What they need most now is time, but the spring season is imminent, and what they lack most is precisely time.
This is life - what is most needed is often what is lacking the most. It is not clear for a while whether it is lacking because of need or needed because of lack.
Martin kept reminding himself that he needs to be patient in cultivating young players, and he must not do anything to encourage young players. Even if a new season is just around the corner, he cannot sacrifice the future for short-term interests. Therefore, no matter how anxious or irritable he is, he still needs to maintain his own pace.
Just fine.
Now or in the future?
If he could, of course he would greedily want both; but if he had to make a choice, he would choose the latter without hesitation. Compared with a championship trophy, the lives of these children are more important, and there are many more things to compare with in life.
There are more important things in tennis than championships.
After all, the NCAA is not a professional sport. The status of students comes first and the status of players comes second. This positioning will never change.
However, the most passionate and exciting part of competitive sports is constantly challenging one's limits. Martin has absolutely no intention of surrendering——
The championship is still his goal.
The question now is, how should he make full use of the card in his hand to compete for the championship?
Taking a walk from the dormitory to the stadium, he tried to clear his mind, but it was impossible to think clearly about the complicated situation in a short while. Martin only calmed down his anxiety and worries a little, regained his usual calmness, and at least appeared in front of the players.
When doing so, the trap will not be exposed.
state!
state!
Martin's footsteps came to the entrance of the stadium, and the crisp sound of hitting the ball penetrated the wall first. It was not a round of hitting, but a monotonous hitting with a certain rhythm. If you guessed correctly,
If so, it should be that they are practicing serving, and there is still a certain gap between serving.
who?
He lowered his head and looked at his watch. There were still twenty minutes until the nine o'clock training gathering time. Apparently someone had started a new day of training early.
According to NCAA regulations, the weekly winter training time must be strictly controlled within nine hours, and it must not affect the final exam. Once violations are discovered, the most severe punishment is to be directly deprived of the qualifications for the spring season, which also means that coaches are not allowed to
Don't restrain yourself from the idea of increasing training.
However, students can train independently on the premise that it does not affect the final exam. This is the scope of the NCAA's tacit approval.
Martin will not encourage players to practice extracurricular training on their own, but if students take the initiative to practice more on their own, it will definitely be welcomed -
The premise is to have reasonable scientific training, protect yourself well, avoid injuries, and avoid failing the course, because if you fail the course and the credits do not meet the requirements of the NCAA, the player will be disqualified. This is also a mistake that outweighs the gain and loss.
demonstration.
Martin did not enter the court directly, but stood outside and observed quietly for a moment.
Gawain, it is Gawain who is practicing serving at this time.
To be honest, Martin is not surprised. Since the beginning of winter training, Gao Wen has shown a pleasing appearance.
Not only is he focused and dedicated, but he is not just immersed in training. He combines work and rest, and is always observing and thinking. This is very important for tennis. Gao Wen is only a freshman, and he can have this at the age of eighteen.
Wisdom is really rare.
During the training process, Gao Wen has been paying attention to the details of technical movements, the entire force generation principle and training methods; at the same time, he is also understanding the ins and outs of the entire technology, from principles to context to effects. These have initially risen to the professional level of competitive sports, from
Let’s look at the overall situation from a theoretical perspective.
Many times, competitive sports really don’t just involve practicing hard. Only by deeply understanding the principles and context behind it, knowing what it is and why it is, can you rise to a new level.
Although Gawain has only scratched the surface now, the wisdom of this overall view is the most rare thing.
The performance against Kyrgios in the charity exhibition match is the best proof.
More importantly, Gawain has tenacity.
Thinking of the training in the past few days, the smile in Martin's eyes grew stronger, and the brows that were tightly knitted not long ago completely relaxed.
The day after defeating Kyrgios, Gawain had a mini duel with Thompson.
Thompson and Kyrgios are somewhat similar. They both play with power and have obvious innate advantages.
If you just watched the final score, "3:0", Thompson won completely, and Gao Wen couldn't even win a serving game, onlookers might think that this was an overwhelming victory; but actually watching the entire mini-match
People know that this is not the case at all.
"3:0".
In fact, there were two serves from Thompson, and then one from Gawain. The characteristics of the mini-match meant that there was not much room for maneuver. Gawain failed to keep his serve, so he was cleared.
However, the process of the practice match was very anxious, with an average of nine minutes per game. Each service game experienced multiple ties and multiple advances. The back-and-forth tug-of-war was extremely stalemate. It was not as overwhelming as the score seemed.
sexual advantage.
Thompson repeatedly wanted to win a quick victory, but Gao Wen repeatedly seized the opportunity to complete the counterattack. He made wonderful counterattacks many times. If Thompson was not in the best state, he would always be able to reverse the predicament by serving at the critical moment, and
In the power confrontation, Thompson still had the overall upper hand. The direction of this game may be another story.
Although Thompson won three games in a row to win the mini-match, the game took a total of twenty-eight minutes, and the ups and downs were very enjoyable.
After the duel, Thompson was as if he was fished out of the water - Thompson is a big man, five centimeters taller than Gawain, but there is a gap in movement, far inferior to Gawain, so fierce
In such a close game, Thompson also consumed a lot of energy.
I originally thought that after losing to Thompson with a big score of "0:3", Gao Wen would inevitably be frustrated - after all, the game was really very close, and Gao Wen tried his best, but the result was one-sided, and it looked like he had worked hard.
Everything is in vain, and the blow to young players must be heavy.
In addition, having just defeated Kyrgios, my confidence reached a new high, and then encountered Thompson's sniper, it is human nature that it is difficult to adjust the mentality.
But unexpectedly, Gao Wen not only did not feel depressed, but also continued to send out invitations, hoping to continue practicing games with Thompson.
It's not just Thompson. During this period, Gao Wen also proactively sent invitations to every teammate, just like an intra-team tour. He played every opponent once. Masters like Geelong and Thompson even played against each other.
He played more than one practice match and was very active.
With such enthusiasm, such tenacity, and more importantly, such devotion, the atmosphere throughout the Bruins team was lifted.