Carlee's Corner

  Carlee Bears I started cheerleading from a very young age. Never did I see in my future cheering through to college and being well versed in the sport. This is my journey through the highs and the lows of becoming literate in cheerleading. My interest in cheerleading sparked around the age of five. My sister was a cheerleader, I watched her compete and practice in envy. She would always encourage me to try it out. She would help me learn skills in the backyard and teach me new things every day. At that point in time, I was also playing soccer and hockey, so I was hesitant about cheering. My family is a hockey family. This means that my dad and both my brothers played hockey. Not only this but we also attended many local hockey AHL games. Because of this, I was afraid I would disappoint my family if I didn't continue to play hockey. One day I decided I would try out for the cheer team. Not necessarily because I really wanted to or because I had any idea I would stick with it f...

  Carlee Bears WRT Unit 1 Write Up Assignment   I started cheerleading from a very young age. My interest in cheerleading was sparked around the age of five. My sister was a cheerleader and would always encourage me to join. She would help me learn skills in the backyard and teach me new things every day. At that point, I was also playing soccer and hockey, so I didn't really see cheer in my future. One day I decided I would try out, not because I really wanted to or because I had any idea, I would stick with it for 12 years but more because all my friends were trying out. I didn't care too much about participating but I thought it would be fun, nonetheless. I enjoyed cheerleading much more than I believed I would. I not only enjoyed spending time with my friends, but I loved practices and competitions despite the social aspect as well. I continued to participate for about five years. My sister then tried out at a competitive gym not run through the school, so I decided I ...