Making the big jump

[tm167]

I am going to trials for red heat fairly soon and it will be my first experience of tourney ball cos their trials are that they make a B team and throw you in the Midlands masters.(which is kinda cool). I aint new to the sport( playing rec ball for 5 years and i am 15) but i am just a tad nervous. I am totaly up for it but you know the feeling. Anyway just wondering if any of you old foggies who been around the sport for a while could give me any tips. I play up front on the left tape and (not wanting to sound cocky) am freaking fast.(can run 100 in under 13 secs). Anyway any tips post um here. Thanks

 

[kris]

pah 13 seconds.
you wanna see some back player run when thry know foods waiting.
Nah seriously red heat are a cool team and they'll make you feel comfortable
just go out and have some fun
I am just as fast mate but the problem i had was i wanted to always be shooting at people.
Just be patient. pick your moments and then pop out

 

[Jake]

don't let nerves get the better of you. Running fast is great ... unless you get shot 3 times in the face as soon as your at the barricade cos your not calm enough.

Don't do anything stupid and just enjoy yourself.

 

[tm167]

i said under

i said under 13 sec. My pb is 12.2 if you must know. Anyway seriously thanks for the advice. Just keep those handy tips coming in guys. Hell if if there are enough i will never use the term fogie again

 

[Alex Hicks.]

Used to do around 12 done 11.9 a few times then discovered beer. Take over 13 at the moment must start some fitness again (not as if I'm gonna stop drinking).

 

[TJ Lambini]

Relax

Don't try too hard to make an impression and do bad boy moves - play tight, snap-shoot, communicate...don't try to do run throughs all the time. Oh, and NEVER TRADE.

And when you're in your bunker stay calm and relaxed: you get tense, your muscles tighten up, you react and move slower. Chill, enjoy, listen and learn and you'll do great.

peace

 

[Cook$]

i could run that fast if i was actually big enough to carry my marker properly...

 

[Walker (Nitro)]

ice ice baby.........

 

[CROOKED-POPO]

It's more important for your mouth to move fast than your legs. Communicate with your teammates better than the others and you'll be in.

 

[KillerOnion]

Communicate and listen for direction of fire from the opposition. Have you ever reffed a tournament? I would highly recommend doing so as soon as possible. You learn from that how things are timed, that is, when ideal moments occur and how to take advantage of them. You'll see it when you play that you can almost sense stuff coming like "Gee, I'd be going for the flag about now" or "Holy crap someone could come right over the top here and get me" then adjust accordingly. Get to recognize familiar situations.