Hello again! In this post we're going to be talking about how that you can (and should!) win trophies... at practice! I don't mean that you should have physical awards at all of your team get-togethers (because that would probably get old :P), but rather, I'm sharing the concept of... Winning your trophies at practice, and just picking them up at tournaments. So without further ado, here are the four ways that quizzers can apply, and end up benefitting, from having this mindset!
Now, this doesn't mean that you should go full throttle with your challenges/rebuttals/appeals, because your coach may get frustrated :P (unless you are specifically practicing those). Instead, I'm talking about jumping at your top speed, and trying to not wait around for more syllables just because you can. I don't do this all the time, as some of you will know, because there's just something about the tournament atmosphere that helps me push myself harder. If you want to apply this mindset, then while you're on the seats at practice, pretend to yourself that you're at a tournament - an important one, or better yet, the regional quiz off. This will probably cause you to jump faster, causing more errors (because that's just what happens), but if you've studied, there's a good chance you'll blow your teammates away! And that leads me to the next one, which (disclaimer), I am still working on!
Some weeks it can get hard to study, especially when you may not have a tournament coming up soon. However, the idea of quizzing as hard at practice as you would at a quiz event will push you to prepare harder, and therefore enable you to perform better at practices, AND future tournaments. In addition, the knowledge we get from more consistent studying stays with us for longer, and more accurately, than the knowledge we get from cramming. I've crammed for pretty much all of my quizzing career, so I've experienced this a good amount (unfortunately). Because of that, I can tell you that whenever I have a good streak of consistency, the stuff that I put in my head during that period of time stays with me for far beyond that season. That's when things we call "flashbacks" happen... they're kind of annoying in a quiz, but so rewarding otherwise :P.
There's two ways that you can have confidence here: in knowing how great you really are, and in knowing that you deserve to do well, because of how hard you've worked. Not to be confused with cockiness, which is thinking you're someone you're not and/or pushing your accomplishments onto other people, just growing this confidence can literally improve your performance. Why? Because any kind of sport is at least partially affected by your mental attitude (usually a lot). The same thing with tests, interviews, speeches, productivity, etc.. A lot of quizzers, newer ones mainly, don't do as well at quiz events and even practices, for the simple reason that they don't have any confidence. Like I mentioned in my post about "What to Know About Nationals", taking chances is one of the top necessities in quizzing, because without it, you can glue yourself to the seat. When this happens, you have to watch other people take your rightful place on the scoreboard. So to avoid this, simply work on growing your confidence, so that you can take these kinds of chances in your stride, and without thinking twice.
I feel like this quote kinda wraps up the last three points. People will see your accomplishments, being your placings, trophy shelves, or teams that you've made, but that's only the top tip of the iceberg! It's a little cliché, I suppose, but that analogy really fits here, so I'm gonna use it :P. The whole concept of "earning your trophies at practice", is all about putting your focus on the bottom 90% of the iceberg, so that you can grow it - and therefore grow your successes (the 10% that other people see). And that 10% that they do see, ROCK IT! Totally blow people away, because you've earned it. Don't be afraid of showing your hard work, and reaping some of it's benefits! We've spent a fair amount of this post talking about trophies, and at the end of the day, they're just tangible, dust-collecting things, right?
But there's another, more important, side to quizzing awards... Every quiz award that you get, represents not only the fun time you got to spend with your friends (and maybe family), or the hard work that you put in. It represents all of the knowledge that you gained of God's Word! I don't know about you, but that's pretty cool to me! But anyways, it's time to wrap this post up for today. I sincerely hope that you all have PHENOMENAL weeks, and that you know that you are blessed, that you are specifically anointed, and that the Father has an incredible love just for you. Love you guys - keep quizzing and living victoriously! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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