cheer=my life

If you haven't figured out yet, cheerleading is very important to me and it takes up a lot of my time. I cheer for two squads and practice over ten hours per week. Cheerleading, however, is not a sport that you can excel in by just going to practice. Personally, on top of practice, I take private tumbling twice a week and I work out anywhere from four to five times a week. One of my coaches once said that if we aren't sore and tired by the end of each practice than she didn't do her job. Each week we advance on not only skills but on conditioning as well. That is why it is so important for every cheerleader to do his or her part in and out of the gym so everyone is prepared and in shape for the following practices. We are a team so if one cheerleader isn’t trying 110% then the whole squad suffers. For example, during conditioning we get yelled at if we run too far ahead of the team. Call me selfish, but I feel that this shouldn’t happen. I understand that everyone runs at a different pace but if you are running and working out outside of practice then every person on the team should be able to keep up with the leading runners. It’s all about giving 110% all the time. I always say that it’s mind of matter because I believe that every person on both of my teams is capable of doing anything if they have their mind set to it!              

picture from high school of me and my coach