All-Star Cheer History

[east2westandbackagain]

I love Flea!!!

 

[socratesofcheer]

I wonder how many on this board actually remember when routines were 1:15 of music and there was a cheer with signs etc.

 

[cupieqt]

I wonder how many on this board actually remember when routines were 1:15 of music and there was a cheer with signs etc.

I do! That was my least favorite part to choreograph. I remember asking my boss one year if we could just skip that section and do a straight music only routine lol

 

[GreatWhite92]

I wonder how many on this board actually remember when routines were 1:15 of music and there was a cheer with signs etc.

I do. As a youth cheerleader at the time...that was always the worst. We didn't have signs though but I began at the end of that era. When I was a youth..they had two separate divisions..one was all music, the other stopped for the cheer and you could choose which division you wanted. The cheer was also on the scoresheet whether it was all music or not

 

[cheeroracle]

It is nice to see that there was a whole other world of cheerleading that some haven't forgotten. This makes a great venue to relive the good ol days and remember the greats who competed the skills people are just now doing.

 

[cheeroracle]

Chris Muniz did the first standing double '03 (hard floor)
Matt Mcgrath did full-full and a half- to double in '03 (hard floor)
Ambrel did Arabian to full double in '04
Amanda White, Kati Smith- girls who were throwing one to doubles on hard floor in 2000
Shooting Stars threw more standing tumbling to double in 2005 than some Large Senior teams do in 2012

I'm sorry, but it is hard to give current teams all of this praise when we have seen it done, on hard floor, 8 years ago...

 

[ztaprincess]

Makes me think of the thread about original cheerlebrities and the amount of posters that have continued to post Maddie Garder and every other girl on SE. They are cheerlebrities but are not the originals.
I think I enjoy watching college cheer so much because it is on hard floor. While it is hard on the bones it is amazing to see all these skills take place without a spring under them.

 

[cupieqt]

Chris Muniz did the first standing double '03 (hard floor)
Matt Mcgrath did full-full and a half- to double in '03 (hard floor)
Ambrel did Arabian to full double in '04
Amanda White, Kati Smith- girls who were throwing one to doubles on hard floor in 2000
Shooting Stars threw more standing tumbling to double in 2005 than some Large Senior teams do in 2012

I'm sorry, but it is hard to give current teams all of this praise when we have seen it done, on hard floor, 8 years ago...

Well...I still think they're amazing even if someone did it first and on a hard floor. These new kids work hard to get stuff so I don't want to take anything away from them. So much of cheer is recycled/re-imagined material anyway so just because it's already been done doesn't mean I am not impressed when someone can do it again or better.
I've been around forever and just when I think I've seen it all, someone hits us with something new. That's the best thing about cheer--there truly is no limit to what we can come up with next.

 

[KTucker]

What's really strange to think is that in 15 years, the current cheerlebrities could be unknown. :confused: That's actually a pretty scary thought.

 

[NJ Coach]

What's really strange to think is that in 15 years, the current cheerlebrities could be unknown. :confused: That's actually a pretty scary thought.

Probably less than 15 years...

 

[yojaehs]

Matt McGrath = amazing and he is STILL COMPETING...WOW. How about Robbie Gregory!? Did more doubles in his standing pass than some teams do in their routine! Poster child, I'm gonna go with "Speedy" ;) I remember Fat Tuesdays and the free sandwich made me smile! Southwest doing squad jumps to back. And dare I say, who remembers DOUBLE BACKS and even some FULL INS (yes, on HARD FLOOR)

 

[cheeroracle]

Matt McGrath = amazing and he is STILL COMPETING...WOW. How about Robbie Gregory!? Did more doubles in his standing pass than some teams do in their routine! Poster child, I'm gonna go with "Speedy" ;) I remember Fat Tuesdays and the free sandwich made me smile! Southwest doing squad jumps to back. And dare I say, who remembers DOUBLE BACKS and even some FULL INS (yes, on HARD FLOOR)

The fact you referred to Speedy and those legs just made my night.

Whoosh whoosh aayyaayayy OH MY GOSH

 

[pinktink7688]

i wonder how many all star teams have folded or merged since 2000 ish.. (thats when i started cheering all star.. and both of my old teams folded.. well, one folded and then the other merged.. and then folded.)

 

[Nothanks]

I wonder how many on this board actually remember when routines were 1:15 of music and there was a cheer with signs etc.

hahaha my first year of cheer was the first year my gym used music straight through for the oldest team, but the two younger teams still had the split. and i remember hearing someones cheer as a voiceover in their music a few years later, and we were like, "WHOA, THEY DON'T HAVE TO YELL!" and we begged our coach to do that but she said no. hahahaha

 

[CoachJessNHS]

Ah so sad 2007 was my last year cheering haha I do feel kinda old. I have a video (yes a vhs, not a dvd!) from UCA All Star Nationals in 2004 and I remember always cheering to Indiana Elite's cheer! And ahh yes everyone looooved Kenneth from ACE!! Those were the days :)