World of Pageantry

the only time i was nervous was finals at the fiesta bowl i looked up and the crowd was huge but then i set and it all went away it was cool.

When I'm nervous, my leg starts twitching or my knees start shaking. Then if we're sitting down in awards, my foot start thumping like Thumper from Bambi.

I used to take Vicodin before marching. I had broken my left clavicle, and I played the Sousaphone. If you play the sousaphone, you know that it's heavy and it sits on your left clavicle.....I don't remember Santa Cruz, Lodi, Newman, Fairfield, Festivo, or Napa from my frosh year till my junior year....I had nerve problems, arm went numb (peralysis) for 2 1/2 years. I'm a senior now and I'm clean of all Vicodin. Since it's my senior year, I want it to be perfect. The Vicodin calmed me down before, but now there's nothing. I get so nervous. I threw up a little before Lodi this year. It was bad.

When i get nervous about something...like championships.....i just think about what i'm going to do after. For example: Before championship i thought to myself..."what i am going to do after this is going to be awesome, i just have to do this 10 min show and i'm out of there." Then you get to excited about what place your going to get....then get more nervous....so...whatever.

Breathe. Think happy thoughts.

See the problem is that I couln't breath and my master (my section leader.) was starting to yell at me cause I wouldn't breath....I tryed my best, but as soon as I got that under control I couldn't stop shaking.

I am sorry master Elisa!

I usually just take deep, concentrated breaths, and that slows down my heart rate.

Just make sure your fear doesn't control or harm your focus.