The player Bullpadel Cata Tenorio offers a reflection on how to approach training and games when we have had a bad day. Let's take advantage of his experience to improve our padel.

Having a bad day happens to everyone. For professional players, a bad day can cost them a tournament or bad training. For us, amateur players, a bad day can mean coming home prematurely at a tournament. padel. How to manage ? Here are Cata Tenorio's advice.

For professional players, getting up on the wrong foot, having bad news or simply not having the urge can turn into negative momentum over the day. padel. The advice is to do a different, light, load-free workout when you are in the weight room, and simply pass balls when you are on the field. By approaching the day in this way, you don't overload your body with too much stress, and you avoid injury.

For players, pros or amateurs, who should play a tournament match on a day when things are not going well, Cata's advice is to change the goal. Do not think about winning the game but rather to have fun, to pass the ball, to play for your partner, in short, to approach this meeting with a different philosophy. In this way you can evacuate the stress and why not, as and when the game, regain your confidence and your game.

Finally, after a bad day, you have a scheduled match between friends. Go ahead, do not cancel. This is one of the best ways to "empty your bag" and evacuate all the pressure accumulated during the day. Your friends will understand. Do not forget to have a drink after this game and you will go home like new.

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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