Dance With Attitude, Cheer Until You Lose Your Voice

Two components of cheerleading where the audience assumes this is where cheerleaders are able to catch their breathe, but sometimes these components do just the opposite. These components are the dancing and cheering components in a competition.  During a routine there are specific points where the cheerleaders are able to catch their breathe, usually in areas where they feel they have time or where there bodies are not being strained. During the 2 minutes and 30 seconds on the performance mat there are far a few times where a cheerleader shouldn't be giving 100%, actually there are no times. During those 2 minutes and 30 seconds cheerleaders should be giving their all, hitting every stiff motion on time, being tight with every motion, and executing every skill perfectly.
The cheering component is one of the most important parts of a routine, just on the basis that this component gives cheerleading its name. The cheering component is one of the most crucial, here is where cheerleaders tell the crowd who they are. Cheerleaders work together and cheer in sync, which is harder then just memorizing a cheer. Cheerleaders need to hold a certain tone, they need to project their voices throughout an arena, all while emphasizing their words. During the cheer each cheerleader needs to speak and breathe as one to be able to hold the tone throughout the cheer. The judges do not want to hear the voices drop or fade in an out, they want to be able to understand each word, and they do not want to hear heavy breathing from the cheerleaders. Where the cheer is placed in the routine is up to the coach and team, but if it is placed in the middle of the routine it really takes it out of you. It is very important for cheerleaders to pace and control their breathing, if everyone does this it will help the cheer overall. During the cheerleading portion a team can do a combination of many different skills. Typically they involve a series of body motions group formations, jumps, standing tumbling, jump and tumbling combinations, and stunts. A cheer typically incorporates a teams mascot and colors in the chant, if coordinated correctly, props can be brought into the stunts during a cheer. Doing all of these different skills while cheering is very difficult, and it drains the body rather then rests it. There are upsides to the cheering portion though, and they are slowing down and not moving at such a fast pace, and also chanting as a team and being involved with the crowd. The support from the crowd, like in any sport pumps the cheerleaders up. They give it there all and when they hear people cheering for them they are able to strive longer.
The other component I introduced in the beginning was the dancing component. The dancing component I think adds the attitude into the routine. This is where the cheerleaders can literally strut their stuff. The dancing component is important to the routine because it not only excites the team but it excites the crowd. The dance typically increases the pace of the routine. This is where cheerleaders are able to show the judges how they can choreograph a good dance, execute it, and also add a little something of their own. Dances add a physical component to the routine, they are eye catching if done correctly. If done incorrectly it can potentially cost the teams points depending on the judges spreadsheet. Also, a messy or uncoordinated dance can degrade the overall routine, they are supposed to do the opposite. Just like in a cheer all of the cheerleader need to be tight and in sync with one another. If one person is off, the entire team is off. It is easy to lose count and get off beat during a dance which if noticed by the judges can also take points off for poor execution. They look at every motion and analyze every bent arm,wrist,and leg. They know what certain motions are supposed look like and they are able to tell when one cheerleader is off. When a dance is perfectly done it shows how well a team can work together, how they can all move as one, and how well the coordinated their bodies to each other. Even every step is crucial for spacing reasons, and judges take spacing very seriously.
These two components of competition are probably the most critiqued by the judges. That is why dancing and cheering are more difficult then they appear, they completed to near perfection.

