Throughout the first three years of my high school career, I participated in varsity cheerleading. when I joined the team as a freshman, I felt very young and inexperienced, for I was constantly surrounded by older girls. However, as the year progressed, being able to watch and learn from them aided greatly in my personal development. They taught me responsibility, leadership, how to interact with a diverse group of people, and many other important life skills. With each passing year, I found myself feeling more and more prepared to fill their shoes.
In order to teach the team leadership skills, my cheer coach would put team members in charge of teaching dances and cheers. I’ve always been a fast learner, so I, along with a few other upperclassmen, was chosen to help teach new girls cheers and dances Teaching dances to a group of fourteen girls was not an easy task. I had to be very patient and understanding throughout the process. I learned to step back and put myself in the other girls’ shoes because not everybody has a good memory when it comes to dancing. …show more content…
Stunting was a group activity and things did not always go the way I wanted: there were a lot of successes, but there were also a lot of failures. I would get very frustrated when a stunt would fall, for I wanted my group to always be successful. However, I quickly learned that failure was inevitable and it was essential for learning. Cheer taught me that if I used failure as a learning opportunity, they would always lead to success. Because of this new thought process, I became more patient and willing to accept failure. Cheer taught me the leadership skills of patience and
In order to teach the team leadership skills, my cheer coach would put team members in charge of teaching dances and cheers. I’ve always been a fast learner, so I, along with a few other upperclassmen, was chosen to help teach new girls cheers and dances Teaching dances to a group of fourteen girls was not an easy task. I had to be very patient and understanding throughout the process. I learned to step back and put myself in the other girls’ shoes because not everybody has a good memory when it comes to dancing. …show more content…
Stunting was a group activity and things did not always go the way I wanted: there were a lot of successes, but there were also a lot of failures. I would get very frustrated when a stunt would fall, for I wanted my group to always be successful. However, I quickly learned that failure was inevitable and it was essential for learning. Cheer taught me that if I used failure as a learning opportunity, they would always lead to success. Because of this new thought process, I became more patient and willing to accept failure. Cheer taught me the leadership skills of patience and