5 Tips to Be Confident in Smash

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Confidence is a trait that most good players have. It allows you to feel like winning is possible, even when the odds are against you. Here are five tips to get you on the right track for becoming the most confident player you can be.
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[@coolkumla]

"Start by getting your main into to Elite Smash" Guess I'll never get confidence then

[@royalrick1]

FeelsBadMan

[@jeangtech1830]

I feel u :"(

[@swagsquirrel3534]

Relatable

[@NZsaltz]

I'm literally at 4.4 million and still not in elite... I don't know if I'll get motivated enough to make it at this point.

[@coolkumla]

@@NZsaltz 4.4mil! count yourself lucky, i'm only 60k... yes im that bad

[@squeegeeweegee6011]

Pro guides? I think you mean BananaBoy's channel

[@ddsdwedqwed362]

Thats an insult to his content

[@EED1_evilsbane]

alex harry I think you mean JoeK

[@Drake_Waffle]

Pro Guides a though you ment a buncha liers and scam (but no that's what they are and I have proof but it's 12:54 AM where I'm at so if you want it you can wait)

[@dred4dead551]

@@Drake_Waffle Where's the proof??

[@Drake_Waffle]

@@dred4dead551 the video got deleted but the guy who made the video (mr.dodo) made another video on how about proguides copyrighted him

[@chrome317_8]

"Everybody has flaws" 5:01 *picture of ProJared*

[@ultracombo764]

I rate this a BROKEN MARRIAGE OUT OF 10

[@meme-yc6sr]

😂

[@thehuntingcamper8285]

Outdated comment

[@TrueBlueYoshi]

@@thehuntingcamper8285 Very, but at least he got the upvotes he wanted.

[@danbrowner280]

@@thehuntingcamper8285 Lol nah he still cheated

[@Kritical77]

That one punch man reference at 9:56 wont slip past me

[@arandomwaluigi6106]

Was about to comment the exact same thing.

[@Kritical77]

@@arandomwaluigi6106 XD

[@joshford256]

Your entire profile is a JoJo's reference. Don't think that will slip past me

[@Kritical77]

@@joshford256 your comment is a jojo reference, i wont let that slip past me

[@joshford256]

@@Kritical77 was that a JoJo's reference?

[@iae8793]

normally when I tell myself "I've got this, I can win" it's two or three times in the car before actually going into the venue. I also go into matches with big name players first or second round with the mentality of "If i can get a hit, I can take a stock. if I can take a stock, I can take a game. If I can take a game, I can take the set. if I can take the set, i can make top 8. if I can make top 8, I can win the tournament." I start small, and just work my way up from there.

[@PoorPescado]

okay but what if i can't land a hit

[@CrimsonArzuros]

On Saturday I was down two stocks against a Snake and it was the second game in a best of three. I just tried to relax and I brought him down to last stock last hit. I still lost but I felt good and that reminded me you shouldn't give up no matter how much of a lead your opponent has.

[@vonnegut6108]

Cool video, one major flaw, you didn’t use Jigglypuff when you showed a picture representing rest, 0/10.

[@flantasy6499]

It’s treason, then

[@sillygoober698]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly He bring players' confidence bacc

[@sillygoober698]

@@fourteeneyes6514 Thanks, fixed.

[@darkcylander]

grow up

[@williamjackson460]

Pretty much

[@jacobs5546]

And he Rap

[@Xander_Cruz]

@@darkcylander👎

[@nancitomp]

3:05 Obviously not, he says: "Yo sé que puedo ganar Genesis, sé que puedo!"

[@shahpurkhan4725]

you deserve more likes

[@Jane-cx5rx]

your videos are so informative & interesting, thanks so much man :)

[@kqijiz.3578]

Yes

[@porkyminchasc1150]

I matched against ZeRo on elite and had a mental breakdown(i was playing Hero and I think I got in one of his vids) and now I watched this, and i ended up matching him when ZeRo did the plant gang troll thing, and I ended up still getting nervous, but I didnt mentally die, so yay

[@clifford2022]

Dang bananaboy out here with the confidence boosters

[@gachaversetrash8287]

“Start by getting your main into elite smash” I don’t have online.

