The night before a twirling competition can be stress. Your mind will be racing about what will happen the next day.
I suggest purchasing garmet bags for suits and dresses. A rack chiffrobe devoted to twirling supplies would also help. Everything will conveniently in one location. I leave the door open so the dresses and uniforms get a bit of air.
A cosmetic bag devoted to competition make-up only helps. You can place extra booby pins, brushes, hair spray and hair ties in the bag. If you go to several competitions through-out the year, you can keep the supplies in the bag from competition to competition. You may have to reorganize and resupply after the competition.
1. Check your garmet bags, cosmetic bags and suitcases early the day before the competition.
2. Make 2 checklists of what you need.
3. Print out the flyer for the competition and use something like mapquest to get directions. Place them on the drivers seat the night before.
4. Get a full tank of gas. You don't know where you might find a gas station out or anything else about them. You will feel so much better if you don't have to worry about gas levels.
5. Check oil, coolant and windshield washer fluid levels. Have filled if low.
6. I have my daughter get a bath and put up her hair before bed time.
7. Set out cloths for the car ride and after the competition before going to sleep. This goes for both parent and child.
8. Decide on something simple to eat in the morning and stick to it. Nothing is worse than a car ride accomponied by fast food stomache aches.
9. It is important for the twirler to get to bed early the night before. Remember, it will be a long day and tired twirlers don't do as well. (parent and child) I suggest a bed time at least one hour earlier than the school bedtime. Car rides are very tiring.
10. Plan to arrive at least an hour before your scheduled time...just in case you need dress quickly. 11. Decide on schedule for next day ...write it out so your twirler knows what to expect and you don't have to say hurry up.
12. Write out or make a dvd of your child's routines to watch on the trip. Personal DVD players help, but keep with you.
13. Charge any equipment you plan on taking with you.
The day of the competition:
Since my daughter is still young, I do many of the morning chores before I wake her up. Parents really don't need as much sleep as the kids. Expect to leave a minimum of 1-2 hours to get ready.
1. Load the car early...this reduces a lot of stress. Use you first checklist.
2. Get up early enough that you (as a parent) can get ready in peace. (If you are already ready, this may emphasize to your twirler that they need to be serious about getting ready. It also frees you up to help them.)
3. Set out breakfast early..don't add milk til ready to eat.
4. Wake up twirler. (leave the TV off ;unless playing a DVD of her routine)
5. Have the twirler eat before anything other than bathroom. (So you don't end up stopping to use bathroom.)
6. Twirler should brush teeth before changing.
7. Change into day-time cloths and leave hair up until you get to the competition. Car-rides destroy hair.
8. Take a second to recheck your car...you may have forgotten something. Use second checklist. This can be done while twirler eats.
9. One last bathroom break for all before leaving.
I suggest purchasing garmet bags for suits and dresses. A rack chiffrobe devoted to twirling supplies would also help. Everything will conveniently in one location. I leave the door open so the dresses and uniforms get a bit of air.
A cosmetic bag devoted to competition make-up only helps. You can place extra booby pins, brushes, hair spray and hair ties in the bag. If you go to several competitions through-out the year, you can keep the supplies in the bag from competition to competition. You may have to reorganize and resupply after the competition.
1. Check your garmet bags, cosmetic bags and suitcases early the day before the competition.
2. Make 2 checklists of what you need.
3. Print out the flyer for the competition and use something like mapquest to get directions. Place them on the drivers seat the night before.
4. Get a full tank of gas. You don't know where you might find a gas station out or anything else about them. You will feel so much better if you don't have to worry about gas levels.
5. Check oil, coolant and windshield washer fluid levels. Have filled if low.
6. I have my daughter get a bath and put up her hair before bed time.
7. Set out cloths for the car ride and after the competition before going to sleep. This goes for both parent and child.
8. Decide on something simple to eat in the morning and stick to it. Nothing is worse than a car ride accomponied by fast food stomache aches.
9. It is important for the twirler to get to bed early the night before. Remember, it will be a long day and tired twirlers don't do as well. (parent and child) I suggest a bed time at least one hour earlier than the school bedtime. Car rides are very tiring.
10. Plan to arrive at least an hour before your scheduled time...just in case you need dress quickly. 11. Decide on schedule for next day ...write it out so your twirler knows what to expect and you don't have to say hurry up.
12. Write out or make a dvd of your child's routines to watch on the trip. Personal DVD players help, but keep with you.
13. Charge any equipment you plan on taking with you.
The day of the competition:
Since my daughter is still young, I do many of the morning chores before I wake her up. Parents really don't need as much sleep as the kids. Expect to leave a minimum of 1-2 hours to get ready.
1. Load the car early...this reduces a lot of stress. Use you first checklist.
2. Get up early enough that you (as a parent) can get ready in peace. (If you are already ready, this may emphasize to your twirler that they need to be serious about getting ready. It also frees you up to help them.)
3. Set out breakfast early..don't add milk til ready to eat.
4. Wake up twirler. (leave the TV off ;unless playing a DVD of her routine)
5. Have the twirler eat before anything other than bathroom. (So you don't end up stopping to use bathroom.)
6. Twirler should brush teeth before changing.
7. Change into day-time cloths and leave hair up until you get to the competition. Car-rides destroy hair.
8. Take a second to recheck your car...you may have forgotten something. Use second checklist. This can be done while twirler eats.
9. One last bathroom break for all before leaving.
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