Thursday, June 10th 2010 We battled the wind and survived today. We continued to prepare our performance cheer, and decorated megaphones with scrapbook paper and "jewels."
Wednesday, June 9th 2010
Today was fun....nope, make that over the top, totally crazy, super duper fun. The girls' personalities are really coming through now, and I am enjoying getting to know each one of them. Its amazing how games, songs, and matching sunburns bring out the best in a team.
After warm ups, we directly went to work on our performance cheer. It still needs a lot of work, but I think we are getting closer to having a final product.
After a good hour of cheering, we played a few games. Lil miss Rachel, taught us all a game called Predator and Prey and even brought a ball for us to play with. The girls loved that game, and I was so proud of Rachel for taking charge and teaching ME something new. Way to go Rachel!
Below is an activity that I actually learned at a U.S.A. cheer camp back in highschool. Its called "trust fall." Someone stands in the middle of the circle and falls, in a tight board-like position. The girls around her must catch her and pass her on. It teaches how to keep tight muscles (the flyer in a pyramid must keep all her muscles stiff) and helps build team connections. The girls had some problems catching each other, but I am pretty sure they had fun rolling on the ground in hysterical laughter when someone fell.
Rock paper scissors cheerleading style----tuck jump = rock, straddle jump = scissors, pencil jump= paper. The team that loses runs to base before getting tagged. If you are tagged you join the other team.
Lil' Sallie Walker.....go liberty go!
Tuesday, June 8th 2010
Second day of camp: picture day. Holdsworth photography came this morning and took some great photos of the girls. (As always! Thanks Megan.) The girls looked adorable in their camp shirts decked out in blue. Prints of these will be given out on the last day of camp.
Once we got started with warm-ups, it was apparent to me that the girls were settling in to cheer camp. The group of shy girls I saw 24hours prior had amazingly disappeared.
Considering today was extremely hot, we spent much of the day playing cheer games under the Ramada. The favorite game this year seems to be Lil' Sallie Walker. Im pretty sure some of the younger girls would play that game literally for the whole 2 and a half hours if I let them.
Monday, June 7th 2010
First day of camp...and over all I would say it went well. The day started out with everyone (including myself) not knowing exactly what to expect. Many of the girls were shy, but I think by the end of the day their true (booty shakin') selves shined through.
This years theme is attitude is everything. The girls will learn a little bit everyday about why having good Attitudes are important. Today we learned that attitude is a choice. You choose how to respond to different situations, and usually when you have a good attitude, your life is easier.
Partyin' in the USA with a little Miley. There is nothin' like a good dance stretch routine to get you goin' in the morning!
Prescott Cheer Camp from Katie English on Vimeo.
Hand Motions and Jumps Clinic: This "class" focused on the basics. We learned how to clap correctly, the high V and low V positions, and how to be sharp.
