What's a better way to start of your week than a little motivation? The link below is a motivational video that touches on more than just working out and becoming stronger. This video is about bettering yourself and makes the most out of every second of every day, enjoy and dominate your Monday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0a9ip5RkE
"Don't wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect" - Zoey Sayward
Monday, August 31, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Do everything with a smile! Why smiling can help your performance
What are the odds that something as little as a smile can help out an athlete? Well, it turns out that it can help alot! Smiling has been proven to have both health and performance benefits such as:
Lowering heart rate: By smiling your body naturally will tend to slow down and lower your heart rate (and blood pressure for the time being). If you ever catch yourself becoming nervous and it feels like your heart is pounding, take a deep breathe and show off those pearly whites!
Reduce stress/ Better your mood: When you smile your body releases endorphins that counteract and diminish the stress hormones known as cortisol. Cracking a smile can help you reduce your stress levels that aren't allowing you to perform as well as you want to be!
Encourage Trust: This is huge especially when it comes to building good team chemistry. Naturally people are going to want to trust someone who smiles more because it is seen as a sign of comfort and openness. Cracking a few smiles at new teammates can make them feel less nervous and help out your team in the long run!
Strengthens Immune System: This may be one of those benefits that are overlooked but a healthy immune system means a healthier you. If your body is at full strength it'll have a better chance of killing any germs that may threaten your health and overall performance!
These are just a few of the things that a smile can do for you. Try smiling next time you are about to workout and see if you perform better!! 3
"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection." - Thomas Paine
Lowering heart rate: By smiling your body naturally will tend to slow down and lower your heart rate (and blood pressure for the time being). If you ever catch yourself becoming nervous and it feels like your heart is pounding, take a deep breathe and show off those pearly whites!
Reduce stress/ Better your mood: When you smile your body releases endorphins that counteract and diminish the stress hormones known as cortisol. Cracking a smile can help you reduce your stress levels that aren't allowing you to perform as well as you want to be!
Encourage Trust: This is huge especially when it comes to building good team chemistry. Naturally people are going to want to trust someone who smiles more because it is seen as a sign of comfort and openness. Cracking a few smiles at new teammates can make them feel less nervous and help out your team in the long run!
Strengthens Immune System: This may be one of those benefits that are overlooked but a healthy immune system means a healthier you. If your body is at full strength it'll have a better chance of killing any germs that may threaten your health and overall performance!
These are just a few of the things that a smile can do for you. Try smiling next time you are about to workout and see if you perform better!! 3
"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection." - Thomas Paine
Monday, August 17, 2015
Prepare, prepare, and prepare some more
As summer starts to wind down that means that tryouts are right around the corner! What we're going to discuss today is a simple way for you to take care of some of those tryout day nerves; becoming familiar with your surroundings.
When athletes enter new surroundings it can throw them off sometimes simply because of the minor differences. If you have access to the gym that you will be trying out at try to get there a few times before the tryouts. When you get there act as if it is the day of tryouts and do a walk through of what you might be doing that day from beginning to end. If you can do this 2 or 3 times before your tryout you'll be the most prepared person to tryout!
If you only have access to where your tryouts are the day of try to get there early. When you get there early try to visualize yourself doing the routines your going to do. Although you wont be able to get a lot of practice in you will still be able to get used to your surroundings. making it so that you can focus more on dominating your tryout!
Above all always be confident in what you're doing and do it with a smile! Good luck everyone!
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin
When athletes enter new surroundings it can throw them off sometimes simply because of the minor differences. If you have access to the gym that you will be trying out at try to get there a few times before the tryouts. When you get there act as if it is the day of tryouts and do a walk through of what you might be doing that day from beginning to end. If you can do this 2 or 3 times before your tryout you'll be the most prepared person to tryout!
If you only have access to where your tryouts are the day of try to get there early. When you get there early try to visualize yourself doing the routines your going to do. Although you wont be able to get a lot of practice in you will still be able to get used to your surroundings. making it so that you can focus more on dominating your tryout!
Above all always be confident in what you're doing and do it with a smile! Good luck everyone!
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin
Try-out Tips!
Try-outs are going to be here before we know it! They are quickly approaching and I want everyone to be as prepared as possible. This is a very stressful time for some kids so I am going to give you a few tips to try and ease the nerves.
1. Attend prep clinic if possible Make sure that any open gym or clinics that your school has you are at! This shows that you are dedicated and that you really want to be part of the program. This also allows you to meet other people within the program. You will have a feel for how the program is run before you try out. It is also great because the coach will know you before the try out process begins!
2. Throw skills you have mastered
A coach never wants a try out athlete on their team. These are athletes that only throw skills at try outs. When trying out make sure you are only doing skills that you have mastered and can maintain through out the season. You also don’t want to get hurt before even making a team. When throwing a skill that you haven’t mastered yet you increase your chance of injury. If you have never tried a standing tuck before, try outs is not the best time to just go for it.
3. Look the part
No coach wants you to show up to try outs looking like you just rolled out of bed or you are coming back from the beach. You don’t need to look like you are going to prom though either. What you picture an All-American cheerleader to look like is probably how you should appear at try outs. A very clean look with natural make up, hair pulled back with a bow and an appropriate outfit. Putting on some red lipstick won’t hurt either :)
4. Have fun
When you have fun doing something it shows on your face and makes it much more enjoyable for you and a coach to watch. Most teams that win national championships say that the performance that they won with was the most fun they every had. When ever a team has their best performance it tends to be when they have the most fun. The same will occur when trying out. If you have fun and do your best then there is nothing else you can do and it is up to the coaches if you want the team.
