Before tournament warm up

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Mehmet Demir
Mehmet Demir Asked 9 years ago

Hi coaches

I wanna ask How many minutes we have to work on the table?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wvJ6-JkmW0

 

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Mehmet,

In these International tournaments you can usually practice for between 45 to 90 minutes on a table before a match.

Once you get onto the match table you only have 2 minutes to warm up with your opponent.

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Lakshya Agawal

Lakshya Agawal Posted 2017-08-10 07:57:33

Hi coaches

Is there a different type of warm up to do before a match? 


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 2017-08-10 07:57:33

There are lots of things you can do.  A physical warm up is possible as well.

The main thing is that you are ready to go for the first point.  Make sure you take the opportunity to play some points as well before you start a match.


Mehmet Demir

Mehmet Demir Posted 2017-08-10 07:57:33

 45 to 90 minutes ?  Is not that too much? Will someone who warms up for 90 minutes be the energy to make a match? (sorry for my englısh)


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 2017-08-10 07:57:33

Depends on the player.  The warm up might not be very physical.


Jean Balthazar

Jean Balthazar Posted 2017-08-10 07:57:33

Also consider that there are rarely as many tables available as there are registered players, i.e. not everybody can warm up at the same time. Hence the larger opening warm-up time I guess.


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