Cheerleading

After many difficult, time consuming, painstaking hours of practice, it was the day of my first high school gymnastics meet. My team and I had been preparing for this all summer. Our dual against Emporia we were destined to win. Both my mom and my dad had came to watch me show off my hard work and cheer me on. That made me feel great, until it became time for me to compete on beam. Beam has never been my strongest event, but I can still pull off a no-fall routine in competition. As I saluted…

I wasn’t sure if going to Good Counsel was the right choice for me, I didn’t know anyone except one girl, Ally. We both tried out for cheer together and we both made varsity. That year only three freshman made varsity and I knew when I made the team, after tough competition, it was meant to be. My freshman year was so much fun, I became best friends with Ally. We cheered at football games together every Friday night and had a sleepover every weekend. Her family is Catholic and I started…

It was freshman year of college when I embarrassed myself in front of the whole school- well at least thought I did. Me and my friend decided to try out for the Grambling State cheer squad. I cheered all throughout high school so I felt as though it would have been a breeze. Even though the dance was hard we stuck with it and were devoted to trying out. I was very confident the day of tryouts. I had everything down-packed. If I remember correctly, I think I was number seventeen or number…

When you have dreams in your life and they become shattered, you have to pick yourself back up and find a new dream to pursue. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I was stoked knowing that I was healthy for once and I would be able to compete at my gymnastics state meet. In my previous years of competing gymnastics, I have had hip, knee, and ankle injuries, making practice and competition difficult. At this specific state gymnastics meet, I was not going to have any pain. It was my moment…

Favorite Gymnast My favorite gymnast on the US Olympic Gymnastics team is Gabby Douglass and her fellow gymnasts Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman. Gabby Douglass has an interesting story about her life with the other gymnast and the history. At that point, Douglass was very strong when she was doing her routines. Gabby Douglass was the most impressive gymnast because she was mostly doing gymnastics when she was younger She learned how to do a one-handed cartwheel…

The Physics of Cheerleading The sport I chose to do my essay on was cheerleading, because of the physics shown all throughout the sport. There are stunts, tumbling, and jumps. Cheerleading is a sport that involves all these tasks and much more. Cheerleading consists of many concepts of physics, such as Gravity, Newton Laws of Motion, momentum, torque, potential and kinetic energy, velocity, force, gravitational acceleration, free fall. I will explain the definitions of each concept, so readers…

or would you trust yourself to toss any of your peers up and down? Cheerleading requires a lot from athletes, not only is it physically demanding but trust, cooperation and ambition are also needed from cheerleaders. Although cheerleading fits all the criteria of being a sport, it does not always get the proper respect or funding. There are many different types of cheer, most notably, spirit/sideline and competitive cheerleading. Both groups of athletes require technique, but competition teams…

Shelby my freshman year. That was the best decision I’ve made so far in my life. At first, I was worried. I didn’t think that any high school could be so friendly that they didn’t actually need locks on the lockers. But, after my mom talked to the cheerleading coach at the time, I realized that maybe this school is somewhat nice. I missed tryouts, but they let me be a junior varsity cheerleader. I was so nervous about the first practice, but they seemed to be open to me cheering. This was all…

I was student-coaching a practice the week before the cheerleading teams showcase. My 8th grade athletes that I had coached for a while now were very nervous about the performance. Due to the lack of organization from the head coaches, the most hard working athletes lost faith in their team. Never would I define them as quitters. When they came to me after practice showing me texts of all the girls that wanted to quit, my heart sank. I know what it’s like to have an uninterested, unorganized…

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. In junior high, I began my journey in competitive cheerleading. This sport requires hours of dedication. With the long hours of practice, stunting and tumbling, I've had my fair share of bumps, bruises, and broken bones. On many different occasions, I have had to be taken to the emergency room for an…