Cheerleaders like to Tumble

As stated previously in this blog, there can be two separate seasons in cheerleading, typically if you are a high school or college cheerleader. For All-star cheerleaders there is only once season, and it is competition season. During competition season teams attend a series of competitions and championships. Unlike other sports who have a series of games to prove who is the champion, cheerleaders only get two minutes and thirty seconds, and within that time they have to perform skills in a either three or four components. For high school and college there are four components; stunting, tumbling, cheering, and dancing. For all-star cheerleading there are three components; stunting, tumbling, and dancing.
In this post I will be focusing on just the tumbling component of cheerleading in high school, college, and all star cheerleading.  At the high school level there are a set of safety regulations and precautions that must be followed. These rules are made for the best interest of the cheerleaders, and to prevent serious injury at this age level. Some of these regulations are as followed: 1) Dive Rolls are prohibited, this is when someone is standing two feet on the ground, extends their arms in front of them, jumps forward off the ground towards with their hands positions towards the mat, when the person hands hit the mat they are supposed tuck and roll and be able to position themselves to get back up on their feet. The reason this move is restricted, even tho sound simple is because it is hard to absorb the weight of ones body when jumping forward and rolling. If done incorrectly can cause serious injury to the neck, back, and arms. 2) Flips that exceed more than one rotation are prohibited, due to the high level of ability needed to complete this skill. Also when performed on cheerleading mats, if done incorrectly could cause serious injury. 3) Twisting tumbling moves such as a full twisting lay out are limited to only one rotation. Double full twisting layouts are prohibited.4) a three quarter flip to the bottom or to the knee is prohibited. This is when from the standing position one flips their body forward three quarter of a rotation and lands wither on their bottom or knee, this skill is prohibited because if done incorrectly and the weight of ones body isn't absorbs correctly could cause injury to the tailbone, knee, and ankle. 5) Aerial (skills completed with no hands) and rebound (skills completed with hands touching or rebounding off the mat) tumbling is prohibited over a individual or a prop 6) Back handsprings and standing back tucks are not allowed to be done with a prop in hand. (Cartwheels, rolls, and walkovers are allowed to be done with props and over individuals.) 7) Aerial skills (skills involving no hands) may not be done into a partner stunt, rebound skills may be done into a partner stunt. This meaning that the participant may do a  rebound skill into the loading or catching position of a stunt. 8) Dropping to a prone position on the performing surface from an airborne skills is prohibited.
These are all the restrictions placed on cheerleaders at the high school level. When you move on to college the restrictions become less strict. All-star cheerleading typically follows the same guide lines as college. Since college cheerleading is a more advanced level, restrictions are removed to allow more highly skilled moves.
The restrictions for college cheerleading are as followed: 1) Tumbling skills may not be performed under, over, or through partner stunts, pyramids, and individuals. 2) Tumbling skills may not exceed more than one rotation when flipping. 3) Dive rolls are also prohibited in college as in high school cheerleading 4) Twisting tumbling skills that exceed two full twists are prohibited. 5) Airborne drops to a prone position on the performance surface are prohibited.
There is a significantly less restrictions placed o college cheerleading, but the restrictions that remain are based off skills that have been the most prone to injuries.
For All-Star cheerleading, their tumbling restrictions differ from each level since there are multiple levels within all star cheerleading based on age and ability.
We will begin with the tumbling restrictions from the first level, they are as followed: 1) All tumbling must start and finish on the performance mat 2) No tumbling over, through, under an individual, stunt, or prop 3) Tumbling while holding or in contact with any prop is prohibited. 4) Skills must involve contact physical contact with the performance surface 5) Tumbling skills must involve hand support from both hand when passing through an inverted position 6) Dive rolls are prohibited 7) Participants may not complete a more difficult skill then a forward or back handspring.
For Level Two the following restrictions are applied: Restrictions 1,2, and 6 from Level One also apply to Level Two.  In addition the restrictions are :1) Flips and aerials are prohibited 2) Series of front and back handspring are not allowed 3) Jump skills following immediately after a tumbling skill is not allowed 4) Non airborne skills must involve hand support of at least one hand when passing through an inverted position 5) Airborne skills must involve hand support of both hands when passing through an inverted position 6) No twisting while airborne
For Level Three, restrictions number 1, 2, and 6 From Level One are also included in the restrictions for Level Three. In addition to those restrictions there are: 1) Flips are not allowed 2) Series of front or back handsprings are now ALLOWED 3) Airborne skills must involve hand support from at least ONE hand when passing through an inverted position. 4) No twisting while airborne 5) Back flips may only be performed in tuck position and only from a round off or a round off back handspring. This is when a participant does at lease three large speedy steps and puts their hand out first and lands with their feet together on the mat, from that position they are able to immediately rebound into a back handspring or a back tuck. 6) No tumbling is allowed after a flip or an aerial cartwheel
For Level Four, the same restrictions number 1 and 2 from level one apply here (Hence Dive rolls are now allowed). In addition to those the tumbling rule for Level Four are : 1) Standing flips and flips from back handsprings are now ALLOWED 2) Skills are allowed up to one flipping rotations and 0 twisting rotations. 3) Consecutive flip flip combinations are prohibited 4) Jump skills are not allowed immediately following a standing flip
Level Five is spilt into two different sections, youth and restricted level five.
For youth level five the following restrictions apply: The same restrictions Number 1 and 2 from Level One. 1) Dive rolls are ALLOWED 2) Tumbling skills are allowed with 1 flipping rotation and 1 twisting rotation 2) During a twisting skill no skill other than a twist is allowed to be performed 3) No tumbling is allowed to be performed after the twisting skill.
For Restriction Level Five the same restrictions that apply to Youth Level Five apply here.
For Level Six the tumbling restrictions include number 1 and 2 from Level One and also include the following: 1) Dive rolls are allowed 2) Tumbling skills are limited to 1 flipping rotation and 2 twisting rotations.
As you can see in all star cheerleading as the level become more difficult, the restrictions on tumbling lessen.
Each of these categories take the safety of the participants very seriously and that is why it is so important to follow these rules. Tumbling is one of the most difficult if not the most difficult portion of cheerleading and must be taken seriously by both coaches and cheerleaders.

