We're currently in week three of our four-week Asia tour and the first two weeks
didn't quite go how we wanted them to, especially last week in Thailand where we didn't play
our best badminton!
So how are we going to get our confidence back which is VERY important in badminton
and hopefully go from losing to winning? Well as we're preparing for our first round match
at the Singapore open we wanted to share what we're doing and hopefully you can get some
inspiration from it too :-)
Good morning! Good morning!
Our first tip to regain confidence is to get back to training and there are two things we're going to focus on
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So firstly we need to work on what we didn't do very
well in Thailand last week and among many things one of those was defence so that's
what we're starting with!
Yep come on
Yes
In in in
Yes come on
Ah that was so stupid
Good shot
That's so good
So the second thing we worked on in that session was our strengths
it's really important to remind yourself of your strengths and what you're good at and get
them feeling good again! And if you don't know what your strengths are then get to know them
you can do this by maybe asking people you play with or figuring out where you win most of your points!
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Our second tip to bounce back is to watch badminton so we're currently
watching the Thailand Open finals live on YouTube
We personally find that watching players who are better than us is so motivating
so if we're feeling a bit demotivated after a loss then this quickly brings our motivation back
there's also the added benefit that we can learn from others too so we can see what
shots or tactics they're implementing better than we are!
What a match! Congratulations to the Koreans! Now we're going to head off for a walk
Still should have beat them at All England
Thank you
So before we share our third tip we're going to eat our poke bowls as we are very hungry
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Again again again again
Come on
How has that not gone in?!
I don't believe it!
Okay our third tip is to take a step back from the badminton and do
other things it's really important to not get wrapped up and fixate on the results. Yeah
we've definitely fallen into this trap in the past so we'll make sure to unwind and
take on minds off badminton. Sometimes we'll play cards, sometimes we'll go out for food with friends
and other times we'll edit which is what we're doing tonight :-)
Doing these things are crucial to make sure we continue to enjoy ourselves as that's what's most important right?
and what we need to remind ourselves is that consistency, small improvements and
enjoying the process are the most important things! So it's now 9:30 in the evening and
we're going to sign off so if you've enjoyed this different style of Vlog and found it
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