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<A title=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Competition Nerves</DIV>
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<DIV>Ken,</DIV>
<DIV>I was wondering why you were always willing to sit in the judges
chair? I should have known that grin had nothing to do with the humpty bump
with options.<BR><BR><B><I>Ken Thompson <<A
href="mailto:mrandmrst@comcast.net">mrandmrst@comcast.net</A>></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tell the truth Anthony...it's
ok...</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 22, 2007
12:52 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Competition Nerves</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>That would make me considerably more
nervous!<BR><BR><B><I>Keith Hoard <<A
href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com">khoard@gmail.com</A>></I></B> wrote:
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I could have said "Just imagine the judges are sitting there in<BR>their
underwear". . . . .<BR><BR><BR><BR>On 2/22/07, Anthony Abdullah
<AABDU@SBCGLOBAL.NET>wrote:<BR>> OK now Keith let's not go overboard
here. To hear you tell it, my strategy<BR>> of trying to date loose
women while flying pattern is probably not a recipe<BR>> for success
:0)<BR>><BR>> I don't smoke and never drink coffee so I am OK
there. I think it is just a<BR>> matter of me over revving and
wanting to win above all else. Pattern is kind<BR>> of like golf that
way, the harder I try the worse I get. I very much<BR>> appreciate
all of the thoughtful responses to my issue. I have been trying<BR>>
to become more self aware doing breathing exercises and such to try
and<BR>> control my heart rate, blood pressure, emotions and energy
level. I am<BR>> shooting for a whole mind body and soul approach to
pattern that will slow<BR>> everything down. I want to master it to
the point were everything else is<BR>> tuned out and I am seeing the
plane clearly and almost in slow motion.<BR>><BR>> Man do I love
pattern!!!<BR>><BR>> Anthony<BR>><BR>> Keith Hoard
<KHOARD@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> Stop dating loose women. .
.<BR>><BR>> On 2/21/07, Gene Maurice wrote:<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Also, quit smoking, or at least don't
smoke an hour before the flight.<BR>> > Constriction of the blood
vessels and all that good stuff.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Gene Maurice<BR>> ><BR>> >
gene.maurice@comcast.net<BR>> ><BR>> > Plano, TX<BR>>
><BR>> > AMA 3408, NSRCA 877<BR>> >
________________________________<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >
From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> >
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On<BR>>
Behalf<BR>> > Of jivey61@bellsouth.net<BR>> > Sent:
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:50 PM<BR>> > To: NSRCA Mailing
List<BR>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition
Nerves<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >
Quit drinking coffee....that was my problem.<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Jim
Ivey<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ----- Original Message
-----<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > From: Anthony
Abdullah<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > To: NSRCA Mailing
List<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, February
21, 2007 2:16 PM<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Subject:
[NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > I am trying to get myself
ready for the upcoming pattern season and have<BR>> > been
evaluating my past performances. I made a list of the reasons I
don't<BR>> > do as well as I would like and learned some
interesting things about<BR>> myself.<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Other than
practice which was one through five on the list, I found that<BR>>
my<BR>> > performance is sometimes hindered by nervousness.
Sometimes I get so wound<BR>> > up and the adrenaline gets pumping
so much that my thumbs are a blur and I<BR>> > go into brain fail
safe. For example; one year at a the district<BR>> > championship
contest I was in a dogfight for the contest victory. I was<BR>> >
flying well and had won three out of five rounds. On flight six
everything<BR>> > was going great and I had made it through the
toughest part of the<BR>> pattern.<BR>> > It should have been
smooth sailing to a victory. Unfortunately I finished<BR>> a<BR>>
> set of three maneuvers then dropped the gear and called landing. My
caller<BR>> > asked me if everything was alright and I assured her
(my wife) that all<BR>> was<BR>> > well and it was time to come
on home. On base to final she calmly reminded<BR>> > me that I had
three more maneuvers to do before I could call it a day<BR>>
DOH!!!<BR>> > Can you say 0, 0, 0? I was so nervous that I managed
to snatch defeat from<BR>> > the jaws of victory. Fortunately it
did not cost me the district<BR>> > championship.<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >
The point is, I have noticed that I am calm and focused during
practice,<BR>> and<BR>> > extremely focused during a
competition, but not calm. Other than practice<BR>> is<BR>> >
there something that I can do to help calm my nerves? I am practicing
Yoga<BR>> > with the wife and am open to meditation, etc to help
keep the mind calm<BR>> but<BR>> > focused. Is it just me or do
some of you more experienced pilots<BR>> experience<BR>> >
ventricular hyperactivity as well? I would be interested in hearing
if<BR>> that<BR>> > is normal.<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Signed<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Spongebob Blurry Hands AKA The Galloping
Ghost<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
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><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>><BR>> Keith Hoard<BR>>
Collierville, TN<BR>> khoard@gmail.com<BR>>
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