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Male Cheerleading is a Sport!
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Male Cheerleading is a Sport!
Stefani Bluestein
Against popular belief, females were not the founders behind the sport of cheerleading; instead males who were so eager to cheer while watching sporting events created this sport. In the 1890's the first pep club was organized at Princeton University, and it was there where the first organized yell was recorded. The University of Minnesota organized cheerleading and the first school "fight song." Women didn't get introduced to cheerleading until the 1920s when gymnastics was slowly introduced to the sport. Cheerleading didn't become a predominantly woman sport until the 1950's. Today there are more then three thousand high school and college cheerleaders in the United States. 97% of all cheerleaders are female; however, approximately 50% of collegiate Cheerleaders are male. Although males were the founders of cheerleading they have different social and cultural costs and benefits than females involved in this sport today. There are many different stereotypes that males need to face; and these labels stem from the current day problem of homophobia.
When a man enters the world of cheerleading he is immediately labeled as being effeminate. These males are faced with the task of overcoming society's stereotypes of a male Barbie figure. Ken, Barbie's male counterpart is a muscular, preppy, and all American boy. These qualities often lead society to label those males that have these characteristics as gay. Many generalizations are made that gay men are not athletic and therefore would turn to cheerleading as their sport of interest. To many homophobic people cheerleading is therefore deemed as a sport for sissies. They claim that cheerleaders are there solely for looks and entertainment purposes outside of the actual sport event where they are performing. Another stereotype for cheerleading is that girls are cheerleaders to look cute and clap their hands in front of an audience. People forget that their routines require strength, skill, and coordination. The males in the squad often provide a tremendous source of strength when lifting and throwing their teammates in the air. The strength and coordination required by male cheerleaders is comparable to any male dominated sport, but this fact is often ignored by society. Additionally, our society is generally supportive of females who participate in sports that require the twirling of batons, marching, attractive uniforms, and the recitation of rhymes. However, as soon as a male is introduced into this environment there is thought to be a threat to his masculinity. This often deters males from being involved in activities that they wish to participate in. The fear of being chastised by society often leaves males to resort to sitting in the student section of the stands removed from the cheerleader's section.
Although there are many hardships and criticisms that come with breaking out of the social norm there are far more benefits than pitfalls. The males that do decide to be cheerleaders cannot imagine their lives without the rewards and satisfaction that follow the completion of a routine. They also gain back self-esteem and dignity due to their ability to withstand the harsh remarks and criticisms. "Any man can hold a cheerleader's hand but only the elite can hold her feet." Once friends of cheerleaders get over the initial stereotyping they are often envious of their peer's muscular and fit frame. After the crowd experiences a male cheerleader's performance the stereotypes fade and respect is gained. The guys on these teams can perform back springs, hand tucks, towering pyramids etc. while being 6'0 tall and weighing more than two hundred pounds. They spend hours training every day in preparation for tournaments and appearances on ESPN. While walking down the street they may be mistaken for a football player, but they throw and catch humans, not leather! Although other males may perceive them as effeminate and less of a man, females tend to flock around them. Instead of female cheerleaders feeling threatened by the role of male cheerleaders, they are often the ones to recruit them. Often times females do not seek other females for this position because it would destroy their image, so males are used instead. The female cheerleaders prize male cheerleaders because they provide them with strength needed to perform difficult stunts.
Society often labels an activity a sport if it is rugged, requires endurance, strength, and masculine qualities. Because cheerleading is a predominantly women sport and is characterized by attractive uniforms and cheers, society often shuns the idea of men participating in this activity. Often times the activity is not considered a sport and the males and females are not considered athletes. Both males and females have to fight to encourage others to perceive them as athletes. In 1997, only one all female division participated in the NCAA all-collegiate cheer and dance team national championships. This proves the point that despite the social and cultural costs involved, males are still eager to participate in the sport that they originally founded and feel many more benefits as well.
