How To Survive Cheerleading

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When you are five years old, starting a new sport is scary. There are so many options and the sport you choose can decide your entire future. Lucky for me, I chose a sport I love - and I stuck with it. Cheerleading has been my entire world for twelve years; this year will be my thirteenth season of competitive cheerleading. I’ve had successful seasons, as well as unsuccessful seasons. The best team I have ever been on was East Coast Nitros Shockwave.
From the start, this team was full of talent and we excelled throughout the season. As the invitational competitions approached, we had won six first place trophies, two grand champion trophies, a best pyramid award, and a bid to The Summit. The Summit is a prestigious competition for junior and senior levels one through restricted five. Teams from all over the country -- and Canada -- come to win the title of the …show more content…
My entire team, including the coach, was in tears. Even some of the parents were crying. First place was all we wanted, and second place was not good enough, but unfortunately, there are no second chances. Even now, when I think about this competition, my heart hurts from the disappointment I felt that weekend.
After this experience, I learned how to be a gracious winner and loser. Now when I compete, I try to avoid getting cocky. In the warm-up room, I say good luck to the teams who are warming-up near my team. At awards ceremonies, I stand up and congratulate all of the teams in my division when their placement is announced. I have learned how to take a loss and become a better competitor from the experience. I have had good sportsmanship, but now I am able to take a step further.
After cheering for thirteen seasons, the most valuable experience I have received from cheerleading was getting second place at The Summit. It may sound strange but I am thankful that my team lost because I learned so much more from second place than I ever have from
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