Jocks and Cheerleaders--where ya at??

[wreckingcrew]

Well,

Seeing as how we have threads for the Drumline, and the band, and the color/winterguards, etc. I think it's time that i throw my hat into the ring.

Calling all the Jocks and Cheerleaders out there....

I played football for all 4 years, lettered jr. and sr. year(and that's TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL folks, doesn't get much more BIG TIME than that!)

Lettered in soccer jr. year

lettered in Track(shot and disc) jr. and sr. years

coached girls Powder Puff jr. and sr. years.

Ok, well, let's hear from the rest of the Jocks and cheerleaders on GC........

We've been subjected to the myriad of "one time, at band camp...." stories, but what i REALLY want to hear are stories that start out "This One Time, at Cheerleader Camp...." ;)

Kitso
KS 361 times we laughed at the band kids doing push-ups while we were on water breaks during 2-a-days :D

[KappaTarzan]

HELL YEA

hehe kitso, i can't even count the number of times we said "this one time, at cheerleading camp"...

i was the first freshman girl to ever make my HS varsity cheering squad.. lettered 4 years as a varsity cheerleader, and became the head captain my sr year... went ALL AMERICAN during that time... got to go to hawaii and cheer in the pro bowl for that :D

i help out at my HS coaching the varsity squad now, whipping those girls into shape!

i also have done gymnastics since i was about 3... i did competitive until i started cheering when i was 12, then i just did it to compliment the cheering... i danced for 10 years, too.. ballet and pointe were my specialties ;)

HELL YEA CHEERLEADERS/JOCKS!! ;)

[Unregistered-]

Cheerleader-4 years, 3 varsity letters

Outrigger Canoe Paddling-3 years, 2 varsity letters

and I usually play soccer during the summer leagues.

There was nothing fun about cheerleading camp. Up at 6AM and bedtime was at midnight. The only thing good about it was that it kicked my ass so hard that I looked good every time the new school year began.

I'll be prepared to kick anyone's ass who says that cheerleading isn't a sport!!! :mad:

[Dionysus]

Not here. They were the root of all evil.







Okay, okay....SOCCER WAS LIFE in high school! I also did both poms and cheerleading, but I burned out really quickly doing both and quit very early on.

*edited* and I didn't consider cheerleading as a sport...but that's just my opinion. :cool:

[TxTechCutie]

In high school I was in pep squad my freshman year( girls had to go through that before we could try out for cheer, drill or dance team) and the the last 3 years I was on dance team. I was jr captain my junior year and senior captain my senior year. I always wanted to run track but I never had the time. :(

[sugar and spice]

I lettered in cross-country and track in high school. I wasn't very good, but apparently I was good enough to get letters. I also played a year on the tennis team but hated the people on it, so I quit.

At various points in my life I also did gymnastics, soccer, and basketball too.

[KappaTarzan]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine

I'll be prepared to kick anyone's ass who says that cheerleading isn't a sport!!! :mad:

i second that!!

[astroAPhi]

In high school I got 4 varsity letters... 3 in soccer, 1 in bowling (I know, what a nerd). I should have had 5, but the coach was a jerk and cut me freshman year because I was throwing up and couldn't play, even though he'd seen me play for years. :rolleyes:

We just started up a women's soccer team at Florida Tech and I tried out and made it. I actually did really well and it looks like I'll be starting unless we really get an amazing bunch of freshman (more specifically, ones that play center midfield). I'm excited because it looks like I might be a captain! :)

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

I was a cheerleader throughout high school and I loved it! I transferred to a Catholic HS my jr. year where our squad wasn't grounded, it was SO much better, a lot harder, but much more fun. We went to Nationals every year and my senior year we got third place, it was soooooo exciting!!! I was a captain my senior year and it was such a blast. I do agree with OTW about cheer camp not being all that fun. I remember the first morning I woke up there freshman year I CRIED b/c I was so sore from the day before and sunburned and I just wanted to fake sick and stay in bed all day. But as the years went out, it got much easier. I agree that cheering is a sport, esp. competitive cheering! Cheer camp did have its fun moments though, especially the year when our bathroom window looked right in to the room of some of the guy cheerleaders who were teaching us. ;)

I was also captain of the tennis team, and I have played tennis since I was 6...so that's almost 14 years...wow! :D

[OUlioness01]

alright, i did cheerleading and i ran track too....i guess i was really busy in high scool.

