Cheering has been my go to sport since I was six years old. I cheered from elementary school, all the way throughout high school. Looking back I have gained so much from cheering.
My mom was probably the best cheer. She was so heavily involved with every team I’ve been on. My family would never miss a competition! Looking back I'm so grateful to have such a supportive and loving parents. At the end of each competition they would always have flowers for me and they would tell me how proud they were, even if my team didn't win.
In middle school, my mom put me in gymnastic classes just so that I would gain more skills. I was such a fast learner. I learned how to do a back flip in less than a month, and I was able to master a back tuck even faster.
Competitions were my favorite part of it all. At my high school, everyone was super supportive of the cheerleaders, mainly the varsity team. The gym would be filled up and people from all different high schools in the county would come watch. In 2013, the varsity cheer team I was on at the time ended up making it to the State competition, and we won first place! This was the second time my high school’s varsity team made it to State’s, and the fact that we won was such an amazing feeling.
I’ve gotten to know so many different people from different cultures while cheering. Cheer leading is a both physical and social based sport. Yes I said sport, we'll get to that topic on another day...
But, I have definitely gained a lot of self confidence and teamwork skills that have helped me in the real world.
There is so much more to cheer leading than the general assumptions that people make. By tuning in to the two following posts, I am hoping to show you a different side to cheer leading if you have not learned it already.
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