Attention former or past cheerleaders..... PLEASE HELP!!!?
608668
we ARE the best. put our practice to the test. CAN'T STOP. WON'T STOP! we're goin for the TOP. (woo, yeaa, team name, whatever you want goes after)
586405
That's becoming a problem now, finding a gym that does more gymnastics than cheerleading.  My best advice to you is to search the yellow pages, and then go check each gym out in person.  Checking each one out is the absolute best way to determine a gym's focus.  Make sure to meet the coach that your child will have, and make sure her priorities are the same as the gym.  Also, as a side bit of information, if your daughter does do cheerleading at any time, do not allow her to tumble on the hard wood floor.  I've been a gymnast for 10 years and a coach for 2, and I've seen way too many of our girls come in injured from cheerleading. I myself did cheerleading for 1 year, and I sucessfully blew out my knee and did serious damage to my ankle doing Round-offs, or round-off back handsprings.  Easy tricks, compared to what I do in the gym, but they still put me out of competition, and I may never be able to return.  So, I urge you to share that with your daughter if she ever decides to cheer.  Hope I helped!
697231
I used to be a cheerleader, its definitely a sport, you have to be tiny (the coaches get on you about being fat all the time, they are always yelling at you to lose weight) and then you have to be really strong because you have to pick up other people. you really can get hurt, trust me, its a sport!
436196
I'm a cheerleader too, I know how you feel..I live in a small southern town where football is life and all the girls love to be cheerleaders. We have over 200 girls tryout every year and we also only take 12-15. But the best thing I can tell you to do is smile non-stop, show tons of spirit, practice what they teach you, and most importantly be a confident in yourself and you should do great!! good luck
796082
Try here:\n\nhttp://cheerleading.about.com/cs/cheers/a/cheers5.htm\n\nhttp://lehigh.cheerleading.net/bbcheers.html\n\nhttp://www.infosports.com/cheerldr/arch/1126.htm\n\nhttp://www.shscheerleading.org/cheerchant.htm\n\n\nGood luck!
642084
It annoys me how televison and films make out that cheerleaders are right b*tches because I knew a cheerleader once and she was infact a lovely girl. But perhaps people would choose to hate them maybe out of jelousy? I personally would have loved to have had a go at cheerleading for a day when I was a little younger, I think they're kinda cool myself.
856821
Well I haven't been in this situation but I would do one of 3 things:\n\nDo you love cheerleading more than anything you're involved in? If you truely do, you might want to quit the thing you have Sunday. Unless it's something you really can't get out of. I'm not trying to tell you to give up something else you love. But it's an option..\n\nIf your coach sees that you work really really hard in the practice you can go to, maybe you can go to one of the practices and a half-hour or so of the Sunday practice. If possible, ask to set up some private time with your coach outside of practice time so they can show you the things that you missed. They may not have time to do this. But they will respect you for asking and trying your best.\n\nIf that doesn't work out, is there another team you can try out for? Maybe your coach can recommend you to another team. \n\nIf it doesn't work out this year, remember to keep practicing and stay in shape. Show your dedication and come back next year. Try as hard as you can. I hope it works out for you! Have fun and good luck!
361060
WELL... iF THEY LiKE YOU AND YOUR A CHEERLEADER THEN THEY SHOULD ALREADY BE CONViNCED... BUT iF NOT THEN THAT'S THEiR OPiNiON... AND TRY TO SEE CHEERLEADERS FROM THEiR POiNT OF VEiW... EX. iT'S KiNDA LiKE CHEERLEADERS ARE STARTiNG TO TAKE OVER GYMNASTS ROLE AS TUMBLERS... SO TRY TO BE SENSiTiVE TI THEiR FEELiNGS... HOPE i HELPED\nPEACE&&LOVE♥\nOCWAHiNE
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Oh! Yes! I love this! I've been cheerleading since 1st grade and I'm a pro. Pointers:\nthey look for awesome toetouches so PRACTICE\nTIGHT MOTIONS, pretend you are knocking down a brick wall\ngood voices, no high-pitched voices\nSMILE SMILE SMILE\nDon't slouch while you're waiting! Cheer stance! (Legs more than shoulder-width apart and hands and arms firmly places behind legs)\nBE LOUD BE PROUD and don't act like you're just in it for the uniform!\nGood Luck! Remember these and practice and you'll be a pro soon enough!