[AOX81]

I was a competitive gymnast for several years. (5 or 6 years I think...I can't remember)

During junior high I was on the swim team.

I cheered for two years in High School. I made the Varsity squad but I quit because I decided I needed to get a job. (I knew that if I wanted to go to college I had to pay for it myself.) Here is a picture of the 2002 Squad. (http://www.varsity.com/images/upload/competition/2002/nhscc/albums/finals/lgva/swartz.jpg)

I wanted to be a part of the pom squad in high school but it was not a school sponsored sport and cost a shit ton of money...the squad at my school is awesome. They usually rank pretty high at the UDA National High School Dance Team Championships every year...you might have seen them on TV.

[twinstars]

I was a cheerleader for six years, from 7th grade to senior year. I was varsity twice and finally made it to the varsity football squad my last season, senior year.

My friends in college, who didn't know me then, think it's HILARIOUS that I was a cheerleader...

[xo_kathy]

AOX - Did you go to Swartz Creek? Great dance team!!!

I was a pommer all four years - captain my senior year. Also was All-American and got to perform in the 1993 Macy's Parade. FUN!
Pom camp was tough! Hard work but lots of great memories! I also lettered in soccer.

I was on my college dance team for a year, too, but got too busy with my dance major so didn't continue. I was also a staff member of a dance/pom camp one summer during college. Now those are some stories! All the fun of pom camp plus alcohol! ;)

And it's nice to hear that some school's had bands that were actually good. Push-ups? Ha! Half of our band members were so out of shape they could barely hold their instruments up AND march!!! :rolleyes:

[WhiteDaisy128]

Varsity Cheerleading - 4 years in high school

Gymnastics Team (captain for 11th and 12th) - 4 years in high school (gym outside of school for 16 years; started competing at age 7); Did gymnastics in college one year before busting up my knee so now I'm just doing the club team, which is soooo much less stressful!

[AOX81]

Originally posted by xo_kathy
AOX - Did you go to Swartz Creek? Great dance team!!!
I sure did!! A couple of my friends were also in the 1993 Macy's Parade!

[amycat412]

4 Varsity Letters, 2 for dance/pom squad, 2 for cheerleading. Captain my senior year. Nominated to Who's Who Amongst American High School Students two years in a row by Nat'l Cheerleading Assoc.

[Rio_Kohitsuji]

Varsity Tennis 4 years- Captain for 3 years on the gal squad

I was a softballer for years also, but, I could only play one spring sport, so, tennis won...

Also, I believe that cheerleading is a sport (as long as it's competitive) *nods* I go to competitions all the time w/my neice (who is in a nationally ranked squad) and they are freaking awesome!

[SATX*APhi]

I played basketball for a year. After that I couldn't fit it into my schedule. I was too busy.

[Nikki_DZ]

-varsity soccer for 4 years (two years co-captain, 2 years all-league)
-jv tennis-2 years (I'm horrible)
-cheerleading- 2 years varsity, then I quit b/c of overlap w/ soccer

[James]

2 years Cheerleading in college. Am I the only male cheer leader on this site lol?

Less people think Cheeleaders are slackers, almost my entire first year squad became student senators, and Greeks.

In fact three of us went on to be chapter presidents and we had a few other execs out of only eight or nine NIC/NPC groups.

We were a pretty invovled squad. :)

[KSigkid]

Four years of baseball (last two on varsity), one year of indoor track (was a club sport, would have gotten a varsity letter if it was a varsity sport).

Collin

[ChiOqt]

Six years on volleyball from 7th to 12th grade. And Junior Olympic Volleyball from 8th to 12th grade. As well as softball and basketball! Oh how I miss it....:)

[Allie]

4 varsity letter in Volleyball, 7th grade to my senior year

3 varsity letters in softball (I decided to give it a chance and tried out my sophomore year, I had never even played back yard catch, I ended up being the starting center fielder and the back-up catcher :))

I also played soccor as a little kid for 5 years

I cheered in middle school

I also tried basketball one year in middle school and HATED IT!

I also was part of the weighlifting club, one of the few girls, I do believe it helped me with my sports and reduced a lot of my injuries.

[AngelPhiSig]

Along with band etc...

I was on our dance team for three years
Cheered for the community team for a year
Threw jav and discus for three years
was on tennis for a year

[Jadey28]

I was...