It's All About The Uniform

In the world of Cheerleading, there are different categories that follow a set of different rules. Some of those rules differentiate between some of the most simple parts of cheerleading, for example the uniform. The major differences depend on high school level, college or all star and also dependent on being male or female.
For high school cheerleading the rules are made by the National Foundation of High School Associations, a common foundation that post many rules for coaches and cheerleaders. These were the set of rules that I had to follow all throughout high school. They did used to be didn't, and high school cheerleaders portrayed in movies do not necessarily follow the correct uniform regulations. In High School the requirements for a female uniform are the following: 1) Tops should be waist length, covering the full portion of one torso 2) Cheer skirts are typically at the length of 12 inches and should be wore at the naval 3) Although not mandatory, long sleeve under armor thermals are worn under the vest 4) Cheerleading shoes are required, typically these shoes are not worn outside and have any grips or treads on the bottom that would get caught on the cheer mats 5) Under armor spandex shorts are mandatory to wear under the skirt and must be fully covered.
Typically during competition season teams wear the under armor thermals to make the uniform and the cheerleaders look more organized. The only time the thermals are not permitted is typically out doors in hot weather, otherwise coaches and teams prefer to wear them at all times. The typical cheerleading sneaker are very light weight (typically just a few ounces) and are designed this way for stunting and tumbling. The shoes are typically tightly fit giving lots of support to the foot. Cheerleading shoes are used in every category of cheerleading and are mandatory to wear on the mat.
After high school comes college, and just like for students who have more freedom, uniforms also have more freedom. For females at the college level the uniform regulations are the following: 1) Tops may be shell, crop or midriff. Stating that tops do not need to cover the full torso of the body 2) No bra like styles, the top must go at least one inch below the bra line 3) No low cut necklines 4) No bare backs or excessive skin showing, other then the torso. 5) Fabric must be solid 6) Skirts can be no lower then two inches below the naval but are typically worn at the naval 6) Skirts must cover the hips, and can not be extremely short or tight 7) Spandex shorts or boy cut shorts are to be worn under the skirt and must be fully covered  by the skirt.
For male college cheerleading the following uniform regulations must be followed : 1) Full torso must be covered from shoulders to waist while standing 2) Sleeve length can be both short and long 3) the neck line may be either rounded or V-Neck 4) For pants, must be full length from waist to the foot 5) For shorts, must be no higher then mid thigh
Now for the last category which is All- Star cheerleading, who are know for the over the top uniforms, hair and makeup. Typically they follow most of the same guidelines as college cheerleaders and are allowed to wear shell, crop or midriff tops. The only other difference between the college regulations and all-star is that they are allowed to attach rhinestones to the uniform if secured to the fabric.
As stated before all cheerleaders are required to wear a cheerleading sneaker that is has a soft sole. Also  every cheerleader is required to wear their hair up. Which surprising has it's own set of rules. At the high school level cheerleaders hair must be up and above shoulder length, but at the college and all star level hair is allowed to be both half up and half down with portions touching the shoulders, but never fully down. A cheerleading bow typically constructed of the teams colors is to be worn in each female cheerleaders hair and secured tightly. Points can be deducted from the team if a hair piece or bow falls out during the performance and is stepped on my a team member because it causes a safety hazard. Jewelry is strictly prohibited in cheerleading performances, minus the exception of medial tags and bracelets. Also nail polish is not permitted to be worn during cheerleading performances for safety precautions.
Uniform regulations are taken seriously. Coaches typically check all cheerleaders to double check all standards are met before performing. Some competitions even have their own specific rules that upon arrival cheerleaders have to accommodate too, for example they can have certain regulations against certain types of shoes and body braces (i.e. ankle brace, wrist brace). If a cheerleader completes a performance while violation a regulation and are notice by a judge or staff member, the team will receive a reduction from the score sheet.

