Starting Cheer
I was standing watching the parade downtown Middleville with my Mom when I saw the Middleville competitive cheer team The cheerleaders dressed in red, black, and white uniforms were doing ‘flips’ or as I later found out, handsprings. I turned to my Mom.
“I want to do that!”
“What? Walk in a parade?” She asked confused as the parade kept moving downtown. “No, do flips.”
Later that week my mom signed me up for the competitive cheer team. At the age of four I would be placed on division one. My first cheer practice I walked into the Page building and looked around confused. I was rushed into the practice room also known as the cafeteria. I listened intently as the coaches introduced themselves and taught us how to stretch properly. We also learned a dance and how to jump. The forty-five minutes passed by quickly and I couldn't wait to go back the next week. I also couldn't wait until my first competition. My first competition finally happened in December. We had sparkly outfits as we didn't actually wear our uniforms for competition back then. The outfits included cowgirl hats and sparkly the dye …show more content…
Most of them I haven't talked to since then. Some I still keep in touch with and are some of my best friends. After I every practice, I would tell my family all about practice, my new friends, and my coaches. My coaches really shaped who I am as a person as I spent a lot of time with them since I was little. My favorite thing to tell my parents about were the ‘big girls’ on the higher levels. I always thought “They're amazing!” and “I can't wait to be able to that!” Now I am one of the ‘big girls’ on a higher level and little kids look up to me and think those same thoughts I used to think. I still can't do those flips as I am not a tumbler, but I still love cheer, the experiences it has given me, the people I have met because of it, and the strength it has given me to go on and do great
I was standing watching the parade downtown Middleville with my Mom when I saw the Middleville competitive cheer team The cheerleaders dressed in red, black, and white uniforms were doing ‘flips’ or as I later found out, handsprings. I turned to my Mom.
“I want to do that!”
“What? Walk in a parade?” She asked confused as the parade kept moving downtown. “No, do flips.”
Later that week my mom signed me up for the competitive cheer team. At the age of four I would be placed on division one. My first cheer practice I walked into the Page building and looked around confused. I was rushed into the practice room also known as the cafeteria. I listened intently as the coaches introduced themselves and taught us how to stretch properly. We also learned a dance and how to jump. The forty-five minutes passed by quickly and I couldn't wait to go back the next week. I also couldn't wait until my first competition. My first competition finally happened in December. We had sparkly outfits as we didn't actually wear our uniforms for competition back then. The outfits included cowgirl hats and sparkly the dye …show more content…
Most of them I haven't talked to since then. Some I still keep in touch with and are some of my best friends. After I every practice, I would tell my family all about practice, my new friends, and my coaches. My coaches really shaped who I am as a person as I spent a lot of time with them since I was little. My favorite thing to tell my parents about were the ‘big girls’ on the higher levels. I always thought “They're amazing!” and “I can't wait to be able to that!” Now I am one of the ‘big girls’ on a higher level and little kids look up to me and think those same thoughts I used to think. I still can't do those flips as I am not a tumbler, but I still love cheer, the experiences it has given me, the people I have met because of it, and the strength it has given me to go on and do great