-a gymnast for 6 years
-a majorette for 6 years
-a cheerleader for 7 years (3 in middle school, 4 in high school-all 4 years varsity-captain my senior year)
-a member of my high school's track team for 4 years, captain senior year

All 4 years of high school, I lettered in both cheerleading and track. I must say that I miss both activities dearly, and I often think of returning to my high school to coach. I have also considered trying out for the Raven's Football team cheerleading squad. (yes, I know, the team sucks, but it would be a lot of fun :)).

[AGDPrincess70]

-played volleyball freshman and sophomore year
-played softball from 7th grade to 10th grade

I actually have played softball off and on since I was like 8, but I had to give up all sports my soph year because I got too busy with band and theatre and dance.

Oh, and I cheered in middle school, too.

[starang21]

Varsity Football

Varsity track (captain of sprint team senior year)

[AOIIsilver]

Baton twirler all of my life and throughout college.

James...in response to your query....
My husband spotted for me as my "partner-dance partner" during half-time shows in college, and we competed in "pairs" in sanctioned state, sanctioned regionals, and unsanctioned national-ish competitions in 2001. For old people, we did really well (5th in regionals and 2nd in state). One day he told me, "I am NOT going to learn how to do a front walk-over..don't even ask." :eek:

AOIISilver:D

Oh, and at 4 feet 3 inches tall, I was our junior high school team's shot putter!:rolleyes:

[James]

How old were you guys when you competed?



Originally posted by AOIIsilver
Baton twirler all of my life and throughout college.

James...in response to your query....
My husband spotted for me as my "partner-dance parnter" during half-time shows in college, and we competed in "pairs" in sanctioned state, sanctioned regionals, and unsanctioned national-ish competitions in 2001. For old people, we did really well (5th in regionals and 2nd in state). One day her told me, "I am NOT going to learn how to do a front walk-over..don't even ask." :eek:

AOIISilver:D

Oh, and at 4 feet 3 inches tall, I was our junior high school team's shot putter!:rolleyes:

[AOX81]

Originally posted by James
How old were you guys when you competed? For gymnastics I would have to say between the ages of 8 and 13.

[Imthechamp]

Last time I checked, cheerleading and band weren't real sports.

[wreckingcrew]

Originally posted by Imthechamp
Last time I checked, cheerleading and band weren't real sports.

I'll agree with the idea that band isn't a real sport, but i think cheerleading takes a great deal of athletic talent. I spent all my middle school and high school years going to my sister's cheerleading competitions, and as far as i'm concerned that's as much of a sport as women's gymnastics.

Although, i do kinda have a problem with sports that rely on scores "given" by judges. To me, you need to have clear cut and concrete definitions of what constitutes a point or deduction of one.

Kitso
KS 361 times my buddies thought i was lucky cuz i got to spend weekends surrounded by cheerleaders :D

[EM1843]

I guess I throw in my list of HS sports...
2yrs JV Football
2yrs Var. Football
1yr JV Wrestling
1yr Var. Wrestling
3yrs Weightlifting (Held the school Heavyweight record for Clean & Jerk when I graduated)
3yrs Track and Field (OK only Field but I was Captain my senior year)

I also don't think cheerleading is a sport and neither is gymnastics...they are to subjective to be sports. But that is just my opinion

[KappaTarzan]

Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361


I'll agree with the idea that band isn't a real sport, but i think cheerleading takes a great deal of athletic talent. I spent all my middle school and high school years going to my sister's cheerleading competitions, and as far as i'm concerned that's as much of a sport as women's gymnastics.

Although, i do kinda have a problem with sports that rely on scores "given" by judges. To me, you need to have clear cut and concrete definitions of what constitutes a point or deduction of one.

Kitso
KS 361 times my buddies thought i was lucky cuz i got to spend weekends surrounded by cheerleaders :D



!! :) yay for defending the cheerleaders. we love you for it ;)
i agree. cheerleading is a sport. it requires definite athletic talent.
champ- i dare you to attempt half of stunts that my girls and i perform. or to do the gymnastics we do on the floor for halftimes and competitions.
hell, i challenge you to even try to date one of us. :rolleyes:

[Imthechamp]

I don't think you, or any of your teammates would meet my standards.

I like good lookin women, ya know?