I just wanted to comment on the comments! I am a male cheerleader for West Virginia University. I am completely streight and when I started was worried about what people would think. For anyone who hasn't tried cheerleading, let me tell you it is hard. I played football all through high school and I have taken harder hits while catching a basket toss or having a girl come off on a two-two one, than i took while playin ball. Cheerleading is not for the faint of heart you must be strong and disciplined! If you are willing to check your guts at the door I can tell you it will be an awesome experience...and hey you get to hang out with the hottest girls in school so it cant be that bad!! If you ever have any problems with people giving you a hard time just look at them and invite them to try...if their man enough! You guys, don't worry about what people think, go for it and you woun't be disappointed! ... Adam Lough, 31 January 2006
Fast Forward 3 years. Here i am, 6'1 265lbs. can bench press 365lbs. and i owe it all to Cheerleading. Not to mention I met my girlfriend who ive had for 3 years through cheerleading.
I strongly Encourage male to join cheerleading. I promise you it will make you stronger more quickly than any other sport. the only requirements you need to meet are, some what flexible, a good memory, dedication, be able to take a punch, elbow, kick, or whatever gets thrown at you and have the mental strength to sacrifice yourself for your flyer, even if it means you get a broken nose.
ive had more injuries from cheerleading than all 3 of my roomates have had in their whole lives ... Andy, 14 February 2006
Hey I am BI-SEXUAL male I am have been cheering all my life I use to cheer for Skiline Hihg School and now I attend Lincoln High school. We are have try out for Varsity cheerleader And now i have a chance to try out every one at lincoln won'ts me to try out and i wont to really bad but there's a problem On of my English teaches don't won't me to tryout b/c Linclon has never had a boy cheerleader What shall I do Should ry out anyways and jest giveup Oh yea bye the way father dont won't me to try out either he likes me to ballet i can do anything a women can do and better and the great thing about it is no one knows about me. So please help me ... Anthony Lewis, 24 March 2006
hey ive been cheerleading for only a year and it is harder than any sport that ive ever been in. ive been in football, swim, soccer, lacross, diving,gymnastics, track and field and compared to the mental and physical work that you do in cherrleading they are easy. Im on the MN elite all star team and love it its fun but very challanging ... Maxwell, 6 April 2006
I have been a male cheerlader for two years and yes it is hard to overcome suchcomments as fag and gay but once those football players see you have bigger muscles than they do or cheerleading gives you abs and football does not everything changes and you earn the respect you deserved in the first place. i love cheerleading and wish o do it all through high school and get a scholarship
to a college i want to go to without paying tuition and get a my doctorae without paying anything but a dorm fee. There are many benefits besides girls to male cheerleading. Anybody that reads this please do not be afraid to do what you want because of other people. If i can do it and i am in middle school, so can you ... Zack, 19 August 2006
This Has been my firt year cheerleading!! And Omg it has been amazing! Im 17 and gay But i get alot of recpect and im going to try Varsity nex year! ... Jeff, 5 February 2007
My boyfriend is a cheersport national championship cheerleader. He is muscular, cute, and the sweetest guy you'll ever meet, but he STILL gets picked on & hassled by other guys for being a cheerleader. What these guys don't realize is that he works HARD. (I mean, where do they think he got that body from, anyways??)He is at practice EVERY DAY working his but off. Most of the guys that make fun are wrestlers & football players, so there sport basically involves getting sweaty and rubbing all over guys in spandex or a tight pants and a few strategically placed pads. Cheerleading practice is hard, but the guys are surrounded by 25 girls in little cheerleading shorts who they get to pick up, throw, and be all over them for 3 hours every day. Which would you choose guys?? No matter what people say, I'm standing by my boyfriend 100% ... Sara, 21 February 2007
