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Compete with Confidence

From your first contest entry to performing your best on the day — preparation, strategy, and nerves.

6 LESSONS · INTERMEDIATE · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 Competing for the First Time: Everything You Need to Know Everything you need to know before your first competition. June 18, 2026 · 1h 8m · Competing & Performing → 02 Piping Pitfalls: Top Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Avoid the classic mistakes that cost pipers results. September 30, 2025 · 1h 8m · Practice Tips → 03 Performing Your Best — Lessons from Sports and Performance Psychology Performance psychology: lessons from sport for the boards. February 16, 2023 · 1h 4m · Competing & Performing → 04 Getting Ready for Summer Competitions and Performances Plan your season and peak at the right time. May 24, 2023 · 1h 0m · Competing & Performing → 05 On the Day On the day: a minute-by-minute plan for competition success. June 6, 2022 · 58m · Competing & Performing → 06 Strategy & Goal-Setting for the Off-Season Use the off-season to come back stronger. September 4, 2025 · 57m · Practice Tips →

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