[PrincessPhiSig]

Hmm, well, I stuck to one sport mainly...volleyball. I played from junior high on, and got 3 varsity letters in it. I also ran track my sophomore year and lettered in that but I hated it.

When I wasn't playing volleyball for school, I played on a club team that traveled all around and played in tournaments. I wish I could go back to it! It was so fun!

Then, I played in college until I transferred schools. I really miss it but I do play intramurals at this college. :)


Oh and on the cheerleading note: At my high school, I would never say cheerleading was a sport, because they did nothing very athletic and only practiced twice a week. Competitive squads on the other hand work so much harder and utilize so much gymnastic ability. I love to watch the competitions on tv. :)

[KappaTarzan]

Originally posted by Imthechamp
I don't think you, or any of your teammates would meet my standards.

I like good lookin women, ya know?

i think myself and my teammates would so exceed your wildest dreams of wonderful women that you would be intimidated and unable to compose yourself.
although, there isn't much of you to compose.
you were one of those people who everyone hated in high school, huh? that sucks. wish you didn't suck. too bad, really. you had potential to be kind of cool.

[Imthechamp]

lol ok.

i think i'll go hide since everyone hates me :(

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

Originally posted by Imthechamp
lol ok.

i think i'll go hide since everyone hates me :(

You're a dork ;), you know not all of us hate you. I still like you. :)

[chideltjen]

frosh year: badminton... ok... well that lasted two weeks. you would be amazed at how much running we actually do in that sport.

soph year: tried out for soccer with a cast on my arm and made JV. the trainer freaked out!
then went out for track and started running the 800 m (read: race for the insane.)

jr year: had a cast on my leg for tryouts for soccer so they stuck me on JV again. (I just have really bad luck with injuries.)
did track again but started doing the mile and the 800 m.

senior year: did XC and it was the greatest thing in the world.
skipped soccer.
did track half assed cuz i wasn't really into it but still got thru it.

i actually considered doing cheer... only i am hardly gumby and afraid of heights. I also found out it's a lot more expensive than i thought.

[Rudey]

chess and rhythmic gymnastics.

-Rudey

[UFSigKap]

2 Years JV Soccer
2 Years Varsity Soccer
1 Year Crew - It was an all year committment so I gave it up for soccer.
3 Years Varsity Bowling - But I will be the first to admit, it is not a sport.

[MoxieGrrl]

9 years cheering
-8th grade and freshman cheerleader
-3 in high school (all varsity, I quit my senior year b/c I didn't have to try out & wanted to try something new, but I got to be a groovy All-American for 2 of those years!)
-4 in college (captain junior & senior years)

1 year dance team in high school
-UDA All-American
- My squad was Ohio's state champs that year! :D

3 years of track in high school
-We made it to the level below state....we just couldn't compete with those girls from Cleveland & Columbus!

And I agree with the "cheering camp stinks" sentiments. I hated having to scream everytime the counselors waved around the Spirit Stick. :p

[James]

Is cheerleading still a sport if you are on a non-stunting squad?

[AOX81]

My high school won nationals this year! :)

http://www.varsity.com/images/upload/nationals/2003/ndtc/smvapom/swartz.jpg

[shopgirl]

Cheerleading
6th, 7th, 9th (varsity)

Soccer
7th, 8th, 9th, 11th

Softball
6th, 7th, 8th

[Blue Violet]

I was a cheerleader all through elementary and middle school (in my middle school you had to try out)and in high school I was on the dance team and lettered in it. I cheered one year in college and was on the dance team one year. I liked dancing MUCH better.Dancing is just so much fun!!!!My sorority participates in another greek orgs. "Tiger Toss" fundraiser and I cheer on our team. Our uniforms are soooooo cute! They are our sorority colors with our letters in big block letters on them.!!!!I love it!We usually win. One year we placed second, but it was after a big bout of flu that nearly wiped out my whole chapter!!!!

[XOMichelle]

Anybody do a sport in college?

[KillarneyRose]

I was on the tennis team in college

[smiley21]

it was hard for me to get motivated for cheerleading. due to the ridiculous lengths of the skirt (just past the knee) and the dancing ban at my school. my school sucked:mad:
however, the football team kicked ass

[Optimist Prime]

Cheerleaders are cool. Are way fun to hang out with.