All I have to say..Is I've been a cheerleader for 3 years now..and I absolutely love it..I don't care what people think..Im 17 and in high school. People talk about me all the time..but do I care no, and no one should..its a jealousy.i mean football player say I'm gay..which i am. but still i think any straight guy would rather look up girls skirts then look at a guys butt...lol..honestly..if you love something go for it..don't worry about what people say, because sooner or later they will get over it ... Reader on the web, 9 March 2007
Okay, Im gay and I really dont know how you guys feel seeing how im not staright and not in your position but I do know this. Cheerleading is Well accepted and no one makes fun of anyone. Im an All Star cheerleader and have been for two years. I tumble, dance, jump and base. I personally feel that what us male cheerleaders can accomplish is amazing and its no hard work. I have to work out EVERYDAY to keep myself toned for single Basing, I have to practice tumbliong EVERYDAY so it gets better and I have to fake a smile when i WANT TO BREAK DOWN AND CRY!!!!!! Cheerleading is not what people make of it. Its a sport, just liek football and if someone is going to make fun of you cause you can throw a girl into the air by yourself and hold her up with one hand, then they really have no life at all cause its pretty much amazing! Other people should not be what drives you AWAY from cheerleading. It should be what drives you TO cheerleading. You always want to when they say you cant. Who cares what other people say. People make fun of me Very rarely and ya knwo something! I laugh so ahrd when they do, cause I would pay millions to say the little weak ass throw some chick into the air like I can. ANY MAN CAN HOLD HER HAND ...
... BUT ONLY THE ELITE CAN HOLD HER FEET! ... Kenny, 8 May 2007
being a male cheerleader i can say that there is almost no sport that is more rewarding. the people that make stereotypes are the only ones that havent seen what we (male cheerleaders) do. they dont know what its like to have a girl 4 feet above your head and 13 feet above the ground knowing that if something happens and she comes down its your obligation to make sure she comes down safely by any means necessary. as for not wanting to deal with the stereotypes it will only last until they see your first performance and go wow...that looks tough. i\', the only guy to even make it on my schools squad EVER i had to deal with immense stereotyping i was called everything from spirit fingers to a flamer and pretty much anything else you can think of but i didnt let it get to me i didnt have to my girls looked out for me when that was still going on and now i look out for them when they need me... dont worry about stereotypes PERIOD. if you need ANY thing at all feel free to e-mail me at hoolehacker14@aol.com
p.s. - word to the wise if your thinking about cheerleading for the girls on the squad like if your trying to get with them...dont think about it you will get caught and you will be hated...i wouldnt even think of doing anything with my girls..never. and im not gay either ... Brandon Hoolehan, 29 June 2007
Im the first male cheerleader at my highschool. I felt SUPER special, because I got NEW uniform and all that good stuff. Anyways, moving on, at my school, there are chubby cheerleaders, so actually I get to be the lifted one not the lifter. I dont even know if I can do that in colleges. I hope I will be the first ... Noukue, 10 July 2007
Hey!! My name is Chase, but I am a female cheerleader! I'm wantin' to give advice to all you guys out there who are wantin to become a cheerleader but are afraid of bein' stereotyped! Well, let me tell you that Male cheerleaders get to "hang with the ladies" more than anyone else! The guys that I know who cheer are some of the coolest cats around! Once people see their abilities, they no longer call the guys a "wuss".. They realize that they are far from that! So, if you want to become a cheerleader, don't delay it ANY longer!!! :) I have so much respect for male cheerleaders! ... Chase, 4 September 2007
Hey, i was a cheerleader my last two years of high school. Throughout my four years i played many other sports which i one various awards form mvp, to all-state, to even captain on some teams. Those bored me. I soon found myself on a cheer squad and it presented me with one of my biggest challenges, and some of the greatest times of my life. I am straight, im a built 210 pound 6'3 athlete. Grew up on a farm, was in 4-h, and am now at UC for agriculture engineering, a very non-cheerleading generalized backround. Point is, its open and its overlooked, and is by far one of the most challenging sports i have yet to play ... Nicholas Johnson, 7 November 2007
