Body language
Published: 20 Jan 2005 - 19:33 by rippa rit
Updated: 19 Dec 2008 - 07:55
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We all know what that means at home - and act accordingly. What does that mean on the court? Negative body language, as well as negative self talk, gives away how we feel, even if we are trying to trick our opponent. It shows our opponent and onlookers negativity in our game.
Some examples:
- Frustration
- Tired (Mentally/Physically)
- Out of breath
- Angry
- Lacking confidence
- Anxious
- What does it tell the opponent - positive things, and spurs them on, eg?
- Make no errors
- The breaking point is not far away
- Keep up the pressure
- Never give up
- Chase down every ball
- Keep fighting
- Body language is not just about antics on court, but it is about knowing if the player is focussed on the "doing" part of the game - it makes a statement about your confidence in your ability.
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From rippa rit - 18 Dec 2008 - 16:48 - Updated: 19 Dec 2008 - 07:55
From adam_pberes - 18 Dec 2008 - 15:03
",even if we are trying to trick our opponent"
I.e: Does this mean, we pretend to act tired? E.G: Heavier breathing, slouched posture?
In an attempt to make them do drop shots more often, which makes it more predictable for the person who is acting tired?
Or other examples of this?
From rippa rit - 15 Oct 2007 - 20:21
From SamBWFC - 15 Oct 2007 - 06:11
Ahhh I love this. I was watching a game a few weeks ago, one of the lads in our team was playing a lot of drop shots, from around the T area into the nick, and this was frustrating the hell out of his opponent as he couldn't get past the player to get to the shot before it died in the nick.
In the end, the opponent started saying stuff like "I cannot get to the ball when he plays that shot, he's a fat ****" and the guy on our team had to contain his laughter.
All the guy did on our team throughout then, was he carried on playing this shot as he saw it was frustrating his opponent, and kept lifting his shirt up slightly to show off his very well toned physique*
Our guy ended up winning by a large amount, mainly down to finding this frustration in his opponent and taking full advantage.
*quite the opposite
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Adam, you have the people who try to con which is often in the earlier part of the match, or even before going on court, and then when they get you with a false sense of security they talke off, and once you let an opponent con you it is often hard to regain control, and become focussed. Just as you start to relax and feel a win in three coming up, your head can sort of take over, if you are not aware of the con act. It would be very difficult to have a positive approach yet, at the same time, have bad body language, eg head down and slouching around, muttering (and at the same time say you can be in a positive frame of mind). Yeah.
In the latter part of a match, it is likely a person is tired, is frustrated, may go for winners to cut the rallies shorter, but that does not mean you let up the pressure, even though you may also feel worn out. The mental aspect of a game can be just as important as the technical and tactical skills.
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