So my problem is...

[Lone Shadow]

I have entered around 3-5 online tournaments and I seem to have the same problem in every one. Right when I start the match I get SO nervous it ends up in costing the match...Now if someone has also encountered this problem and found out methods to calm down during the match please share because I know I am a decent player but really cant play well under pressure. Thanks

 

[Resident_Smash_Genius]

I have entered around 3-5 online tournaments and I seem to have the same problem in every one. Right when I start the match I get SO nervous it ends up in costing the match...Now if someone has also encountered this problem and found out methods to calm down during the match please share because I know I am a decent player but really cant play well under pressure. Thanks

Try breathing in through your nose and out your mouth. Do that slowly before the match.

I get twitchy fingers before matches so I bring one of those stress balls.

Just find what's relaxing to you.

 

[Lone Shadow]

Thanks for the tips and the whole finger thing, happens to me to...it sucks lol

 

[ChronoTrigga]

I have entered around 3-5 online tournaments and I seem to have the same problem in every one. Right when I start the match I get SO nervous it ends up in costing the match...Now if someone has also encountered this problem and found out methods to calm down during the match please share because I know I am a decent player but really cant play well under pressure. Thanks

The same thing happened to me on the day smash bros brawl was released @ midnight. My heart started pumping so hard that I couldn't even finish the match. First of all the *******s at ebgames made me use a wiimote because I beat them all earlier in the day via gamecube control on melee. So they switched it, and for the life of me I could NOT deal with the controls with nunchuk/wiimote. So I died because of the controls, then when I respawned the ****er kept dodgerolling so he'd win. At this point it was almost blackout time, because I know for a fact I could have kicked that kids *** had I a gamecube control, I really felt like destroying his soul for being such a *****. Even the kids behind us waiting in the tournament were calling him a *****. But yeah, I wish I could fight that ***** again. o.o

 

[Reyairia]

Prozac.

10psychiatrists.

 

[-Ran]

Got a question for you, played anything competitively before? I've played so many games and sports competitively that I'm no longer adversely effected by the tournament hype. In fact, I use it to fuel myself to become better.

 

[Lone Shadow]

Got a question for you, played anything competitively before? I've played so many games and sports competitively that I'm no longer adversely effected by the tournament hype. In fact, I use it to fuel myself to become better.

I played a lot of melee but never no where near a pro and never went to a tourney, these were my first tournamnts and I have another one tommorow so I sorta needed some tech to calm myself down =/

 

[kotahlicious]

I have entered around 3-5 online tournaments and I seem to have the same problem in every one. Right when I start the match I get SO nervous it ends up in costing the match...Now if someone has also encountered this problem and found out methods to calm down during the match please share because I know I am a decent player but really cant play well under pressure. Thanks

omg the same think happen to me cept we played best 2 of 3 the first match i got wooped in under a minute and the next match was like 5 minutes very intense we both had one stock with 120+ damage he got the hit in first tho so i lost.

 

[Aminar]

I'm always uber nervous my first match. After that the nervousness is gone and I do alot better. I just need to calm down for that first match. prolly just need some warmups before the tourny.

 

[Ph03n!x-Br]

It happened to me in my first tourney, but I won (Ike in FFA lol) and in the second round I was feeling way more confident. Just play it like you would on Wi-Fi / against CPUs.

 

[Lone Shadow]

I think my real problem might be my lack of confidence because I am always switching mains...Also I do have some practice mathces and it doesnt help, maybe I am destined to be a noob ><

 

[kotahlicious]

I think my real problem might be my lack of confidence because I am always switching mains...Also I do have some practice mathces and it doesnt help, maybe I am destined to be a noob ><

lol make that to then cause i have one main but can never do good

 

[Riolu]

I used to get really nervous. I just thought of the match as me playing against the computer and I calmed down. Once I won a few I didn't even have to do that.

 

[IWontGetOverTheDam]

I have a pair ofBaoding balls that I roll in my hands before a match. It's just my thing, I guess. I also drink a lot of water on the day of a tournament.

 

[Roller]

Think of it as a friendly match...