The Comeback Kid (MSU Cheer Style)
If you read my posts on a regular then you know that about eight weeks ago I broke my hand, and a couple weeks ago my doctor approved me to start cheering (stunting, tumbling, anything) again starting on Jan. 21. On Jan. 21 I went to a back handspring clinic and tuck clinic at Mid-Michigan All-Stars, both of … Continue reading
Going Backwards
Yesterday someone found my blog by searching “how to get comfortable going backwards in tumbling” (or something to that effect). Here’s what I have to say about that: First I want to acknowledge that whoever asked is probably a good front tumbler and in my opinion that’s WAY harder and it looks really cool. So … Continue reading
Shortcuts to Cheerleading
In the seven months that I’ve been operating this blog there’s been a lot of people that have found it through searching things like “how to get a back walkover in a week” and “shortcuts to a back handspring” and “how to get better jumps quick.” After I see stuff like that is when you … Continue reading
Facials
No I’m not talking about going to a spa and getting goo and cucumbers put all over your face, I’m talking about those sometimes scary facial expressions that cheerleaders are trained to wear. For some reason smiling is a big part of cheerleading at every level. What the heck, I have to do all this really … Continue reading
Greed & Cheerleading
One of the most irritating things about competitive/all-star cheerleading is that there are 66 “national” competitions a year. Did you know that Varsity owns every single company that puts on ALL of these competitions and they are reaping the rewards. I found an article last night call “Cheeramid: The Ultimate Ponzi Scheme” and that story … Continue reading
Knowing Your Limits
After my post Pushing Through the Pain (go read it if you haven’t yet or this post isn’t going to make any sense) that basically said cheerleaders just need to suck it up and get back on the floor for their team when they get hurt I got a comment on the facebook link saying this: “Well, here’s a perspective from an … Continue reading
Pushing Through the Pain
First of all, Happy 4th of July, I hope you have an awesome day! 🙂 The last post that I wrote was called Get Right Back Up, but I don’t know if I really drove my point home. I mean get up and do what has to be done no matter what (with in reason). … Continue reading
Get Right Back Up
We all fall from time to time, or have someone fall on us. The most irritating thing is when there is a fall or a slip or an awkward/scary catch/save in a stunt and then everyone decides that they shouldn’t do that stunt anymore or they should wait awhile to do it again. I understand … Continue reading
Fundraisers
It seems like every team has an array of fundraisers every year, because let’s face it, cheerleading isn’t cheap. You’ve got to buy shoes, uniforms, bows, make-up,and lots of hair spray. Not to mention paying for camp, camp clothes, coreography, coaches fees, and travel expenses. Lets add up those costs: Shoes: $60 Uniform: $200 Bows: $15 … Continue reading
Crop Tops
It’s sort of the norm in all-star and college cheerleading for teams to wear crop tops. My current team MSU All-Girl Competitive Cheerleading is getting crop tops this year for the first time (at least the first time in a few years). Now I’m kind of debating on how I feel about these crop tops; on … Continue reading
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