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So I get notifications on my phone for the boards and for some reason it’s blowing up this morning. So just imagine me at my first real job explaining to my boss the reason my phone was blowing up was a cheerleading message board... enjoy that image guys. Hope everyone is having a great Monday


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So I really want to cheer in college, but I dont want to bite off more than I can chew, and get myself in stressful situation. So I am looking for advice and such on cheering in college.

So Does anybody on here know of any good older (college aged) cheer YouTubers or bloggers too follow that post about such things? I'm trying to gather up advice and such on cheering while in college( I want too come up with a pros and cons list)...basically what I mean is just keeping up with everything, and how too manage time with practices, classes, tests, and what not.


I already know of Lauren something but I'm not a fan of her or her content, as it doesn't help me with what I'm trying to get advice on. But I honestly cant think of any others who are active and make posts about what I am looking for.

I know I probably sound like a dumb rambling mess in this post lol.
It's really hard to get advice because each program is different and even people within same college program can have such different opinions and experiences. Some small D3 schools are more time consuming than some huge D1 programs.
My daughter is a current college cheerleader, so if you want I can put you in touch with her and I'm sure she would be happy to answer any questions you have.
 
So I really want to cheer in college, but I dont want to bite off more than I can chew, and get myself in stressful situation. So I am looking for advice and such on cheering in college.

So Does anybody on here know of any good older (college aged) cheer YouTubers or bloggers too follow that post about such things? I'm trying to gather up advice and such on cheering while in college( I want too come up with a pros and cons list)...basically what I mean is just keeping up with everything, and how too manage time with practices, classes, tests, and what not.


I already know of Lauren something but I'm not a fan of her or her content, as it doesn't help me with what I'm trying to get advice on. But I honestly cant think of any others who are active and make posts about what I am looking for.

I know I probably sound like a dumb rambling mess in this post lol.
As a former college student, your freshman year of college is going to be the most stressful semesters of your life, especially the first few. Add possibly travelling for both football and basketball games during those semesters depending on when you start....
I was not a college athlete but i can imagine how tough it is to juggle it all.
 
So I really want to cheer in college, but I dont want to bite off more than I can chew, and get myself in stressful situation. So I am looking for advice and such on cheering in college.

So Does anybody on here know of any good older (college aged) cheer YouTubers or bloggers too follow that post about such things? I'm trying to gather up advice and such on cheering while in college( I want too come up with a pros and cons list)...basically what I mean is just keeping up with everything, and how too manage time with practices, classes, tests, and what not.


I already know of Lauren something but I'm not a fan of her or her content, as it doesn't help me with what I'm trying to get advice on. But I honestly cant think of any others who are active and make posts about what I am looking for.

I know I probably sound like a dumb rambling mess in this post lol.

As a former college cheerleader, I would say being able to handle it or not really depends on program specifics. I cheered for a community college before retiring. Athletics weren’t huge but we still cheered are every home football and basketball games (men and women’s) and travelled for playoff games, though that was not a common occurrence during my time there. We also competed At USA and Stunt.
We practiced 6-10 hours a week, spread across 2-4 days depending on the time of the year. Plus Saturdays in the fall were occupied with football games and 3-4 hours twice a week for basketball games in January and February (and maybe March).
In terms of academics, I was a business major (and then ended up switching majors after “retirement”) and took 12-15 units per semester. I also was living in dorms, about 3 hours away from home.
I honestly did not find it that hard to do both, but I also wasn’t really challenged academically. I had always been a “good student” in high school and while I was a procrastinator, having a busy schedule nipped that in the bud pretty fast.
Regardless if you end up going to a more academically rigorous school or a more time-involved program (or both!) I do have recommendations.
- Have a calendar. Whether you keep it in your phone, have a planner, or a whiteboard calendar, use it and check it often. Write down when homework’s are due, when you have practice, any games, whatever. That way you will never forget anything.
- Get homework done ASAP. If it’s assigned on a day you don’t have practice, DO IT! Not only will you feel so much better when it’s over, it gives you leeway if you have a last minute practice added or god forbid you just want some me time. You won’t feel guilty or stressed out because you’re all caught up. This was hard for me to get into the habit of, but once I did, life was soooooooo much easier.
- Communicate with your professors. Conflicts will arise. Depending on your school, cheer may or may not be seen as a “sport” and given the same privileges as other athletes. Most professors won’t give a crap whether your school calls you athletes or not, they just want ample notice. Most professors will have exam dates set prior to the start of the semester/quarter and will be listed in the syllabus. If you know you have a conflict that day (i.e., having to travel for a game or competition) let them know ASAP. I would send an email as soon as I realized the conflict, and then again two weeks away from the missed day in question as a reminder to the professor and to schedule a time to take an exam early, turn in HW, whatever.
- Use your schools resources!!!! If you are feeling behind in class or need help, I guarantee you, your future college has some sort of free, peer tutoring service. Never be afraid to ask your professors if they know of any school resources (if they haven’t already mentioned them in class/in the syllabus), especially for STEM fields. And never be afraid to use those services. I was so scared to use my schools math tutoring services for the first time, I felt I was going to be judged and feel stupid, but that was not the case! All of the tutors were super nice and helpful. (And if for some reason they are judge-y and mean, report their butt to their supervisor because that is not okay)

Now this next part is where I give caution to cheering in college.
Don’t let cheering get in the way of your future. If you are someone who knows exactly what you want to do with your life, I would prioritize that over cheering in college. And this is what I mean by that:
When I was cheering in college, I had no idea what I was doing with my academic life. Sure I was declared as a business major but it was really just to get people off of my back because I was sick of their reaction when I said I didn’t know what my major was. When I was cheering, I was just taking general ed classes. During my last semester of cheer, I discovered what I really wanted my major to be (which ended up being math, of all things). While I still had an opportunity to cheer when I transferred to a 4-year university, I got jobs on campus tutoring math through my university and grading for mathematics classes. This gave me relevant, degree-related things I could put on my resumé, which will either help you get a job in your field after graduation, or get into grad school (which is the route I took). I don’t think I would have been able to manage a competitive cheer schedule with my upper division core classes and various on campus jobs. Even though I have really good time management skills, there aren’t enough hours in the day and I need sleep to function.

Soooooo, all and all, this was a lot of information you may not have asked for, but this is my college and college cheer experience in a nutshell. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! And regardless of whether you cheer in college or not, my four points at the beginning still apply! I now teach a freshman-level math class at a university and if students could just follow those four things everyone would pass every class.
 
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