hey im a high school cheerleader too and ive been doing cheer 4 about 4 seasons now( 2years and made varsity my first time) forget about what other guys say about you and ya your going to get alot of truble forget them and i know other guys in cheer who have been doing cheer there hole life and there st8er then any guys i know really any one can do cheer if you cant tumble work on jumps ( like pike, toe touch, duble 9s,) and flexability thats what im doing and more( and i just got a new choech ( sorry not that good at spelling) and shes helping me with the hole tumbling thing) ask around go to your local gymnastics gym work on starters like round off, cartweels,handstands were you pop up to stand up and pop cartweels 4 areils ... Nun Ya, 14 November 2007
im staright and am a freshman i just started jv cheer and am really enjoy it those of you who are interested should should really join im not so heavy or strong and have been used as a flyer.... the crowed goes wild easpecially when there is a male flying wow that got alot off my chest email me if you have any questions about cheer ... Jason, 15 November 2007
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I loved cheerleading
I was totally closeted when I cheered at UNLV (Nevada, Las Vegas) in 1990. Two of the other guys approached me after practice and asked mr if I was gay, and I asked them if they were gay cause they were kinda close and all. Well I said no, and they said no back.
I want to be a male cheerleader.
i want to be a male cheerleader for my college but I can`t get my tumbling down pack. can anyone give me some advice?
Male cheerleadin
Alright dude I'm a male cheerleader too I'm only 15 and been doing it my whole life my advice is look for a local allsar cheerleading gym there is one like ever 5 miles in the USA just pay for a few classes I can do dubble fulls actualy I can do pretty much anything you can think of in about a month you'd probably have a standing tuck and maby close to a full
What State do you live in?
What State do you live in?
Cheerleading
Im a 13 yr old male in the 8th grade and try outs for the High School's JV and Varsity squad will be comming to our school soon and I really wanna try out but I'm afraid of what people will say and even what my parents will think of me. I'm a former cheerleader/dancer and have been doing that in elementary school for 3 years and back then it was really cool. I told someone that I wanted to do it in Middle School and then I was quickly critized. None of my guy friends would speak to me and i felt disowned and un cared about but yet still, In elementary school.... all the boys i mean EVERY1 wanted to be on the squad.. Luckily I made it and everyone was happy. I think im gonna go try out but I'm not gonna join the squad if I get chosen. I'll wait until my sophmore year to actually cheer. Someone Please Help Me
this is what I think
I think that you should not care what people think about you I mean if they are you relly frind they will be glad for you and still take to you I mean i go thought it ever day. I mean it is fun I think that you will like it so have fun and don't let people get you down
LOOK iM A JOUNiOR iN HiGH
LOOK iM A JOUNiOR iN HiGH SCHOOL AND iM ALSO A VARSiTY CHEERLEADER. CHEERLEADiNG iS SO MUCH FUN! YOU SHOULDNT CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY OR THiNK THE ONLY THiNG THAT MATTERS iS THAT YOUR DOiN WHAT YOU WANNA DO. HiGH SCHOOL FLiES BY. . .YOU SHOULD DO EVERYTHiNG YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU BLiNK AND YOUR ALREADY AT GRADUATiON
male cheerleading
first and foremost,the situation faced by most of male cheerleaders is more or less the same around the world. In Malaysia,we have a culture that disallows male and female to mix around in an activity, including the cheerleading. Therefore we have to form our squad according to our own gender. I have my own squad too,and in my squad all members are consisting of boys. All the notion about male cheerleaders is totally wrong. Now cheerleading in Malaysia is quite popular and people do not really care what gender are you. The most important thing is your sportsmanship and the quality of routine produced by your designated team. We indeed have our national-level cheerleading competition which involves more than 15 all-boys squads and 25 all-girls squads.
