You know, even a Sr 1 in her first year of cheering had to put in a whole lot of work to get to that comp. Coming out of lurkerdom to say I'm totally down with someone posting a pic of them at a comp. It may not be fierce to you, but it IS to them. I have promised myself if I lose the last 50...
I'm totally okay with this idea. I'm not competing in anything to spare my ego. Part of competition is learning how to appropriately deal with it when you fail. Failure WILL happen. I can have one tiny mistake on a jump course that costs me a top 10 finish, and that's ok. I spent tens of...
Real stupid question here. I've thought of taking a tumbling class (for fun, as a variation to my normal fitness program, and as something to do while the kids are at the gym). Early this spring, I was in a car accident that resulted in a nasty lisfranc fracture of my right foot. My entire...
Dear USASF,
As a parent who considered paying for my child to cheer, I want to thank you for making up my mind to find him a different sport. There are many other sports that offer competition and life lessons without me spending thousands to end up in the middle of your competition drama. In...
As a parent, I love this idea. It makes sense. A lot of sense. It would allow for the people coaching my child to customize stunting positions, and the location of the athletes to maximize safety based on each stunt group's unique gifts/challenges. Also, it makes it a heck of a lot easier for...
Everyone has their bad days. Looking at this routine, all I could think was, "Hot day-ummmmm, I wish Rays would go large coed this season, because this routine would be superb if it had hit!" I don't know any gym who hasn't had a bad day now and then, and WCSS had a few days last season that...