Before tournament warm up
Strategy
Mehmet Demir Asked 8 years ago
Hi coaches
I wanna ask How many minutes we have to work on the table?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wvJ6-JkmW0
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Mehmet,
In these International tournaments you can usually practice for between 45 to 90 minutes on a table before a match.
Once you get onto the match table you only have 2 minutes to warm up with your opponent.
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Lakshya Agawal Posted 8 years ago
Hi coaches
Is there a different type of warm up to do before a match?
There are lots of things you can do. A physical warm up is possible as well.
The main thing is that you are ready to go for the first point. Make sure you take the opportunity to play some points as well before you start a match.
Mehmet Demir Posted 8 years ago
45 to 90 minutes ? Is not that too much? Will someone who warms up for 90 minutes be the energy to make a match? (sorry for my englısh)
Depends on the player. The warm up might not be very physical.
Jean Balthazar Posted 8 years ago
Also consider that there are rarely as many tables available as there are registered players, i.e. not everybody can warm up at the same time. Hence the larger opening warm-up time I guess.