6 Signs that You’re Ready for Tryouts (in GIFs)

You’ve been practicing for months, and you’re finally in the home stretch. Your days have been filled with chanting and cheering and tumbling to get everything locked down and airtight. You’ve trained hard, and now the day you’ve been working so diligently towards is almost upon you: tryout day. Whether you’re a returning cheerleader or brand new to tryouts, you still have to prepare yourself‚ both physically and mentally‚ and that requires a great deal of time and energy. Tryout day is a big day! At this point, you should have your fitness regimen firmly in place, getting enough sleep, practicing daily, and being patient. But, are you fully at peak tryout level? Don’t let that question psych you out too much. Luckily, there are six surefire signs to tell if you’re 100% ready to rock your cheer tryouts. Swole is your middle name. [Source: Giphy] You’ve been so caught up getting your fitness in check that you haven’t caught on to the fact that people are staring. Blatantly staring at your muscles and chiseled abs. Little do they know that after you go full out, you mack down on a whole bag of Cheezy Puffs. So, let the gazers gaze‚ you’ve got goals to accomplish with your muscle gains! The counting in your sleep isn’t sheep. [Source: Giphy] Sure, you’re heading to bed earlier over the past couple of weeks leading up to tryouts. It’s good to get into the routine of achieving a full night’s sleep anyway, but tryouts require being well-rested. Actually sleeping, though, is becoming more and more of a struggle considering that your head keeps going “five, SIX, seven, eight, and ONE‚ ” You’ve kept a pretty flexible schedule lately. [Source: Giphy] LITERALLY flexible‚ you’ve been stretching anytime, anywhere. You are well aware that flexibility can make or break tryouts, and you don’t want to be caught with a sloppy scorpion! It’s called the “home stretch’ for a reason, after all! You’re ready to suit up. [Source: Giphy] You simply cannot wait to bust out your new uniform once you’ve made the team. Kind of like the first day of school, putting on your new cheer uniform means that the season has officially started and you’ve have transformed into cheer mode. The uniform your coach hands you is regarded as a celebration outfit of joy and glory. And it will be worn, oh yes, it will be worn‚ Bring It On is permanently stuck in your DVD player/stored on your DVR. [Source: Giphy] It’s a classic, for sure! However, upon in-depth pop culture research, you’ve noticed there aren’t a lot of other cheer movies in existence‚ meaning that it’s a royal Bring It On-athon every day at your house by default. C’mon, Netflix, up your cheer movie arsenal already! You don’t even offer the original Bring It On to stream, FOR SHAME! Your emojis could not be more stoked. [Source: Giphy] If you don’t think you’re ready for tryouts, ask the friends you’ve texted over the last few months. Are they telling you about how every text from you has had 1,000 exclamation points and the super smiley emoji followed by the rainbow, unicorn, confetti, heart, confetti, unicorn, ball dropping confetti emojis? Well, that’s half the result of getting in the mindset of an upbeat, super positive cheerleader and half the side effect of all the endorphins you’re producing from long-term tryout training. Combine the two to manufacture the best possible attitude on tryout day! Now, to just channel the natural energy of that unicorn emoji‚ What are other signs to tell if you’re ready for cheer tryouts? What did you notice about pre-tryout time that’s unique? Tell us in the comments below!