[phisigQT]

dancer: 15 years
cheerleader: 4 years (3 at varsity level)

cheerleading was great!!! we went to the infamous cheer camp...did lots of competition and got to cheer at the largest high school sporting events in maryland :) my 2 best moments wre having members of the naval academy mens squad throw me for a basket toss and of course winning the leadership award my first year on the squad!!! wow do i miss it :(

[Cluey]

Originally posted by smiley21
it was hard for me to get motivated for cheerleading. due to the ridiculous lengths of the skirt (just past the knee) and the dancing ban at my school. my school sucked:mad:
however, the football team kicked ass

I think I know where you went to school and, if I am right, I can totally understand your comments.

From one Jacksonvillian to another.... :)

[NinjaPoodle]

Cheerleading --hs through college (It's fun being at the top of the pyramid!:))
Track and field-- jr high through college
Cross country-- hs through college
Gymnastics* both competitor and coach

Not a sport but never the less FUN!

Marching Band! jr high through hs

[MereMere21]

cheerleading - middle and junior high
dancing - all my life :D

we weren't big enough at my school for cheerleading in college....besides I think A&M has the right idea - lets get some good looking men up there in white and yell.....thats nice...

[josie]

3 years of varsity soccer.
2 years of varsity volleyball.
2 years of varsity water polo + swimming.
whew i was busy!

[smiley21]

Originally posted by Cluey
I think I know where you went to school and, if I am right, I can totally understand your comments.

From one Jacksonvillian to another.... :)


where???

[Cluey]

Trinity?

I could be wrong, but they by far have the longest skirt lengths for their cheerleaders, along with one of the best football teams.

Am I right?

[swissmiss04]

I was a dancer for 4 years
I played water polo for 2 years in college (intercollegiate club team, CO-ED)
Water polo isn't for the faint of heart or weak of body.

[smiley21]

Originally posted by Cluey
Trinity?

I could be wrong, but they by far have the longest skirt lengths for their cheerleaders, along with one of the best football teams.

Am I right?

yup! i went there. hated it so much. their dress code is insane!!!!!!!!!! i was one happy girl on graduation day!

[TriSigmaTX]

Cheerleader in HS here :) Captain senior year. I loved it! Did anyone see the show on I think TLC about the woman who just graduated from Harvard that worked to be an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader for a day? It was interesting.

[shopgirl]

I was watching Bring It On...

"Cheerleaders are dancers gone retarded."

That cracks me up!:D

[carnation]

Cheerleader, U. of Arkansas! Cheer camp instructor, Mississippi, Georgia, and Hawaii; coach at 3 colleges; judge in 5 states.

Mom to varsity cheerleader, Valdosta State U.--and to 4 high school cheerleaders!

[DeltaZeecutie]

Cheerleader 2 1/2 years of high school (just did basketball season my sophomore year and not football), 2 varisty letters, and captain my senior year. I miss it so much, but unfortunately I do not have tumbling skills so could never try out for OSU's squad. Would love to go back and coach my high school squad sometime...damn those girls need some guidance!

[moe.ron]

Played Rugby - Played Flyhalf or Strong Wings, depending on whether or not our winger are being a cry baby and don;t want to messed up their jersey.

Footlball (soccer) - Goalkeeper or Defensive Center.

[AOX81]

My high school will be on ESPN tomorrow (March 22nd) at 7:30pm. Don't miss it!! :D

[Sister Havana]

I played Powder Puff football for three years...does that count?

(Nothing to do with hazing! This was actual, school-sanctioned Powder Puff, where freshmen/seniors played sophomores/juniors. We had practices after school and teachers coaching us. We played our game during homecoming week.)

[DGqueen17]

I cheered 3 years in HS and then was on dance team my senior year. I also played softball. I wanted to try out for basketball but cheering is really time consuming and I also did ballet so I had zero time for anything else in the fall. In college I was on the WVU dance team last year.

[smiley21]

when i went to school in gainesville, i was a killer volleyball player in 9th grade;) i was a master at softball too. dont mean to toot my horn....aw what the heck....toot toot

i also remember in my p.e. classes, i was one of the top people picked for all the games...especially flag football, kickball, and soccer. i may the boys cry cause i was so tough:D

[bruinaphi]

High School
Cheerleader (3 yrs V, 1 yr JV, Head Captain Senior Year)
Volleyball (2 yrs V, 2 yrs JV)
Basketball (3 yrs V, 1 yr JV, Head Captain Senior Year)
Softball (2 yrs V, 1 yr JV)

College
Lacrosse (3 yrs -- goalkeeper)

[norcalchick]

Did gymnastics for 4 years.