[@SPIREDOCKLATERRA]

Same bro

[@Edgeperor]

Start by getting money

[@Kasedezu]

I have online and it's not worth it

[@nonghole4870]

GAMING Cáceres yeah it kinda depends on how good you and the other person’s wifis are, and how many degenerates play

[@blazepowder_]

Same

[@Nick_Craddock]

I am one of those 0-2 every week guys you mentioned. I literally just went 0-2 again and I was shook. I walked outside the venue, heart pounding and doubts rising. I click KZbin on my phone and this video was at the top. I won't say it was magic but it honestly helped me in this moment. Sometimes I really do want to quit but for tonight at least, this video convinced me to keep struggling. Thanks.

[@meowers917]

5 tips to be confident in smash: 1. Take a shower

[@Ryusuta]

2. Wear clean clothes 3. Use antiperspirant 4. Brush your teeth 5. Brush your hair

[@fw--kx6sk]

doing this once a decade should be enough

[@DaScruffy0ne]

“Everybody has flaws” *flashes ProJared on the screen*

[@garbageman9999]

That intro didn’t age well

[@Corvi236]

you madlad did it. you made me listen to the entirety of the 30 minute goldenrod city theme video again

[@deepfriedavocado5517]

thx man, great vid! (amazing thing is, after every single one of your vids i actually get better)

[@korridipity2014]

I thought I subscribed to a smash channel not a self help guru channel. But seriously though I really needed this

[@ddsdwedqwed362]

pro guides puts mewtwo in c tier, normal link on top of young link, and fox in top 1

[@Fastwalker22]

very cool

[@JonahDeroy]

Cool. Play Funkytown

[@rs9961]

Well shit

[@willowtea3267]

Fox is top 1? I don't believe that.

[@noahsagritalo9621]

"Everybody has flaws" Shows picture of Projared

[@waxy_7806]

Man your videos are SO good, it’s actually crazy how you always do exactly what players REALLY need, none of your videos are unuseful and it’s so great man!

[@tomj.9974]

3:32 Kirito, cockiest person alive, doesn't even fight enemies

[@landonyang6102]

"One guy quit his addiction, *AND GOT MEGA STONKS* "

[@MrWinters10]

You've quickly become one of my favorite youtubers. Appreciate all your tips and commentary!

[@drewnoss2951]

I love the thumbnail for this video, I main Incineroar and compeated in a tournament yesterday and was just destroyed. So my game is pretty burned but I don't want to change mains. I WANT THAT SWEET SWEET REVENGE GAME, but you know

[@cbmlmz]

Hey man, no matter who's videos are flavor of the month for me, I always come back to yours. Your attitude, sense of humor, and ability to clearly define exactly what you're talking about is amazing. Your videos always make me excited to try out new stuff; no other smash content creator can get my head racing as much as yours, it's like you have the script for what I need to learn and when. You're awesome man, thanks for the content.

[@marcelo7217]

Your videos are so honestly and realistic...Thanks for all the support!!

[@jaysonkang]

Now I just need 5 tips to be confident in life and I’ll be set

[@beepboop752]

Thanks for the video....It made me feel nice :). When you were talking about trying to get out of habits, I thought about how I noticed I always do a Nair out of shield or to approach...so when you said this is a way of improvement by noticing your mistakes, I was like yay I'm somewhat improving. Thanks again for the video!

[@patreaseguido7466]

thanks banana boy this was really helpful for me and to others as well so keep up with the good work. good luck at crown okay. Work on your confidence.

[@torterrad5429]

I will become the best pit

[@marteljiminez1511]

That last clip about what to do after losing confidence....was so funny that if i do.....I'm doing all of that. Had me rollin! 😆

[@Error-4O4]

8:36 Hey I play Smash Bros And trombone Wow

[@viscosity7893]

Same actually

[@pyrokitten7147]

Me too

[@totodacat]

You mean *THE* SONIC25?

[@soulsilvergamer5225]

Mabye idk all ik is I've beat him on stream

[@totodacat]

SoulSilver Gamer not to be rude, but I’m not trying to give you superficial validation because you beat a rando buddy.

