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Competition nervousness

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happypancakes
Posts: 64 - Karma: 10
ok I'm competing in slope-style for the first time on Saturday and its the first time i have competed in slope-style and the first time i have competed in 3 years and i am SOOOOO Nervous.  i dont even know what to do with my self im so nervous.  I need some advice to keep this under controll so i dont choke and fuck up during my run.
   
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Jan 8 2009 5:05PM
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Malcolm
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it should go away after you drop in. just practice your run a bit and put a good song on. and try to just have fun you dont want to do stuff youve never tryed before in your run

Jan 8 2009 5:09PM
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chitownskiier8
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just relax is all i got, dont think about it just do it. thats wat i do for golf tournaments, and it seems to work. if you can kinda just block out all the shit goin on around u, but in ur music and chill than youll do fine. also dont think about it as a competition, think of it as your just out there riding with your friends.
Jan 8 2009 5:10PM
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Dilla
Posts: 6447 - Karma: 106
focus on your run, not how you are going to fuck it up.
and be confident. if you know you can do that tricks in your run, remember that and that will help put you at ease.
Jan 8 2009 5:12PM
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JonathonChandler
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listen to some music and dont think about it
Jan 8 2009 5:16PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
stop caring so much? People always tell you shit like "this isn't a game" and "you need to take this seriously" in school, work, etc., well skiing is a game and there's no need to take it seriously! so don't, just have fun.
Jan 8 2009 6:07PM
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dylansiggers
Posts: 1666 - Karma: 6,089
Dude, change the nevouseness to stokedness, just hype yourself up!
Jan 8 2009 6:19PM
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Slinger1x1
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Here's a trick, BE SUPER COCKY. not to the people around you, but to yourself. just be like, screw these kids, im the best here. i just gotta do my usual steeze and it will be fine, i know i can do all this shit

i get really nervous sometimes before lacrosse tournements, like to the point where i feel like im going to throw up during the start of the game. it goes away though after, and then i step it up even when i have recruiters watching

so just relax, tell yourself you know what your doing, your good, and that its skiing... its what you love to do
Jan 8 2009 6:39PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Get full tilts?
Jan 8 2009 6:46PM
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JsNeagle
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make a plan that your comfortable with. be confident in your run, make sure you can visualize the whole thing. as far as right before your run, don't get too stressed out. stay relaxed. you've been planning your run all day, now just sit back and enjoy the fact you're about the go shred some park. once you drop in any last minute nerves will go away and you'll know exactly what to do cause. it's all muscle memory. oh and wear your favorite tall tee, if that's what your into... i hear they make you better at skiing. and stay warm (if its cold, don't take the lift a lot, keep your legs warm)
Jan 8 2009 6:55PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
My first competition I was really nervous and I had my din set too low so I kept popping out my skis. I knew I was going to lose so I hucked a zero spin and didn't come in last place. The next time I played it pretty conservative and went for style and got second. Just have fun with it.
Jan 8 2009 7:22PM
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garettnorthey
Posts: 3049 - Karma: 173
HOW DO YOU HUCK A ZERO SPIN!?!?!?!?!?!


But in all seriousness, I find that when I compete and I'm nervous that it makes me think about how to land stuff better and crap so it helps me.... But in training runs sit at the top and pretend that you are doing your comp run, and If you stomp it you should be good to go.
Jan 8 2009 7:28PM
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Hansel.
Posts: 4583 - Karma: 112
sounds likes a pro who has not competed in slopestyle in 3 years.

tanner hall anyone?
Jan 8 2009 7:42PM
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linesteeze
Posts: 1229 - Karma: 125
drink beers 15 at least
Jan 8 2009 8:00PM
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SkeechyD
Posts: 2026 - Karma: 1,071
when you wake up eat a little breakfast dont stuff yourself you concentrate on things more with a normal level of food in you also relax before you go close your eyes and burn some innocents. it helps
Jan 8 2009 8:11PM
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happypancakes
Posts: 64 - Karma: 10
i wish i was Tanner lol
Jan 8 2009 8:43PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
no wed know if it were tanner because id be writtn all in caps
Jan 8 2009 9:02PM
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mmallender.
Posts: 5805 - Karma: 936
think about the fact that you can only do as good as you can, there is absolutely nothing you can directly do about someone who is better than you, so just go out and have fun and do your best. Listen to some music, get stoked, forget about the fact that its a competition.

I remember my first comp ever, it was a wakeboard comp. The prelims on day one I was mad nervous, until a guy i knew came up to me, asked me why I was so nervous, and then told me to "just do what you can do, dont give a shit about what anyone else can do, only care about what you can effect". When my turn came around, I started, popped a nice little inside out air off the start roller wake, cut out, saw how fucking huge the wake was and thought to myself "this is going to be unreal" and then didnt give a shit about anything other than killing it.
Jan 8 2009 9:11PM
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B.bowzz
Posts: 659 - Karma: 211

dont worry about it man

put some beats and practice your jumo but dont get to tired

also trust me right after you finish the trick or w/e and stoomp the shit out of it

you feel so much better and the nervousness goes away

Jan 8 2009 11:39PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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Ive competed a lot, and I'm usually always really nervous unless its a rail jam or its a smaller comp. But i tend to put on some music, get in the zone, take some deep breathes and just remember that you WANT to do it. Because you know that if you get up top and waste it because you are nervous, you're going to regret it later. If you tell yourself that you want it then you'll charge it rather than having your first run be really unenthused.
Jan 9 2009 1:21AM
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buddychaps
Posts: 1817 - Karma: 583
just smoke a blunt and relax
Jan 9 2009 1:57AM
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ogfeez
Posts: 2555 - Karma: 200
jerk the meat my friend, #1 cure
Jan 9 2009 2:08AM
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jayhood
Posts: 144 - Karma: 11
Lol it was just a matter of time.  Maybe SPK's would work better
Jan 9 2009 3:39AM
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urbanjib
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jerk the meat...

Jan 9 2009 12:16PM
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skiP.E.I.
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stretch a bunch.. helps you focus on one thing and also makes injury less likely. In my CSIA teaching guidebook, it says if you're going to perform at a high level in competition, you should take about 15 minutes to clear your mind, meditate, breathe deeply, get "in the zone" in a quiet place (that's not word for word, but it's the basic gist of what it said.
Jan 9 2009 12:22PM
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schlopy
Posts: 818 - Karma: 7,015
just know your run, and be comfortable with everything so you know you can do it. Ski it like any other run and try to keep the contest part of it out of your mind. Ski your best, don't worry about the others. Most nervousness is mental and will mellow out if you keep confident. Once you finally drop in you'll realize what your doing and it's game on. Have fun with it and never be too hard on yourelf, if you do well thats sick! and if you fall, well shit at least your out there competing. you got it man! kill it!
Jan 9 2009 12:35PM
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Flo_Rida_2016
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dont watch what others are doing and pretend like they all suck. in fact dont pretend, just think they all suck.

then be super confident and go into your run as if youre showing everyone else how its done.

it might help to watch some of the shittier ppl go, you can usually tell if their run is going to be shitty before they go.

then tell yourself hey im better than that, these guys suck, i got this in the bag.

it sounds super dick like but it works.
Jan 9 2009 12:59PM
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BigMeech621
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WORD.
Jan 9 2009 3:32PM
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