(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ok so im the starting QB at my high school and i have always gotten really nervous before games. I just wanted to know if you guys had any suggestions to calm the nerves???

- listen to music before game
- imagery (imagine yourself achieving well during the game eg scoring)
- self-talk (e.g. "i've trained hard and got this far, this'll be a piece of cake"
- breathe to control the anxiety

I start MLB and FB for my team. What I do is get focused wayyyyy before a game. Like if the game is friday, Ill get mentally focused on Monday and stay focused the whole week. My coach gives us scouting reports so I study that all week long. Like the previous poster said, listen to music. Nothing gets my head straight right before a game more than listening to music.

The song I listen to to get my mind right is



It always pumps me up. Its completely normal to get butterflies before a game. When you get on the field, they should be gone. If not, you have to work on your confidence.

Give Mary J a visit, I'm sure she's got the perfect remedy.

Yea music always helps me. Ill have to try imagining myself doing good in the game.

Oh hell yeah, I get these all the time playing D end and OL. Make sure your drinking water, sounds dumb but if I havent drank enough water that day I worry that I'll be dehydrated. Pop some ibuprofen, it helps out a lot with stress, at least for me. Lay down pre-game. I take a nap around 3:30 after the pregame meal. Wake up around 5, and I'm all ready to go.