Hi everyone! I am planning to go to my very first (all of my life, I was never a swimmer) meet this month...and am freaking out already!!!!! Maybe I should back out before it's too late? See, I am not all that fast and have never performed a start dive from a block.:shakeshead: Our Master's coach is not all that great, he is a nice man just as a coach I don't think I benefit all that much. To my question of how to make my breaststroke faster his response was "Drink more coffee"!!!:frustrated: I did get a private coach to help me but not sure if that's enough..... What should I do? Are all the odds against me? I was looking forward to this meet when it was 2-3 months away, but now......The meet is in 3 weeks..... Help!!!!!:notworthy:
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It sounds like your coach was trying to calm your nerves. Humor can help make light of things. Anyway...it will help you to know that everyone is nervous for their first meet...no matter how many they did in their past lives.
Over the past few seasons I've done my best to recruit fellow swimmers to sign up ...regardless of their experience level. The only thing they seemed to have a little nerves about were the starting block.
A long story short, everyone had a super time...and were actually surprised to see the majority of swimmers were just like themselves. Not everyone is in the elite group...and not everyone comes off the blocks with grace and agility.:) It will certainly boost your confidence to get a feel for the start...and that said...try working on them in the next few weeks. Maybe all it takes will be 3 or 4 dives after the end of each practice.
Have a great time...and I'm sure you will feel at ease to hear from others who had shared your current feelings.
Trust me when I say you will become hooked after your first meet.
It sounds like your coach was trying to calm your nerves. Humor can help make light of things. Anyway...it will help you to know that everyone is nervous for their first meet...no matter how many they did in their past lives.
Over the past few seasons I've done my best to recruit fellow swimmers to sign up ...regardless of their experience level. The only thing they seemed to have a little nerves about were the starting block.
A long story short, everyone had a super time...and were actually surprised to see the majority of swimmers were just like themselves. Not everyone is in the elite group...and not everyone comes off the blocks with grace and agility.:) It will certainly boost your confidence to get a feel for the start...and that said...try working on them in the next few weeks. Maybe all it takes will be 3 or 4 dives after the end of each practice.
Have a great time...and I'm sure you will feel at ease to hear from others who had shared your current feelings.
Trust me when I say you will become hooked after your first meet.
