Pre - Tournament Routines?

[-HawkEyes]

I'm having a tournament in a few hours, and since it's my first time, i would like to know what you guys tend to do before your tournaments? :o

[Swingbadabada]

Get in the zone.Just forget about everything else and concentrate. I just relax put my iPod in and thats it really.

[-HawkEyes]

Get in the zone.Just forget about everything else and concentrate. I just relax put my iPod in and thats it really.

ohh i see. thanks :)

P.S. i'm rather nervous about my first tournament D:

[Swingbadabada]

Everyone is when they enter their first tourney. Stauy focused and relaxed. Nervouseness will make your game suck.
PS: Good luck. What type of tourney is it? What events are you competing in?

[Athelete1234]

It's important to not let the first few points bother you when playing your first game in your first tournament. If you get upset over a few mistakes, then you'll feel more nervous and pressured and everything will go downhill. Just relax and if you're playing doubles, make sure you both feel comfortable and not nervous.

[-HawkEyes]

I was in the Boxing Week Tournament at Cleartwo. Boys doubles. I had a pretty good start, but it kind of ended terribly. THanks for the replies :)

[Danstevens]

How terribly? If it's not completely horrific ( a death or something and I seriously doubt it's that bad), please share and if it's badminton related, we'll see if we can help.

[-HawkEyes]

It's not really badminton related, more of a self-esteem thing. My partner and I were rather tense going into the last round, and we messed up a lot of simple shots. It probably had something to do with having to play on the court right beside the spectator's area.