This picture was taken over a year ago at UCA College camp in Scranton, Pa (yes the home of the Office). Here they are competing their cheer. This was the last east coast college I have attended, and quite possibly the last camp I will attend, so this picture is special for me. In terms of composition, all the kids are facing the crowd, and the hands are all up in the air....
I will be posting more posts about it, but Woodside High School Cheerleading Team will now be the proud owners of a FULL set of cheerleading mats. Seven panels, 2 inch thick, combined 42.5 x 42.5 foot cheerleading floor. Hopefully we will be able to do more tumbling and stunting, in a safer, better environment. A large part of the funds came directly from the school including student, administration, and parent booster organizations....
For everyone who doesn’t know, I’m coaching a high school cheerleading team. That team happens to be Woodside High School. On September 21st, they are doing the annual Tour For Woodside. A road bike race starting and finishing at the school. The profits are donated to a foundation that provides for various improvements around the community and in the high school. Please, if you are available consider riding in the race....
Today I got slammed back into doing shoulder stands at CheerGym’s practice. This is a relatively simple stunt where you take a girl throw her up in the air and catch her on your shoulders. I got to do this with my good friend Chaz, and while it didn’t really hurt, I do have some marks on my shoulders from all of her foot prints. This is actually a stunt I feel very confident with....
Yesterday I attended a cheerleading competition in San Jose put on by an organization known as GSSA 1Spirit. It was the first time I’ve actually been spectating at an All Star competition in quite a while. I watched about seven hours of cheerleading and was quite impressed by some of the west coast teams, especially some of the tumbling which is not as strong back in CT. I have one global comment that I need to make....