Originally Posted by
Trainer Monkey
We had to talk about that quite a bit,but we figured out,its allways the 3rd when all hell breaks loose with us.
Odd that it's always the third round. Why do you think that is? I've had sparring partners who react badly if they're getting tagged when other people watch. I've seen people loose it because mentally the pressure is too much. I know if I'm sparring someone heavier and they never move back, keep coming in no matter what I throw i have to mind my temper because even if they're not loading up I get the idea of being pushed around unfairly
which is a little stupid of me I have to admit! I think it's interesting to know what you're own triggers are although mine doesn't apply much in competition against others the same weight.
If you still have the control to know what you're doing as coach in there then it's not as scary as I was thinking - especially if you can still change your style so she gets exposure to some variation rather than just doing what you always do and ramping it up out of the blue. If you're responding to her ramping it up rather than both of you spontaneously loosing it i can sort of see what you're getting at now. I was picturing something much more feral which would have me running for the hills!
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