With Halloween just around the corner, now is a good time to vent about the things cheerleaders fear year round. While Halloween displays are scaring passersby with spiders and monster masks, these are the things real nightmares are made of: 1. Having a bad cheer hair day Cheer hair disasters are terrifying. Stay positive and hope your cheer poof never falls. Tease and spray! (Source: giphy.com) 2. Running out of glitter No one wants to run out of glitter makeup before she's showtime-ready! (Source: giphy.com) 3. Your coach saying "one more time. " AGAIN. A body can only take so much!!! Stop playing with our emotions! (Source: giphy.com) 4. Falling Everyone has falling dreams. Yours are just way more intense. So much is at stake! 5. Running out of room for your bows Do we have plenty of cheer bows? Technically, yes. But, here's the thing: New (amazing) bow styles come out every year and we don't have those ones yet. So really, the only thing holding us back is the possibility of running out of space to store them all‚ which would be terrible! (Source: giphy.com) 6. Dropping a stunt The actual crumble isn't even the worst part. You know what we mean... 7. Forgetting your routine Going completely blank in front of the crowd might be the ultimate cheer catastrophe. At least you can recover from making a mistake‚ you can't just magically shake that blank space while you're under pressure! If only you could magically disappear... (Source: imgur.com) Luckily, we are so afraid of these things that we do everything we can to keep them from happening in real life! But, we also know that as long as we do our best and give our all, there's nothing to worry about no matter what happens. What else do cheerleaders have nightmares about?
"I want to binge the rest of Cheer, but I know Monica would want me to go to bed at a reasonable hour, and we're not letting her down in this house."
When I first started cheerleading, I was definitely more Missy Pantone than Torrance Shipman. Yes, in the beginning, I too fell into the camp of "cheerleading isn't a sport" — that was, until we got into competition season. Then I learned. Beneath…
There is no pain on Earth quite like a netball hitting your finger on a cold winter day.
You know, sometimes people just get on my nerves! I don't know why people feel a need to pluck my last nerve at times, but sometimes I just have to channel my true hero Mabel "Madea" Simmons! That's right... peace is made of steel! Take a lesson from Madea preaching the gospel! Hold Your Piece, and Let The Lord Fight Your Battle! Hallelujah!
Ryan Cummings, from North Carolina, put her game face on at the beginning of a very high-energy routine earlier this month, during a national championship in Charlotte.
If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there's a little girl watching who wants to be just like you. Don't disappoint her.
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Cheerleading instills confidence, teamwork, and work ethic in athletes. If you want a strong, capable leader, find a cheerleader. But, did you know cheerleading also makes you a more compassionate, caring person? Here's how: You protect your teammates no matter what. Bases and backspots put it all on the line to protect their flyers, and a flyer will appreciate, encourage, and support her bases and backspot even outside the gym. Cheerleaders have each other's backs! They are trained to think about people other than themselves. You think about how your actions affect other people. The way we act causes a ripple affect. Cheerleaders are especially aware of this since cheerleading is such a team sport. You can't just not show up to practice, for instance, because your absence affects the whole team. Your actions‚ both big and small‚ affect people outside of cheerleading as well. Since you know this firsthand, you are considerate of your family, friends, and other people around you. You strive to be a role model. Cheerleaders are often in the spotlight. Because of this, they strive to be good representatives of their team and school and to set a good example for the younger kids looking up to them. You raise spirit. You support your sports teams through the big wins and the heart-breaking losses. You work hard to get the crowd on its feet and excited about the game. You also spread school spirit with pep rallies and spirited signs and banners. Raising spirits is second nature to you! You give back. In addition to giving back to your school and teams, cheerleaders also make a big difference in their communities. Many squads participate in parades, festivals, and other community events. You might also raise awareness or even donations for causes that are important to you, like wearing pink in October to support breast cancer awareness. How else does cheerleading make you more caring? (Images via Pinterest.com)
. 11th year of Cheer<3 Currently a high school cheerleader but have done All Star as well :) Some of these pictures posted are mine.
You know, sometimes people just get on my nerves! I don't know why people feel a need to pluck my last nerve at times, but sometimes I just have to channel my true hero Mabel "Madea" Simmons! That's right... peace is made of steel! Take a lesson from Madea preaching the gospel! Hold Your Piece, and Let The Lord Fight Your Battle! Hallelujah!
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"I want to binge the rest of Cheer, but I know Monica would want me to go to bed at a reasonable hour, and we're not letting her down in this house."
