‘HEY MERMAIDS’
‘Hey what?’
‘INTRODUCE YOURSELF’
‘No way’
‘INTRODUCE YOURSELF’
‘Ok!’
‘M-E-R-M-A-I-D,
Mermaids that’s who your see,
Were navy, white and gold,
We’ve got the bows in our hair,
Our cheers we love to share.’
‘AND GIRLS ARE YOU PROUD?’
‘Hell yeah we’ll shout it loud.’
‘AND ARE YOU GONNA FIGHT?’
‘Until the end, yeah, that’s
right!’
So, if you haven’t already
gathered from my other blogs, I talk A LOT about cheerleading. It isn’t because
“it is my life”, it is just because, being a coach, I think about it all the
time.
Even when I am sat on a train
with my headphones in, you will catch me doing little arm movements, or bopping
my head, choreographing new routines. Strange really, because when I come to
choreograph properly my head goes blank. I should start writing it down as soon
as I think of it. That way, my life would be sooo much easier!
So ‘The Mermaids’ now have 54
members, 20 of which are returning girls. That’s 34 new people!! 2 of which are
male... woo! I love it when we have males because the stunts go so much higher.
Competitions:
Competitions are absolutely crazy.
Imagining walking into one huge hall with music blasting, the aroma of
hairspray and hundreds, possibly thousands of cheerleaders walking around, all
wanting the number one position. Although all the squads want that first place
trophy, it really isn’t as bad as the movies make it out to be. When we have
been in the past, we have met some really nice cheer squads. The one thing that
I really love is that everyone is there for the same thing, their love for
cheerleading. You find that it isn’t only your spectators that are cheering for
you, other teams are too. You watch all the other teams compete and some of the
stunts are just amazing and you cannot help but cheer for them. It is such a
nice atmosphere to be in, and the adrenaline keeps you hyped all day.
The days are really long, even
longer depending on where you are coming from. They tend to start the
completion at 7:30 in the morning. This means you get to go on the practice mat
at about 7am. Which therefore means you have to be at comp by at least half 6
to be prepared and find your seats. Which meant you had to be up and get ready
in time to leave to get there for half 6. It is absolutely crazy, but you get
enough time between your competitions to calm down and chill out with the
squad.
Our next competition is on the 8th
of December, Winter Wonderland at Crystal Palace. For this competition I am
only going to take one level 2 squad and it just consists of my 20 returning
girls. (We will also be taking a dance squad to compete in the jazz dance
division). It wouldn’t have been fair to throw the new girls in at the deep end
and get them to compete. They wouldn’t have been ready in time. I am however
getting all of the new girls to come and spectate, so we have lots of people to
cheer us on.
The pressure is well and truly
on, but I am really excited. I love the adrenaline rush and I love the feeling
after you have competed. Well, up until the point where they announce the
winners, that bit is sickening. Everyone sits on the mat and waits nervously
for their names to be called out, hearts pounding, and sweaty palms. Oh gosh I
am getting nervous thinking about it.
I will have to let you know in
December how it went.
Until then I think I will base
my blogs on a bit about my course and I might even give you an insight on what
it’s like to be a northerner living in London.
Choi for now J
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