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Cheerleading
I've been a cheerleader for 5 years. I'm trying out for my schools squad once again next month; football squad to be exact. I'm afraid I won't make it; I excel at everything in cheerleading except for tumbling. After I hurt my knee last year; I lost all my tumbling and I have a horrible mental block. The football squad is pretty much all tumblers, I really wanna make this squad for my mom, it means alot to her. But I don't know what to do, do you guys have any tips on how to get over this mental block?
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omgosh i know exactly what your going through! i've been cheerleading for 4 years and last year i fell in a tumbling pass and i had a major tumbling block!! what really helped me through it is having people on the squad yelled for you and telling you that you can do it. i also kept in mind the goal that i was trying to reach and that was making the squad so everytime i'd go to throw a pass i just thought in my head "i wan't to make this team." you just have to get over the fear and i remember my mom telling me that you have muscle memory and that your muscles remember things that you have done repedidly and will automatically do them! just trust your self and go for it! good luck!
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People can tell you to have confidence and believe in yourself until the cows come home. Forgive the expression, but I think you know where I'm going with this. I don't think anyone on here can help you get over something like this. My advice for you would be to talk to the coach of the squad that you're trying to get on. Sorry if I use incorrect terminology I was never a cheerleader, I was, however, an athelete in my high school years so I completely understand what you're going through. See if you can work with the coach on either getting over your fear or being able to be on the squad and just not do any tumbling. I'm sure that the coach will be very sympathetic, understanding, and willing to talk to you about it. Talking to the coach shows him/her that you are really dedicated and interested in being on the squad. Having a more personal relationship with the coach like that prior to being on the squad gives you a better chance of getting on than other girls or guys that have never really talked to the coach at all. If for some reason the coach gives you a hard time, try working with a different cheerleading coach that you know well. A coach will know the most about what you're going through and will be able to help the most. Inspiration and help from a coach in person is much more meaningful than the same from people on here that you don't even know. Good luck!
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You first off have to believe in yourself. Honestly I believe if you really want to be a cheerleader and have been for so long and you love what you do and you have done this before I believe you can do it. Beleive you can overcome this and you get through this. Practice is so important exspeacially in a situation like this. Fears a denied thought.. Think about how you'll feel if you don't try your hardest. Know that your the person in charge of who makes the choice of this fear, try to change the thought, and choose to experience this, and most importantly dont take failure as an answer.
Im sure you will do just fine!!
good luck
trix
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