How Do You Mentally Prepare Yourself For Competition?
In a competition, regardless of team or individual sports, for an exam or just a trivia quiz with your friend, whether you are battling against another team, yourself or just the elements, being able to control what you do is more important than anything else. • Assess the nature of the competition. Know who or what your opponents are, but don’t get consumed by it. If you are competing against a team, know their tendencies,strengths and weaknesses. If you are dealing with the elements, check the weather and adjust accordingly. If you are, for example: In a skating competition or an exam, when all you can do is prepare yourself, then do so, and ignore what others do because you could be answering the same exam with the same answers, but because of others’ performances, you could be top of the class or just middle of the field. • Adapt and react. Every situation is different. You need different ways to adjust to the situations. The cool-down period. Preparing yourself AFTER the competiti