Quinnipiac University Cheerleading Trial

Cheerleading has started to receive support from people interested each year, it's becoming more noticeable and appreciated over time. Unfortunately, this growing sport has still not received that approval of some other athletes as well. Somewhat recently in my home state of Connecticut there was a trial involving this very issue at Quinnipiac University. For a briefing on the case for those unaware, it has to do with the university’s volleyball members suing the school for having put money into the cheerleading department. I have done some research on this case and the main issue of argument that this case is based off of is the “Title IX” document, which defines standards for men and women’s athletic sport teams. “ ‘Because QU receives federal financial assistance, its athletic program is subject to Title IX and QU must comply with its requirements,’ the volleyball players said in their suit.” (Goldman). In this case there is strong disagreement with the cheerleading squad and against Quinnipiac University. The volleyball team argues that they discriminate against women’s athletics. If so, then why would they be so supportive of the cheerleading team? The cheerleading team at the university argues that this issue should not be directed at them just because the university helped their department. The cheerleading squad at Quinnipiac University gives back to the university by saving the school money because of the members on their roster, and also provides money by hosting competitions at the university. I believe that the cheerleading squad should not have been attacked, they are part of the athletic department and the team had not done anything specifically wrong. Within this case there are many other issues that are discussed, but to try the cheerleading team in court and accuse them of not following the code of conduct in the “Title IX” document is disrespectful. Other issues, such as, the time the document was written up and the evolution in cheerleading since then should also be re addressed. The cheerleaders at Quinnipiac University seem to provide supporting evidence denying the volleyball teams assumptions. Unfortunately the final ruling in this decision went against the cheerleaders, and ruled them not a sport under the Title IX document. Judge Underhill stated the following “may… qualify as a sport under Title IX; today, however, the activity is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be treated as offering genuine varsity athletic participation opportunities for students”. Although the decision was not what the cheerleading team was hoping for, Judge Underhill did touch on the topic of the possibility of the future. Where cheerleaders may finally be considered athletes. So for cheerleaders across the world, they will have to do what they do best and keep their heads up.

Real Sport, Real Injuries

Since many people do not think that cheerleading involves any athletic ability, most people do not know that Cheerleading is ranked number 1 for all female sports, and number 2 for the most catastrophic sports injuries under American football. The skills cheerleaders attempt are dangerous, and if not done correctly can cause serious injury. I myself have been subject to many injuries in my cheerleading career. I have sprained both my ankles a combination of twelve times, sprained my hamstring, developed long term back problems, and tore all the crucial ligaments in my left ankle. Cheerleading is most definitely strenuous to ones body, just like any other sport. The United States Sports Academy stated the following, "A growing body of evidence indicates that the increasingly popular world of cheerleading has become one of the most dangerous athletic activities for women. Evolving from sideline squads that once led fans in school fight songs to high-powered, complex, acrobatic shows to motivate the crowd, cheerleading is racking up sprained wrists, twisted ankles, damaged knees, strained backs and sometimes much worse." With a growing impact of injury the safety regulations have began to become more strict, and more rules are being added ever year. Just  when researching previous information to post in this blog, I have came across new rules that have been put into place since the last time I cheered in 2011.  These new safety rules have even eliminated skills that used to be allowed, but were prone to injury. This is unfortunate because some of the limitations put on some skills, are the skills that give the "wow" factor to a performance, but it is more important to keep the safety of the participants then to wow the crowd. I have seen my share and have been apart of mishaps that occur and result in injuries. This is why is it very important for cheerleaders to always be attentive. Cheerleading is very dangerous because one persons mistake can effect an entire group of people. For example, when performing a pyramid, where each individual stunt is connected to another stunt, so if one stunt goes down than there is a possibility that the entire pyramid can fall. Everyone needs to focus on their own job, and be aware of their surroundings to master a skill. Mastering skills in cheerleading is very difficult, one never knows when something can go wrong or when a stunt can fall. This is why cheerleaders strive to master their skills and be able to perform a skill flawlessly, confidently, and on the spot. I believe that when a person has truly mastered a skill is when one can perform the skill in the correct setting, attire, while being mentally and physically prepared at any given point and time. Striving to master a skill is what leads to injury. Athletes around the world need to go about perfecting their athletic performances with caution, or they can risk the event of injury. Learning techniques the safe and proper way are the keys to success. There is only so much cheerleaders can do. Doctors have suggested that the amount of injuries can be due to coaches and administration rather than mistakes made cheerleaders themselves.  