5. Be confident
It is a lot easier said then done I know, but the most important thing is to not be nervous and to be confident. You will be throwing skills that you have mastered so you shouldn’t be nervous about that. Right after learning the dance and cheer, make sure you practice it a lot! Memorize it and then practice, it will become muscle memory. Confidence shows in every step you take. Be so confident that you rub off onto others.
Remember you do cheerleading because it’s fun and you love it. Show the coach why you belong on the team and have fun! Smile big! I wish everyone the best of luck! If you have any questions or want more tips just ask!
1. Attend prep clinic if possible Make sure that any open gym or clinics that your school has you are at! This shows that you are dedicated and that you really want to be part of the program. This also allows you to meet other people within the program. You will have a feel for how the program is run before you try out. It is also great because the coach will know you before the try out process begins!
2. Throw skills you have mastered
A coach never wants a try out athlete on their team. These are athletes that only throw skills at try outs. When trying out make sure you are only doing skills that you have mastered and can maintain through out the season. You also don’t want to get hurt before even making a team. When throwing a skill that you haven’t mastered yet you increase your chance of injury. If you have never tried a standing tuck before, try outs is not the best time to just go for it.
3. Look the part
No coach wants you to show up to try outs looking like you just rolled out of bed or you are coming back from the beach. You don’t need to look like you are going to prom though either. What you picture an All-American cheerleader to look like is probably how you should appear at try outs. A very clean look with natural make up, hair pulled back with a bow and an appropriate outfit. Putting on some red lipstick won’t hurt either :)
4. Have fun
When you have fun doing something it shows on your face and makes it much more enjoyable for you and a coach to watch. Most teams that win national championships say that the performance that they won with was the most fun they every had. When ever a team has their best performance it tends to be when they have the most fun. The same will occur when trying out. If you have fun and do your best then there is nothing else you can do and it is up to the coaches if you want the team.
5. Be confident
It is a lot easier said then done I know, but the most important thing is to not be nervous and to be confident. You will be throwing skills that you have mastered so you shouldn’t be nervous about that. Right after learning the dance and cheer, make sure you practice it a lot! Memorize it and then practice, it will become muscle memory. Confidence shows in every step you take. Be so confident that you rub off onto others.
Remember you do cheerleading because it’s fun and you love it. Show the coach why you belong on the team and have fun! Smile big! I wish everyone the best of luck! If you have any questions or want more tips just ask!
Friday, August 7, 2015
Undivided attention is key to success
Hello everyone!
Have you
ever had trouble getting focused when you’re about to do something like
workout? Sometimes the hardest part for
athletes is to get their mind 100% into something. Usually their thoughts are still racing from
events earlier in the day and they aren’t giving all of their
effort into the task at hand.
This can be
frustrating for the athlete because you can’t put in the work that you want to.
Luckily we’re going to go over some basic techniques that you can do on your own
to help you gain an undivided attention to the task at hand!
Sometimes
regaining your focus is as easy as getting away from everyone and anything around
you for 15 minutes and just relaxing.
Before you’re next workout or practice try going somewhere you are comfortable,
close your eyes and think and vision what your about to do and pair that with
slow, steady breathing. By doing so
you’re priming yourself to think only of the task you will be facing.
Another
technique is to use something to symbolize all the distractions you have. For instance when you are changing out of the
clothes you wore all day treat them as a symbol of your distractions. Once your change out of them allow all of the
day’s activities to leave your mind for a while and become consumed by your
task at hand. You can also do this with
a single piece of clothing (headband, wristband, etc.) that, once you put it
on, you are in game mode ready to give your undivided attention and dominate.
Also try
using music to get you focused or develop a routine that is easy enough to
follow that will clear your mind.
Don’t be afraid to try all these
techniques or even make up your own!
“Great works are performed not by strength, but
perseverance” – Samuel Johnson
Introducing Intern Sabrina Gouldsbury!
THIS IS ME!
Hey Y’all! I am Sabrina, and I’m super excited to see what this summer has in store for me. I am arising junior at High Point University in North Carolina. I am majoring in exercise science with a concentration in health and wellness. This past April I completed my 15 year cheerleading career with living out my dream of competing with Cheer Extreme. I am very eager to learn everything that cheer360 is going to offer me this summer!
I babysat a younger athlete not long ago and they wanted to know me better so we played a fact game. I will give you guys these facts so you can get to know me too.
- My favorite sport other then cheerleading is lacrosse.
- I am very outgoing.
- I am not good with social media.
- I got diagnosed with Arthritis at 13 years old.
- I cheered at four different all-star gyms.
- I don’t have a favorite competition, but UCA, Cheersport, and Worlds is at the top of my list.
- My favorite color is pink.
- I really don’t like Halloween at all!
- My favorite dessert is frozen yogurt.
- I am a southern at heart.
- I love the sun.
- My natural hair color is light brown, but I would rather be blonde.
- I am the biggest Disney fan ever!
- My dream vacation would be to the Greek islands.
- I don’t have a favorite movie.
- My favorite food is Chinese food.
- I can’t imagine my life without cheerleading.
- My favorite t.v. show is either Gossip Girl or Once Upon A Time.
- I am and always have been a backspot.
- I have two brothers.
- My favorite part of a routine is the pyramid.
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