Looking for alternatives to cy.wait() on a flaky test in Cypress

So I have a flaky test case right now in Cypress. When the modal loads, it skips the filling out the name part but fills out everything else. Therefore, causing it to fail the first time, but on the retry, it passes. I tried adding an assertion (see below), but it does not work. I am trying to avoid adding using a wait command, but wanted to see if there are any other alternatives out there to cy.wait().

describe("Coach dealing with forms" () => {
 beforeEach(() => {
    loginfile.login(users.coach)
});

it("Can fill out form and submit", () => {
    cy.get("#modal-button").click()
    cy.get("#modal-form").should("exist")
    cy.get("#form-name").type("Mike Johnson")
    cy.get("#form-age").type("33")
    cy.get("#form-email").type("mj09@yahoo.com)
    cy.get("#submit-button").click()

   }    
}