Do You Have Pre-Competition Superstitions or Rituals?
Friday May 29, 2009
We've all seen athletes performing ritual movements before competition and have heard stories about the baseball player with his lucky socks or the hockey player with his favorite stick. In fact, in pros sports, superstition and ritual is widespread and considered normal. To the onlooker, it may seem silly and strange, but if you consider how athletes use these rituals, you might see that many of them are strategies also used in the world of sports psychology. In fact, for some players these patterns may actually influence success of the field.
Take the Poll: Do You Have Pre-Competition Superstitions or Rituals?
(To vote, simply click on one of the following links. Feel free to add your comments below)
- Nope
- Yes, I eat a certain food
- Yes, I wear a specific item
- Yes, I do a pre-race ritual
- Yes, something else (add to comments)
I always eat the same pre-race foods; I don’t think that’s a ritual or superstition, but maybe it is because I believe it will make me have a better race.
Life is a healthy respect for mother nature laced with greed.
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i always change my socks before a race. it doesnt matter into what, it just has to be something different than what i warmed up in.