Playing for other people is a different, and for many, harder, kind of pressure than rising and falling on by yourself on your own skill.
I believe Albin meant what he said.
Putting Mosconi Cup "pressure" into perspective
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Playing for other people is a different, and for many, harder, kind of pressure than rising and falling on by yourself on your own skill.
I believe Albin meant what he said.
jay,
If you were to get the job you should fly Steve Davis over to work out with some of our Mosconi Cup hopefuls. He could certainly point out the mechanical tweaks several of our players could make that would shore up their games. These guys, including even our top players, need to realize that they can still improve their fundamentals. Great snooker players tend to take this view but our pool players don't.
If you were to get the job you should fly Steve Davis over to work out with some of our Mosconi Cup hopefuls. He could certainly point out the mechanical tweaks several of our players could make that would shore up their games. These guys, including even our top players, need to realize that they can still improve their fundamentals. Great snooker players tend to take this view but our pool players don't.
OK great. But how will you accomplish all this when you don't know the composition of your team until the conclusion of the US 9ball Open at the end of October?
Lou Figueroa
I typically agree with you but some people feel more pressure playing for their country than they do for themselves. Easier to shake off a loss when it is only about you instead of thinking you let millions of people down.
Pressure is perceived and some people believe it has less to do with money than other factors.
SJM saying that there is so much less at stake is only his perspective. I doubt he's ever been playing for his country, perhaps I'm wrong but one cannot feel what someone else may be experiencing.
I cannot begin to understand the pressure that these guys feel but do know on a much lesser scale that I pressure myself far more when playing in team competition than I do playing individually. Just a guess, but this is probably what SVB is experiencing and may be why is not performing to the standard we are used to seeing. This is only speculating of course as I am not SVB. Only he knows what he is feeling.
It's easy for us to judge but unless you are there, you are only speculating as well. I support team USA win or lose and hope that they figure it out in the near future. This year has been less than fun to watch for the most part. YMMV
I cannot begin to understand the pressure that these guys feel but do know on a much lesser scale that I pressure myself far more when playing in team competition than I do playing individually. Just a guess, but this is probably what SVB is experiencing and may be why is not performing to the standard we are used to seeing. This is only speculating of course as I am not SVB. Only he knows what he is feeling.
It's easy for us to judge but unless you are there, you are only speculating as well. I support team USA win or lose and hope that they figure it out in the near future. This year has been less than fun to watch for the most part. YMMV
That's a good post. I have not ever played for my country and I, therefore, may have trouble comprehending what the players feel. My sense here was that the pressure is low for Europe because they've dominated this event for so long and were heavily favored again. In any sports endeavor, knowing you have a lot of room for error lessens the pressure significantly. Just my opinion, and of course, I may be wrong.
Jay Helfert = Al Davis = "Just win, Baby!" :thumbup:
This is the best offer you will ever hear for the American team.....kudos, Jay.
It's time for the US team to get humble and work their way up from the canvas.
And let's go all the way with this....JAY picks the team!
Jay, if you were picking all 5 players this year, who would you have chosen? Thanks.
Pathetic Shark
Banned
Who would you pick Jay?
Pathetic Shark
Banned
If you can't teach cue ball control, and how to cue straight, you don't stand a chance.
Good organisation can help you get competitive but you won't actually start winning this until America as a collective implements root and branch reform of technique.
Forget this generation - not going to happen.
All of the players know how to control the cue ball. They are just having issues doing it under pressure. They shoot straight as well.
The problems are more mental than physical. If anything it is them making wrong shot choices.
The pool culture in America has action roots....we all think like milers...
...Jay has to train them as hundred yard dashers.
Every game should have that hill/hill feeling.
I don't think it's a case of who Jay would / should pick...
The selection process is in place, unless Matchroon are agreeable to change.
The real questions is, how do you get the best out of the players that have qualified.
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That said; it would be interesting to know who Jay would have picked this year as Captains wildcard :thumbup:
Easy. Change the selection process.
Herb Brooks, "I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right players."
The modern day pool player has grown up somewhat of an outcast. Last pick for kickball sort of kid. Probably not too much in the way of team participation.
Missing is the subtlety of knowing that a fist bump is just as important after a loss as it is a win. Knowing everyone on the team has your back and that makes you take theirs.
I was following up on PT's post and if Jay were to pick a team to prepare by sponsoring and all I was curious who they would be.
Good post and so true!