I was a cheerleader in 8th and 9th grade for my junior high.

Captain of the JV squad in 10th grade. Was the replacement member for the varsity squad if anything happened to one of them before antionals. Got a camp all star bid.

Was on the Varsity squad 11th and 12th. Was Captain 12th grade and won All American at camp and the squad won a whole bunch of awards at camp. One of them was for the (I forget what it's called) most spirited squad at camp which everyone wants or else they wouldn't go around camp doing cheers and all that jazz. We had guys and they would always "flirt" with the girls and they all loved it. They would hand out the trays for everyone and one girl from another squad hurt her ankle, so one of our guys carried her. It was my fave time.

Was the Captain of the first all girl stunt group for my school and made it to nationals.

Went to Nationals 11th and 12th and won 2nd place in Co-Ed Performance Cheer.

Helped Coach my HS squad for a year after graduating.

Was on my college squad for only the summer, cause they really sucked ass and as much as I wanted to cheer, I couldn't waste that much time on thier suckyness. (They were stuck up and even though I had the most experience and was IMHO the best one on the squad, they wouldn't let me do anything.) I tried to help coach, but the coach at the time was stuck up also and never emailed me back.

I've been looking for a college all-star squad but the closest one is an nour and 15 mins away. NO way I'm doing that commute. Might help coach a high school or something around here.

[BobbyTheDon]

i was on the baseball team and basketball team in 9th grade...i got kicked off both of them for smoking weed.

i transfered schools in 11th grade, and there was a surf team. the school never recognized us, and funded us though, so we were considered a "club" even though surfing was a recognized CIF sports.

so I was on the surf team/club 11th and 12th grade, but never got any letters or anything.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by XOMichelle
Anybody do a sport in college?

Yes! Two indoor and one outdoor season of track. I don't know how I never answered this thread but I was in cheerleading for two years, track for four, and cross-country for two in high school. Now my exercise consists of Run Against Bush and shaking my butt at bars. ;)

[NickLc24]

High School
Varsity Football lettered 3 years, Tennessee State Playoffs 2000
Varsity Baseball lettered 4 years, District Playoffs 3 years, Captain Senior year
Varsity Cross Country

College
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps a.k.a. ROTC
Intramurals: All of 'em

Note: Soccer girls are hot

[ADPiShannan]

Cheered from 5th grade to 12th grade. Didnt play in college cause I hurt my knee and had surgery. I had a scholarship for it, but had to turn it down because of the knee surgery. I played powderpuff football for 3 years in HS. I also coached cheering and I helped with cheering tryouts whenever I am back home and they call me about it. I also took gymnastics from when I was 3 till 18.

I wish I had cheered in college. I miss it now. It kept me in shape.....

[amgn253]

I was a cheerleader too! I started when I was 10, doing Pop Warner cheer, cheered through junior high and high school. I wish we would have had the All-Star cheer gyms in my area when I was in HS!! I could have at least tried to make college cheer with extra training. Oh well.

I would LOVE to help coach a cheer squad, but they usually start practicing after school, and I don't leave work until 5pm. :(

[thermobryan]

oh yeah!

Lettered in Wrestling 4 years.
Lettered in Football 3 years at Free Safety.
Played basketball, Center, I was alrite.

I also dated 5 cheerleaders, haha!

[cutiepatootie]

7th grade( Jr High) Drill team
8th grade (Jr. High) Cheer

9th grade (HS) sundevil drill team and tall flags
10th Varsity tennis JV cheer
11th V Tennis Pom Pom( Song)cheer leader
12th v tennis and Varsity cheer
Pep Club all 4 yrs

College:
Varsity tennis and softball


Carnation I didnt know you went to U of Arkansas......I just thought you were from the area.........Awesome!:D

[Jill1228]

9th and 10th grade-Drill Team/Color Guard
Also did it the first year of college

[surfngurl]

Gymnast since I was 3 up to seventh grade
Cheerleader in Jr. High for two years
Varsity for two in high school (fresh weren't allowed on varsity)
Then switched to Senior All-Star cheerleading
Cheered for a year in college at a coed
And plan to cheer for the four year I'm transfering to... but I am taking a break in between... hopefuly my skills don't go to crap!

