Padel World Press .- In many occasions we ask ourselves if the paddle is a sport of defense or attack. The truth is that the answer may depend on the track in which we play, our characteristics and those of the opponents, the weather that makes the day of the meeting ...
How to know if a player is formed from a good defense or from a good attack? I do not know if it is more true that the best defense is a good attack or that a good attack wins matches and a good defense wins tournaments.
I have been able to see 1 numbers in action in all the sports that based their game on attacking aggression but, on the other hand, I have also seen that if they were characterized by something, it was for a good defense.
Learn to control all situations
Once focused on our sport, if I had to give my opinion, I would say that beyond the player's own style, forged in innate conditions and consolidated after many hours of sacrifice in training and games, the truth is that no one reaches the elite without knowing how to handle himself in any situation on the court and without having a logical order of the game.
If we talk about the defensive capacity of the players and couples, I must emphasize that I admire those who always want to put one more ball in play and that resist the pressure of the rival with punch and commitment.
In his day I read in a book, and I was able to imagine it and move it to a real situation, that
"When they feel they are close to giving in, they come closer to winning the battle. Be strong, you can always suffer a little more. "
Example of a real match situation
I imagined a player taking the initiative of the points of a meeting, with aggressive shots and to which everything comes out; In turn, I also imagined another player stoically resisting the attacks and running like crazy, without having the option to do much more. If we could enter in their mindsPerhaps the one who is defending thinks that he cannot find a way to get out of that pressure and that he will not be able to withstand that level of wear ... On the other hand, the one who attacks in an aggressive way will think that it is very difficult for him to close the points and that he will not that level of success and inspiration will be able to maintain all the shock.
For this reason, you must not give up and you must resist in those small battles that are each point at stake ... Because you never know behind which ball the situation can turn 180 degrees and during matches different phases usually occur and alternatives, it is extremely difficult to maintain the initiative from start to finish.
Commitment to effort and sacrifice is essential in a professional player, as it is also in any athlete who wants to improve and increase their performance ... But it will not be enough by itself to have a good defensive game.
The importance of debugging the technique
We must refine the technique of each hit, have tactical rigor, good physical abilities and control emotions. In that sense, I will explain a few tactical keys that we will have to work on and manage so that making a good defense is not synonymous with defending and under pressure:
a) Defend from below the balls that are more difficult for me because of their speed or because they are too low.
b) The balloon we will only execute it in balls that are comfortable for me not to leave it short.
c) Decide correctly when to initiate a counterattack with techniques different from the balloon (tiny, block trays...).
d) Defend in greater proportion with diagonal shots. The margin of error will be greater, we can create doubts about the rivals to be the ball between them and we will not open great angles.
e) Do not attack from the defense, avoiding to throw very complicated shots.
f) Avoid leaving balls in network, for which we will play with a considerable margin of height.
g) Handling in the reading of the rebounds and, with this, being able to use them in our benefit.
h) Balance and communication with the partner. This way we will achieve a good coordination when covering the track.
To finish, I leave you a question: When I play against a rival with a big punch and decide to throw a balloon, what is it that worries me, its stuck or that the balloon falls short?
To enjoy the paddle when we attack and when we defend.
Greetings and until the next post.
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