Padel World Press .- In this article we would like to give you six tips to help you strengthen your strengths and abilities during those difficult padel matches. With this, you will get more prepared both tactically and mentally.
- Make your Pre-Match routines
The idea is that before the game you can imagine yourself playing the day of the match, imagine that you are winning the points and winning the victory thanks to the fact that you deployed your best paddle. This exercise will help you boost your confidence before jumping on the track ... But this is just an example of routine to perform before any commitment. There is a crowd so discover the one that best suits you.
- Identify your opponent's weaknesses and external factors that may affect you
During the warm-up, identify which are the weak points of your opponent: look how he defends on the right and backhand backdrops, how he volleys, if his tray can hurt you, if his smash is very powerful, if it is high or low ... All this will give us a basic outline to start thinking how we can win the games.
In addition, we have to identify the external factors that may affect our game. If we identify them we can put the means so that they affect us as little as possible or, even, get redito from them. For example, we will look at the type of track (wall or glass), if the grass is short or long, if it is hot or cold, if it has rained or if we have high humidity ... All these factors are more important than we think.
- Think about your strengths and weaknesses of the rival
From that equation will come the perfect tactic to win the game. Talk to your partner, exchange information collected about rivals. From that information you will obtain the weak points that are well cooked with your strong points or they will give the magic formula with which you will win the match. That yes, once identified and proven its proper functioning, do not stop applying until the last point of the game, you have to be constant.
- Focus on the here and now
Padel matches are won point by point, not game to game or set to set. Focusing all your attention on the point you are playing will allow you, regardless of the result, to always be at 100%. If you lose a point, identify the error so as not to commit it again and go immediately to focus on the next one. If you are winning, do not make the mistake of visualizing yourself as a winner since your level will go down and the match will get complicated. Remember, here and now.
- Use side changes to improve
In side changes we can see which players are more 'professional'. The routines in this time of rest are fundamental so that the best players take advantage of it to strengthen themselves.
Take the opportunity to hydrate yourself with your drinks and fruits. Activate your visualization routines and reinforce your always positive internal dialogue ... These breaks are what can change the designs of a game so give it the importance it deserves.
- You always have to have a Plan B
You have to have trained your personal game pattern. Be faithful to him in the matches until the moment you are clear that neither works or will work in that game. Be creative, have a Plan B prepared, use it when you need it. In the paddle matches you always have to have alternatives to stay alive and try to win until the last point.
You also have to keep in mind that the rivals, in case of losing, will try to change their tactics to damage you. So it may be that in a game you have to change the tactic several times. It does not matter, the good thing is that you know how to adapt to the circumstances of the game.
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