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March 6, 2010
5:15 pm
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The last time, which was my first time, i played a league match i found i hard to keep control of my emotions. I foundi harder than usual to hit shot, and always got angry at my self.

I didn’t show this physically but still ieffect my game, especially the 20-21 point, which i lost. Any advice, or is it just experience.

March 6, 2010
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Great post.

Whilst you may not have shown your anger physically – I’ll bet you did in the way you played the rallies and your shots.

Once you lose control, your brain is not focussed. In fact, it’s almost like a hundred fireworks going off at the same time and you only want to watch one at a time. The mind cannot focus, employ tactics and good form once you lose control. Instead, you’re playing on raw, primal emotion. It’s almost like the warrior in you.

The bad side to this is that anyone playing tactically and with control, can then do more damage to you. Your adrenalin will allow you to smash hard – everything you play will have an element of power and speed to it. I’d be surprised if you retained any control around the net whilst in this state.

What you need to remember is that this is learned behaviour. Because of this, there is a trigger point. Once you find the trigger, you can change everything that follows and continue to play calm and focussed.  

You’re going to get a reputation as a hot head if you don’t get this under control. All someone has to do to beat you is find a way to frustrate you enough to lose control and they’ll win.

Many years ago, there was a great British player, Kevin Jolly. I hear he was an amazing talent but did not control his mind. Players would rally him for a while and then call a shuttle out to unsettle him. Game over.

This is a habit you need to break, otherwise you will learn to press the temper button earlier and your form will worsen quickly. You’ll also get to the point players will not wish to play with you.

Recognise that this temper does not serve you at all. When you next play, and feel this change happening, stop for a second and say to yourself that this does not help you win and you don’t want it. Finish the game off, playing under control – even if you hate it. You are then learning to change. You may even find a sudden return to form through this mental shift.

Find a coach who can help you improve your game because you are probably getting frustrated with yourself for missing opportunities or losing cheap points.

It could be that you need to be realistic about your own abilities right now. Are you actually playing against opponents you have a chance to beat or playing players who should beat you and you are not giving them and you the right credit for the result?

If you really believe you should beat these players, then get a coach to analyse why you’re losing. This way you can correct your technical or tactical shortcomings and be ready for that opponent next time.

Let me know what you think either on the forum or privately as I would love to know more about the background to this issue and help in any way i can to resolve it with you.

Paul

March 6, 2010
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First of all it’s good to see you aren’t displaying your emotions in a physical temper or as such, I see too many players like that these days and it’s not nice to see.

Perhaps the best example I’ve seen, although maybe a little different, was Chinese doubles player Zheng Bo in last year’s All England open against the Korean qualifying pair in the mixed. Zheng was getting worked up at his partner Ma Jin because she was making too many mistakes. By the third game the person that was effectively making them lose was Zheng himself.

I myself used to suffer from the same issue, I think it really comes down to what you expect from yourself. You should try to keep your game simple and not try to force out winners from every situation. There is a little bit of experience in it, eventually you’ll realise for yourself that it isn’t making it better for you and you’ll accept that maybe your opponents are better than you or you’re just having a bad day.

When you lose a game point at 20-21 it’s really just luck of the draw, one of you will come up with the shot that will be decisive and obviously win that game. The best thing to do here is to suck it up and prepare yourself for the next game, telling yourself that you’re not going to let it get that close next time.

March 7, 2010
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KK, i think i have a game tonight – going to make mental preparations before the game. Post back later to say how it went

March 8, 2010
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m.y said:

KK, i think i have a game tonight – going to make mental preparations before the game. Post back later to say how it went


 

I think i did help my net play

March 30, 2010
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One thing u can do is visualise playing a brilliant game nice a calmly making sure that when u are thinking about it, your playing looking through ur own eyes. Hitting great shots and staying calm and focused!!

 

Also a bit of experience does help. It was ur 1st league match so nerves are bound to be a factor and just remember its about saying in control. Its good to be nervous, it shows you care but its when it gets to the point where ur angry or hyper too much, you lose control. You have to be in control and the only thing you can control is yourself!!

 

I found that that getting angry didnt help my game 1 bit. Being annoyed at a poor result didnt help my game at all! I felt lousy afta and  if I got annoying during the game I played worse!!!!!!!!!! The best thing u can do if you make a mistake, it quickly say how to fix it such as, be a bit faster, a bit higher, or keep it in (always a positive suggestion) and then say next shot!! Forget about it then. Its in the past, you can fix it but it can affect the next 10 shots if your saying, “that was sh*t, Im so crap!!” and getting angry bout it. Then the next few shots are bad cause ur still thinking bout ur bad shot.

 

Never put urself down if you make a mistake, even the best in the world mess up. Usually if you watch them play they are completely controlled until they win which is when they jump for joy etc etc. We can learn a lot from the pros.

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