hi all, what do you do when your partner makes a lot of mistakes, then always tells you in the court that your game has too many mistakes blah blah blah... he is a good player. but just prone to mistakes as well. but he thinks that he is damn good and keep telling you off when you make mistakes. how to deal with this kind of arrogant partners? besides not playing with him...
Instead of just taking it, hit him back with .... compliments. If you keep telling him 'good shot' etc, he may catch on that lavishing a partner with Praise is more motivating than heaping him with Steaming Cow Patties. But if he is one of the lugnuts who is too thick for such subtlety, then just ignore him. Either way, you are taking the high ground by not stooping to argument or insult.
If your partner is a good friend then tell him that he is making more errors than you but if it is some random person then find a another partner.
make a statistic. you; 1. force error = _____ times 2. unforce error = ______ times partner; 1. force error = ______ times 2. unforce error = _______ times
If I were you, I would just do the same thing to him everytime he screws up. Sooner or later, he should be able to get the message. If not, new partner is needed.
even when he smashed into the the net. i would say good shot when the choice of shot is right though the execusion wasnt. if there is a good execusion as well, i will always say good shot!
may be we can look in to the way of play.mistake do not mean he is wrong.eg i return half court and opponent do a drop and my partner can't get in time to return.it is my mistake to send half court and not my partner can not get e drop.'learn from mistake,but do i know that is a mistake?'
There are a lot of players like that & are unable to analyze games, not much you can do about it except to play against him, showing him how good you are & how stupid he is.
The last shot played (that ended the rally) may not be considered as a mistake . Yes, happyshuttle has given us a good example. And markham player has reminded us that the last shot played (that ended the rally) may not be considered as a mistake. And, we can see that perhaps drifit is trying to say this to us: (1) Forced Error = Credit should be given to player(s), for setting up the pressure on opponent(s) for being unable to do a 'good return' shot, or returning into the net, or returning out of court. (2) Unforced Error = If player(s) make a 'bad return' shot when not playing under pressure, then it is a mistake. Usually in a Doubles Game, partners team up to force their opponents to return shots with Forced Errors. In a game of Doubles, it is best to set pressure on your opponents with every of your shots, and not just being able returning it. So... In Doubles, partners play for each other, creating opportunities for his/her partner or for himself/herself to execute a winner with the next shot. .
I would say "too bad" or "good idea". Positive reinforcement should be clear-cut. No point telling him it's a good shot when it didn't win the point.
If you really can't take it, simply refuse to play with him. Yes, everyone wants to win, but if you are under pressure and being frustrated all the time, what's the fun? If somehow, you still want to give him a chance, then it's easier to change yourself rather than changing him. He can say anything he wants, it's down to you to select whether you want to take it into your heart or not. There's hundreds of ppl talking to me everyday, if I need to analyze every single word, and put emotion into everyone, then my head might spinning off long time ago...