Think Smart, Cheer Smart

With the high school season just ending and Allstar Competition season just starting up again, teams are starting to train even harder, you should really think about ways to keep yourself in check with ways to keep safe while training. Sports injuries are very serious, they can come in many variations, for example broken bones, sprains, and mental blocks. Mental blocks are a big problem when it comes to cheer, it can make people end up getting scared to do things. It could also be with one or more things. Mental blocks are almost always in tumbling. Most of the time the cheerleader gets hurt doing a skill and the next time they go to perform that skill they get scared and stop. They are not something you can joke about. It can take different amounts of time for each person to get over this injury, it could take from days, months to about a year to completely get over this injury. The athlete needs support from family, friends, and teammates to help them through it. It is also good to have some strategies, which will be named in future posts. If you or someone you know has been through this let us know in the comment section!

#CheerFaceFriday

Need some help on those cheer faces?

Well check out this picture of Delia and I working on our cheer faces!

You will be surprised what type of cheer faces you and your teammates make while performing!

Share some pictures of you and your teammates making awesome cheer faces and be sure to get #cheerfacefriday trending! 

Thanks,

Dani

Senior CLB, Cheer Humor

Team Mottos

This past season, my team practiced and competed by a motto we liked to call “212 Degrees”. It helped to keep us focused and motivated. What will your motto be for this off-season?

The Extra Degree 

At 211 Degrees Water is Hot

At 212 Degrees Water Boils

And With Boiling Waters Comes Steam

And Steam Can Power a Locomotive

One Extra Degree Makes All the Difference

And The One Extra Degree of Effort

Separates the Good from the Great

This is Your Time, Turn up the Heat!

Jessica, CLB

#TheCheerMom Motivational Monday

                        Staying positive is key...                            Every Monday I will be posting motivational quotes to get us through the week on a positive note.... 

Tara

#TheCheerMom, CheerLEADER Advocate

February's Bow of The Month

Welcome to our first ever Bow of The Month!!! This week's theme: pink cheetah! 

First, here's Angie's pink sequined cheetah bow 🎀

This bow looks super cute with any practice outfit or even your fierce uniform! 

Next is Dana's pink sequined cheetah keychain bow!

Perfect for your pink glitter nfinity backpack 😍

Do you like the pink cheetah look or are you into a rhinestone bow?

Tell us what you think!! 

Dana and Angie, CLB

2014 Varsity Spirit Fashion Show Recap!

     The 2014 Varsity Spirit Fashion Show took place in Nashville, Tennessee, and featured many different styles, fits, and athletic wear for all different types of cheerleaders. The fashion show displays styles for camp wear and uniforms for both the collegiate and high school levels.

     This year’s trends in campwear include bright neon and pops of color. Have you noticed the increasing bursts of color, not only in cheerleading, but in all athletic wear and on athletes everywhere? Most of the tee shirts feature many graphics and fun text fonts pleasing to the i (get it?)

     This season in cheerleading uniforms, grey is the new black! As a fashion enthusiast, black will never be out of style, so I don’t know what Varsity is trying to do here.

     Uniforms have evolved over the many existing years of cheerleading. In 2014, it appears that uniforms are all about geometrical lines while still maintaining cleanliness. (So my thing) However, there is also the opposite side of the spectrum, where uniforms are metallic or have a one shoulder detailing.

     Some uniform materials incorporate special motion flex, body hugging, and performance-driven technologies, so that cheerleaders are stylish without compromising comfort. Personally, I love these features because I can actually breathe when I have my uniform on instead of thinking about how great it will feel when I take it off!

     What's YOUR favorite style?! What do you think about these trends for the year of 2014? Watch the video or look at the catalog if you’re interested in finding out more of this years’ cheerleading trends! Comment below and let us know!

Xoxo,

Ally, Senior CLB Fashion and Beauty

http://varsity.com/event/1682/art/1753/varsity-spirit-fashion-show

http://www.varsity.com/event/1686/2014-varsity-spirit-fashion-catalog  
 

How to Handle School, Varsity and All-Star Cheer

School is hard enough as it is, but adding two or more different cheerleading teams is even harder! Here’s three easy ways we handle it.

Always make sure your homework is done first: school should always come before cheer, so we make sure all of our homework is done before our first practice of the day. For us, we have about two hours before Varsity practice to do homework and go to review sessions with our teachers.

Eat healthy and make sure you get enough sleep every night: eating healthy will give you more energy and make it much easier to get through your long days. We always bring fruits and healthy snacks to practices and eat healthy throughout the day. Getting at least 8 hours of sleep each night will keep you focused and alert so you can give 110% in practice. We try to get to sleep at nine every night so we can be ready for the next day.

Manage your time and don’t overwork yourself: even if that means having to leave your school team’s practice early and going late to all star! Always make sure you have at least 30mins of down time to just relax and unwind from school. Work out a schedule with your coaches that will give you enough practice time without pushing yourself too hard.

With these three things in mind, handling school, all star and varsity cheerleading will become much easier and less stressful! How do you juggle your grades and cheer teams? 

Comment below or tell us on twitter at @Cheer360 !!

Thanks,

Dana and Angie, CLBs