I was a cheerleader throughout high school and I loved it! I transferred to a Catholic HS my jr. year where our squad wasn't grounded, it was SO much better, a lot harder, but much more fun. We went to Nationals every year and my senior year we got third place, it was soooooo exciting!!! I was a captain my senior year and it was such a blast. I do agree with OTW about cheer camp not being all that fun. I remember the first morning I woke up there freshman year I CRIED b/c I was so sore from the day before and sunburned and I just wanted to fake sick and stay in bed all day. But as the years went out, it got much easier. I agree that cheering is a sport, esp. competitive cheering! Cheer camp did have its fun moments though, especially the year when our bathroom window looked right in to the room of some of the guy cheerleaders who were teaching us.
I was also captain of the tennis team, and I have played tennis since I was 6...so that's almost 14 years...wow!
