Chapter 57 Step by Step
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From the sound of the racket rubbing against the ball, it can be heard that McDonald's shot was not solid this time when he saved the ball with his back to the goal. He just used the strong friction to rub the tennis ball back. There was no control of the ball at all. Even whether the tennis ball could return to the other side of the court required a bit of luck.
The wrist could feel the huge vibration of friction. After the ball was passed, McDonald quickly turned back to his position and prepared for the next defense.
But as soon as he turned around, McDonald knew it was too late.
Gao Wen's follow-up was very quick and agile. He rushed to the net right after the last shot. With a height of 193 cm and long arms and legs, he blocked the entire front of the net tightly. He was highly focused, as if this was not a training match but a crucial point in a formal match.
He took small steps to adjust, kept his eyes fixed on the tennis ball, and jumped from the spot, fully utilizing his height advantage, and without waiting for the tennis ball to land, he directly jumped high into the air.
Boom! McDonald dropped his shoulders and gave up chasing the ball because he knew he had no chance.
Tactical layout has always been Gao Wen's strong point, but he lacked the matching ability to execute tactics in the past, so it was difficult to see Gao Wen's tennis wisdom; now that Gao Wen has the corresponding ability, the advantages of tactical layout have gradually come into play, and the quality of the game has also been completely changed.
"Rest, rest... Let's stop here for today."
MacDonald waved at Gawain, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wrist guard, and sat cross-legged on the ground.
"No, no, no, if I continue like this I'll be exhausted. We have a game tomorrow, so let's stop here for today's extra training."
Gawain did not answer, but summoned the system and glanced at the growth potential, "100.02%". He showed a satisfied look, nodded quietly, put away the system, and then walked to the other side of the court and said loudly, "It's only been 30 minutes, and it's already gone?"
The deliberately raised ending tone seemed meaningful, as if hinting at something.
But MacDonald was an honest man. He looked up at Gawain speechlessly, ignoring the deep meaning of his words. The smile on his lips rose helplessly, "With your training intensity, 30 minutes is equivalent to an hour, okay? Do you think everyone is as wild as you?"
Gawain sat down cross-legged next to MacDonald and said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment." This made MacDonald laugh happily.
In fact, it’s not that Gao Wen has a tendency to be self-abuse. He still practices extra every day during the ongoing season mainly because the game time is less than expected.
The Brown Bears are a very strong team. So far, they have only experienced severe challenges when facing the University of Georgia. In other games, they have basically had a clear advantage. When it is Gowen's turn to take the court, the suspense of the outcome has been basically determined, and the intensity and tension of the game are naturally greatly reduced.
The NCAA tennis schedule is very tight. It has only been three weeks since the season opened, and the Bruins have already played eight games. However, Gawain has only completed two games. Compared with MacDonald, Gawain is indeed exceptionally relaxed and has enough energy for extra practice every day.
However, the season has just begun, and because of the intensive schedule, coaches often "rotate" in the middle of the season.
The fourth singles, fifth singles and sixth singles matches will be played first. If they can secure victory with one final blow, then the first to third singles matches do not need to be completed. The team can allow the players to adjust their physical strength and maintain their condition in this way.
In other words, Gao Wen's opportunities should mainly come during the season. As the schedule progresses, they will gradually increase, and he needs to be prepared.
In addition, extra practice, to a certain extent, is also a way for Gao Wen to seize every minute to improve himself.
The spring season has been going on for three weeks. I originally thought that once I entered the real competition, my self-improvement would usher in a rapid leap; but the actual situation is not like this, it can even be said that it is counterproductive. Extra training is also a last resort to improve my strength.
Since the beginning of 2014 after New Year's Day, the accumulation of growth potential has reached 100% only twice in total, and the accumulation speed has slowed down significantly.
The reason why he dragged MacDonald out for extra practice tonight was because of the accumulation of growth potential. He finally reached the critical point again. After a while of sweating, he finally ushered in the third 100% successful upgrade. Only then did Gawain let MacDonald go with satisfaction and was willing to sit down and rest.
Including the latest 100% this time, Gao Wen, as always, added all his attribute points to physical attributes and continued to improve his physical fitness down to earth. This also brought the value of one physical attribute to 58, which was a substantial breakthrough compared to three months ago.
Correspondingly, each attribute sub-item has also been improved to varying degrees.
Every time, Gao Wen would slowly and carefully feel the subtle changes brought about by the upgrade, and then adapt to it slowly. Only in this way could he use the improvement of his physical attributes to execute his skills, and when he really stood on the court, he could exert his full strength.
It is worth mentioning that because a new season has kicked off, in order to avoid unnecessary potential injuries, the weight gain plan and strength training have been put on hold. Daily training is still mainly based on basic training such as control and adjustment, and the intensity is no longer continued.
During this period of time, the accumulation of daily training has temporarily prevented my physical attributes from growing naturally again.
On the contrary, the technical attributes naturally increased by two points, which is a small surprise.
It can be seen that from the competition to training and then to extra training, unlike the winter training phase which focused on physical reserve, the polishing of technical aspects now occupies the main part. With the added effect of the double effect of training, a small leap forward has been achieved in a short period of time.
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Especially the serving part.
Slightly different from the forehand, serving requires more routines and methods. It is not enough to just pursue power and speed to become a good serveer. The landing point, rotation, and changes are also very important. Of course, the forehand also needs to pay attention to these, but the basis for improving the forehand is the first step to strength confrontation. Otherwise, if you encounter comprehensive power suppression, changes will be just empty talk.
Therefore, after the accumulation of the entire winter training, from the improvement of strength to the study of changes, Gao Wen can indeed see obvious progress in serving.
Now looking at Gao Wen’s attribute panel, it brings a new look.
Height: 193cm Weight: 85kg Physical attributes: 58Technical attributes: 66Mental attributes: 70Although the attribute sub-items still cannot accurately determine the values, the bar graphs have all improved to varying degrees.
It is precisely because of this that, as a training partner, MacDonald can truly feel Gao Wen's all-round growth most directly and clearly, and the pressure is also increasing little by little -
The return of the ball that was easily completed before is no longer so easy.
(End of this chapter)