"Those catastrophic injuries are due to lack of trained coaches, training in proper spotting, and to performing technical stunts like pyramids and tosses on concrete and other hard surfaces, the doctors say. They're asking pediatricians, especially those who advise schools, to push for sport designation, and better supervision and training"(NPR.org). The cheerleading community as a whole needs to put in greater efforts on being safe, but just for all you non believers out there, cheerleaders are real athletes who receive real life injuries because of the dangerous skills they perform.

Here is a video clip of the rise of injuries in cheerleading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbU_T6ZgQR4

High School Cheerleading Safety Rules and Regulations

Comparing High School and All Star cheerleading is easier said then done. Due to the multiple levels in all star cheerleading, there are different safety regulations that apply to each level. Then in high school cheerleading there are a set of safety regulations that are applied to every team, since they are not separated by levels.  In this blog entry, I will give some examples of the safety restrictions that high school cheerleaders are to follow. I will be able to describe to my readers exactly what these restrictions do, incase some are had to understand for those who do not know much about cheerleading.
High School cheerleaders follow a set of rules and regulations provided by the AACCA the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administration. Since there are many rules in which cheerleaders and coaches must obey, I will only be selecting a few important rules that I think are important. The rules are broken up in to category of performance.
First, will be Partner Stunts. Partner stunts are stunts performed within in a group of typically four people. Two bases, a back spot, and a flyer. In certain cases a fifth person called a front spot will be placed in the front of the stunt for more support. Speaking of spotters, a new rule was added in the 2012-2013 season was that states : In single based partner stunts (which mean instead of two bases there is only one), a spotter (person who stands by stunt incase of mishaps) is now required to be present in a single based partner stunt when the top (flyer) feet are in place of the bases hand at shoulder level. This is a new rule because the last competition that I participated in, there were single based stunts performed without spotters. Another rule I had noticed had changed since I was in high school referred to the dismount in partner stunts. When I was in high school, we were allowed to complete two full rotations of a twisting dismount. Now the rules state: The total number of twists in a dismount from a stunt cannot be greater then one and one and quarter twists. This means the the top (flyer) when dismounting from a partner stunt cannot twists their bodies more then one and a quarter times before landing in the bases arms. Next, in the category of Pyramids, which is when there are multiple partner stunts put together to put together one large group stunt. One rule states that; The top person in a pyramid must receive primary support from a base or be connected to a bracer who is on a base. A bracer may not support a majority of a top person’s weight. All of this means is that the flyer in a main stunt group (which in a pyramid is usually held at above the head level) cannot be primarily supported by bracers (who are flyers put up in a partner stunts at either side usually held at shoulder level), they must be supported by their base. Another way to look at this would be that if the bracers were not directly connected to the flyers in the main stunt group, that the pyramid would still be able to be completed. The next category is Inversions, this is when the tops' (flyer) head drops below their waist in a stunt. Since inversions usually occur in a partner stunt or pyramid, one must also follow all of the partner stunt and pyramid guidelines. This is where things start to get a little complicated, for a more complicated stunt, comes more complicated safety regulations.  One new rule added in 2012-2013 was that: A top person may be inverted in partner stunts in which the base of support remains below shoulder level (meaning the bases arms may not be extended over their heads) provided both the following conditions are met:

        a. At least one base or spotter protects the head/neck/shoulder area of the top person. This base or spotter must maintain contact with the top person until he/she is no longer inverted. (Meaning that there needs to be direct contact of support on the flyer until she has returned to the normal position or is dismounted.)

