Why Is Makayla Important To Me

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Someone once said, "You won't succeed if you don't try." When I hear that I think of my cheer coach Makayla, she is someone I can talk to about my problems with and someone I can go to for help. She teaches me many things like responsibility, teaching me things and guiding me through them, and how to treat others.

Makayla teaches me responsibility through many ways for example, how to keep up with my stuff and to bring everything I need for games and practices. Usually she will text us the night before and tell us what we wear to games and how to do our hair. If we forget something it's on us and we have to see if we can get what we need. She also has a schedule our team follows, when we have to have cheers down and correct by a set time, and when we have games and practices.On top of responsibility she teaches us how to treat
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It also says to be there for another on the team. For say, if a team member is struggling with something we need to be there for them and help. As a team we have to support each other and get along. Along with responsibility and respect she teaches us new skills.

She teaches us a lot of new things that she knew as a cheerleader and what she knows now. Some of the things she teaches us is how to do jumps like toe-touches, hurdlers, hurkies, and pikes. We learn the right approaches to them, the eight counts, and how to follow through on the whole jump. She also makes sure we cheer correctly. If we mess up, she tells us what we did wrong and how to fix it.

With all the wisdom she has taught me about responsibility, respect, and new skills, I feel like it will make me better as a cheerleader and a team member. With all the courage, trustworthiness, and support, I hope it will better the whole team in general. I feel like our team respects the team and

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