I was just wondering what you guys do for pre-meet jitters. I'm going to my second Master's Meet April 10 & 11th in Lexington, KY. I'm swimming my first backstroke events at this meet. Since I never was an age grouper, high school, or college swimmer, I tend to get really nervous the closer to a meet that I get. It's getting so bad this time, that it's getting to the point that I'm not having fun anymore. I've also started to dread going to practice and just swimming in general. Do any of you have advice? Any help would be appreciated.
STOP IT,
Jitters do you no good until right before your race.
Before the meet arrives,
prepare to race your events.
When you are at the meet,
warm up,
get ready for your events
be prepared for your events,
then get up and race your events.
Leave swimming in the pool, stay busy with the other aspects of your life.
Have fun. It's just swimming.
ande
I was just wondering what you guys do for pre-meet jitters. I'm going to my second Master's Meet April 10 & 11th in Lexington, KY. I'm swimming my first backstroke events at this meet. Since I never was an age grouper, high school, or college swimmer, I tend to get really nervous the closer to a meet that I get. It's getting so bad this time, that it's getting to the point that I'm not having fun anymore. I've also started to dread going to practice and just swimming in general. Do any of you have advice? Any help would be appreciated.
STOP IT,
Jitters do you no good until right before your race.
Before the meet arrives,
prepare to race your events.
When you are at the meet,
warm up,
get ready for your events
be prepared for your events,
then get up and race your events.
Leave swimming in the pool, stay busy with the other aspects of your life.
Have fun. It's just swimming.
ande
I was just wondering what you guys do for pre-meet jitters. I'm going to my second Master's Meet April 10 & 11th in Lexington, KY. I'm swimming my first backstroke events at this meet. Since I never was an age grouper, high school, or college swimmer, I tend to get really nervous the closer to a meet that I get. It's getting so bad this time, that it's getting to the point that I'm not having fun anymore. I've also started to dread going to practice and just swimming in general. Do any of you have advice? Any help would be appreciated.
