have atleast asked a few questions, and that would be enough for me.( the player who i lost aginst was horribly out of practise, and though he was a legend in our region during his prime days, he was blanked 4-0 in the next round by another current player.) i hit so many pushes into the net fearing if i pushed too long he would blast me out of the planet...this type of performances, makes me really sad, and i start wondering if i have learnt anything at all over the last 2-3 years..even though i know it's not true..i prepared myself well, but losing so tamely, has really sagged my morale.
is it due to lack of the number of quality tourneys i've participated in?...or should i cut down on my attacking game, and concentrate on blocking and pushing more harder so that i can be flexible in matches?..my coach says it's due to my temperament which should get better with each tournament as i have participted in very less quality events.( about 5-6).or should i practise blocking and placing more when i'm playing against weaker opponets. it gets me sometimes, as it is now, one moment i believe i am really improving and then after these days i start thinking if i'm getting any better at all...please guys, drop in your experiences and advice, it would really encourage me, hhahaha...all the best!
i participated in a tournament yesterday. my age is 23, and here in india...we have age wise entries in tournaments...it's the professional circuit and above 21 falls in the mens category, naturally, i have to enter these tournaments against players most of which are players with about 12-15 years of experience. some are even more experienced and have entered thier 40's or are in the late 30's with loads of experience, but not in regular touch.
however my problem is, when i'm playing against these players, i tend to seize up, i already have in my mind that these guys are unbeatable, so in place of being patient, and waiting for the right ball to attack, i become over zealous and it seems i am in amazing hurry to complete the match and get the hell out of the arena. normally, when i play the under 19's and under 17's in my club,some of who are really good. i give them stiff competition, as i learned pretty fast and worked incredibly hard over the last year.however, against a much better skilled player ( even if he's out of practise) i attempt all the wrong shots and give him the match away even when he has hit hardly 2-3 really attacking strokes. don't get me wrong, i can take losses. i was a goalkeeper before when i played soccer, so i've had my experience in dealing with losses. no shame in losing against someone much better.but i hate losing the way i did yesterday.the under 17 s and 19s lost too but they played thier own game and pushed each game to atleast 5 sets.. i really believed, if i just kept my cool and had been patient i would have atleast asked a few questions, and that would be enough for me.( the player who i lost aginst was horribly out of practise, and though he was a legend in our region during his prime days, he was blanked 4-0 in the next round by another current player.) i hit so many pushes into the net fearing if i pushed too long he would blast me out of the planet...this type of performances, makes me really sad, and i start wondering if i have learnt anything at all over the last 2-3 years..even though i know it's not true..i prepared myself well, but losing so tamely, has really sagged my morale.
is it due to lack of the number of quality tourneys i've participated in?...or should i cut down on my attacking game, and concentrate on blocking and pushing more harder so that i can be flexible in matches?..my coach says it's due to my temperament which should get better with each tournament as i have participted in very less quality events.( about 5-6).or should i practise blocking and placing more when i'm playing against weaker opponets. it gets me sometimes, as it is now, one moment i believe i am really improving and then after these days i start thinking if i'm getting any better at all...please guys, drop in your experiences and advice, it would really encourage me, hhahaha...all the best!