Cheerleading Persuasive Essay

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The blinding lights beat down on us as we run onto the field. Butterflies start to fill my stomach and my palms begin to sweat. The crowd falls silent. The adrenaline starts to rush through my body and I wait for the cue, “1, 2, 3, 4…” I hop forward into my bases’ hands and push off their shoulders, I feel a breeze against my cheeks.

I am a cheerleader. Yes, I wear short skirts, high ponytails that swing side to side every time I walk, and smile until my mouth falls off my face. But cheerleading is much more than that, it actually requires a lot of athleticism! So weird right? People tend to think that it is very easy to go out on a field do a couple of jumps, throw people in the air, and do a routine that will only be performed once. Well, …show more content…

In order to gain strength and skills I go through a lot of training. For stunting and tumbling I go to a gym almost every single night to perfect my technique, lift weights, and stretch to keep my flexibility.

I remember going to the games every friday night at school and enviously watching the varsity cheerleaders from the sidelines. When seventh grade finally rolled around I knew that I wanted to be a cheerleader on the middle school squad, but I also knew that anyone could be on the team and that it did not actually count until I entered high school.

It was the spring of eighth grade and cheer tryouts were approaching. Me and seven other friends were all trying out for a spot on the junior varsity squad and everyone was nervous. Except for me. I was one hundred percent sure I would make the team because I was a lot better than them. For tryouts we had to learn a cheer, a chant, a dance, and we were required to show our best jumps, and tumbling. Four days after practicing the tryouts came and BOOM! I nailed it. Me and only three out of the seven girls from my grade made the JV team. I might sound like a cocky little ass hole right now, but trust me I actually have really good sportsmanship skills and I did not say I was the best in front of the girls that didn’t make

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