DAY THIRTY

Yesterday at practice was so succesful! We came in and made sure everyone knew their dance spots because one person had been changed earlier that practice. After that, we warmed up the routine as if we were at competition. Although some things were not going the right way, we went passed it and hoped it hit in the routine. We watched senior Gold and Cubz Gold before we went full out and they had performed well as well. When it was our turn, he had performed our routine the best that we have ever done up to date this far! We felt so accomplished and so happy.
Before practice Danielle and I went early to pull another prank on the coaches. We had written different notes to our coach on every single sticky note that we could find. Once we got to practice we went to started to sticky note the entire car! It was so good, when we heard that we were doing it, he came outside and he just started laughing. He had told us "that is pretty good but the war is on." Too bad, we are in the lead with us 2 and they have 1. Everyone was talking pictures it was so funny, they couldnt believe we actually did it.
Today I am leaving for Dallas with a few other people on my team and I am so excited, my plane leaves in 2 hours so we will be there 2 days early! I hope we do so well in Dallas and I know we can hit it.

This is a picture of one side of the car that we sticky noted with Danielle and I on top. (:

DAY TWENTY NINE

Yesterday at practice started out really well. At the beginning we taught some of the girls their new spots for the dance since we needed to fix it a little bit. Also, we fixed up the routine once again because one girl was not able to get a flight to Dallas.
After that we warmed up our routine and ran it full out like as if we were at this competition. It was good until we ran it full out our last time because people thought it was too hard and started crying. People on my team are drama queens and need to just relax and work hard. But I have practice today so hopefully it will get better by then.
This is a short entry since yesterday was not that good but we will do better and keep you posted!(:

DAY TWENTY EIGHT

Yesterday we had practice with the two other teams that will be going to Dallas this weekend for a competition. The three teams that are going are Cubz Gold, Senior Gold, and my team, Panthers.
When we got to practice, they had planned many games for us to play for us to work as a team and Panthers ended up winning both games. It was funny since we havent won first place at the two competitions that we have already been to.
For the first game the coaches made a square on the floor and each person on the team had to get inside the box and stay there without falling it out. It was really funny since we had everyone on top of each other and we squeezed. It was hilarious about hoe jammed packed we were. The next game we had two mates where we all had to get across the floor with each person not touching the actual floor. It was funny since, we were the only team that actually accomplished it and it took an hour.
After that since we needed to finish revising our routine we finished that and ran it full out. We hit every stunt with a full up and we all felt really good about it.
Once we finished practice, our coach took us outside to "talk" to us but since we had pegged water balloons at them at the last competition they decided to get us back. Rudy and Junior decided to take the water balloons and get us. Unfortunately they had hit every single one of us who were a part of the prank and a few others. But it is okay since we already have a plan for them for the next competition prank.

This is a picture of the people on my team who went to the fundraiser we did at the beach the day before. (:

DAY TWENTY SEVEN

Today was actually a lot of fun! Since we needed to raise money to go to Nationals in Dallas next weekend we went to the beach and did fundraising there.
We all wore black sports bras, black sliders, and a black bow which made us look like a team and actually feel like a team. This fundraiser definitely brought us closer together and it was a fun way to do it.
When we go to the beach we started doing stunts for the crowd that was enclosing on us as well as tumbling. We did stunts, pyramids, and tucks and fulls. Everyone loved us and we ended up earning 600 dollars even though we were only there for 2 hours. We felt so accomplished and it was exciting that we all bonded so well.
We ended up taking pictures with many of the people and we felt that a lot people were so supportive of us.
Also, when we stunted, not one of the stunts came down once and we hit every tumbling pass. It seems like we did so well and we even performed on the stage at the beach. Not one person fell in tumbling and each basket/pyramid/ and stunt hit perfectly.
It seemed that we bonded so well and we are now a team that works together! Today worked very well and people even decided to give us half prices on drinks and food.

DAY TWENTY FIVE

We revised today at practice and although it is pretty boring when we just change things around, it was not a bad practice and we still got a lot of things done!
In the beginning, it started out a little slow. We did stunts over and over again and then we went straight to working back in the new girl who we got last practice as well as the people who were hurt and could not compete with us last competition.
Because some of the people did not get put into their old spots and were actually really upset with the coaches, they explained that it is not all about them and they need to realize it is about what will look best on the floor.
We ran our routine six more times full out up to the point where we stopped working and changing things in it. Every time I did the routine I hit everything that they needed me to and it was really rewarding.
At the end of practice, my coach asked if I wanted to be a part of the stunt group team which I said yes to. There are 5 people on the floor and we do a whole routine of stunts. It is only going to be the last competition so that is good.

