“Breathe in, Breathe out”, I said to myself as my heart was pounding out of my chest. The team that I called family for the past 6 months was sitting in a circle. Our eyes closed and holding each others nervous sweaty hands with a grip so tight I thought our lives depended on it. In that moment I remembered how I first got into cheerleading. Which changed my life forever. I was in 6th grade at the pep rally where they recognize the football, volleyball players and of course the cheerleaders had to perform their routine that they have been working on for months. I was fascinated with the sport as soon they started. I said to myself that would be so cool to do flips and stunts. I was determined to tryout and make the team, for next year. April
