Cheerleading Tryouts – Tip #4
Part of the anxiety surrounding Cheerleading tryouts is the wish to control things you cannot control!
Are you caught up in trying to control the uncontrollables?
What do I mean by this? Well, are you preoccupied with who else might be trying out? Or worried about who else might make it? Or concerned about who the judges might be? Or agonizing over whether your tumbling skills will be better than someone else’s?
If so, you are preoccupied with trying to control the uncontrollables! You have NO control over any of these things, right? You cannot control who will be trying out, how good they are, how much the judges will like them, who gets chosen, or who the udges will be.
If you spend time thinking about any of these things, you are wasting your energy and your valuable time. So, stop it already!
Try this instead: consider what IS under your control and focus on those things.
Control the controllables!
What are these? Well, make a list! (You know I’m a big fan of writing things down.) Here’s a start:
- What you work on in practice
- How often you practice
- Time and dedication you devote to your preparation
- Training and feedback you seek
- Books and videos you use to supplement your learning
- Information you gather about the tryouts
- Good nutrition
- Good work-out ethic
- Mental preparation
What might you add to this list? I can guarantee that if you seriously devote your time and energy to controlling what you can, in fact, control, your anxiety will decrease and your performance will improve.
Good luck!
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