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.
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Lately, I've taken to imagining myself as the starship Enterprise before meets.
You know that scene in the new Star Trek movie where the Enterprise is leaving dock for the first time and all those ships make those really cool, resonating noises right when they go into warp?
Yeah.
That really amps you up.
Just a cool-ass starship waiting in a space dock, until...
WHOOSH!!!
I agree with ande, only scale up the nerves right before you go to warp- I mean, right before you step up on the blocks.
edit: oh, and how can I forget the silvery acceleration handle that Mr. Sulu uses to go to warp? Imagine you've got a hand on that and you're pushing it forward every time you want to accelerate. Complete with cool engine noises.
Lately, I've taken to imagining myself as the starship Enterprise before meets.
You know that scene in the new Star Trek movie where the Enterprise is leaving dock for the first time and all those ships make those really cool, resonating noises right when they go into warp?
Yeah.
That really amps you up.
Just a cool-ass starship waiting in a space dock, until...
WHOOSH!!!
I agree with ande, only scale up the nerves right before you go to warp- I mean, right before you step up on the blocks.
edit: oh, and how can I forget the silvery acceleration handle that Mr. Sulu uses to go to warp? Imagine you've got a hand on that and you're pushing it forward every time you want to accelerate. Complete with cool engine noises.
