Life Lessons Taught in Cheerleading

 

 

 Cheerleading is a fun activity where you can cheer in front of large crowds at sports games, show off your stunting and tumbling skills at competition, and perform at a school pep rally or talent show! Even though cheerleading is a ton of fun, it teaches life lessons and skills that the athletes can use every day!

 

 

Cheerleading teaches athletes how to work as a team. Even though each cheerleader has their own set of skills, cheerleading is big puzzle piece that links together athletes within a competition routine, a group dance for a half-time performance or even a sideline cheer.  Cheerleaders are pulled together to work as a group and further their skill set.

 

 

Cheerleading also teaches the cheerleaders about hard work. A cheerleader’s skills don’t just happen overnight. It takes practice and dedication to get certain skills. It takes working hard at practice, working out outside of practice to strengthen your muscles, and it also takes some tumbling and stunting classes outside of your normal practices to achieve certain skills.

 

 

Responsibility is another life skill that cheerleading teaches. As a cheerleader you have to make sure you are at each practice on time. You also have to remember to be 100% game day or performance ready. This means you have your poms with you, you have the correct bow in your hair, and you’ve practiced all of your cheers and dances. Being responsible also means that you are attending all of your practices. Your stunt group relies on you to be there and cannot work on stunts if you are absent.

 

 

These are just a few skills that cheerleading teaches athletes!

 

 

 

 

Author, Rebecca Virgadamo has been on UCA Staff for 9 years. She has taught cheerleading camps all over the country as well as internationally. She has performed with UCA  in Las Vegas and New York City. She also cheered at Sacramento State for 4 years and was captain for one year. Rebecca is very happy to be in China to share her cheerleading knowledge with the kids in China!

 

 


Varsity Cheerleading Academy

华思提运动中心

地址：广州市天河区(珠江新城)马场路庆亿街1号珠光新城国际中心A座4楼（地铁5号线潭村D出口，珠江公园东南侧）

电话：020-37031336

网站：www.varsity.com.cn

微信号：varsitychina

Address: Zhuguang Newtown International Center Block A, 4th Floor

Tianhe District Guangzhou City.

(Metro Line 5 Tancun Station, Exit D, next to Zhujiang Park)

Tel: 020-37031336

Website: www.varsity.com.cn

www.varsity.com