I personally bruise like a peach and had those bruises inside of my knees during my entire cheer career. I'm not sure there is much you can do for that?
They used to go to finals in All Girl back in the day... but I'm talking like 2005ish. I was looking to go there for cheer but I wasn't too impressed with the campus and Kutztown in general. I ended up at West Chester instead.
I'd say definitely visit the school and see how you like the campus...
You can ask me anything at all! I remember the pain being pretty bad the first few days, but they also had me hooked up to a morphine drip. I just really remember trying to talk and just opening my mouth for a bit was pretty painful, but you start to adjust to how much you can open your mouth...
I had this exact surgery when I was 16 and cheering. I also was on the border of refusing this surgery as well, but my oral surgeon broke down what would happen to me if I didn't get the surgery and it got me on board pretty quickly. My surgery stemmed from an accident I had in cheer when I was...
My parents never socialized with other parents (with the exception of a few close friends parents that I cheered with, but also went to school with as well) and it never affected me. They never missed a competition but they tended to stay away from everybody else because they just didn't like...
I know back in the day (early 2000's) there were quite a few gyms with tanning beds. I'm assuming it's not as popular now due to the known dangers to your skin. I notice everyone spray tanning these days!
As a former coach, I would say talk to the coaches about it. I have a 7 year old nephew with Aspergers (he is also very high functioning and incredibly bright) and I know it's different with everyone, but I think that the coach being in the know would help them be more understanding and know how...