High School Confessions Of A High School Cheerleader

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When cheerleaders, high school AND allstar, expect outsiders to know all of their lingo for their stunts, tumbling, etc. and get frustrated when people call said thing by the wrong name (like, when they get mad when their non-cheer friend refers to a BHS as a "back flip"). It's not a big deal. Do you know every single official name for every wrestler move? Or every soccer play? Exactly.

No the worst is when the girls on my school team call them "back flips". Or they'll be like "can we flip/are we flipping?" when running through a routine...like no it's called tumbling.
 
2) I once had a teacher tell me I wasn't happy enough to be a cheerleader and I secretly loved it. I've always wanted to be one of those alternative cheerleaders (I've seen them, one was a staff member at our camp) with piercings and tattoos and plugs but I know I could never do that to my body.

3) I love football games, but I don't like football. I pass the time by staring at the player's butts. (Tight pants, I can't help it.)
I mostly shimmied this for #3! ;)

I can kind of relate to #2 though. I am naturally a very happy person, so me being a cheerleader doesn't come as a shock to anyone. But I am one of those "different" cheerleaders who rolls into summer night practices blaring Smashing Pumpkins and alt-J instead of Lil Wayne and One Direction. I'm also really sarcastic and I'm that person that will poke fun at EVERYONE on the team (nicely, of course) and you won't see me shreeking like a manchee over anything or causing drama. Once I'm done with cheer I will probably get my nose pierced, maybe a tattoo if I'm solid on what I want at that point (less than 5 mo until I'm 18, woo!). I love plugs on guys unless they're hockey-puck size. I'd never personally get them though.

Annddd idk this rant went nowhere.
 
I mostly shimmied this for #3! ;)

I can kind of relate to #2 though. I am naturally a very happy person, so me being a cheerleader doesn't come as a shock to anyone. But I am one of those "different" cheerleaders who rolls into summer night practices blaring Smashing Pumpkins and alt-J instead of Lil Wayne and One Direction. I'm also really sarcastic and I'm that person that will poke fun at EVERYONE on the team (nicely, of course) and you won't see me shreeking like a manchee over anything or causing drama. Once I'm done with cheer I will probably get my nose pierced, maybe a tattoo if I'm solid on what I want at that point (less than 5 mo until I'm 18, woo!). I love plugs on guys unless they're hockey-puck size. I'd never personally get them though.

Annddd idk this rant went nowhere.
Haha no like I can totally relate, it's so hard thinking of what to say when people ask me what kind of music I like. And my friend on the team has her nose pierced and a bunch of piercings on her ears but I'd always be too scared to do that. And my boyfriend has plugs and I'm totally okay with it haha


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1. I can't stand the girls on my high school team who are stuck up
2. being a gymnast or former gymnast does not make you good at cheerleading. stop being so uptight and listen to the coaches who actually know what they're talking about
3. going off of number 2, having more tumbling than someone does not make you the best cheerleader on the squad
4. please don't join the team if the only thing you want out of it is popularity-- quit honestly, cheerleading does not automatically give you a social life
5. please don't talk down to the dance team or any other fine art just because youre a cheerleader
6. I've become so scared to stunt not only because of my lack of experience in flying (coaches made me a flyer because I'm short but I'm a base for allstar cheer) but also the lack of effort and technique the bases put forth.
 
-If it's obvious that you're cheating on conditioning, just leave. Don't cheat. Or if you do, don't make it obvious so everyone else gets in trouble for your stupidity.
-If we're at a competition, wear your warm ups afterwards while you're walking around. Not your leopard print too-tight leggings and no skirt.
-The reason most of the people at my school hate cheerleaders is because a fourth of the team gives them lots of reasons to.
-When I can literally hear the pain in your voice, it's time to stop yelling.
-If you're gonna be a captain, act like it. Do your job. Lead us. Don't stay in your little senior clique. And take down the drunk pictures of yourself on facebook.
-This is a Michigan one...If you're going to states and expect to win, DONT CHEAT. STOP PUTTING FOUR TUCKS IN ROUND TWO AND TAKING THE TEN POINT DEDUCTION. And don't cry like a baby when you get third.
 
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-If you're gonna be a captain, act like it. Do your job. Lead us. Don't stay in your little senior clique. And take down the drunk pictures of yourself on facebook.
-This is a Michigan one...If you're going to states and expect to win, DONT CHEAT. STOP PUTTING FOUR TUCKS IN ROUND TWO AND TAKING THE TEN POINT DEDUCTION. And don't cry like a baby when you get third.
BOTH OF THOSE OMG!
And the senior already got busted once for coming to school high & admitted it at the games and the assembly where we were cheering! NOT CLASSY. You're a leader! Stop! And learn your lesson the first time about getting suspended! Take that stuff off of Facebook & twitter. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR RAVES and coming to practice hung over.
Rant over

BUT YES AGAIN ABOUT THE MICHIGAN. STOP ABUSING THE RULES AND STOP CHEATING! I lose all respect for those kind of teams!!!!!
 
BOTH OF THOSE OMG!
And the senior already got busted once for coming to school high & admitted it at the games and the assembly where we were cheering! NOT CLASSY. You're a leader! Stop! And learn your lesson the first time about getting suspended! Take that stuff off of Facebook & twitter. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR RAVES and coming to practice hung over.
Rant over

BUT YES AGAIN ABOUT THE MICHIGAN. STOP ABUSING THE RULES AND STOP CHEATING! I lose all respect for those kind of teams!!!!!
Yes! And even though they still do unclassy/illegal things, everyone adores them.
AND THERE WERE TWO TEAMS LIKE THAT AT STATES. ONE OF THE TEAMS HAD AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE, BUT ONLY FOUR IN ROUND TWO. COME ON.


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Yes! And even though they still do unclassy/illegal things, everyone adores them.
AND THERE WERE TWO TEAMS LIKE THAT AT STATES. ONE OF THE TEAMS HAD AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE, BUT ONLY FOUR IN ROUND TWO. COME ON.


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YES! like get out of here if you put FOUR in. You could get sooooooo much more with great Bhs and bwo that's timed. Plus you can put more in the other rounds!
 
YES! like get out of here if you put FOUR in. You could get sooooooo much more with great Bhs and bwo that's timed. Plus you can put more in the other rounds!
Right! You shouldve seen the crowd....everyone was so mad. Except for the teams' cheering section of course lol
 
When you're a back spot and no one recognizes you as a "key role" or "hard worker" in a stunt.

1. I feel as if I get no credit in the stunts when most of the time if my flyer is beginning to come down, I push her back up there, I've saved my stunt from falling numerous times.

2. I swear I think some people think that all back spots do is stand back there and hold the flyers ankle. Um that's obviously not true. I push my flyer up and make sure she keeps her leg locked. If she begins to fall I attempt to push her back up. And I actually lift up so I can help my bases as much as I can. My bases tell me that they can feel when I lift up and it's practically like they're holding nothing.

3. If back spots weren't there to catch the flyers they would land on their face/back/head A LOT! I know in my group that if I wasn't there to catch my flyer she would go straight to the floor bc one of my bases cannot catch at all! And I've saved my flyer from falling a thousand times and I've even went down with her a couple times bc my bases failed to help catch the load.

4. When other back spots don't feel important.. Like obviously you are!! Fight for that stunt, push it up and hold your flyer tight, make her feel like you got her and you WILL catch her!! And help the bases push it up and hold it up.ALWAYS catch your flyer and go down with her if needed. If the flyer doesn't trust her group then she's not gonna do her best, so you have to do your best to make her feel comfortable and safe!!

Okay, I'm done.


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