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Cheer Competition Practices

As we near one of the biggest events of our long, hard season the excitement in me builds up. But so does the intensity of practice. Our once semi-laid-back practices have turned into three and a half hours of pure torture, in preparation for Cheer America Nationals.

The second the clocks strikes 7:00 all of our feet hit the blue mat and we run until we cannot even imagine what normal breathing was once like. We will then practice our routine over and over and be yelled at until everyone of us 32 athletes are doing everything in perfection With in sync timing. “Doing your best” or “Trying” aren’t options – no matter how badly you are injured or not mentally ready – perfection is the requirement.

After practice and into the next week after this competition all that will be going through my head is “5,6,7,8…” and “Get up and keep going!” The bruises, scrapes and broken bones will be worth it when we are sitting together back in Austin with our National Champion jackets on our back and smiles on our faces.

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