Thursday, November 6, 2014

Is it possible to improve your skill more by taking a hiatus in the “Off Season” ?

The “Off Season” never ceases to be the most interesting and exciting time during the paintball season. Players and teams are making new arrangements for the upcoming season. The seasons are changing, for us up here in the Northwest it means its about to get cold and wet outside. Some move indoors and continuing playing throughout the winter months, some take a break all together through November-December and start back up again in January or February prepping for the first PSP event that usually begins mid- March.

Do you come in to the New season more prepared by taking a few months off to recover your body, mind and soul? Or is it better preparation to never miss a day at the gym or a weekend at the Paintball field? Taking time to rest your body from the gym (to some extent), having the relief of not having to be at the Paintball field every weekend. Taking some time to reconnect with what you use to have fun with before the crazy hectic Paintball season began. All of this is undoubtedly going to lead to a fresher physical shape and state of mind. I think having that time to reset our bodies and brains is critical in developing ourselves as players for the new year. If you continue to play like you did during the season and keep your gym habits the same you leave no time for reflection. Reflecting on the previous season with a clear head is critical in deciding where we want to be in the future and building a road map of how to get there.

This season my good friend and fellow competitive Paintball player/ Pbrack designer Jacob Stewart and I will embark on a trip through Central and South America. Jacob will be starting at the top of Mexico and working his way through Mexico through the month of November where we will rendezvous in Central America to continue the trip down to the bottom of Chile/Argentina. We are only carrying backpacks on the trip, hiking, hitchhiking, boating, and busing through the trip.

Only this upcoming season will tell if I'm right or not but I think having a productive and unique set of experiences in the off season is conducive to having a good year. This doesn't just apply to the paintball season either. Sabbaticals are becoming common placed in entrepreneurs schedules as well. Thinking back on old video game consoles I remember my Super Nintendo, occasionally you would just have to press the Reset button to keep everything running smooth. Enjoy your reset.

Cheers!
-Tommy Tucker




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