Match Point

Time, time, time.

What they need most now is time, but the spring season is imminent, and what they lack most is time.

This is life - the most needed is often the most lacking, and it is not clear for a while whether it is lacking because of need or needing because of lack.

Martin kept telling himself that it is necessary to be patient in cultivating young players, and it is absolutely unacceptable to encourage young players. Even if the new season is just around the corner, he cannot sacrifice the future for short-term benefits. Therefore, no matter how impatient and irritable he is, he still needs to keep his pace just work.

Now, or in the future?

If he could, 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 things in life. There are more important things in tennis than championships.

After all, the NCAA is not a professional sports. The status of students is the first, and the status of players is second. This positioning will never change.

However, the most passionate and exciting part of competitive sports is to constantly challenge the limits of oneself. Martin has absolutely no intention of raising his hands and surrendering—

The championship is still his goal.

The question now is, how should he make full use of the cards in his hand to compete for the championship?

Walking from the dormitory to the stadium, trying to sort out his thoughts, but how can the intricate situation be cleared up in a short while, Martin just calmed down his anxiety and troubles, and regained his usual calm, at least appearing in front of the players When it is time, the tell will not be exposed.

state!

state!

Martin's footsteps came to the gate of the stadium, and the crisp sound of hitting the ball was transmitted through the wall first. It was not a round of hitting the ball back and forth, but a monotonous hitting with a certain rhythm. If you guessed correctly If not, it should be serving practice, and there is still a certain gap between the serve and the serve.

who?

Looking down at his watch, there are still 20 minutes before the nine o'clock training meeting time. It is obvious that someone has started a new day of training early.

According to NCAA regulations, the weekly winter training time must be strictly controlled within nine hours, and the final exam must not be affected. Once violations are discovered, the most severe punishment is to directly deprive them of the qualifications for the spring season. Do not restrain yourself from the idea of ​​increasing training.

However, under the premise of not affecting the final exam, students can train independently, which is the scope of the NCAA's tacit approval.

Martin will not encourage players to practice extracurriculars, but if students take the initiative to practice, it is absolutely welcome—

The premise is reasonable and scientific training, to protect yourself well, to avoid injury, and to avoid failing a course, because if you fail a course, the credits do not meet the requirements of the NCAA, and the player will be disqualified from the competition. This is also a mistake that is not worth the candle demonstration.

Martin did not directly enter the field, but stood outside and observed quietly for a moment.

Gao Wen, it is Gao Wen who is practicing serving the ball at this time.

To be honest, Martin was not surprised. Since the beginning of winter training, Gao Wen has shown a gratifying appearance.

Not only focus but also devotion, and the training is not just burying your head in hard work. After combining work and rest, you have been observing and thinking all the time. This is very important for tennis. Gao Wen is only a freshman, and he can have this at the age of eighteen. A piece of wisdom is really rare.

During the training process, Gao Wen has been paying attention to the details of technical movements, the entire principle of exerting force and training methods; at the same time, he is also understanding the ins and outs of the entire technique, from the principle to the context to the effect. These have initially risen to the professional level of competitive sports, from Take a look at the big picture from a theoretical point of view.

In many cases, competitive sports really don't just need to bury your head and practice hard. Only by deeply understanding the principles and context behind it, knowing what it is and why it is, can it rise to a new height.

Although Gao Wen has only scratched the surface, this overall wisdom is the most rare.

The performance against Kyrgios in the charity exhibition game is the best proof.

More importantly, Gao Wen had tenacity.

Thinking of the past few days of training, the smile in Martin's eyes became more intense, and the brows that were tightly tangled not long ago were completely relaxed.

The day after defeating Kyrgios, Gawain and Thompson launched a mini duel.

Thompson and Kyrgios are somewhat similar. They also play with strength and have obvious inherent advantages.

If you just watched the final score, "3:0", Thompson won a complete victory, and Gao Wen didn't even win a serve, the onlookers might think that this was an overwhelming victory; but actually watching the whole mini match People know that it's not the case at all.

"3:0".

In fact, it was two Thompson's serve rounds, and then one Gao Wen's serve round. The nature of the mini duel determined that there was not much room for maneuver. Gao Wen didn't keep his serve round, so he was liquidated.

But the process of the practice match was very anxious, with an average time-consuming of nine minutes per round, and each serving round experienced many times of equal points, multiple times of taking the lead, and the back and forth tug-of-war was extremely stalemate. **** advantage.

Thompson repeatedly wanted to make a quick decision, but was repeatedly seized by Gao Wen to complete the counterattack. Serving to reverse the predicament, and in the power confrontation, Thompson still has the overall upper hand. The direction of this game may be another matter.

Although Thompson won three games in a row to win the mini duel, the game took a total of 28 minutes, and the ups and downs were very enjoyable.

After the duel, Thompson looked as if he had been fished out of the water—Thompson was a big man, five centimeters taller than Gawain, but there was a disparity in movement, far inferior to Gawain, so intense and yet In such a close game, Thompson also consumed a lot.

Originally thought that Gao Wen would be frustrated when he lost to Thompson by a big score of "0:3". It's all futile, and the blow to young players is bound to be heavy.

Coupled with the fact that just after defeating Kyrgios, his confidence reached a new high, and then he encountered Thompson's sniper, it is natural that his mentality is difficult to adjust.

But unexpectedly, not only was Gao Wen not frustrated, but he was eager to continue sending out invitations, hoping to continue the practice match with Thompson.

Not only Thompson, during this period of time, Gao Wen also proactively extended invitations to every teammate, just like a team tour, every opponent played once, masters like Geelong and Thompson even played against each other. After more than one game, the figure of the practice match is very active.

Such enthusiasm, such tenacity, and more importantly, such devotion, the atmosphere of the Bruins team was driven up and down.

As the head coach, Martin sees everything.