       b. During a downward inversion, two original bases or one original base and a spotter maintain contact with the top person in a position to protect his/her head, neck and shoulder area. This contact must be

maintained until the top person’s hands are on the performing surface or he/she is no longer inverted.
 Inversions are a specific type of a stunt and so is a toss, which is the next category. A toss is a stunt that consists of five people a back spot, two bases, a front spot, and the flyer. This type of stunt is a release skill, which means the bases do not maintain contact with the flyer during the stunt. Since this type of stunt is more dangerous, considering the bases do not have control over the stunt, there are specific rules just for this category. In all multi based tosses to a cradle the following rules apply

1. A top person must be caught by at least three of the original tossers, one of whom must be at the head and shoulders.
   
2. The toss may not be directed so that the bases must travel to catch the top person.
   
3. The top person may not hold any objects (poms, signs, etc.) during the toss.
   
4. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
   
5. The total number of twists cannot be greater than one and one quarter rotations 
6. No more then four tossers are allowed.                                                                                             Those are just some of the many restrictions put on the stunting portion of high school cheerleading. Since my audience may not know the difference between partner stunts, pyramids, inversions, and tosses; I have included video clips for each. 

Partner Stunt:
Pyramid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eykzG4vYJO0
Basket Toss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgidG0hwFeE
Inversion Stunt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNlrFbeXaM

The Difference of All Star Cheerleading

For those who are a complete third party to the world of cheerleading,  you may also be completely unaware of what All-Star cheerleading is. All-Star cheerleading is just another form of cheerleading, but it only consist of the competition aspects. Basically it gets rid of tradition, and adds something different. Those who have never seen an all-star cheerleading performance are probably the people who still believe that cheerleading is an un athletic activity. Those who have seen performances have hopefully adapted new judgements. All Star cheerleaders represent an entire new community of athletes, these men and women perform at the elite level. Being a part of an all star cheerleading team is a huge commitment, probably more then any sports team based off a school. All star cheerleaders can be compared to elite gymnast, with the vigorous hours of commitment and  strenuous work. They bust their butts to put on the performances that they do, which are truly astonishing. They are able demonstrate cheerleading skills that people do not even know exist. All star cheerleading brings out the enthusiasm and entertainment, something truly enjoyable for an audience to see. Much different then watching cheerleaders chant at football games. Unlike school cheerleading teams who divisions are separated by state, size of school, and size of the team; all star teams are separated by level. These levels are crucial in order to conduct a fair competition. Between level one through six there are different restrictions and rules that each section has to follow. Each level has different requirements to make the team, a difference in the difficultly of skills, and sometimes have age restrictions. These levels are put in to place to have teams compete with other teams equivalent to them, therefore there are no strong advantages to certain teams. There are multiple differences between all star and school based cheerleading below the college level. The safety rules between all star and school based cheerleading have the most significant difference of all. Some of the skills all star cheerleaders are allowed to perform are restricted at the high school level of cheerleading because of the level of difficulty.  There are also many other stunting and tumbling restrictions placed on school based cheerleading that is allowed in All Star. Another blog post with specific rules and examples will help give my audience a better understanding of what I mean by safety restrictions. Also, all star cheerleading does not involve an actual cheering segment. Typically, a high school cheerleading competition routine consists of stunting, tumbling, a dance segment, and a cheer segment. For all star cheerleaders they omit the actual cheer portion in the routine. The uniforms are even different between all star and high school, for example high school cheerleaders contrary to what people see in movies are not allowed to have their stomach showing. They are required for a full torso top. Also, all star cheerleaders do put on more of a performance then most school based cheerleading teams, so they have to show it. They go all out, what you see all star cheerleaders look like before competition is not similar to school based with the hair, the style, and the make up. Also as previously stated all star cheerleaders have much more of a commitment to the sport then school based teams, although their commitment level is still equivalent to that of any other athlete on another sports team. All star cheerleaders travel all over the united states, just for weekend competitions, not even for title holding championships. To think that these ladies and gentleman continue to participate in cheerleading without being recognized as true athletes, only goes to show how much love and passion cheerleaders hold. Cheerleaders work hard because they want to, they love what they do, and how hard they work reflects on the titles they earn. It is a complete different world then what everyone imagines it as. It's not all about the drama and being popular, its about the sport!

Below is a link of The Top Gun Large Coed Level 6 team performance at the Worlds 2012 Championship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugC9bcJChKc