Using simple exercises with
complex objectives.
"Art is the elimination of the
unnecessary " Pablo Picasso
From the
methodological point of view , training is to look through intensive practice ,
an improvement in competitive performance.
How can we
get it ?
The first
thing to understand is that training is , to a greater or lesser degree, a
reproduction of a competitive situations . Therefore we must try to set up the
training with physical, technical, tactical , mental and emotional
components that are involved in the
situation. One, some or ideally all of these
components must be involved in the session
It's pretty
easy to create a workout from the physical, technical and tactical point of view, where usually we run into
problems it creates the mental and emotional aspect of the real situation of
the competition.
I would say
that it is almost impossible to create in training the real sense of competition , but we can try . A good point
is to understand that the simplest exercise can become more
complex if we propose the right goal.
For example
:
Exercise :
One forehand and one backhand
Level 1: I
ask the player to hit “Just” one forehand and one backhand, it is a simple
exercise , even vacuous and Mental involvement .
Level 2 : I
ask that depending on where the coach throws the ball , the player has to hit
crosscourt or down the line , the level of attention increases , as they had to
read the trajectory of the ball and make a decision.
Level 3: I
say that if the player misses a ball ,they have to do 10 pushups , then ,
attention will increase even more.
If viewed
by observers, it will remain a very simple forehand and backhand exercises, but
for the player it is completely different. In Conclusion : simple exercises ,
with right and cognitive approaches are sometimes very useful.
Mixing
goals, numbers, making decisions, we can create hundreds of possibilities to increase
the full implications of the player from the technical , tactical , physical,
mental and emotional point of view. Is just necessary to be creative thinking
in the player necessity
By Enrique Guldberg
Elite Tennis Academy Director
www.elitennis.com
