nervous breakdown, rusty footwork, help me

[llpjlau]

hi,

badminton season starts this weekend (interschool)
i am ranked 4 in the 6 people (there are rank 1 to 6)
i know i am not at any other school's rank 4 level. my school has quite a weak team this season. thats why i have to play rank 4.

i am nervous an i am afraid of losing. my footwork is so bad now (after couple of months off season).
it will also be the first time the new 21pt system will be used in official matches.

what do i do??????

[LazyBuddy]

If you know that you are weak when compare to others, then, don't set too much high of expectation. There's nothing wrong to be an "under dog" to begin with, and you have nothing to lose. Try to calm yourself down, train and compete and gather valueable experience. No need to over reacting to the final scores too much. If you lose, simply because they come in better than you, and they suppose to win.

Regarding footwork, it's a matter of practice, if you know the correct technique and concept. If no, time to get coaching. If yes, spend more time to practice.

[globenstein]

When I'm up against a tough opponent(s), I usually give myself objectives during the match such as scoring at least 10 points or if they smash real good, block at least half his/her smashes.

You may lose but it's always good to know you managed to make your opponent(s) sweat a bit.

[Iwan]

hi,

badminton season starts this weekend (interschool)
i am ranked 4 in the 6 people (there are rank 1 to 6)
i know i am not at any other school's rank 4 level. my school has quite a weak team this season. thats why i have to play rank 4.

i am nervous an i am afraid of losing. my footwork is so bad now (after couple of months off season).
it will also be the first time the new 21pt system will be used in official matches.

what do i do??????
:eek: Which school are you from?

[llpjlau]

not telling you, iwan.

[Iwan]

lol, I'm not even in Perth anymore :p Used to be in Wesley College though, 3rd singles :p

[llpjlau]

rank3 singles? or 3rd team? wesley has a very competitive team.

[Iwan]

3rd singles, 1st team ;) Not so competitive anymore now that I've seen the standards in Singapore.

[llpjlau]

standards in singapore are much higher than in perth.

[Hitsugaya]

Hey llpjlau, i wouldnt know that much, cuz i'm just in gr 11, but don't stress urself too much, cuz i tend to mess up a lot of my games cuz i'm too tensed up about the game. Well in my case i don't really have that problem with coming out rusty, cuz i got badminton practise 13 times a week during school, and during the summer it's only 7 days a week. All i can really say is that u shouldn't worry, maybe just do a little practise shadow badminton in your backyard. In the end the only thing that can make ur footwork better is a coach and experience.
Well i hope i gave u some insight, hope u do well XD

[UserBlade]

When I'm up against a tough opponent(s), I usually give myself objectives during the match such as scoring at least 10 points or if they smash real good, block at least half his/her smashes.

You may lose but it's always good to know you managed to make your opponent(s) sweat a bit. I second that big time, even though you may lose you made your opponent sweat and you know to yourself that you put up a good fight. I do the same thing.:D