u/Individual_Ad5270

I suspect I have a disc bulge and I’m so afraid to lose the one thing in this world that makes me happy. Just hoping there are some hopeful stories out there!

I’m jamming in a game for the first time in a year soon, after stepping away from it because of a bad experience. Since then, I’ve been focusing exclusively on blocking— I’ve been playing derby for about 1.5 years total.

My biggest struggle is tunnel vision. I forget I can pass the star, don’t notice holes my offence is creating, get stuck in a tripod and just keep trying to force my way through, or, if I get lead, I forget to keep track of the opposing jammer before calling it off.

It feels like my brain gets overloaded trying to process everything happening at once, so I end up focusing on one thing: getting through the pack. Then I start forcing things, make mistakes, get discouraged, and the cycle repeats. I also seem to struggle with my reaction time when it comes to making decisions in a split second on the track.

I understand the game, but in the moment I get stuck in my own head. Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips or drills that helped you break out of that tunnel vision and process the game better?