Avoiding Psych-Outs and Intimidation
Avoiding Psych-Outs and Intimidation
By Alan Goldberg, competitivedge.com
Are there certain opponents who regularly “push your emotional buttons?”
You know what I mean… Other swimmers who somehow know exactly what to do to get inside your head before your race, distract your focus, sabotage your confidence and drive your level of nervousness through the roof? It may start the night before the meet, when you first begin to think about them. Or maybe you begin “losing it” after a comment they make or look that they give you when you're behind the blocks. Then you can't stop thinking about them, and those out-of-control nerves run away with your chances of having a good race.
Read more here.
You know what I mean… Other swimmers who somehow know exactly what to do to get inside your head before your race, distract your focus, sabotage your confidence and drive your level of nervousness through the roof? It may start the night before the meet, when you first begin to think about them. Or maybe you begin “losing it” after a comment they make or look that they give you when you're behind the blocks. Then you can't stop thinking about them, and those out-of-control nerves run away with your chances of having a good race.
Read more here.
