ChadHaveMercy
Noob
So as most of yall know, theres a TYM tourney going on right now which I WAS a part of (hehe). And, as the title suggests, nerves were a big impact on my behalf.
I did what I felt like I needed to do pre-tourney...same as every day really...worked my movements, situational punishes, pressures, and spacing...typical things that any fgc player would drill...no big deal.
I felt good going in...so much so that I neglected any warm up matches or anything of the sort..I even drew a match-up I was 100% comfortable with!..though to be fair I was a bit pressed for time due to my work schedule and vet issues with my pup, but I digress....Round 1 Match 1 literally EVERYTHING goes out the window. I mean, Im throwing junk out that Ive NEVER done, repeatedly throwing out easily punishable junk over and over (which was punished.repeatedly lol!), sweaty shakey hands, dropping combos, missing inputs..the whole 11 yards...I even caught myself focusing in on MY OWN character on screen a few times...which again, something I NEVER do!
Now Im no stranger to competetive play...Ive played and won tourneys in umk3, mk9, as well as pretty much every madden that has come out in the 3d eras and although its been around a decade since Ive competed in any FGC tourney (which is admittedly WAY more high strung than Madden...by far!) Ive found through playing long sets with good players, as well as the 0-2 comebacks (before they switched to ft2) and those matches where you just want to beat the shit outta the opponent for whatever reason, that I had a decent bead on not only coping with the stress, but almost harnessing it to the point of a higher level of focus.
Yesterday this was NOT the case.
So my natural reaction after the salt settled was to go into KL and make sure I didnt just POP the brain cells associated with MK knowledge or something...and wouldnt you know it? Back to normal...even though I was frustrated about practically knocking myself out of competition and a bit nervous about jumping back into KL without a bit of dojo time...everything was as it should be...the focus was back.
So my question to you guys is this:
I know we all get the nerves...but what do YOU do to counter-act/harness them to benefit you or negate them altogether? Pre-match, mid-match, tied up round to win, whatever?
How do YOU keep from being ME yesterday?
I did what I felt like I needed to do pre-tourney...same as every day really...worked my movements, situational punishes, pressures, and spacing...typical things that any fgc player would drill...no big deal.
I felt good going in...so much so that I neglected any warm up matches or anything of the sort..I even drew a match-up I was 100% comfortable with!..though to be fair I was a bit pressed for time due to my work schedule and vet issues with my pup, but I digress....Round 1 Match 1 literally EVERYTHING goes out the window. I mean, Im throwing junk out that Ive NEVER done, repeatedly throwing out easily punishable junk over and over (which was punished.repeatedly lol!), sweaty shakey hands, dropping combos, missing inputs..the whole 11 yards...I even caught myself focusing in on MY OWN character on screen a few times...which again, something I NEVER do!
Now Im no stranger to competetive play...Ive played and won tourneys in umk3, mk9, as well as pretty much every madden that has come out in the 3d eras and although its been around a decade since Ive competed in any FGC tourney (which is admittedly WAY more high strung than Madden...by far!) Ive found through playing long sets with good players, as well as the 0-2 comebacks (before they switched to ft2) and those matches where you just want to beat the shit outta the opponent for whatever reason, that I had a decent bead on not only coping with the stress, but almost harnessing it to the point of a higher level of focus.
Yesterday this was NOT the case.
So my natural reaction after the salt settled was to go into KL and make sure I didnt just POP the brain cells associated with MK knowledge or something...and wouldnt you know it? Back to normal...even though I was frustrated about practically knocking myself out of competition and a bit nervous about jumping back into KL without a bit of dojo time...everything was as it should be...the focus was back.
So my question to you guys is this:
I know we all get the nerves...but what do YOU do to counter-act/harness them to benefit you or negate them altogether? Pre-match, mid-match, tied up round to win, whatever?
How do YOU keep from being ME yesterday?