Cheerleading IS a SPORT!!!

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by BobbyTheDon
i was on the baseball team and basketball team in 9th grade...i got kicked off both of them for smoking weed.

i transfered schools in 11th grade, and there was a surf team. the school never recognized us, and funded us though, so we were considered a "club" even though surfing was a recognized CIF sports.

so I was on the surf team/club 11th and 12th grade, but never got any letters or anything.

Shit...the Board of Ed here in Hawaii will finally recognize surfing as an organized sport this Fall (before Winter when the swells get crazy huge) -- even though Hawaii's the birthplace of surfing and the sport of Hawaiian kings.

Man, what I would GIVE to be able to compete now!

[ISUKappa]

Basketball, 7-9
Volleybal, 7-11
Softball, 9-10 (though I'd played since I was 8)
Cheerleading 10-12 (wrestling and one year of football)
Track, 8
My high school was small enough you could do pretty much everything you wanted--I was also big into band, vocal, drama and speech.

Didn't do anything in college but my husband did. Played 4 years college football and threw hammer and weight 4 years for track. Made All-American his senior year and now coaches at a local college. He says he wants to get back into throwing, but that has yet to be seen.

[PiPhiGirl2005]

So many other cheerleaders on GC! Hurrah! We should form a clique. ;)

I did gymnastics for several years, and was on my high school cheerleading team for two years.

I've cheered all three years of college, and will be cheering this coming year, too! We cheer at all home football and men's basketball games, and compete all over the country during competition season.

I also teach gymnastics and coach a recreational/competitive cheerleading team. I plan on continuing to coach after I graduate this year, and maybe even join an open all-star team if I can find one in my area. :)

[DawnDZ]

Equestrian Sports (since I was about 7)
Soccer (letters from Jr and Sr year)
Softball (letters jr/Sr)
Basketball (only played 1 year)
Cross Country (3 years, varsity all 3)
cheerleading (1 year)
College All coed and womens intramurals that I have an interest in.

I have played sports since I could walk. Honestly is there anything else you would rather do? There is nthing better the the feeling of competition and winning.

:D

[Lil' Hannah]

I did cheerleading for pee-wee football from 4th-8th grade, then was on the dance team in high school and captain my senior year. We won the state championship that year (w00t).

I used to get out of so many classes by telling my teachers I had to go paint a banner for the football game or something. It was awesome.

[jharb]

I was a cheerleader from the age of six all the way through junior high. I also did competitive ballet, tap, jazz and clogging. After I went to an all girls HS I quit dance and decided to pick up rowing. I loved it so much but it took up so much time that my senior year I quit and just focused on having fun.

[surfngurl]

Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
I did cheerleading for pee-wee football from 4th-8th grade, then was on the dance team in high school and captain my senior year. We won the state championship that year (w00t).

I used to get out of so many classes by telling my teachers I had to go paint a banner for the football game or something. It was awesome.




I did the same thing!! Or ditch class in uniforn and no one would ever stop me because the thought I was doing something for cheer!

[ADqtPiMel]

I had 10 varsity letters in HS- 3 in cross country, 4 in swimming, and 3 in track. I also swam year-round on a YMCA team. My sister and I were on a UCA competitive cheer squad for 2 years, when I was an 8th grader and a freshman.

[gphiangel624]

9-12th grade: Colorguard (flags, whatever you want to call it)
for 3 years after high school: taught a middle school colorguard, and worked with 2 high school guards

I kind of wish I would have gotten into cheer at some point, but the whole social scene they were involved in at my high school was something I didn't want to be involved in (sex parties, drugs, etc.). Most of them do absolutely nothing with their lives now (though I know a few very intelligent and successful former cheerleaders from my high school. But Greek Pyramid practices my freshman year made me think otherwise about their "talents;" I never would have thought cheering was that hard!

[peanutttu]

Basketball-- 3rd grade through Jr. year in H.S.
Volleyball--7th grade through Jr. year
Track--Freshman through Soph. year
Cheerleading--Soph year
Band--8th grade through Sr. Year
Flag Corp--9th through Sr. Year

(Quit playing sports Sr. year b/c the coaches sucked!)

I went to a very small school (graduated high school w/30 people) and if you were ANYBODY you were expected to do everything. It was hard not to be in athletics and not play any sports without be looked at strangely.