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Additional School Resources
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Guidelines for Cheerleaders |
Objectives |
As a cheerleader you should have some major objectives:
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To promote the type of sportsmanship that will
help students to acquire the basic attributes of good citizenship.
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To develop a wholesome school spirit.
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To develop loyalty to your school and team regardless of the outcome of
the game.
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To promote a cooperative spirit among the student body, the faculty and
the school administration.
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To help your school achieve the most worthwhile objectives of its
interscholastic athletic activities.
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To promote good pep rallies.
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Helpful Hints |
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The most important thing for you to remember about sportsmanship
is to always cheer positively. It is never appropriate to cheer against the
other team or to cheer an opposing player’s mistake; it is much more effective
to cheer for your own team.
- Some people feel that the first yell at every game should be a "welcome
yell." If you have exchange yells, encourage students from your own school to
welcome the opposing cheerleaders and to cooperate with them. You will be a
strong influence in the success of such an exchange.
- It is a good idea to make an agreement with cheerleaders from the opposing
school on when to cheer. A suggestion is for one school to have the privilege of
cheering first during the time-outs for first and third quarters, the other
school going first during time-outs of the second and fourth quarters.
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When to Cheer |
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- As your team comes on the floor or field.
- When your own team or a player makes an
exceptionally fine play.
- When a substitution is made on your team.
(Cheer outgoing player and incoming player.)
- As a tribute and encouragement to an injured
player of either team.
- When an opponent, who has played
spectacularly, leaves the game. Such a cheer would be recognition of a fine
exhibition and a concrete example of good sportsmanship.
- As encouragement to your won team in its
drive for a score.
- As encouragement to your own team in defense
of its goal.
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When Not to
Cheer |
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- As team signals are being called.
- When an opposing player makes a mistake or
the opposing team is being penalized—this is poor sportsmanship.
- When an opposing player in injured. (Any
expression of pleasure of joy over the injury of an opponent is bad taste
and will reflect poorly on you and your school).
- If opposing rooting section has already
started a cheer or the opposing school band is playing. (A pre-game
conference of opposing cheerleaders can help to avoid conflict with each
other’s effort.)
- As important announcements are being made
over the public address system such as the giving of lineups, etc.
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