My 12-year-old daughter Julia is a competitive cheerleader. People frequently ask me what team she cheers for and when I say "she doesn't cheer for any team", I get a weird look.
Julia cheers for Black Widow Cheer Gym and their goal is to win - and most of the time they do! They don't cheer for a team - they are the team. They're tough and strong and amazing all at the same time and cheering for the boys is just not gonna happen.
So what is it then? It's a really neat sport in that it combines gymnastics, dance and brute strength. If you're a base (the girls who catch the girl who gets thrown into the air like a rag doll)and your teammates call you a "tank" apparently that's a good thing. Another good thing is "leaving it all on the floor". Personally I'm not sure how that's supposed to be a good thing but it might explain why Julia's clothes are always left all over the floor?
Anyhow, we're off to Nationals this weekend in Toronto. There will be thousands of screaming cheerleaders - and let me tell you - if anyone knows how to cheer it's cheerleaders. It promises to be a weekend of fun, not enough sleep and coffee - lots and lots of coffee and hopefully a trophy or two! Fingers crossed.
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