Cheerleading Essay

Cheer has been a big part of my life since the day I joined my first team. I spend countless hours at the gym working on my tumbling to improve my personal skills and become a better athlete. At practice, we run routines over and over in hopes of making it to nationals. But cheer is so much more than just a sport. Cheerleading has taught me the importance of hard work and dedication, the value of teamwork, and how to manage my time. My freshman year of high school I was determined to make the level four team at my all-star gym. I spent a lot more time outside of regular practice at the gym tumbling and stunting. I needed my level four skills before tryouts and I was nowhere close to having all my skills. In order to get them I had to work harder than I ever had before and try new things regardless of how scared I was. I was only able to make the level four team that year because I pushed myself and worked hard to get where I needed to be. Without dedicating extra hours and utilizing every minute to better myself I would not have been able to get make a level four team. Many other
Each person on the team has his or her own role that is of equal importance as the next person. In a stunt, every person has their own role to make the stunt hit. The bases have to keep the flyers foot flat so she can stand on top of them and the flyer has to stay tight in the air so the bases can hold her up. If one person slacks in their part the whole stunt falls. Although each person has their own individual role, they are a part of the team and without them the team wouldn’t succeed. Even with your own part you have to learn to work together to make the routine look good. The team is also there to pick you up when you fall and encourage you and cheer you on when you succeed. As a team, you can accomplish a lot more working together versus working against each other and trying to individually be the