[@whirlwind4303]

Honestly, another tip is to not compare yourself to the best players. You can say” what are they doing and I’m not” but don’t say” they are better than me, I’m not going to compare” tell yourself that you can be as good as him/her This helps you give you motivation to do better. I struggle with this myself but hopefully I’ll be able to get over this

[@leofont6026]

Dude I loved the music for this video :)

[@themissionary58]

This was a pretty cool video. Thanks for this. Also, thanks for my cameo at 6:14 lol

[@theBCEproductions]

*King K Rool on screen* "Now, assuming you play a low tier.." As a K Rool main I took that personally

[@majorjohnny7517]

Love your videos man, keep it up

[@swazzey116]

I seriously needed this video right now, I'm gonna try to improve whenever I can from now on!

[@4hunterftw]

Wow, man. I just wanted some smash tips to beat my friends with. I didnt expect to get some legit advice on fixing my crippling self esteem issues. Thanks man. Liked and subbed.

[@robertscott3911]

Yo great video man! This also applied to many other games as well.

[@herojuice7300]

Dude i love songs you put at the end (thanks for the confidence tips)

[@derpyvelcro]

Thanks banana young adult this really helped me get more confident and your first tournament guide helped me getting into competitive smash

[@ExBenzi2]

Everybods has flaws... _Shows picture of Pro Jared_ Me: Shocked Pikatchu

[@styxonthesticks]

Been here since 200 subs and you’ve still got it!

[@day_valentine4361]

This video helped me obtain confidence just by watching it! Thanks a bunch!

[@krazyzyko]

Godlike editing! Liked & subbed

[@xxblackkzoruaxx5971]

A lot of these are things I did without realizing, and they definitely helped me

[@Vika-xc6wt]

I love your vids man keep up the awesome work

[@youvegot]

ik I am a bit late, but somebody on reddit gave me the idea to have just one song to listen to when playing. I tried it recently and it makes me so much less ragey and more confident when playing in tourney. i used to listen to a playlist, but I found a comfort song to be way better.

[@adamwilkins1121]

Fake confidence has pretty much carried me through my entire life, especially in high school. It’s pretty bad, but fake it till you make it, at least in social situations seems to work out pretty well

[@pinkpeacock313]

I like your videos as they can be applied with all games

[@Charma2bk]

Keep up the good work, I love your videos!

[@kennyssj4]

I really needed to hear this. Thank You so much:'). I got to rmb that there's a lot of room for improvement

[@ivanalcantara8707]

Let’s go banana boy coming in clutch

[@Random-io6iz]

Thx man this really helped me

[@dannymess9362]

Bro you’ve helped me so much. Thank you

[@Spider6403]

Damn dude!! This was so good!! Changing my mindset and my playstyle!! Time to train my ass off!!

[@cjlucas5889]

I love his videos so much idek why

[@noah-ux2cz]

As someone who started meditation when I started getting serious about playing games in tournaments semi competitively, meditation is damn near needed for me to do well and get into a good mindset.

[@adanteallegro]

This video is fantastic! I don't play competitively in Smash, but this video is still applicable in other things. It kind of reminds me of a piece of advice my favorite teacher gave us: Whenever you practice, always pretend like it's the real thing and go at it with 100% of what you have. Chances are, when a tournament or a presentation or whatever happens, you might get nervous, and you'll probably only perform at about 80% of what you can do. The more you practice though, the more likely you'll actually compete at the same level of effort you practice in!

[@hadsbros]

Great vid! New sub and look forward to more of your awesome content!👍👍

[@JagSamurott]

Ya know, I found this video randomly in my recommendeds and all ur advice is honestly underrated and hardly talked about, it's great man. Also I'm a Yoshi main and it feels like they're so hard to find prevelant ones that's great And yes wooly Yoshi is p bad

[@supermk7711]

Dude, you’ve got a gift for teaching

[@Nintendan95]

Calc is such a good fucking song... Sorry I mean, great video. The mentality things you mention here can be applied to almost anything really.

[@BeretBay]

Thanks BB, this helped me to beat MKLeo, Tweek and now I'm the best in the world!

[@alluba2839]

Love your vids

[@Neutral-Party]

I must say, Bananaboy, you're funny. Keep up the great work.