DAY TWENTY FOUR

Yesterday before practice I went to a pilates class instead of triforce class because it was full. I wanted to take the usual triforce class but there were already eleven people in the class and when I got there was still room for the pilates. I thought it was not going to be hard at all but it was still challenging at certain parts.
After this workout I went straight to cheerleading practice and it was actually a good practice. Even though we were missing three people from our team and they were practically core people, we decided to work out as well. After working out every core part of the body, our coach did an intense stretching with us. He worked with each of us to make sure we were getting a real workout since we could not do much as a team such as stunting.
Once we were stretched we did standing tumbling and jumps which was a lot of fun because it was very chill. Our coach was having fun with us rather than demanding like he usually is because we were all paying attention. he put on music and we danced as we did running tumbling and this practice was more of a team bonding which made it so much easier tog et through.
After watching the team who was practicing at the same time, he told us to circle up at the right time. We were all so happy we got out at the right time!
This practice was one of the best practices we needed.

DAY TWENTY THREE

Yesterday I had practice and we decided to make it earlier than normal to get things done. Even though everyone got there at 6, we did not actually start practicing till 7 (our normal time). It seemed like there was no need for us to come that early but it was nothing that we could have changed. But when we actually started to practice, it ended up being a pretty good practice.
We got a new girl who came in and she became on of our flyers which was really good. The flyer tried her best and it seemed that she was definitely a part of the team.
We practiced all of the stunts most of all and did jumps to tumbling as well. We hit all of our stunts and we did really well on the jumps. It seemed that this practice as actually really good and our team is moving in the right direction.
Also, our coach decided to make a fundraiser for us on the beach that we all have to go to so I hope that goes well and we all bond as a team a lot better. It seems that our team is not bonding and meshing together so I hope it all works out for the better of us.

DAY TWENTY THREE

This weekend was actually one of the best competitions that we have competed at this season. We ended up getting second which was surprising from the route the team looked like it was going. We were ecstatic when this happened but we did not know. When we were back stage, Tina had unfortunately hurt her knee on the last warm up mat but was perfectly fine before we went on the floor she was walking it seemed normal. But when we went actually on the floor to compete, she fell apart. In the opening stunt and the pyramid she almost fell and she only threw tucks. Also, since there were two other people sick on the team, they were out of half of the routine because of being disoriented.
Once we got off the floor, we thought we had done much worse than we actually did and people from the team just decided to leave the whole competition all together. This made the coaches very upset with them and caused them to become even more upset with us all together.
The competition was in a Tampa fair it was a lot of fun. At the hotel, we decided to fill a whole bathtub full of water balloons and let them loose on the coach when he came into our room. Our hotel room was soaked and the bathroom was practically a swimming pool. By the end of the fight, he was soaked and had to actually put his clothes in a dryer. This competition was a lot of fun and hopefully after the team talk we had on Sunday at the competition will help us with practices.

DAY EIGHTEEN PART 2

Lately I have been so tired and barely want to do anything because of all of the things that I am doing. -- I almost just want to shut down for at least a week but I know I can not.
Because my coach decided to make practice earlier for today at six instead of seven, I went to another triforce class to work out before. Although I had taken one yesterday, I had a new teacher today and only one other lady was in the class with me. So there was a lot of new activity and workouts for us to do. (Definitely a challenge!)But I got through it and hopefully it will work for me in the long run.
After my class I drove to cheerleading, although it took me a half an hour to get there since it was rush hour even though I was only an exit away. I still made it in time for cheerleading even though it would have made a difference. We ended up sitting in the dance room for 20 minutes not doing anything. Also one of the girls on the team did not have a ride and so I had to go and pick her up. My car ended up breaking down 4 times on the way to get her and back! It was horrible.
Finally we made it back a little after seven and started doing the routine. We taught some of the new people the dance in the dance room. After about an hour of that, we stunted and tumbled. That wasn't as bad as it could have been although my stunt ended up not doing so well.
Lastly, we learned a new pyramid once again but that is when the team started to disrespect each other and yell all around. Unfortunately it did not end so well and it could have been better, we did get out of practice at 10 which was better than I had supposed.
Now since we didn't finish everything we wanted, we have practice tomorrow before we leave for competition on Saturday, I just hope it goes better than this weeks practices have been going.

DAY EIGHTEEN PART 1

Before I went to practice I went to my gym and took a class. I took tri force so that I can keep getting in shape and stronger for cheerleading tryouts coming out for college. It was tough but it was a good thing and I will keep going back! People are really nice there and this has been my favorite gym that I had joined.
Yesterday was one of the most pointless practice that my team has ever had. We did not get anything accomplished even though half of the people wanted the practice. The people who decided to have practice that day, did not even show up at all. Many of my teammates decided that they had some better things to do and to even go shopping. I hate how our team decides to just take everything for granted although they asked for it.
Because there were so many people missing from practice we had to practice in the beginning with Gold Girls so there were so many people and things going on. Once they started to throw their routine full out, Panthers went off to the side and did some things that we can do my ourselves such as jumps and tumbling. Out tumbling as a team was strong this practice and we tried to fix things that we can.
Once we finished tumbling, we tried rearranging the stunts to put them up that practice but instead they just kept coming down. As a tea collectively we were missing about 2 people form each stunt group so when we tried to get the smoothness from before it didn't happen the way we wanted to.
In the end, the practice did not work out the way that any of us wanted. Instead, it ended up being a frustrated and annoyed practice for most people.

