First time flyer
I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I loved watching older cheerleaders do stunts, gymnastics and I also liked watching them support their team. At my elementary school, no one was allowed to play sports till you were in third grade. So after waiting five years, I finally got to try out for the cheerleading team.
I expected I would be nervous and scared when I got to tryouts. That 's the complete opposite of how I felt. I was so excited to show everyone all the jumps I could do and how great my cartwheel was! The coaches taught us three different cheers that we had to try out with. I learned those much easier than some of the other girls did. After spending two days learning the cheers, it was finally time to show the judges what I had learned. When I stood in front of them as they told me which cheer to do, I just kept thinking to myself, "Remember to smile, make eye contact, and if I mess up just keep going." And that 's exactly what I did. Throughout the whole cheer I kept a big smile on my face, I made sure to look at …show more content…
I figured high school cheerleading would be a little different than middle school. But I was in for a surprise. To try out for high school cheerleading, I had to learn 10 cheers, a dance, a half time cheer, and I had to learn how to do the stunts. I had no problem with the cheers or the dance but when it came to stunting, I was terrified. I was one of the smallest girls on the team, so of corse, I had to be the flyer. I did not want to fly at all. But in order to make the team, I had to do it. After watching one of the girls that was already on the team do it, it was my turn. As I got in position I started to panic. I had to keep telling myself that I was going to be okay, it 's just a few feet off the ground. I knew the girls that were going to hold me up wouldn 't drop me because they knew how to do it. But I was just so afraid I would
I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I loved watching older cheerleaders do stunts, gymnastics and I also liked watching them support their team. At my elementary school, no one was allowed to play sports till you were in third grade. So after waiting five years, I finally got to try out for the cheerleading team.
I expected I would be nervous and scared when I got to tryouts. That 's the complete opposite of how I felt. I was so excited to show everyone all the jumps I could do and how great my cartwheel was! The coaches taught us three different cheers that we had to try out with. I learned those much easier than some of the other girls did. After spending two days learning the cheers, it was finally time to show the judges what I had learned. When I stood in front of them as they told me which cheer to do, I just kept thinking to myself, "Remember to smile, make eye contact, and if I mess up just keep going." And that 's exactly what I did. Throughout the whole cheer I kept a big smile on my face, I made sure to look at …show more content…
I figured high school cheerleading would be a little different than middle school. But I was in for a surprise. To try out for high school cheerleading, I had to learn 10 cheers, a dance, a half time cheer, and I had to learn how to do the stunts. I had no problem with the cheers or the dance but when it came to stunting, I was terrified. I was one of the smallest girls on the team, so of corse, I had to be the flyer. I did not want to fly at all. But in order to make the team, I had to do it. After watching one of the girls that was already on the team do it, it was my turn. As I got in position I started to panic. I had to keep telling myself that I was going to be okay, it 's just a few feet off the ground. I knew the girls that were going to hold me up wouldn 't drop me because they knew how to do it. But I was just so afraid I would