Why do i say that table tennis is a loser's game? I have actually seen and learned it through experience. Ever since i started playing at the age of 7, i have learned that in order to win, you don't necessary need to conjure beautiful shots; you just need to make less mistakes than your opponents.
I am not saying that it applies at international level. However, if you are representing your school or playing recreational sports, chances are this loser's game will apply to you. Back in my secondary school days, my coach used to organise internal competitions for us and he made us sit through each individual match to analyse our individual weaknesses and strength. Some of us will be appointed to record down and tabulate the mistakes that we've made during the match. After which, we would have our AAR (after action review) and individual evaluation.
From these experiences, we can clearly see that the main cause of failure is more often than not unforced errors and mistakes. Even in tennis, unforced errors are computed during each competitive match. This clearly shows that in order to consistently win matches, it is imperative to keep your game as simple as possible to avoid blatant errors. Making a beautiful and risky shot is good for the ego but bad for the game. Winning matches are the ultimate goal, not making spectacular shots. A champion is measured by his achievements.
In order to improve your game, you might want to appoint a friend to pinpoint your most common mistakes that plagued your game. By rectifying this error, you will most definitely come out of it a much better and mature table tennis player. Try it and see for yourself the positives of such training!!!
2 comments:
ppoe the ame could be saidabout any port.
It's so difficult to comprehend what u meant but i guess you trying to say that it applies to any sport. If so, i totally agree with you. But it should be noted that becoming a better player is not only improving your strategies and your strokes but also to minimize any mistakes
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