The coach's competition-day checklist

Competition day is the easy bit if the week before went well. Here’s the checklist we’ve built up over years of doing this — steal it, adapt it, and make it your own. (We’ll publish an Ignyte-specific version once the day’s schedule is confirmed.)

The week before

• Confirm the roster and your alternates, and brief everyone on call times.
• Check music is submitted in the right format and you have a backup on a phone and a USB stick.
• Print uniform and hair/makeup guidance for parents — remove the guesswork.
• Share a travel plan: who’s driving, where you’re meeting, what time you leave.

The night before

• Bags packed to a checklist, not from memory: uniform, shoes, bows, water, snacks, plasters, spare hair kit.
• Early night for athletes. Yes, really.
• Coaches: re-read the scoresheet and legalities one more time.

On the day

• Arrive for your warm-up window, not your performance time — build in traffic and parking.
• Walk the team through check-in, warm-up, and the floor so nothing is a surprise.
• Keep energy calm and high — your team mirrors you.
• Hit the floor, leave it all out there, then celebrate regardless of the score.

After

• Gather feedback while it’s fresh, but keep it kind.
• Thank the parents and volunteers — the day doesn’t happen without them.
• Save the scoresheet for your planning, and start looking forward to the next one.

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