Game Changing Anxiety
I have to admit, despite being very anxious I was excited for tryouts. The bad thing was that I was freaking out about little things that were out of my control. I was so worried about what position to try out for, if I’d make A or B team, and so on. Little did I know how I’d ruin some of the fun of basketball. Luckily for me, I came out of it with a little more knowledge about life. Even before tryouts started I was stressing myself out. I thought that I had to play perfect at tryouts to even have a shot. I was also worried that I’d get criticized about how I “just made the team because I’m tall.” So, I worked my butt off all summer long, which was the good part. The bad part was that I was psyching myself out about other people. I was worrying that other people were better, …show more content…
It’s a very simple drill, but it simulates live action and you get to play your game and take your shots. I thought that I’d perform pretty good at this given that I did very well in the summer leagues and tournaments. Let’s just say my game wasn’t up to par that day. I missed a few easy layups and on one trip down the court, I dribbled the ball right into my defender and he easily swiped it.
After the first day of tryouts, I wasn’t satisfied and knew that I should have had a higher quality performance. I knew I did good enough to make first cuts, but what I was worried about was the guys who did better than me. I thought that there was no way I could catch up to them, despite the reality that they were nervous and weren’t on their A game either.
I was distracted in class that day. I was too worried about tryouts and I was freaking out about how I did and how other guys did. Instead of working on my order of operations homework, I stared blankly at the dull, white walls and thought about who would make the team and who
I have to admit, despite being very anxious I was excited for tryouts. The bad thing was that I was freaking out about little things that were out of my control. I was so worried about what position to try out for, if I’d make A or B team, and so on. Little did I know how I’d ruin some of the fun of basketball. Luckily for me, I came out of it with a little more knowledge about life. Even before tryouts started I was stressing myself out. I thought that I had to play perfect at tryouts to even have a shot. I was also worried that I’d get criticized about how I “just made the team because I’m tall.” So, I worked my butt off all summer long, which was the good part. The bad part was that I was psyching myself out about other people. I was worrying that other people were better, …show more content…
It’s a very simple drill, but it simulates live action and you get to play your game and take your shots. I thought that I’d perform pretty good at this given that I did very well in the summer leagues and tournaments. Let’s just say my game wasn’t up to par that day. I missed a few easy layups and on one trip down the court, I dribbled the ball right into my defender and he easily swiped it.
After the first day of tryouts, I wasn’t satisfied and knew that I should have had a higher quality performance. I knew I did good enough to make first cuts, but what I was worried about was the guys who did better than me. I thought that there was no way I could catch up to them, despite the reality that they were nervous and weren’t on their A game either.
I was distracted in class that day. I was too worried about tryouts and I was freaking out about how I did and how other guys did. Instead of working on my order of operations homework, I stared blankly at the dull, white walls and thought about who would make the team and who