{"id":844,"date":"2018-07-20T17:57:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protouchpro.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2018-07-20T17:57:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:27:14","slug":"gen-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protouchpro.com\/demo\/gen-x\/","title":{"rendered":"The 11 Pointer Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I just went out with my kid to play badminton. After some time he went ahead to play squash and I was about to pack my bag when young Rayan wearing smart black sweatshirt asked me \u201cWould you mind playing with me? I don\u2019t have a partner\u201d. Looking at his confidence I was stunned and I said yes. He was half my height and a 5th class student and he did not take a minute to ask, \u201cToss? Let\u2019s play for 11 points.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I served and enthusiastic Rayan started. He was looking proficient and well trained.\u00a0I was astonished to see the power in his stokes. Rayan was running, jumping and was trying hard to give his best. But of course I had better hand and I won few points at the beginning. The score was 3- 1. In just a few minutes score was 4-1. Slowly I observed a decline in young boy\u2019s energy level. He removed his sweatshirt and came back confidently. Then the score became 5 -1. The poor little chap said, \u201cYou play well.\u201d I was happy to know that. The score rose to 6-1. Well trained Rayan was striving to score, but I had the benefit of experience and age.<\/span><\/p>\n

He realized his efforts of making me running around are not working out. Then competitive Rayan said, \u201cYou win, I quit.\u201d Holding racket in hand I went up to him and said, \u201cDon\u2019t give up. Just try one more time.\u201d Thereafter I changed my strategy in order to make him feel good and to encourage. I started giving up few strokes and he gained few points. Now the score was 6-4. Slowly the score became 8-7. Rayan was encouraged and the little one started playing with enthusiasm. Though I was leading, the strength in his stokes went up and the score reached to 10-11. It was game point and without any intention by fluke, I got the point and I won. Rayan picking his sweatshirt came up to me and shook hands and said, \u201cYou really play well, I enjoyed playing with you\u201d and went out of the court. He went out but left some important management lessons of Gen X and Gen Y in that 11 pointer games:<\/span><\/p>\n