Big News For Today !!!

Some of you might know that this year I wanted Jade to start cheerleading and was thrilled to find a nice place really close to home. Anyway I had thought that since she had no experience that we would start with basketball cheerleading which would train once a week for an hour and would cheer a local basketball team throughout the season on Saturday mornings. Well so two weeks ago she did a cheerleading boot camp with this group and after many discussions with the person that run everything she talked me into letting Jade tryout for the competition cheer squad ... there went my nerves.

So this week stressing about it all I came to wonder how my 8 year old that loves music and dancing came to have no rhythm ??? So that's where we started ... then Monday and Tuesday she had a two hour training session where they taught them a cheer and a dance which on the Wednesday they would do in front of a panel of judges 4 of them at a time to try out for one of the three teams. There were so many girls so we knew there was a possibility we might not make a team but went to try out anyway.

It was so stressful, you swear I was trying out and the worst was the 4 moms whos kids were trying out could not watch so we were in this little back room ears to the door ... 20 mins later it was over with. Jade said she did well and that was all I could have asked for.

What they had to do in front of the judging panel was two jumps of their choosing, then a mat routine of their choosing, Jade did a round off, back handspring, front walk over, back walk over and splits, thank God the gymnastics is finally paying off. Then a cheer, then a dance and finally that same dance to music.

Last night we got the results and to my total amazement Jade made the Shooting Stars team which is the top team, oh my gosh here we go !!! Apparently most the gymnasts are in this group :-) so it did help !!! Now she will practise twice a week for two hours each and will compete 6 plus times during the season, this will be on weekends and we will have to travel if the events are far but for now they will be pretty local. On the weekends they don't compete they will cheer a basketball team, this is a requirement for them to compete in competitions.

I am excited and nervous and just relieved she made it, they start practising the end of August, can't wait to see her all dressed up in her little outfit, which by the way they get personally fitted for ... here we go !!!

Anyway wanted to share this with you all :-) A very proud moment for this mom.

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