To sum up,i'd like to reaffirm that it is not something weird for guys to join in the cheerleading. Even the quality of routine in malaysia is not as good as in the USA,but it gets better as the time goes by. if anyone decides to learn more about malaysia cheerleading,just browse through youtube to see.
Male Cheerleading.
Hi! I live in Miami Senior High School and I am one of the most spirited guys in my school. I have learned color guard and I want to get involved in cheerleading when I get into college. Sexual-orientation wise, I really don't know what I am. Does anyone know what colleges are the best for co-ed cheerleading?
Colleges
I know that Purdue University in West Lafeyette Indiana is good as well as Kentucky University (1st in the nation). and if you cant tumble...Ball State in Muncie Indiana there is no requirement to tumble just be able to have jumps and some partner stunting. Good Luck!
question re cheerleading
okay, I'm more than happy to see cheerleading as requiring athleticism. And I think it's a good thing that both men and women are involved. However, I have real problems defining cheerleading as a sport. The reason being that (based on observation, not personal experience) all cheerleaders are uniformly good-looking. So, my question: if someone is athletic but ugly (male or female, but I guess the issue applies more to females), will they get on the cheerleading squad? If not, then cheerleading can't be a sport. Incidently, respect to all the guys who put up with the aggro.
My son & daughter cheer
My daughter had been an Allstar cheerleader for a year when my then 12 year old son watched the older guys performing all kinds of tumbling tricks, video taping it and posting it on YouTube. He started hanging out at the gym during "Open Gym" and started picking up some skills. He didn't want to try out for his sister's team, but when the owner of the gym needed another boy for one of his Senior teams, he joined. He works very hard, has become very muscular and is very popular with the girls. He is going to try-out for his high school team, he will be the only male and he can't wait.
For you boys that want to cheer, try to find an "Allstar" team in your town, male cheerleaders are treated like Rock Stars there, gay or straight. Many of the gyms offer scholorships or fund-raising opportunities to help pay for it. We travel all over the country for competitions and the boys are always amazing to watch (and usually are holding hands with some pretty hot girls). Watch the coed college championships on ESPN, the best teams have equal numbers of males and females, or the males outnumber the females.
A few of my favorite T-shirts:
"Some athletes throw balls, cheerleaders throw athletes"
"You may think cheerleading is gay, but my hand is up your girlfriend's skirt"
"Anyone can hold her hand, only the elite can hold her feet"
Straight Gay Who Cares
I was a cheerleader my senior year. I wish that I had done it sooner, but I couldn't be more happy with the decision to go through a year of pain, agony, and hell, to get semi-good at lifting talented women, and tumbling. However my career in cheerleading was put to a screetching hault, when I got into a bicycle accident in Aug '06. I was on my local All-Star cheerleading team, and was biking home from practice, when I was violently thrusted into the pavemtent, due to my chain snapping. I broke three bones in my face, and had to have reconstructive surgery, I was unrecognizable on the right side of my face, before the surgery. I was unable to cheer for a month, and by that time, I was unable to get back onto the team, due to a loss of skills. So I have been out of practice for a year and a half, but am excited to say that I will begin cheering again in the Fall for a college in Kansas. Their team, I've heard is not all that great, but I am going help to change that, and if it's not changeable, then I will better myself as a male cheeleader. I hope that by the time I am a sophomore that I will be able to try out and recieve a scholarship for cheer, for the remaining three years of my eligiblity.
Anyway my point is, I'm gay, but I'll tell you, not all guys who cheerlead are gay. I was the only cheerleader out of the 8 from my school that I knew, who was gay. And does it really matter? If you're straight and you know it, who cares?
Straight!!!
