Cheerleading

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All I Need To Know About Football (And Basketball), I Learned From Being A Cheerleader

When I was sixteen years old I was a member of the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Team for Claremont High School in Southern California. I was your typical cheerleader in that I had a ready smile, some athletic and dance skills, and above all team spirit.

My family is the average “football family;” games are always playing during family gatherings, my uncle was the assistant coach for Grambling State University (an HBCU in Louisiana) for several years, plus my cousin played for the Seattle Seahawks in the early 1980’s and now his sons play for their high school and junior high teams. As for other sports, my Dad has been a fan of the Lakers since they were in Minnesota (hence why they’re called the Lakers…as in “Land of 10,000 Lakes”) and a cousin of mine had season tickets for the Kings. We’re quite the sporty sorts. Continue reading →

If You Cannot Be an Athlete, Be an Athletic Supporter

What is the deal with Texas and cheerleading controversies? 

First there was Wanda Holloway who hired a hit man to kill the mother of her daughter’s cheerleading rival.  Who the eff has a cheerleading rival?  I cannot fathom what that could possible mean.

Then there was a Silsbee, Texas cheerleader who refused to cheer for an athlete who was indicted of raping her.  The superintendent, his assistant and school principal told the cheerleader that if she didn’t cheer for the alleged rapist, she had to go home.  Can you imagine? Continue reading →