466515
Do YOU think you're fat? If you don't, then the coach is probably using the same tired old tactics that cheer and gymnastics coaches all over the world have been using for years. Ignore her and go on being happy. How can you be a good cheerleader without being happy?
734047
Cheerleaders are no snobbier than anyone else. It is very poorly portrayed by the world. I am a cheerleader and we all get along really well with each other and with everyone else. I have a lot of other friends other than the girls on the squad and most of us do sports other than cheerleading as well. For example, most of us do volleyball. Because cheerleaders are on the volleyball team, does that make volleyball players snobby bitches too? I would hope not. It's just a sport and we don't feel any higher on the "food chain" than anyone else does. We work just as hard as many other sports. How long and how much muscle and training do you think it takes to lift a girl up into the air? Or do a bunch of "back flips"? I am not afraid to break my nails, I peel them off anyway. I sweat too. If you haven't been a part of cheerleading then you have no idea what you are talking about when you say that cheerleaders are mean and self fish. MOST cheerleaders are really nice. \n\nAs for you.. I think you need to try it and keep going with it. Just because you THINK the girls are mean, doesn't mean that they are going to be. You can always join another sport as a backup.
956905
It definitely depends on your school. My daughter cheers on Varsity at her school and only her and one other girl have backhandsprings. I am an allstar cheer coach as well. Tumbling is not everything in cheerleading. We have girls who do not tumble at all but still are amazing cheerleaders. They have beautiful jumps, motions, etc. One thing to definitely work on is your flexibility.  If a backhandspring is required then call around to some allstar cheer gyms or gymnastics centers and see if they offer cheer tumble classes. Good luck!
978679
Hey, that's great you are trying out for cheerleading! And you sound very prepared, but just some tips for tryouts...\n\nBe fit, on time and enthusiastic. Be prepared and alert to follow instructions. Keep a \npositive attitude. Always have a smile on your face! \n\nListen to your captain/instructor. Don't play around with other people too much, I mean, be friendly, but this is serious work. Pay attention to steps you will be asked to follow, because you will learn something and then you have to preform it on the spot!\n\nDon't be late for ANYTHING. Show up 3 hours early if you have to! 3 hours LATE will piss them off for sure!\n\nBe sure to stretch real good before and after tryouts. Don't attempt moves unless you already know them or have trained for them. It will cause injury and annoy other team mates.\n\nNEVER be afraid to ask a question (it's better than not knowing and making a fool of yourself), but don't say something like "I can't do this", no one needs - nor likes - a quitter, and that will send you packing SO fast.\n\nIf you make a mistake, move on and don't cause attention. Have tight moves and high jumps, and cheer LOUD!\n\nGet lots of rest the night before, don't try and do too much physical activity the day before besides stretching or practicing a rountine, bring snacks and lots of water, don't wear jewlery, don't wear makeup, don't chew gum, keep your hair puled back, and most importantly keep that smile and passion!\n\nI hope you have fun and make the squad! Good luck!
767775
Well most cheerleaders are snobby and rude. They try to flaunt their looks. I hate that about some of them. The popularity gets to the heads...sometimes they are too preppy and peppy. Yeah, but I guess that would be stereotyping.
494324
I'm not a cheerleader, but I have two daughters who are.  Their coach has the qualities you've stated.  But she lets them know she's the coach.\n\nCoaches should coach the way parents parent.  One child may need to be told 400 times to learn something, while another only has to hear it once.  I guess the best way to describe the "perfect" coach would be the way we view "perfect" moms on TV.  When you need to be stern, be stern.  When you need to be loving and understanding, be loving and understanding.  Imagine Mrs. Brady or Mrs. Cunningham coaching and you'll be great!\n\nGood luck on your interview!!
78037
Don't cheer unless you want to do well in the sport.  You will be bruised & sore.  Every cheerleader gets kicked in the face at least once... it takes a lot of strength.  It's not a giggle fest like some people think.
818401
Being a cheerleader in two simple steps:-\n\n1. Have your brain removed and placed in a bucket (just in case later you realise that you need it after all)\n\n2. Get someone to superglue your face into one of those fixed vacuous bimbo smiles\n\nThen..... Hey Presto! you're a cheerleader!!!\n\n[just love how the cheerleader giving advice below spells "school" as "skool"... just about says it all, really]