Hey, I am Russell from Oregons Lebanon High School and i am a male cheerleader and i was TARRIFIED becuase of all the rumors. but you have to realize that no matter what you do who you are there is going to be someone to put you down. and you cant let that affect your sportsman ship. Its Hard exspecially going to a brand new school as a male cheerleader. This is my First year and I am a Sophomore. I will get made fun of but WHO CARES. I thought that only fem guys were cheerleaders and stuff and i was the only not fem guy to be a cheerleader till I went to a NCA camp this summer and it was fun (thanks Matchelle.) And there four guys who all wrestled and did football during those seasons and then did cheer for basket ball and i truly looked up to them. and realized a sport is a sport if its gonna get you out of trouble and to get you to hang with the right croud and or get you to colloge so be it....
well thats my story!!!!
Male Cheerleading-Yes it was Adventure
By accident I discovered this topic page about male cheerleading.
Consider this, in 1957, I was the very first elected black or male cheerleader in a high school of 1200 stduents in which about 110 were minorities (all four grades) in the Mid-west-Sandusky,Ohio. and the second black cheerleader in the entire Buckeye Athletic Conference of nine different high schools. For four years straight, teams of minorities girls had tried out at our school and none ever made it into our cheerleading squad of six girls. At the same time, some of the stars of the sport teams were African Americans. Also election to be a cheerleader was based on a closed poll of the student council members and I was the only Africian American on student Council that year. Plus I am sexually straight and most of the cheerleading skits consisted of fonding, and grabbing some of the cutest and best built girls in school.
Strange how it happened. I had just resigned from the wrestling squad in an argument with the coach and later when I went to a match, and was yelling from the stands for a friend still on the squad, the wrestling coach lost his cool. He went to the public loudspeaker and in front of everyone said, "Hey E.... if you want yell so much. Why don't you become a cheerleader and join the rest of the girls>" I answered back, "I just may do that" Guess what? I thought about it some more and remembered that black girls have been trying to get on the cheerleading squad for years. Besides, I was in great shape, could do flips and spilts. I practiced, and three weeks later quietly told my fellow student council members what I was going to do and would they vote for me. I want just a few votes to get back at the coach and make a statement. But at my audition I jumped higher and made spilts better than anyone else. Plus it was fun and leading the students through the cheers was an additive form of power.
When I won, as the top ballot getter of the one boy (me) and 27 girls who tried out, for the six open slots. They had a rule that each year, all girls must re-try-out. In fact the same year the current captain of the squad was voted off because she crossed too many other members. She was from the wrong side of the track, became the girlfriend of a very popular boy who had previously gone with a popular student, was not a virgin , drink beer and so on was the whisper campaign against her. When she lost, she walked out in tears and later switched high schools for her Senior year. To be a cheerleader was the top slot for a girl in high school...mothers and families spent time and monies throwing parties and inviting the voting members of the student council
What an explosion and time of change...In my case, there were meetings with the principal and chaperons of the cheerleaders, plus two parents of the girl members wanted me to kicked off the team. For two days I was constantly being called into meetings with this and that proposal. First they offered me to be head of a new pep squad they were establishng as they were aware that the black kids were not being presented. I learned much later that two of the teachers stood up for me and said they would file charges if I was not offered the slot as a cheerleader. The problem,as it was explained to me, that with six people, all the routinues would be off balanced with me as one boy with five girls. Previously they had two boys acting as cheerleaders but they were offically called the cheer squad and were appointed by the school...yelled through big megaphones and did flips independent of the girl squad.
Another proposal was to increase the squad to seven with me in the middle. The problem was that next three girls all had the same number of votes after the top six top votes getters. In the end, I was not allowed to travel with the girls to away games. They created a new school mascot for varsity games, who was me. And I agree to be the reserve member of the varsity squad and to start a second reserve squad with four other girls. I was on both squads for two years. My first year on the squad letter stated that I was a member for the varsity squad and also on the reserve squad. No one else letter stated this. The next year, my letter said I was on the reserve squad only. Also I agreed not to place my hands on the bodies of any girls. The next year, a policy was made that before a student could try -out for cheerleading, the supervising teacher had to agree before the student could appear before the student council. I understand it was years before there was another minority cheerleader and decades before another boy.
