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Originally Posted by davidthefat
I am very nervous about the regional in 2 days. We are leaving tomorrow and I have not been this nervous even for a football game. I have code for autonomy that has never been tested and I feel like that there is a 70% chance it will fail (that is what the practice matches are for). How do I combat this nervousness? I always want to make things efficient and concise for my code, but I just slapped this onto the code. That is what scares me.
Anyone on the same boat as me? Really nervous and scared? I think going to a 2nd regional this year just adds to it.
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I know exactly what you are going through. Last year when I was driving in my first competition, I was shaking and very nervous. Every match I had some sort of sensation making me tremble down my legs and I could never overcome that feeling.
This year, I have only gotten that feeling once because I actually thought about me screwing up or making a mistake. The idea is not to think about the mistakes you are going to make but the best possible outcome. For us, that was a Regional Finalist medal around my neck.
The thing is, like in a football, you need to have poise and composure when doing things. I am sure that your autonom code will be perfectly fine and if not, so what. You go back and make sure that it is perfect. You shouldn't have any stress on your shoulders at all. Make sure that you get to the practice field before going to the real field to test your autonom code.
You'll do fine, just remember to think about the future goals.