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Originally posted by Luv4Asian8
what do you do when your "partner" takes over the floor and kicks ya outta your mental game?
Situation: had 3 games yesterday. partner didn't show up for the first game, so i ran with the director of the league. comfortable, great teamwork, great game - fun. then for games 2 and 3, original partner shows up ("veteran"). he took over, called everything, all the way down to tickytacky in my area (some where there wasn't ANY contact or violation). then crowd gets on me for not calling anything, prolly so since i fell asleep as soon as he got on the floor. then, he tells me that even though it's a spring league to work on my mechs. how can i?! of course i can't call anything if he takes em all. so i just wanted to get the games over with. definitely wasn't a fun day.
im definitely up for constructive criticism, but just got rubbed the wrong way with this one, though i know that there will be some more in my future.
sorry everyone, just needed to vent. but is there any advice in there to keep from getting into the mental slumber that i was in yesterday?
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The best overall advice in situations like this from mick:
Get in
Get done
Get out
If early on you want to try to salvage something constructive from the game, focus on something he can't control such as maintaining a good position. Think about how to always stay in a position to see between the pair of players. How to anticipate contact and be in the right place to judge it. How to shift on the floor when players are in these spots, or that set up. Or choose to concentrate on your visible counts. Is your hand straight, are your motions crisp, is the timing accurate? There's always something you can work on without him.
Also, it sounds as though you did this part okay, but remember that there's no point arguing with folks like this. Probably best to handle it as you did. Then go home and hunt around for someone else who's worked with him and didn't enjoy it. You can cry on each other's shoulder for a few minutes.