Great Fun and after a while I enjoyed all the pleasures being a boy cheerleader when they decided to enter our squad in a statewide contest...having a boy member gave us an advantage -EDA.
i just want to say that it
i just want to say that it doesn't matter what ur sexuality is....i know more gay football players than gay cheerleaders especially at the collegiate level. so...who cares. if u are afraid of what people will call u then u aren't tough enough to be a cheerleader.... if ur gay....then it shouldnt bother u if someone calls u gay (mostly because you are).......if ur straight....it shouldnt matter basically because u know ur not..... the only way someone knows ur gay is if u say it or u have sex with another guy and that guy says something....so if ur not gay, then ur not gay....duh...get over it if people call u gay.
HI
I WANT TO BE A MALE CHEERLEADER TO BUT I JUST DON' KNOW
HOW TO CUT A BACKFILP
this is y
are they going to ask you to do a back flip I mean you are relly go to be the one lifeting them up in the air
I'm a junior, soon to become
I'm a junior, soon to become a senior. I've been on the Cross Country team for 3 years so far and plan to do it my fourth. I really want to become a cheerleader. I honestly look up to tumblers and flyers. I'm really scared being the first guy wanting to try out for cheerleading at my school. With all the stereotypes flying around, I'm not up for it. Is being picked on my senior year to become a cheerleader worth it?
cheerleading
i know how you are feeling. ive been a cheerleader for a year now. its not easy and no matter what people say its not worth giving up a dream. there are way to many people to this day who count on me to show everyone that a guy can do it to. i would try so hard that it would hurt it literally would. i remember how late i would stay up just to be tight and fast with my motions. trust me its worth it. it really is. not only will people realize that you have more balls then them but you will feel great knowing that youve made a differrnce. so give it a shot. and remember no matter what you hear or what happens you always keep your head up high.
second chance
hey yall i could really use some help... well i was a male cheerleader in the 7th grade at lyles middle school in garland tx and i was picked on ALOT more then i could stand and i was threatented by many ppl and my parents decided we should move from garland to wylie for my eigth grade year so we did and i attend cooper jr high in wylie texas but eigth grade is almost over with and i will be going to wylie high school next year as a freshmen cause i really wnt to do cheerleading again but im very scared plzzzz help..!!!
hey im going through the
hey im going through the same thing right now but i tell them to back off show them your skills and respecct will follow go for it
Male Cheerleading
We have a Male cheerleader at our school and he gets made fun of a lot of times. They say he's gay and everything till we had two of our star football players tried out. Then they didn't think that guy cheerleaders were gay. Maybe if schools had more male cheerleaders they would see cheerleading differently..
Proud of my son!
My son is a fifth grader and is the only boy remaining on his school's squad this year. He has had many chances to quit the team, but he has stuck to it even when he got discouraged in it. My son is stronger than he has ever been, and has found a sport he truly enjoys being a part of. I hope he will stick with i I commend each and every one of the young men who stay with this sport especially when faced with some pretty nasty remarks by other students.
Go Big Red!
male cheerleading isnt gay.
I go to Lower Merion high school as a sophmore. this is my first season cheerleading. ive been a gymnast since a fourth grade and ive required a considerable amount of skill in tumbling. just like everyone says, its torment from your friends for a little bit. but the people who really come to realize what i can do are amazed. and its true, nothing is more rewarding. i have depression which kicks in often, and cheerleading just shapes me up. no one says shit to me anymore, cause i dont look remotely gay and i know what im doing.
theres a t-shirt that says "hold my drink while i stunt your girlfriend". thats the perfect symbol for what the sport is. anyone who is thinking of trying, straight or gay, it doesnt matter, do the shit. it's the most fun youll ever have. if youre straight, youll enjoy the girls. if youre gay, youll enjoy them cause you can relate to them. soo you win either way.
so do it.