It's competition season ladies and gentleman. Maybe you have already begun. Maybe you don't start until January. Either way, IT has started. Teams videos are going up. Music is being released. It's the best time of year and wow it came fast didn't it? You remember sitting at practice 50 days ago when you thought you had all the time in the world don't you? From here on out you go to every practice like it's your last because soon it will be. April is going to come by so much faster than you think and the team you have, will no longer be a team. They will be the past: "last years" team. What legacy does your team want to leave? Do you want to be the team your competitors look at and think "I remember when they were good" or do you want them to watch you and think "uh oh, it's on"?
It's the day before your competition. You have packed and unpacked and repacked at least three times for the next day because coach would kill you if you didn't have one of your belongings. You are ready but maybe you should visualize the routine hitting a few more times before you head to sleep. Headphones in, routine music on. Finally, you feel okay to go to sleep. You look at the clock and realize how rested you will be for tomorrow and the adrenaline starts pumping but you lie down anyways. You want the team to hit with zero deductions so bad! The ceiling is the blue mat. You watch the routine in your head but on the ceiling. You hit. 5,6,7,8 go to sleep. The day has finally come. The moment your eyes open you are in comp mode. Get ready to leave in the time you set for yourself, maybe even slightly early and listen to your music just once more now that you are dressed for the competition. You hurry the family into the car and rush them to your competition. The minute the car pulls up to the curb you jump out and begin walking to meet your team hearing the distant "good luck!" from your dad and the "hit your s#!t" from your mom. You find your best friends on the team and feel confident walking in with them by your side.