- May 10, 2011
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You might have seen me in the early days of our cheer newbie ness.... We were the ones screaming like crazy people in the mini 2 awards when our team finished 8 of 9. We were absolutely excited a) because it was the END of our season and b) we actually beat one team.....which was amazing for that year it hadn't happened anywhere.
Needless to say, The program were with now opened its doors across town a month later and we couldnt get out of that glorified rec program fast enough. After 3 years there my daughter had a round off series back handspring. That's it. And it had to be broken down and retaught as soon as we walked through the doors at our new gym. 2 years later she's got standing tucks and layouts and we actually get to go to legit competitions, like spirit of hope, BATB, and cheersport nationals...rather than competing in every high school gym known to man. Yeah....that was a good move
plus, my son decided to cheer and joined his sister. the gym we were with before refused to allow boys....stereotyping you know...and they are a "Christian" organization that didn't approve of male cheerleaders. Smh. I have fond memories of us finals if only because it's the last time we wore that uniform.
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) Keep pushing yourself and your team, practice hard and put out level appropriate teams. Attend bigger events and compete well, people will notice. However, there are plenty of gyms that aren't nationally known that scare the bejeesus out of me. Being a "name" doesn't guarantee anything. Just remember, with every positive, there will be a negative. Just work hard and keep pushing yourself to be better. Everything else will take care of itself.
