for the past two weeks my swim club has been tapering for an important meet this saturday 2/18.. today (2/16) was suppose to be the last day of tapering for the meet. However my parents said they were too "tired" to take us. now i am getting scared because that was suppose to be the last taper practice for the meet and now that i missed it im afraid i wont perform at the speed i shouldve if i had went to practice today for saturday
Will I perform well at the swim meet still?
Will my performance be affected by missing practice today?
for the past two weeks my swim club has been tapering for an important meet this saturday 2/18.. today (2/16) was suppose to be the last day of tapering for the meet. However my parents said they were too "tired" to take us. now i am getting scared because that was suppose to be the last taper practice for the meet and now that i missed it im afraid i wont perform at the speed i shouldve if i had went to practice today for saturday
Will I perform well at the swim meet still?
Will my performance be affected by missing practice today?
IMO, the extra day off won't hurt a thing. A taper doesn't peak at a single instant, it's more like a condition that lasts a period of several days or even a few weeks. Think of it like this, if you have a 3 day meet you taper to be ready for the meet, then ride that taper for the 3 days of the meet. If missing the last practice did anything at all, it made your meet day like the second day of a multi-day meet. Like Ande says, just don't do stupid stuff with your boundless energy on the day before the meet and you will be fine. Good luck!
for the past two weeks my swim club has been tapering for an important meet this saturday 2/18.. today (2/16) was suppose to be the last day of tapering for the meet. However my parents said they were too "tired" to take us. now i am getting scared because that was suppose to be the last taper practice for the meet and now that i missed it im afraid i wont perform at the speed i shouldve if i had went to practice today for saturday
Will I perform well at the swim meet still?
Will my performance be affected by missing practice today?
IMO, the extra day off won't hurt a thing. A taper doesn't peak at a single instant, it's more like a condition that lasts a period of several days or even a few weeks. Think of it like this, if you have a 3 day meet you taper to be ready for the meet, then ride that taper for the 3 days of the meet. If missing the last practice did anything at all, it made your meet day like the second day of a multi-day meet. Like Ande says, just don't do stupid stuff with your boundless energy on the day before the meet and you will be fine. Good luck!
