- Jun 30, 2013
- 11
- 6
This is my fourth year cheering, and my second season as a captain.
-do NOT ask me where your spot is every practice. I totally understand if you're not sure the day after we assigned formations, but there is no reason you shouldn't know your spot after you've known the routine for a month.
-please don't come to practice in converse. especially if you're a flyer.
-I don't really care if you don't like being in the back of the routine. we put everyone in their spots for a reason, and your next stunt is in the back of the mat, so you need to be where you can get to your stunts in time.
-please, PLEASE try and save your stunts. I flew for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, and I base now, and I know that you can save almost every single stunt. so flyers: do not stick your butt out and bail, and bases: try and push the stunt up even if you think it'll crumble!
-I know the competition makeup is a little scary up close-it's supposed to be! We wear a lot of blush and mascara so that we look good from far away. don't try and put on less so that you look good for your selfies.
-please remember your bow, uniform, warm ups, etc. Yes, I do have extra spanks and bows, but I don't want to lose all of my extras because some people have problems remembering their stuff.
-if you're out for a competition: please don't try and make me do your makeup before I've even done mine, you're not competing today!
Wow, that sounded like a hell of a rant. In defense of my team, we all get along really well together, and we're like a big cheer family! One thing we've never had to deal with is drama with each other, which makes practices so much easier (there's no fighting when stunts don't hit perfectly). We've also only started competing a few years ago, but everyone has been working really hard to try and get our routine on-par with the other teams in our division, which makes leading the girls SO much easier.
-do NOT ask me where your spot is every practice. I totally understand if you're not sure the day after we assigned formations, but there is no reason you shouldn't know your spot after you've known the routine for a month.
-please don't come to practice in converse. especially if you're a flyer.
-I don't really care if you don't like being in the back of the routine. we put everyone in their spots for a reason, and your next stunt is in the back of the mat, so you need to be where you can get to your stunts in time.
-please, PLEASE try and save your stunts. I flew for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, and I base now, and I know that you can save almost every single stunt. so flyers: do not stick your butt out and bail, and bases: try and push the stunt up even if you think it'll crumble!
-I know the competition makeup is a little scary up close-it's supposed to be! We wear a lot of blush and mascara so that we look good from far away. don't try and put on less so that you look good for your selfies.
-please remember your bow, uniform, warm ups, etc. Yes, I do have extra spanks and bows, but I don't want to lose all of my extras because some people have problems remembering their stuff.
-if you're out for a competition: please don't try and make me do your makeup before I've even done mine, you're not competing today!
Wow, that sounded like a hell of a rant. In defense of my team, we all get along really well together, and we're like a big cheer family! One thing we've never had to deal with is drama with each other, which makes practices so much easier (there's no fighting when stunts don't hit perfectly). We've also only started competing a few years ago, but everyone has been working really hard to try and get our routine on-par with the other teams in our division, which makes leading the girls SO much easier.