My first step being back, I quickly realized the ball was much closer than I thought. However, it was still out of reach. The only chance I had was to dive, and so I did. Without any emotion I extended my arm out while diving low to the ground. I hit the ground, not knowing if I had caught the ball or not.…
We was down by one run, I had the chance to win the game. My daddy had pulled me to the side, and said, “You are going to have a chance to win this game, believe in yourself, and you can do it.” Getting in the box, I was scared to death. I did not want to screw up and everyone abhor me, so I took a deep breath, stepped in the box, and did my…
Cheerleading Tryouts “Come on Lauren you’ve been doing this way too long, you’ve been on the team every year since you were 14.” I said to myself as I walk through the halls of my High School. Today is May 24, the first day of the annual cheerleading try outs and for some reason I’m extremely nervous even though I’m a three year veteran. I go through my classes talking to all my other cheer friends saying how this is going to be a breeze and how we can’t wait to start the season even though my stomach is literally overwhelmed with butterflies. DING DING DING!!!…
Since a very young age, I have had an interest in, and enjoyed caring for others when they are sick or injured. During my Freshman year of high school, I began to realize that the medical field was my calling. I was not sure what area of study I wanted to pursue a career in, but I knew that I had an affinity for the sciences and the medical field. It wasn't until two years later, my Junior year, that radiography became the area of the medical field that I knew I wanted to concentrate on. I have been a cheerleader since third grade.…
Many say “Cheerleading isn’t just a sport. It’s a way of life”. If you said that to me four years ago, I would have never believed you. Now, there is no question in my mind that this is true. I was on the varsity cheer team at my high school from freshman to senior year.…
Cheerleading is usually categorized as something that is not a sport because it does not look “intense” or “tough” enough to be labeled as one. I always wanted to give it a try which is why I agreed to join a cheerleading team with my friend during the time that I was in middle school. She was extremely flexible since she had been doing gymnastics for a long time. I on the other hand, did not participate in any activity as such that favored my flexibility which is why once I eventually started cheerleading, it became a struggle for me. A hobby does not necessarily have to be built around the foundations of competition, but can instead be viewed as something that can have the potential of being enjoyable which many people do not take in mind now a day.…
However, the trouble with throwing the word “sport” around is that most people would not be able to correctly define exactly what a sport is. Some will say there has to be a ball, but what about hockey? They don’t use a ball. Others say a sport has to require skill, but someone can be skilled at balancing a pen on their lips but that is not a sport. According to Merriam-Webster’s definition, a sport is a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other.…
I still remember the first day of practice. It began with a 20 lap warm up, which my body was not prepared for since I had not exercised in over a year. The drastic change in activity was too much. My lungs were on fire, my muscles were throbbing, and I felt as though I was suffocating. Pain washed over my entire body and my goggles filled with tears.…
Ever since I was six years old cheering on my local Pop Warner team, I have dedicated an unwavering amount of time and dedication to my beloved sport. Whether it’s staying at school until six o’clock every day or spending my weekends making choreography for my team, cheer affects my life inside and outside of school. The life lessons and qualities I’ve developed through cheer are traits that I can utilize for the rest of my life. Most notably, cheer has taught me the value of hard work. My team at Kennedy High School has competed in 3 competitions through Sharp Internationals and Jamz Cheer and Dance.…
Hit It You say one final prayer before stepping onto the blue mats for the last time. You are where every competitive high school cheer squad dreams of being: the State Championships. Then you hear your cue: “And now, from Rochester, Illinois, the Rochester Rockets!” As you run to your mark, you think about all the time, effort, sweat, blood, and tears you and the 15 other girls have put forth just for these next 3 minutes.…
I had beaten everyone on the team. My teammates were confused and asked me how I got better and faster. They told me that they have been wrestling since they were children, and were surprised that I beat all of them. They often tell me that I have a talent, a talent that could beat any obstacle. In the first official wrestling match, I was matched up against 3rd in state.…
At some point in every person's life, they will have a special experience that will stick with them forever. One of my most memorable moments happened recently at a home volleyball game against Traverse City West. Approaching freshman volleyball season, the upperclassman spoke highly of the importance of overpowering TC West. As a ninth grader, I had the mindset that I would be playing for the freshmen team. I didn't think it really mattered what the outcome of the game would be, since we were only ninth graders.…
A cheerleader is a person who leads spectators in traditional or formal cheering, especially at a pep rally or athletic event. That might be the formal definition of a cheerleader but what is a cheerleader to society? Cheerleaders are stereotyped in many ways, and most of the ways have a negative light. I can honestly say by being a cheerleader more relationships have been created for me, and I have been created into a more friendly person with a lot of character. I am like other people in this group in many ways.…
Is Cheerleading a sport? Short skirts, loud screams and lots of energy: that is what most high school students define as a classic cheerleader. Most of the teenagers in the world will have this opinion, Along with being “Miss popular” of the school, cheerleaders are also seen as “try hard” athletes. How complicated could it really be?…
“And your music is on in 3…2…1.” The feeling of being out on that blue mat with your team; no more than that, your family, is a feeling I will never be able to describe to someone who has never experienced what it’s like to be under those lights and to hear that music blasting through the speakers. Cheerleading is something I have been passionate about for many years. I never knew there was something that I couldn’t hold or touch that I could love so very much.…