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LINKINGTECHNICALANDTACTICALSKILLSTHROUGHTHEGAME-BASEDAPPROACH(GBA) MariaBolster ThethinkingbehindtheGBAissimple-tennisisagame.Everygameneedstobeplayed,andplayingisa tacticalendeavour.Successinanygamerequiresclearintentions,decisionmakingandproblemsolving.In regardtotechnique,tennisisnotfigureskating.Nojudgesareatthesidesaying“yourfollowthroughwas muchbetterthanyouropponents”,15-0foryou! Techniqueissecond(behindtactics),butnotsecondary.Yes,techniqueiscriticalfortennissuccess.However, ifyoureallywanttosetthestageformeaningfulstrokedevelopment,thekeyistactics.Ifappliedcorrectly, theGBAisthemosteffectivewaytolearntechnique.GBAiseffectivethroughusing“SituationTraining”.The goalofSTistoidentifythesituationsplayersencounterinmatchplayandimprovetheirperformanceinthose situations. THETWOBECOMEONE Ifacoachgraspsthecriticalpointthat-thereisasmoothconnectionbetweentacticsandtechnique-their coachingupgradesdramatically.Techniqueisonlyameanstoperformatactic.Technicalskillbyitselfis uselessinagameifitisnotusedintherightway,attherighttimeandintherightlocation.Thefactisthat withouttactics,goodtechnicalstrokesaresimplyanexerciseinlookingstylish.Tennisplayersexecutereally badideaswithnicestrokesallthetime.Learningastrokewithoutatacticalintentionisdeficient.Howmany playershavehadacoachfeedthembasketsofballsto“groove”astrokethattheywereunabletouseina match?Ifthecoachdoesn’tspendalotoftimeintegratingtheskillintotacticalplay,thelikelihoodofthe playerusingitinrealmatchplayislittletonone. THETACTICDETERMINESWHATTECHNIQUEISPROPER Theconnectionmovesfromtacticaltotechnicalorvisaversathrough3steps. TACTICS:Firstdefinethetactictheplayerneedstoperformeg.crosscourtforehand. BALLCONTROL:Ballcontrolisacriticalbridgebetweentacticsandtechnique.Determinethekeyballcontrol characteristicsneededforthetactictobeeffective(5BallControls:Height,Direction,Distance,Speed,Spin). InaCCforehandtheballwouldneedgoodheightwitharcandtopspininaCCdirection,whichwillbe controlledbythepositionoftheracquetatimpact. TECHNIQUE:Themechanicsneededtoperformtheshotconsistentlyathigherspeedsinaneconomicalway withoutwastingenergyandminimizinginjury. Thekeypointisthattechniqueisonly“proper”ifitaccomplishesthetaskforwhichitwasmeant. CONCLUSION YouseeyouropponentwideonhisforehandsideandhesendsamediocreballCCtoyourforehand.Which forehandtechniquedoyouapply?ThesharpangledCCtopspin?Theloopingarcdeeptopspintothecenter? Ordoyouhitalinedrive?Eachshotintennispresentschoicesandeachonerequiresverydifferent technique.Yourselectioniseverybitasimportantasyourform. Tenniswasnotcreatedsoplayerscanfollowthrough.Techniqueisonlyameanstoplay,notanendinitself. Toreallylearntechniquethatisrelevant,practicalanduseful,rememberthekeyisTACTICS.