Endurance + Intensity

In the vein of playing hard there are two modes of physical attributes to consider. Last night I played in an organized round robin where players of all ages and levels showed up to play. I had the chance to play the juniors and a group of 4.0+ club players. I've played each of these players before, but last night was the first time I played these two groups in the same night. Playing one group after another I felt the keen difference in how different the physical demands were. Playing the juniors, I played long steady rallies where the pace was moderate and few changing of directions. Playing the 4.0+ players, the pace was quick with shots played in all kinds of angles - boasts, reverse angles, flat and low drives.

All this means to play well, I need to have the intense concentration that goes along with jumping off my feet at an impulse to play the club players while having the endurance to maintain my composure to play 10 or 15 rallies per point.