My sister did synchro and decided to put some of her gelatin in my hair for my rec exhibition...worst. idea. EVER. You had to use the jaws of life to get the curlers out and the end result was a clump that just sat on top of my head and didn't move at all.
One season, we had to do stick straight half ponies which no one liked since about 98% of the team had past shoulder length hair. If we did well enough on Saturday, we got to wear it all up with a poof on Sunday! It was a very effective motivator. Our mantras that season were "ponytails" and "jackets".