Offensive or Defensive

sumukh joshi Asked 13 years ago

How do i know whether i am an offensive or a defensive player?

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Sumukh,

If you prefer to attack the ball with topspins and smashes then you are an attacking player. If you like to go back and chop the ball back or lob and push then you are probably a defensive player.

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Thoughts on this question (2)

sumukh joshi Posted 13 years ago

Thanks.

D K Posted 11 years ago

so,Sumukh what did you learned?

are you a defender or an attacker :D