DAY SIXTEEN

Today was going so well until I started doing things for my WISE experience. :/
My sister and I went out to Panera for lunch and went to Yogurtland after. It was good for her and I to catch and have some time together since we usually do not.
Unfortunately, when I left for practice with Danielle and Kelly we did not know the hardships and nonsense that was going to occur at practice. It started out pretty good with every one doing jumps to back and hitting their stunts the way that it was needed. We went to my pyramid and Tori was having a lot of fun with the new ending since it was her favorite. -- But soon that would all change.
The coaches told us to run the routine full out since our competition in Tampa was coming up. We needed to be ready and by running the routine full out over and over again it will only help us and get us prepared. After our first run through, we dropped one stunt and some people did not throw some of their tumbling passes but it was not one of the worst times we had done it. Because the stunt did fall, the coaches wanted Tina's stunt to go up while they were still tired to hit it but thats when things went wrong.
Tori was not happy with the way the coaches were talking/treating her and therefore started to yell and give attitude back to the coaches which in the end, they were not going to take. For about five minutes there was a battle between the coaches and Tori and after it was over Tori decided to walk out and quit on the team. It was horrible, everyone on the team was so frustrated and couldn't believe that she had done this three days before we left to go to a competition. The coaches had given her so many chances and she still decided to do this but the rest of the team tried to make it better.
We changed the first part of our routine to accommodate for the missing person and since one of the team mates that was filling in for one with a concussion had just hurt herself jumping we needed to move some of her spots as well. We stayed an extra 45 minutes past scheduled practice trying to fix our routine and only got a certain part done but at least we are on a roll and are ready to change.
Hopefully the next two days of practice be good and will help us to win Tampa this weekend.

DAY FOURTEEN

SO today was brutal at practice. We started practice at 5 in the afternoon and did not end until 9 30. This totally sucked because it was right in the middle of the Superbowl so I missed everything but 4 minutes of the end. But since we needed the practice because two of our teammates got a concussion, I sucked it up and went to practice.
At practice two girls decided to help us out and fill in for the other girls who were hurt. Because of this, we had to go section by section and make sure they knew their part and understood what was going on. With out this, they would be lost. I hate putting in new people because it is so boring and we have to go step by step. Also, the new girls needed to learn the stunts as well and the coaches decided that they wanted to change some parts of the routine so it was super annoying.
The coaches were not in a good mood today either, which definitely put a downer on all of our moods. Although, we came in and we hit our stunts with the new girls, they still were not happy. My flyer did really well today and has been stepping it up! Its like she is a totally new person when it comes to flying. But once again, the coaches had something to be annoyed about and not be happy about anything. It always seems like they hate to coach this team but whatever. We tried our best through practice and ended up getting through everything but the dance.
I happy we got a lot done but I wish the coaches would be more open minded and not be so annoyed with us all the time. OH! and we only had one 5 minute break from the 4 an a half hours that we practiced. Today just wasn't that fun.

DAY ELEVEN

These past couple of days have been busy for cheerleading.
I had practice on Wednesday, even though it is usually not a day that we practice. The team decided to have practice and work together the way that we wanted. But one of the coaches actually tried to help us even though none of us wanted him to. Once he started working with us we hated it and didnt want to practice anymore. But we pushed through it and tried to make the best out of the situation. For some reason, during that practice I was so out of it and I couldnt keep myself concentrated. Before this practice, I came in a little early and did P90X Ab Ripper which made my coach very happy.
On Thursday I had practice once again but this practice was much better. We came in and worked hard the whole practice. The only thing that didnt go right that practice was that two people didnt show up and two had to leave early. But other than that, the people there was working hard. This practice my stunt group hit the new stunt multiple times since my flyer does not always hit. Also, in this practice I stayed after and worked on new tumbling that I have never done before which was really good.
Today, I went to the doctor because of my shoulder due to my flyer. Although, there was not anything exactly wrong with it except bruising tot he muscle, we thought we would check it out. Now whenever my flyer comes down, I move away so she doesnt hit my shoulder anymore. Because of the constant impact, my shoulder has been lowered lower than the other ):

DAY EIGHT

Tonight I had another practice where the team really pulled together to work as a team since we seem to not exactly know how to do that. After having a talk to the team mates and one of our coaches, Kevin, we also talked to other coaches as well for a little bit of the practice on how we need to pick it up and actually change our attitudes. Although, we had a talk and we were a little frustrated at the moment, we were able to get pumped and worked for the rest of the night. Also, at the end of the day the coaches let us know that we are going level 4 for Tampa and Dallas competition, instead of level 5. But after that we should go back up to our high level. Before practice my carpool, Kelly Danielle and I, all went in early to do some extra tumbling and do P90X- Ab ripper. We wanted to go in early to get a head start on getting more on track.