Cheerleading

Cheerleading ¨ What are you afraid of? Dropping a stunt? Not throwing tumbling? Forgetting a part of the routine? Your bow falling out Use fear as motivation. Because it only makes you stronger.¨ -unknown During the first cheerleading practice of my sophomore year, I had fallen from a stunt, dislocated my elbow and tore ligaments. I went to physical therapy and was released for cheerleading camp. I was allowed to fly and do the motions. I wasn't allowed to base or tumble. Cheerleading camp…

and positive mindset, and it builds a whole new family with your teammates. Cheerleading is just like any other sport when it comes to physical activity. It is always good to stay active and keep working out your body. Cheer takes a lot of energy and a lot of working out days. You can’t do cheer with weak arms or legs because the whole point is to have strong motions and be able to toss a girl in the air. Cheerleading is different from other sports because instead of throwing a ball, we’re…

participation award. Even though the Cubs will never “win” a competition, they are true winners to me. They work so hard, ever harder then than the older teams at times, and have the biggest hearts that winning to them doesn’t even really matter. For them, cheerleading is all about having fun and making new friends. For me, coaching is all about seeing them grow as young athletes and as young…

Cheerleading should be considered a Sport Go Fight Win!!! Go Scots!! Is probably the first thought to burst into your mind when you first hear the word “cheerleader”, am I right? This is a stereotypical idea of the sport; cheerleading is one of the most demanding sports out there. It requires a lot more strength and endurance than notice but the naked eye. No one ever knows how difficult it is until they participate in it. Competition cheerleading should be considered a sport, because of the…

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…

Cheerleading takes an extraordinary amount of stamina, and the foods you eat are vital to maintaining energy throughout practice and Competitions. Choosing nutrient-dense foods supplies your body with the energy you need to learn your routines, practice them and successfully execute them during a large, long competition. Cheerleaders need to maintain a healthy body weight, and eat a certain number of calories from specific kinds of foods to sustain energy levels. The sport of cheerleading…

it, I’ve heard it, we’ve all hear this horrifying cheer, that cheerleaders use all around the country. Cheerleading is a very dramatic activity. When you first hear the word drama, what do you think of? You might be thinking, chaos, exclusion, crying, fights, judgement, etc. All of these words lead back to one thing. Cheerleading. Most girls, teenagers especially are full of drama. So cheerleading could easily turn to bullying, by saying hurtful cheers, judging girl’s or boys based on their…

As my second level 1 Fieldwork, I chose to volunteer for the Raleigh County Special Olympics Cheerleading team. There were four cheerleaders whose deficits ranged from Down syndrome, psychological, speech, low muscle tone, also across the autism spectrum. In which, Cheerleading enhances the following: attention span, comprehension, organization, sequencing, increased endurance, postural control, and increases social skills. Over a course of a month we gathered to participate in the learning of…

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…

Cheerleading was established in 1984. All-star cheerleading was established in 1992. High school cheerleaders, jump, scream and wave to support their sports team. All-star cheerleaders, tumble, stunt and sweat to prove they are the best and strongest girls with the biggest smiles. All-star cheerleaders and High school cheerleaders are so often bunched together because in the eyes of the general public there is not much to differentiate between the two. All-star and high school when understand to…