How to Finish a Badminton Match..

Fatigue (emotional and energetic) affects our nervous system and our brain. This will lead to a change in the muscle level but also in terms of concentration and management of emotions. Our concentration that was centered on the present, on the points to play and on the sensations gradually dissipates and you focus on the past (the stupid thing you just did or on the future the next match).

One of the things that we often do when we start to get tired is to project ourselves into the future, the game after, the set after. The state of fatigue on the court pushes us to finish fast and we fall into the trap of precipitation. When we approach the end of the game, we start to project in the victory, how it will affect my ranking , who will I play after ... etc. you are necessarily leaving the present moment to project yourself into the future.

When one is focused on the present, one reacts instantly, one operates in automatic mode: your brain considers a blow and your arm does it with precision. When one leaves this state of concentration on the present, in between in the field of possible frustration and inaccuracies, silly faults. The first risk is to make mistakes of anticipation and to put anxiety in the present where she has nothing to do.

All of a sudden, your head is reflected at every stroke of the racket, you play shorter and shorter, you are afraid to make the mistake, you reduce risk taking and our mistakes amplify everything. We then enter a vicious circle from which it is difficult to leave. Thinking about victory or the end (this can also be defeat) destroys our automatisms.

What we knew how to do since the beginning of the match, we could not do it anymore. If we think of the end, we lose, but why? all simply, because we think of a goal other than the game itself. This new goal is centered on something that can not be mastered. So this goal is anxiety and disables all the concentration work done beforehand.

To solve this problem we must try at the end of the game or in times of doubt to focus on the sensations, on elements controllable (breathing, waiting position ... etc .. we can try to have as a goal to bring the opposing player at the net or play it at the bottom, why not slow the game These controllable objectives (SMART objectives. S imple, Maitrisable, A ccessible, R Apide achieve and T enable) allows you to improve your confidence and if you think about winning, it will not make you play better, or even the opposite, so focus on what you can master, it will be your best chance to achieve results.

During your next game, if you feel you are losing control, take the time to breathe and then try to focus on the right goals, on yourself and your feelings by tackling the points one after the other.

In Badminton, every point is important, so think of the one you are playing and not the one before or after. We are afraid of finishing when we begin to stress, to be afraid of the fault. You have to accept making mistakes, it's part of the game, just like losing points, even the best in the world such as Lin DAN make mistakes and do not win all their matches 21-0 / 21-0 (and thankfully. you have the right to make mistakes and instead of noting that the steering wheel is 3 cm out of the ground, try to be more positive and analyze the tactics used to get to this point, when you make a mistake, Go on to the next point: Know that it does not make sense for your brain to want to win without taking the risk of making mistakes and losing.

The difficulties to finish can even an easy match can be treated in the same way as the fear of winning, sometimes we just have trouble finishing a match because it means winning, can to even change rank or reach a level never reached before and this can paralyze even the best players. Finishing a match is never easy, remember to keep in mind that the match is never over until the last wheel has fallen to the ground.

So the next time you go back into the field, try to start another thought, look at it differently. If a match is never over, having trouble finishing it is not a big deal. Try to stay focused on what you can do, continue to implement your strategy that has worked so far. But keep in mind that if today you are the strongest, and the few remaining points will not change the game ... unless you start ay think.