Cheerleading Competitions: How bad do you want to win?
You say you want to place first at your cheerleading competition? How hard are you willing to work for it?
Successful athletes are single-minded in their focus and have crystal clear goals and expectations. This clarity helps them keep track of their progress and ensures they will reach their goals.
Since I assume you, too, want to be a successful athlete, here are some questions for you to help you organize your thoughts and create a winning plan. Remember - the more specific and detailed your plan, the better it will help you succeed.
And yes, this takes a bit of time and patience but a true champion is willing to do the work in order to win!
1. Can you envision your cheerleading goal? Can you describe it in detail? Good! Go ahead and write it in here and be specific!
2. What are the benefits or rewards you will gain by pursuing your goal?
3. What are the costs? (Such as time, money, forgoing other activities.)
4. What might get in your way? What challenges might you encounter?
5. How can you deal with these challenges? Who might help?
6. What specific steps do you need to take to reach your goal?
7. How will you be accountable? Who else will know if you follow through with your plan?
8. In the space below, write in the times during a typical week that you will devote to working on your goal. Include time for practice with your team and alone
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Tuesdays:___________________________________________________
Wednesdays:________________________________________________
Thursdays:__________________________________________________
Fridays:____________________________________________________
Week-ends:_________________________________________________
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