The Benefits Of Cheerleading

This was the night that I was so nervous that I could have vomited seventeen times. I was just a freshman, there hasn’t been any freshman to do the thing that I did in my school, ever. I was asked to sing the national anthem at the first home volleyball game, but I had no idea what this would lead up to. Sure, I had been asked to sing at other events, but I hardly ever went through with it and when I did there was never as many people as there was at this game. Being a freshman is hard enough at high school and when you throw in a singing freshman, it is even harder. The story is that I had been going to volleyball workouts and open gyms throughout the summer and I had always loved to sing, so my coach thought it would be a good idea to talk …show more content…
Some people say that cheerleading is not a sport, but I believe it is. The cheerleaders practice and have games just like other sports, you have to be strong and rested like other sports, and cheerleaders dance as well; so if dancing is a sport, why can’t cheerleading be one? Anyways, not only do I cheer, I also play volleyball, I’ve played softball and basketball, and ran track in my fifteen years. This leading up to say that I am athletic because I do play sports and I don’t just play them, I enjoy most sports that I play. I think my parents influenced me to be athletic because they decided to sign me up for sports at a very young age. There hasn’t been a time where sports weren’t a part of my life, they’ve always been a huge part in my life actually. I wouldn’t have the friends I have if I didn’t play …show more content…
I would not me if I were to change myself. However, if I were to change some things about myself they would be: my inability to tan easily, the amount that I care for people that I shouldn’t care that much for, my need to fix things that aren’t mine to fix, how easily I get attached to things and/or people, my handwriting, and my inability to keep a journal. If I would change my inability to tan easily, it would be because I, occasionally, get made fun of for how pale I am. I don’t really mind that I am so pale, but it would be nice to be able to get a tan if I wanted one. I would change how much I care about people that I shouldn’t care that much for because sometimes they don’t deserve how much I care for them and the amount that I care for them only hurts me in the long run. Despite the fact that having a need for fixing things is a good trait to have, you can get called “nosy” or a “drama queen” for trying to fix things that aren’t yours to fix. That would be the only reason I would like to change that quality about myself. I would change how I get so easily attached because I don’t need to be attached to things or people that do not care about me. I would want to change my handwriting because even though it looks good at times, most of the time it just looks sloppy. Going “hand in