CThe Biggest Moment of my Life We had practiced for this day for months! We had just gotten up from a long night's rest… no ,that’s a lie we all layed in our beds in the nice hotel we’d been staying at. Thinking about this right now we had curlers in our hair which we had unfortunately been forced to wear in the lobby. Right by our beds were our freshly ironed uniforms, cheer uniforms that is (yep you guessed it) bows, white shoes, pom-poms and all. At some point we all fell asleep when we woke we got dressed as fast as we could and ate as much breakfast as we could hold down so basically a piece of toast and a yogurt. Then all of the sudden we were off towards the competition duffle bags in the trunk of our slightly …show more content…
But I couldn’t run away partly because i’d made a commitment to my team but mostly because I was already in the air. Yep the big stunt, i’d done it a million times during practice and at the games but now it was real. Even though I was only in the air for about ten seconds it felt like a lifetime, but when I finally remembered how to breathe again I saw my mom she had a huge smile on her face and she waved at me. I would have waved back but I was in the arms of the best stunt group in the world all of the sudden. I forgot to mention that my stunt group were my best friends Alyssa, Kayela and Kandy. I flew out of my stunt gave the judges a big smile and ran off to meet the rest of the squad and Coach Kats. We won the cheer competition that day but I think what was more important to us more than the big trophy or the make-up or the crowds roaring,( see how I snuck a little bragging in there) was the fact that we did it sometimes we didn’t believe in ourselves or we messed up and we wanted to quit but our hard work payed off. In that moment my life was literally in someone else’s hands. But after that day we were more than just
I was having mixed emotions; I was anxious because it would be the last time cheering with people I love, and I was afraid of messing up. I looked at my friend Landry and said, “We got this!” She looked at me and smiled. The music started and I began the routine which I had done millions of times before. After we finished our routine, the parents, the athletes, and my coaches met up so we could discuss how we thought we did.
It seemed like every other Sunday in every other soccer tournament I had ever played. I play on the U-16 Shock Black team. We are a Division 1 competitive team. We were playing at Katy Park in Houston, and it was early evening and cold for February. I went through the motions with my team through warm up and kick off.
When officer toke me to Roberto school I was scared but when Roberto got into the car too we were both scared and nervous because we didn't know what they were going to do to us but we know we were going to get deported but like 10 minutes later we got to are apartments but then he told us where we lived then we said follow us.while we were walking we tried to escape we tried and sprint but they caught up, so we had to show then then we got to are door step and knock on the door and my parents open it and they said where are your green card and we said
“This has got to be a freshman game attendance record,” my teammates said. Our coach was even astonished, “I have never seen this building so packed.” I immediately stopped the drill I was doing and just watched. My eyes lit up wider than a kid in a candy shop who just received his allowance. Then the noise began to rattle the PIT into an environment of bedlam.
On September 14th, Haverford High School hosted one of the most important races for the Upper Darby Cross Country team. In most races, the winning team is not rewarded with a prize. But this was a different race. The girls team were running, fighting for the possession of the sports bra. The tradition of the sports bra was established by the coaches of both teams, Upper Darby and Haverford, in late seventies inspired by the boys’ tradition with a bronze shoe.
During my final year of Cross Country around Regionals at Oglethorpe, I ran my final race for my high school career. Banks County was nearly number one in the State, the furthest we had ever ranked in history, and spirit and hopes for State Championship were high. I was nervous, like nobody’s business, I had messed up during my senior night because I was upset for my parents for not showing up and escorting me. And I was scared that I was going to do horribly. But as I ran, I realized that if I let my past mistakes and failures hold me back or get in my way, so I ran, harder and better than I ever had before and apparently even beat a “skinny kid”.
Even though we lost, that final moment that I jogged off the field, every one of my teammates smiled, and gave me a high five. As I gathered my things, I went over to my family. “You did an amazing job for your first time!” They all say in unison. Making it seem like it was rehearsed.
I waited by the dance room door for what felt like hours, waiting to see if I made the varsity cheer team. The feeling of both nervousness and excitement overcame me as the coach walked over to the door to post the numbers of the few who made it. The past nine years of my life I played softball year round when I decided to trade in my bat and helmet for a set of pom-poms and a bow. Making the switch from softball to cheer was a big change, I had neither the skill nor physical capability to do what the sport of cheer incorporated.
I unfortunately choked up and didn’t make it on that team. Instead of giving up I choose to keep practicing. I decided to join another team outside of school to improve my skills. My new goal was to make it to my high school cheer team. My new team taught me team skills and with that we were able to win many competitions.
Although I had never stunted before, I was placed in a stunt group with three of my best friends, which made communication with them effortless. My prior relevant experience and my bond with my stunt group allowed me to quickly pick up on the skills I needed to become a part of that
I have been waiting since the start of summer for this day, the day to go against Topeka West the school that have been talking stuff for the longest. There was so much hype about this game and it was finally here, when the bell ringed at the end of the day i rushed out of class and got on the bus to head over to chandler our practice field. When we got there we all the football players loaded off the bus and when we got off there was a table of chips,water,gatorade,PB & J and fruit snacks so we didn’t play on an empty stomach. After we ate and got ready coach talk to us for a little bit and then we got on the bus to head to Hummer sports park, it was a loud bus
Competitive cheerleading has been my passion ever since I was six years old, but not until I became an athlete at Kansas City Athletic Cheer did I fall in love with it. Being a part of the highest level team at Kansas City Athletic Cheer, Platinum, meant that cheer would become my entire life. I lived for the hard practices, competing in front of thousands of spectators around the country, and most importantly being a part of something that was bigger than myself. This place was filled with coaches and teammates that unfailingly brightened my day. Whenever I had a bad day or just felt down, it was always my place to go to escape reality and release stress.
This experience has aided me in all other aspects of my life, because it serves as an encouragement whenever something does not go as planned. Having been apart of different cheer teams for about 5 year. Some of my accomplishments would include first place at nationals, first place winner at state, and first overall best at UCA camp. I was even able to make the SACS Varsity cheer team, which is an unforgettable experience knowing that they are one of the best in town. Every single accomplishment has been worked for with hours and hours of preparation, and even years in experience.
As there were ten minutes before the game we kept on doing the drills until I heard my coach announcing the starting lineup. I heard my name being announced so I prepared myself to go to the field. I could already see the trophy as it was in a table. As I walked in the field I could smell the trimmed grass and could hear my teammates say “we got this.”
I felt confident in my tumbling, however I had never stunted before and I couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. I am very short, so the only position available for me on the team was to be a flyer. This terrified me and as the summer went on, the majority of the upperclassmen whom I had become friends with ended up quitting. It eventually got to the point where I dreaded going to practice and didn’t want cheer to distract me from my school work. I ended up resigning from cheer right before school started and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.