How would you feel if you practiced for 4-6 hours per week to perform for 2 ½ minutes, to be judged by people’s opinions? Most people don’t know the amount of time and dedication cheerleaders put into practicing for competition routines and ball games.
When the cheer team prepares to go cheer on the football team, most people think that that’s all the cheer team does. But they are very wrong. The cheer team will practice 2-3 times a week for the competition routine, and the cheer team practices at Galaxy Cheer or the Junior High. The cheer team practices from 6 pm–8 pm or after school, which is 3-5 pm.
Preparing for ball games and competitions is no easy task. It requires a lot of repetition, synchronization, and teamwork. 6th grader Lily Anderson said, “To prepare for sidelines, I practice at home and journal, and I also practice at cheer practice.”
The cheer team practices 4-6 hours a week, and that can be a lot on the cheerleaders, especially during competitions. The cheerleaders only perform for 2-3 minutes per competition routine.
Have you ever wondered how the cheerleaders feel about the cheer environment? 6th grader Lilly Anderson said, “The first time I went to cheer, I was nervous, but my teammates helped me feel better.”
So how would you feel to be a cheerleader and go through all their practices and hard struggles when it comes to routines?