[@k-dawgHI]

Who needs pro guides when we got your channel

[@brogwart1422]

Hey banana boy I just wanted to say us fans really appreciate your content and you help us out alot. Your videos have alot of heart and work put into them and you deserve way more subs and I can't wait for 50k

[@nelsonfajardo3735]

Thanks for the encouragement

[@TeaMiralinee]

Love your videos so far. Might I recommend a video on how to stay more positive in smash? I could use that ._.

[@spen.__2403]

Great video!

[@coulsonknight]

You inspire me omg

[@kennethtysiac3788]

For me when "that" happens I always try to think that the match isn't impossible to win still and I started analyzing my opponent harder than I did previously. Like I've made reverse 3 stocks happen just by doing those two things so it rly helps. Also great vid man, love ur stuff!

[@elijahkarnouk7289]

bro that little mac paper just being shook next to a crumpled up Richter lmao

[@eightbitblitz5868]

Your vids are great, mate. Question: how do you actually find tournaments?

[@davidsoto8445]

Google, Twitter, Facebook: Smash Tournaments in {Your city}

[@thewolfenknight37]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnytqZ2dqrF4ptE&ab_channel=BananaBoySSB he addresses it here

[@klewis1373]

I said hi to you at a J-dawgs about a week ago. Also, these videos are awesome

[@odorokibruh]

god this video is so good. Everything said here I can apply to my gameplay. I’ve only been to 3 weeklies but I’ve never gone 0-2. I actually went 2-2 at my most recent one and got a chance to play someone who was PR’d. they destroyed me, obviously, but it really got me exited for next week. I’m gonna be grinding for hours after this video.

[@saracarrasquillo4205]

This was a great therapy sesion

[@lajazziamacklin8418]

To boost my confidence, I didn't do Elite Smash first. My main goal was getting to 9.9., first and foremost, since that objective was the first step on my Smash Ultimate to-do list. Once I beat that, I started to gain more and more confidence. Doing 9.9. first had taught me to never give up, no matter how hard things might be.

[@mastermonke2558]

This really helped me I've been at a skill gap lately so I'm gonna practice

[@infinitethejackal8718]

Wish I had this March 16 for the Del Rio smash tornament. But they plan to do it again next year probably on the same month

[@justscrollingby8384]

its funny how he out Steve in the video and he is now a character. its like your connected to the subconscious of smash. You are within the ether

[@camilomolina1998]

love this

[@thebiglaugh7255]

I had to struggle to get into elite because I can't have a lan cable because I'm not routing it through the wall. So I had to deal with lag a lot. Most matches were good because I have pretty good WiFi, but some were like purgatory. It was hard, but I managed. Luigi number 1

[@johnSmith-ty6mm]

Lol nice one punch reference

[@griffo7893]

Sonic25, why not duckpoop68

[@vossboss220]

that incineroar in the thumbnail is so cool looking

[@perox9695]

something that chokes me during a match is not exactly giving up, but getting hung up over a big mistake I made in my play. it makes me worse because I'm not thinking about what the opponent is about to do instead I'm hung up and thinking about that mistake. it's a mental habit, but still a bad one.

[@dogski2822]

Can you do a video on how to get your main into elite smash?

[@Established2768]

This is going to help

[@okieyoshimd9817]

Here's a little anecdote. While playing some online I came across a sick Ganondorf. It was a for glory style match and that player still had all three stocks while I was whittled down to one. Somehow I eked out a comeback with a bit of luck and remaining calm. In short, you're right when you say that winning is entirely possible no matter what the situation may look like.

[@whiteemerald_6802]

*I kindly disagree about what you said about affirmations. Telling yourself over and over that you could do something could trick your brain into actually doing or it give you a higher chance of actually doing it.* Because thinking otherwise might make you limit your ability and thus make you not achieve your goal. But if you do believe in yourself, you will have a greater chance of getting that goal. You can totally trick yourself into having confidence.

[@Riseoftheskeksis]

Lol, that American Fark reference was great.

[@zGRYed]

Thank You for this video.

[@raishi1943]

9:54 I did these steps and not only am I more confident, but now, for some reason, I can kill things with one punch!