Chapter 22 Worth the Anticipation

Standing on the sidelines, Coach Martin watched all this quietly, but he didn't say much. He just nodded to Grant Chen, and then began to pay attention to the mini-match between Thompson and McDonald.

Judging from the mini-match just now, Gawain's tenacity and willpower are indeed impressive. His attitude of "fighting for every ball" can constantly put pressure on his opponent; but if he just "runs to death", he cannot win a tennis match. Obviously, Gawain showed more than that.

The tactical layout and predictive ability are eye-catching——

For defense, prediction is really very important, because the defending side needs to observe details and movements, predict the opponent's offensive lines and routines, and move in advance, so that they can defend in place. Otherwise, if they wait for the opponent to attack and then move, it will be too late.

Gao Wen was able to form a confrontation with Jilong. Active running was just a superficial phenomenon, and accurate prediction was the core key.

At the same time, coupled with Gao Wen's excellent feel for the ball, he was able to launch high-quality returns every time he defended. Through the combination of different lines and rotations, he avoided Jilong's offense from exerting layers of pressure, which put the game into a tense stalemate.

Some of these things are abilities that Gao Wen already possessed; but some things, such as calmness and wisdom in the face of crisis, and route selection at critical moments, are abilities that Gao Wen has newly revealed. It can be seen that this young freshman is making progress.

Martin believes that this year's winter training is worth looking forward to.

However, Martin still has some concerns -

At the end of the mini match, Gao Wen's breathing rhythm was a little disordered, disrupting his rhythm, as if his physical strength could not keep up. If not, Jilong's last serve would not have been so easy.

Therein lies the problem: endurance and physical strength. These should have been Gawain's strong points. Not to mention a mini-match, even in a regular match, he would not reach the limit of his physical strength so early in the first set. Martin was worried that Gawain might be too excited and exert too much strength.

Although a tennis match is not a marathon, proper allocation of physical energy is also an important part of the game.

That's why Martin reminded Grant to go over and ask what was going on.

"Are you okay? Are you breathing properly?"

Grant looked at Gawain with concern, his face flushed, which made Gawain a little embarrassed.

He couldn't say that because he had just been reborn and his soul traveled back to his previous life, he was too excited and hadn't played for too long, so he made serious mistakes in the distribution of his physical strength. Only in the final stage of the mini-match did he start to have problems with his breathing rhythm. The quality of his entire shot dropped significantly, and even his knees were trembling slightly.

Realizing that he had gotten a little carried away, Gao Wen felt very embarrassed.

"It's okay." Gawain waved his hand at Grant. "I've been in the library preparing for the final exam recently. I was a little too excited to be back on the court. I haven't adjusted yet. I'll pay attention next time."

Grant laughed in silence: He is still a child after all. "After the final exams, I should practice my physical fitness. In addition, I also need to practice my strength."

In the previous life, the coaching team actually hoped that Gao Wen could practice strength, but strength training is very complicated and requires long-term persistence. It is not just about gaining weight, but about increasing muscle and maintaining a low fat rate.

Because they have to ensure that while their strength increases, their mobility is not affected. In tennis, movement is very, very important.

Alexander-Zverev, a new generation tennis star born in 1997, is a typical representative. He is 198 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. Strength has always been his shortcoming, which makes his forehand very unstable. Instead, his backhand becomes an offensive weapon.

He himself knew that he should increase his strength, but the problem was that his height of 198 cm was too tall. If he gained inappropriate weight, it would seriously affect his movement. So after careful consideration, his coaching team gave up the training plan to increase weight, and instead increased his competitiveness from other aspects.

The same is true for Gao Wen, who is 193 cm tall.

Gaining weight and increasing strength is imperative, but don't rush it.

In his previous life, not long after starting strength training, Gao Wen suffered a knee injury and naturally could not continue. What about this time?

"Of course, no problem!" Gawain smiled broadly at Grant and nodded heavily in affirmation.

Grant could feel the joy emanating from Gawain's body, and couldn't help but smile. "Why are you working so hard today? For a coach, it's a good thing for the players to take practice seriously and treat practice matches as official matches. It boosts morale and enthusiasm, but practice matches are still practice matches after all, and avoiding injuries is the prerequisite."

"I know." Gawain nodded heavily.

Grant thought of how Gawain had tried his best in the practice match and wanted to say something more, but after thinking it over, he didn't have the heart to dampen the enthusiasm of the young man. "Keep it up! If everyone on our team can be so dedicated and work so hard, we will definitely win the championship this year."

"Go! Brown Bear!" Gawain clenched his fist and shouted softly -

On the court, the mini-showdown between Thompson and McDonald had already begun, and he didn't want to disrupt the game.

Grant looked at Gawain's bright eyes and broad smile, and couldn't help but laugh too. "Remember to get a massage after today's training. Pay attention to relaxing your leg muscles. From the match just now, you ran almost twice as far as Jilong."

A joke made both of them laugh.

With that, Grant walked away, returning to Martin's ranks to observe the mini-showdown in progress.

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In the hustle and bustle, other teammates gave Gao Wen a thumbs-up. Karue-Sell even made an exaggerated grimace and kept repeating with his mouth, "Strong man, strong man, big muscle strong man."

Gawain did not say anything, but just made a "King Kong pounding his chest" gesture and even made a gorilla face to match Sayre's words.

In an instant, all the teammates were laughing so hard that they were falling down - but unfortunately, the practice match was going on, and they had to keep their mouths shut to hold back their laughter, which was really uncomfortable.

Grant noticed the movement behind him and turned around to look. Everyone immediately lowered their heads and acted as obediently as if they were so beautiful that they could shame the moon and the flowers. But when Grant looked away, they found it even more painful to hold back their laughter.

After a long period of rustling and struggling, the fierce confrontation between Thompson and McDonald on the court gradually attracted everyone's attention, and attention was finally focused again.

At this time, Gao Wencai finally had time to calm down. He quietly summoned the system again and could see the regularly flashing reminder font at a glance.

“Growth potential: 100.53%”

finally!

Oh yeah! The growth potential value has reached 100%, and it is still accumulating. The happiness in my heart suddenly exploded, and the joy of the harvest is really hard to describe in words——

Maybe... it can be described in numbers?

(End of this chapter)