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Today I wen't to a local, non-sanctioned tournament at school (I take online classes at a community college), I knew ahead of time I was going to win, guaranteed. Though the tournament was easy, people got pretty annoyed that I was there and started complaining that it wasn't fair. Is it messed up to go to these types of tournaments? I felt pretty bad and the 1st place prize was just 3 movie tickets, a soda, and a 6 mini games in a box type thing (including mini table tennis and bowling). I ended up giving away all the prizes to players that stuck around, except the soda >=], since I had no use for them.
Also a general question, I played this low level tournament the same way I play high level players, with footwork and looping and a lot of sweat. By the end of the tournament I was exhausted. I have my first sanctioned tournament in about 2 months, and I realize I entered WAYYYY too many events. U1500 (because I wanted the easy wins, dont judge me), U1700, U1900, U2100. Already pulled out of the U2100 because its out of my league, I just entered because I knew some players over 1900 that I can consistently beat and I wanted a higher starting rating. Should I drop out of the 1500 too, I can play the games in an energy conserving manner but I'm nervous about this because I don't play even close to the same level when I'm tired.
Also endurance will be worked on hard over the next couple months.
Pro tip: Keep a bottle of honey in your TT bag for a STICKY situation. When you're running low on steam or even blood sugar it will help out a lot. It's almost pure sugar so your body doesn't need to break the sugars down and can use it almost immediately. 1 Table-Spoon is enough. Just make sure to keep it in a ziplock bag or a different pocket in case things go wrong.
Won't be able to reply for a couple hours, this exhausted body is actually going to lessons now
Also a general question, I played this low level tournament the same way I play high level players, with footwork and looping and a lot of sweat. By the end of the tournament I was exhausted. I have my first sanctioned tournament in about 2 months, and I realize I entered WAYYYY too many events. U1500 (because I wanted the easy wins, dont judge me), U1700, U1900, U2100. Already pulled out of the U2100 because its out of my league, I just entered because I knew some players over 1900 that I can consistently beat and I wanted a higher starting rating. Should I drop out of the 1500 too, I can play the games in an energy conserving manner but I'm nervous about this because I don't play even close to the same level when I'm tired.
Also endurance will be worked on hard over the next couple months.
Pro tip: Keep a bottle of honey in your TT bag for a STICKY situation. When you're running low on steam or even blood sugar it will help out a lot. It's almost pure sugar so your body doesn't need to break the sugars down and can use it almost immediately. 1 Table-Spoon is enough. Just make sure to keep it in a ziplock bag or a different pocket in case things go wrong.
Won't be able to reply for a couple hours, this exhausted body is actually going to lessons now
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