Personal Narrative: Competitive Cheerleading

I walked into that gym on the first day of practice after 10 years of soccer. I was nervous and didn’t know anyone. This was all brand new to me. I thought I was always going to stick with soccer. Cheerleading was something I never thought I would be interested in but decided to give it a try. It ended up being one of the best decisions I have made with my life.

Competitive cheerleading was fun as a sport but also kind of awkward for me that first year. I did a prep team the first year to see if I would really like it. Because of that I didn’t interact with the full year teams to make new friends. It was difficult for me to try and make new friends because I have always been shy and was not great at starting conversations. It did not …show more content…
I didn’t want to be awkward anymore and stand alone. I decided to start going to more tumbling classes and go into the gym more than I was required to in order to meet others. This really helped me to make friends with my teammates and many people at my gym. This made me feel which made me feel a lot more comfortable. I really started looking forward to cheer more because I was able to see my new friends and get better the sport I love the most. This is my last year of cheer and I have grown so much as a person by choosing to do this amazing sport. Cheer has become such a huge part of my life along with all my teammates and others at my gym. I never thought I would make so many close bonds with this many people. It is really going to be a bittersweet moment when I have to go off to college. I did not go into this sport thinking that I would come out of it being more outgoing than I had ever thought possible.

The other day I walked into practice and just took a moment to think about how far I have come. I had never really thought about it before. It blew my mind that a shy girl turned into this outgoing and confident girl. It made me realize how much cheer has made me grow as a person and develop me into who I am