Epic Cheerleading Picture #2

Most everyone seems to think that cheerleading isn't a sport. Well we can prove them wrong because we can defy the aspects of gravity by flying, throw our own body weight into the air, flip head over heels, and land safely on our feet, and stretch so far our leg is next to our head. I'd like to see a football player do a round-off back-handspring double full, or a 360 up scorpion. What we cheerleaders do is death-defying craziness! But once you go cheer, you never go back :)

This is a saying I hold to be true,especially when someone who doesn't even know the sport of cheerleading starts saying we're not athletes. First off all, if you've never tried it, it's alot harder than you think. I'd really like to see someone with no experiance what-so-ever try and do what we do. It really offends me, as well as the rest of the cheer community, when someone judges us. And generallly, these people only see the short skirts, high ponytails, and happy faces. But they don't see the work that goes into everything. Countless hours a night stretching and rehersing a new routine. The long hard practices that go into making a performance perfect. The injuries we all face.

The smiles the crowd sees are a make-up, because as much as we are athletes, we're entertainers as well. Football players, basketball players, soccer players, all of them! They don't have the need to look pretty while playing their sport. Us cheerleaders are different because we're the only ones who have to look pretty, AND do some hardcore stunts. So next time you feel like judging one of us, think of the consequences. First of all, you lost your chance with being with a cheerleader, no cheerleader will even talk to you after you insult their sport. Secondly, we know how to kick to our head, and that could do some serious damage. Think about what your saying before you say it or you'll regret it later. Hopefully all my cheer sisters can relate to what I'm saying!