- Jun 9, 2015
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Hi, everyone! Newbie here.
I've been a spectator-only fan of cheer in a big way for like... Two years now? I live in the UK, where cheer obviously still exists but simply doesn't get the same level of exposure as it does in the US. Watching cheer I've always really wanted to take part. I'm 18 right now though, so I thought I'd never get the chance.
That was until I discovered that the university I'll be starting in Autumn (grades providing - fingers crossed!!) has a competitive cheer team. I messaged their facebook page where they had videos of their last competition up, and I got a quick reply telling me that they absolutely love to take on complete newbies to the sport - half of the squad this year had never cheered before, apparently! They encouraged me to try out when I start at the university.
I understand that if they take on complete newbies that they're not going to expect an awful lot at try-outs, but I'd still like to do whatever I can to increase my odds of making the cut! I have just over three and a half months til then.
My question is, what would you guys advise I do to get in the best shape possible? I'm a paid member to a large local gym (the non-cheer kind, haha!) and I'm really keen to get fit - especially with the motivation of the chance to stop being an armchair fan! What areas of my body should I focus on? How would you advise I improve my flexibility? What types of exercise are best? I'm not sure whether my stats would be of much interest to anyone, but I'll post them if you think it'd be useful!
Thanks so much everyone <3
I've been a spectator-only fan of cheer in a big way for like... Two years now? I live in the UK, where cheer obviously still exists but simply doesn't get the same level of exposure as it does in the US. Watching cheer I've always really wanted to take part. I'm 18 right now though, so I thought I'd never get the chance.
That was until I discovered that the university I'll be starting in Autumn (grades providing - fingers crossed!!) has a competitive cheer team. I messaged their facebook page where they had videos of their last competition up, and I got a quick reply telling me that they absolutely love to take on complete newbies to the sport - half of the squad this year had never cheered before, apparently! They encouraged me to try out when I start at the university.
I understand that if they take on complete newbies that they're not going to expect an awful lot at try-outs, but I'd still like to do whatever I can to increase my odds of making the cut! I have just over three and a half months til then.
My question is, what would you guys advise I do to get in the best shape possible? I'm a paid member to a large local gym (the non-cheer kind, haha!) and I'm really keen to get fit - especially with the motivation of the chance to stop being an armchair fan! What areas of my body should I focus on? How would you advise I improve my flexibility? What types of exercise are best? I'm not sure whether my stats would be of much interest to anyone, but I'll post them if you think it'd be useful!
Thanks so much everyone <3