Introducing: Do a Toe Touch!

Having just returned home from my first FCC camp in Czech Republic, I have decided to make a blog for all things related to Cheerleading. This is because I have a few endeavours in my life, some are larger commitments than others, and while my regular blog may handle the little day-to-day things, this blog is solely for my thoughts and other information relevant to myself and Cheerleading in general.

So, a little about me. I am a student of the University of Salford, currently just starting a second year BA Hons in Media and Performance. I already have a Higher National Diploma in the same subject as well as numerous side-line qualifications in art, fitness & diet, psychology, computing and sign language. I have been Cheerleading for just about two years now and while I have been volunteering as an assistant-coach for the past few months I am yet to take my coach training for the official qualification. I should have stated already that I am British, I live in the north west of England and so I have the wonderful experience of being a cheerleader in a culture which is only now slowly embracing it as an acceptable past time (let alone a recognised athletic sport.) I am also a boy.

My squad is the university squad affiliated with the students union. If you would like to visit our lovingly hard coded website developed by yours truly (I told you I had a qualification in computing) to find out more about us; The Salford Sirens, I would be honoured. We are operating at 'Level 2' which is a category in British Cheerleading meaning we can pretty much do anything beneath the difficulty of an un-braced extended lib. This categorisation is only for competitions however and we routinely build ambitious stunts in practice for use at sports performances.

My skills focus on tumbling and stunting, though I would only consider myself average at both. I am trying to be braver in pushing myself to do riskier things. Also, if your a follower of my regular blog you will know that I have been trying to build upper body strength in the hope of being able to lift more, faster and with greater control.

I have a few ideas in my head kicking around as what to write about; Pet peeves, questions I have been pondering, guides and musings etc which will be in the coming weeks and months so feel free to pop back.