What to Do When Your High Jumping Gets Worse - PART 2

Hey Jumpers,

Here were a few of my favorite responses from the question I asked last week of "how do you bounce back from a bad meet":

"The week after i have a bad jump, i jump at lower hights that i can clear every time, it makes me feel like i CAN do this and it isn't a bad time to practice my form too. I feel exhilerated after i do this and the wory of not being able to make the jump isn't there, i just get in my little groove and have fun."
Benjamin - Salado, TX

"First i recap on my attitude the days of my bad meets. High jump is a very mental event. If your mind isnt right, then your most likely not going to jump right either. I recap on how i felt those days and asses on my attitude that day. Did I feel confident that day? Was I mad or upset that day? Was there something bothering me that day that kept me from performing well? Did I overthink it?
If I was mentally not ready for this meet I diagnosed the problem, and try to get out whats bothering me, and look for getting my mind right for the next one.
If I was mentally ready then, I assess my jumping. Was my approach consistent? Did I get a good lift off the ground? Was my form right? If that's the case, that can always be fixed in practice. So, I just prepare myself for the next meet."
Nicole - Sicklerville, NJ

"After this one bad meet, one of my coaches told me to think of routine I did before the meet and to repeat the good things at the next meet. He also said to write down what I was thinking during the competition and for every negative thought, write a positive one (so that I think of the positive one when I think of the negative one)."
Kyle - Fredericton, NB, Canada

"One of the most valuable lessons i've learnt from my coach is how you should always give your best in every single training, and i mean every single little part of training, even like warm up and drills, and give your all to prepare for your competition. Hence, because you have done that, you should never wallow in self pity and break into tears and cry yourself dry no matter how badly you do in a competition. If your form was just terrible that day, or if you didn't go anywhere near a near PR, you know you've done your best and given your all so there are no regrets, nothing to be sorry about. you gave your best. Pick yourself back up and get yourself pumped to do even better the next competition."
Rong - Singapore

"On days I had a bad meet I'm usually really depressed, so I listen to music. I keep a journal of my great meet days. When I "fail" @ a meet I take a look at one of my best days I had at a meet and assure myself I can do it again. It sounds kinda lame, but it still works."
Sasha - Allentown, PA

Thank everyone for your feedback!

Gregg

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