@NoThisIsStupider
I know you said not to take what you said like a rule book, but I didn't listen

For a legit tourney, you need to enter with a positive mindset. Not the FG mindset "oh hey I can handle FG, and I spent so many hours into the game, that obv means I'm good", but one that is willing to let you learn and adapt. You should know your character as much as you can (along with the fundamentals such as spacing, playing the neutral, weighing risk vs. reward, etc.), find what works and doesn't work and try to pick up on habits that other players have. You WILL get bodied at your first tournament (I was at mine rofl), but you gotta have the drive to keep growing and working in order to improve. Competitive Smash is primarily about decision making, not just "lol let's throw out random stuff hoping it works". (I.e. it's not just hitting buttons, but also having the proper mindset and being able to break your own bad habits, I know I still have quite a few habits along with some mindset issues)

Also please remember to take care of yourself. That means bringing food and staying well fed, bring healthy snacks and some sugars (PLEASE stay away from fast food if you can if you normally feel "funky" or get bloated relatively easily after eating something greasy-ish like a burger from McDonalds or some kinds of pizza), staying hydrated (I usually keep at least 3 bottles of water) and try your best to stay calm (IF you're not reliant on game SFX or you can't hear the game anyway, music MIGHT help you but experiment, each person is different and I don't cause I need sound lol) and REMEMBER to have fun in the end. Bring your cell phone and charger if you got one, and if you have strict/worrying parents, please contact them and update them throughout your day, try to estimate when you'll be home.

If you have an issue regarding stress, ALWAYS speak to someone. The Smash comm. is VERY friendly and I've had so many anxiety/stress issues and they've mostly been resolved each time cause I spoke to people. You don't want to play feeling stressed out!
^I personally still have stress issues, like in a tournament environment I tend to find myself using the washroom WAY more than I should be (throughout the whole tourney) so obv I need my nerves to relax somehow (and music isn't the answer for me sadly, I feel I actually do worse trying to listen to it rofl).

But you know... I went from being that "random free teen who uses Ness" to "best Ness in Canada" to "#9 on Power Ranking" and "the fan favorite in Ottawa"!


Timmy he's just a boy (This happened my first time travelling in Ottawa lol)
DIMENSIONAL SHAZAM (I returned back to Ottawa 2 days after, and I fight a Meta Knight for the very first time -- Volume warning plz lower before clicking lol)
TIMMY CALM DOWN PLZ (VOLUME WARNING)

I mean, I could counter a fully charged falcon fsmash with mac, take a shit ton of damage and not die.

Fuggin corn over here. I was at 20%, he at 100. I half-charged an fsmash, he countered, I took 60+ damage and died.

TELL ME HOW THAT'S NOT OP!1