Tom John plays an imperative role in the grooming of Ajay Jayaram – Badminton news
Tom John, the former chief coach of England’s national squad, has played a vital role in the grooming of Ajay Jayaram, an emerging Men’s Singles shuttler in India. John has also been serving the national team of Portugal as a head coach.
The World Number 33 Jayaram has obtained maximum benefit from Tom as he has learnt the art of patience while playing in the court. Many changes are quite visible in Jayaram’s style of play as he has become a calm and composed player who reacts according
to the situation now.
The 23-year-old Jayaram is expected to become one of the top contenders in all major badminton events as he is progressing with an incredible speed. His gradual improvement in the international stage indicates that he is ready to enter into the row of the
best shuttlers from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and Denmark.
While talking about his wonderful performances in international events, a humble Jayaram gave all credit to his parents and coach. He said that he has changed his style of play and the results are quite visible.
He said, "I credit my success to my parents and Tom John. He (John) is responsible for making lot of positive changes in my game. Earlier I used to lose matches after dominating early but he told me to be patient and play aggressively. I am benefited a lot
under him. Earlier also I had trained with him in Portugal.”
Talking about his plans for the upcoming months of 2011, Jayaram revealed that he wants to get into top 15 positions before the 2012 London Olympics. He is determined to achieve this target as he is working hard in training sessions to establish his worth
against the best athletes in the world of badminton.
The combined efforts, hard work and dedication of the coach and Jayaram have made his chances bright to bring the glory back to India to become the true follower of Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand who were the former All England Champions from India.
He is showing the skills of a complete shuttler and if things proceed in the same manner, Jayaram will soon become a world beater.
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