Being a聽聽cheerleader and coach has聽been a huge part of my student life. I come from an All-Star Cheer background but when I started at BU, I was still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. It鈥檚 reignited my love for the sport and fuelled my desire to exceed my previous level.
In my second year, I was given the opportunity to take over as Cheer Coach of the team which was a completely new experience for me and a big learning curve. Coaching has allowed me to develop a more in-depth understanding of both the sport and the scoring system.
This year, with the support of聽my Sports scholarship, I鈥檝e聽been able to balance聽coaching the BU Falcons team and training聽with . Hail will聽represent England at the this April.
The knowledge I have gained through coaching has enabled me to improve my own performance and I聽led聽BU Falcons Coed Level 3 team to 1st place (and to become Grand Champions) at the 2020 Legacy University Nationals. We achieved the highest score of our division and the highest score across the whole of Level 3.聽
Although I do find coaching challenging at times, it is incredibly rewarding to see my team improve and compete at the highest level of university cheerleading. I believe its important to instil positivity, good sportsmanship and comradery in all members of the team. In fact, it鈥檚 essential in a sport that is based on a team鈥檚 ability to tumble in-sync as well as lift and throw each other.
I believe its really important for people to understand what we actually do as cheerleaders. There are still a lot of misconceptions about our sport but as it鈥檚 growing in popularity, it鈥檚 starting to be reported more accurately. We were all really excited to be featured in the 聽about our sport.
February 2020
