Cheerleading

College Cheerleading Verses High School Cheerleading The transition between high school cheerleading and college cheerleading can be a difficult challenge. There are a lot of different aspects of being a college cheerleader compared to high school. There are things that a high school cheerleader has to do to adjust to the life of a college cheerleader. More time is spent in college cheerleading than ever in high school. Other athletes typically think of cheerleading as an easy sport. There…

Cheerleading is more than just a sport, it is a lifestyle and it creates bonds that last forever. Most cheer competitions are held on the weekends because most athletes attend school. My next competition was on a Saturday and it was in myrtle beach. I was only eleven years old at the time so traveling to myrtle beach was a first. When the coaches announced the location a burst of excitement ran through my body. Two days later my grandmother, my sisters, and I left our home in Roanoke Rapids to…

In life there are many stereotypes that influence our opinions and what we believe more than they should. When you hear about high school cheerleading many people think of a bunch of airheads in short skirts that smile all the time. What society fails to realize is that things are not what they seem. When looking from an outside perspective the true reality can be faded and hard to come by. As much as I hate to admit it, before I started cheering I was one of those people who thought…

Good evening coaches, Below you will find your specific cheerleading rosters. At the moment we have 1 team per grade level (except for third grade it is the largest and is split into two teams of 5). I will attach your rosters then give you your football coaches number to team up with them so that you can practice near the same area. Many girls cheer on their brothers team so it is important that you practice near the football team. Please get in contact with your cheerleaders and their parents…

Throughout my high school cheerleading career, I have had five different coaches. I have classified them into The Mom, The BFF, The Nazi, The Babysitter, The Crazy One, and The Ideal Coach. Each one made a distinct impact on cheer at TCPS in their own way, positive or negative, because of their actions and attitudes. Each category is specially designed for each coach I’ve had and their demeanor towards the cheerleading squad. The first coach is The Mom. She cares for everyone and…

other sports teams on the football field. On the court you see volleyball players and basketball players playing as "sports teams", but you never hear of the other team in their bows and skirts being referred to as a sports team. That's because cheerleading hasn't made its way to be a sport yet. While people might think that they don't compete or that they just yell and smile, they do much more like competing, supporting, jumping, tumbling, stunting and so many other things. Cheerleaders deserve…

summer I decided that I wanted to spend most of my time volunteering at youth cheerleading camps. Not only did I get the chance to interact with younger girls and set a good role model, but I also got the chance to work with other girls my age who have talent and loves cheerleading just as much as I do! The two camps I was a part of was the Danny Lansanah Football/Cheerleading Camp and the Packers & Broncos Cheerleading Camp. Both camps were located at John Harris High School for ages 5-14 and…

a couple of years, I remember what life was like before joining the squad. It is the only sport that I have stuck to, with the exception of junior high volleyball and softball. Therefore, cheerleading is the only long-term and advanced-level sport I have participated in. What effect has competitive cheerleading had on me? How has it changed me? Have I become a better or worse person because of it? In the first place, it…

It was my junior year, and cheerleading tryouts were right around the corner. My goal was to make varsity cheer for my first time. I had already made up my cheer and practiced it a multitude of times at least a month prior to tryouts. The day came, and I was extremely nervous, but I knew I was ready. It was my third year of going through tryouts, so I knew exactly what to expect. After walking off the stage where tryouts were held, I felt very confident. I immediately called my mom to tell her…

After 13 years of cheerleading, I have learned that there are many ways that you can get hurt. I would never listen to my coach when he would tell me that I needed to stop or that I needed to change the way I would tumble. He would try to teach me the correct way, and I would just brush it off because I thought that I knew everything about tumbling. But of course, I didn’t. I was working on my fulls and my coach kept telling me to use my hips to spin. “I am getting all the way around, so I…