How to deal with injuries while preparing for tournaments
Friday, July 4th, 2008
How to Deal With Injuries While Training For Tournaments
One of the most common problems while training for tournaments is the injuries you sustain while training hard for a short period of time. You have about 2-3 months to get ready for the tournament but a shoulder, knee, or back injury could keep you on the side line for weeks sometimes.
Taking weeks of training will not only regress your progress but also will mentally make you weaker for your matches. In the back of your head you know you didn’t train like you planned and you might doubt yourself while progressing in the tournament.
What I found out over the years is that even though many times I had injuries that caused me to stay away from sparring and drilling techniques, there are training variations in other sports that can simulate my matches.
