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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Are You Competing Against Yourself or the Competition?
There are generally two perspectives when it comes to competition.
When you hear some people talk, they're talking about competing against the
other guy or the competition. Then you hear the other side of it, where people
comment that their competition is a competition within themselves; that... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Rodeo Ropers vs. Jackpot Ropers
There have always been guys who rope really well who don't pursue
a career in rodeo. They grew up junior and high school rodeoing, and maybe went
on to amateur rodeos. They had a little taste of the rodeo industry, but the
full-time rodeo deal wasn't really for them, so they focused on a... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Knowledge and Understanding
For me, one of the most interesting parts of roping and
competition has been the ongoing learning process and search for knowledge.
Trying to figure out why things work and don't work as they pertain to the many
facets of roping is fun. From horses to horsemanship, and the mechanics of... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Starting Anew: Happy New Year
This'll be the 28th time in my career that I've set new goals and
set the mark so I have something to shoot for. Everyone wants to make the
(Wrangler National) Finals (Rodeo) or be a world champion. I've set that goal 28
times. You have to keep up with the times, look to the future and ask... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
The Inside Scoop with Clint Cooper
SWR :
Clint, you've had quite
the year. Did you ever think you'd make your second Wrangler National Finals
Rodeo in 2007?
Clint : At first I was
doing really good and then we had a family tragedy and I didn't think I was
going to make it. Then I came back and things turned around and... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
The Pot of Gold at the End of the Roping Rainbow
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is Las Vegas. The
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (which runs December 6-15) is our
make-or-break event. For all the guys who rope for a living, all our eggs are in
this one basket. This is the big-money event. There
will be 15 teams hoping they'll... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Roping Fast
It's that time of year again, when it's all about roping fast.
Having to rope fast is usually because the setup--the arena conditions, the score
and the cattle--make it so you can rope fast. Under those conditions, you have to
rope fast, especially where the pros compete day in and day out.... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Finding the Other Side of the Roping Funk
I talked about fighting your way out of a funk last month, and
how I've struggled a little this year. I just got done fighting my way out of my
own funk, so I thought it was worth following up on. I mentioned last issue that
when you're struggling with a slump or a funk or whatever you want... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Fighting Your Way Out of a Funk
What do you do when you get in a funk? It happens to all of us.
In fact, I've kind of been in one of them this year. I feel like I've roped
good. But there are times you lose your confidence, and the pressure mounts up.
You hear people say you're trying too hard. But I've never not tried as... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
How to Maximize Your Abilities in Pressure Situations
To get good at coming through under pressure, you have to be
realistic with yourself, and know what your capabilities are--your strong points
and your weak points. A good self-analysis is the place to start. Drawing
confidence when you need it plays into the mental game that's part of any... | read »
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| Learning to Take Chances to Become a Winner |
| At some point in your career, you’re going to have to learn to be an aggressive team roper if you want to have success--especially in the rodeo arena. You have to learn to reach. You don’t have to be wild, but there is an art to reaching. A guy who can reach at the rodeos if he needs to... | read |
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