Today I played in a melee which mixed up triples and doubles to suit and in the 1st game I played against a gentleman who must have been 80. I was paired with a decent player and we were confident of the win. We played well, I hit lots of boule and so did he. I pointed well and all seemed good in the heat of Aude. But this old Man simply wouldn’t give up. He hit everything at 6/7/8 meters and shot raffle at longer. His partner wasn’t great but thrived off his will to win and constant encouragement. It went all the way to 12/12 and we just scrapes through when he missed his first shot. Turns out he was a former local champion and has been playing with the same determination for 70 years. No wonder he was a tough competitor. My taking from this were that no matter how old, whoever you are playing and no matter what the situation you always have a chance if you refuse to give up.

Preparing for tomorrow’s national triplets. I hope this is the right preparation 😂. Cheers friends!

This superb video from a speech by Federer explains how we need to control our reactions to a poor shot. If we get angry, shout, complain or react negatively it will affect the next shot and often the entire game. I’ve witnessed some of the finest talents in the game ruin their performance and potential by the inability to control their emotions. Often we just want it too much and we struggle to contain control when the importance is a fiction created in our minds. Let me know your thoughts https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRtnrJxT/

I saw this today and marvelled at how relaxed and effortless this child action was and also how she got the outcome. Watch this and let me know what you think https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1L4joxhQUJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Ive found myself rushing then regretting, so im thinking about adopting a game face technique where I introduce a 2-4 second slow down pre shot, this will also include a quieter approach pre during and post , crazy or not ? Ive tried it at my Friday practice yesterday the results were positive