Cheerleading Community Blog

I just got done watching the True Hollywood Stories “Cheerleading” episode and yet again the industry is associated with all of the negativity that happens throughout the year, not all the great things cheerleaders are doing around the world. I want to get your perspective … who saw the show and what did you think?

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Wow so it’s been a long 8 months here at CheerOutLoud. Jason and I finally got together in person as I stayed with him while I was in town competing at the AVP Brooklyn event on August 23. I also realized that I was battling an ear infection and respiratory infection at the same time. Pretty harsh. I ended up in bed for a few days when I got back to San Diego. Our sessions in his office were great and we went through the website and made revisions to a lot of features, interacted with our development team and connected with some members for feedback. We love feedback and we want your feedback on what you want for features, what tools do you need to make cheerleading better for you? What companies do you want to see on the site? What brands do you just love?

In case you didn’t know we’re all over the web by now and we wanted to share with you what sites you can find us on as we all know that managing multiple profiles is tough, but to make it easy here is where we are:

YourMinis: http://www.yourminis.com/people/yourminis/cheeroutloud
SuperViva: http://www.superviva.com/ideas/23680-make-CheerOutLoud-a-successful-business.html
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cheeroutloudteam
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=779785022
TeenInk: http://teenink.com/talk/member.php?s=fe0fc430d95e15ef45720176d41cecaa&action=getinfo&userid=9966
Australian Cheerleading Online: http://www.acacheer.com/dragonfly/index.php?name=Your_Account&profile=cheeroutloud
Spain Cheerleading Directory: http://www.worldwidirectory.com/Europe/Spain/Recreation/Sports/Cheerleading/
Technorati: http://technorati.com/blogs/blog.cheeroutloud.com

So with all of the hardwork and long nights that have gone into CheerOutLoud.com to make it the best experience for cheerleaders arounf the world, we’re now looking to our current 550 BETA members to give us some feedback on what they want to see next!

thanks for all of your support!

Jason & BJ
Co-Founders

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H- Heart

A- Attitude

B- Believe

I- Intensity

T- Talent

S- Skills

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A NEGATIVE MIND SPAWNS ONLY NEGATIVE IDEAS.

It is a physical impossibility for a negative mind to generate positive thoughts. When you allow yourself to dwell on the negative aspects of life, negative thinking expands to fill all of your thoughts until there is no room for positive thoughts to grow. It becomes an endless cycle. The habit of negative thinking generates more and more negative thoughts, which the mind attempts to turn into physical reality. The result is a life of despair and hopelessness. Develop the habit of eliminating negative thoughts the moment they appear. Start small at first. When you first hear that inner voice that says, “I can’t do this,” put the thought out of your mind immediately. Instead, concentrate on the task itself. Break it down into manageable parts and complete them one at a time. When the job is finished, tell your doubting self: “You were wrong. I could do it, and I did!”

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In 1999, while I was a cheerleader at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, my friends are I were asked by the NBA to help them start a crowd-interactive square. We weren’t sure what they wanted, and they weren’t sure what we were capable of… so it was perfect! Haha. Our first event was the Hall of Fame Game in Connecticut and I guess we did a great job because only a month later, they sent us to Milan, Italy. It’s been a fun ride since then…

1999 - Hall of Fame Game, Springfield, Mass.
1999 - McDonald’s Championship at the Fila Forum in Milan, Italy
1999 - Exhibition Game in Mexico City, Mexico
1999 - NBA Japan Games at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
2000 - NBA All Star Game, San Francisco (Oakland)
2001 - NBA All Star Game, Washington DC
2002 - WNBA All Star Game, Orlando
2002 - NBA All Star Game, Philadelphia
2002 - WNBA All Star Game, Washington DC
2003 - WNBA All Star Game, New York City
2003 - NBA Europe Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France
2003 - Exhibition Game at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain
2004 - China Games at Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China
2004 - NBA China Games at Capital Stadium, Beijing, China
2005 - NBA All Star Game, Denver
2005 - WNBA Sll Star Game, Connecticut
2006 - NBA All Star Game, Houston
2006 - WNBA All Star Game, New York
2006 - USAB in Guangzou, China and Seoul, Korea
2006 - NBA Live in Barcelona, Spain, Paris, France, Rome, Italy and Cologne, Germany
2007 - NBA All Star Game, Las Vegas

In all the years I’ve been cheered for the NBA, I have never seen our routines. Needless to say, it’s taken a long time to get these videos of our performances and I am so excited to share them with you. Enjoy…

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As a player, a coach, and a spokesman, Mike Ditka has firmly established himself among the legends. I was fortunate enough to be one of about 100 people to hear him speak this morning. Prior to Mike Ditka was a guest speaker, a retired football player from the NY Giants, Brad Benson. Benson transformed his winning skills on the gridiron to become one of the area’s leading marketers and most successful business people! It was a privilege to hear them both speak.

Brad Benson’s most influential statement was this… “If you can revert to basics when others are in a crunch, you’ve got the edge.”

This was a simple reminder to me that fundamentals are the key. I remember my days competing, the long days spent at high schools around the area, sitting and waiting and pretending not to be nervous for benefit of my team. By the time I actually stepped out onto the mat, I had gone over the routine in my head so many times that there was no way I would forget where I was supposed to go or what words to say when. The all the sudden the music would come on and everything I had just prepared for was gone… I had nothing to rely on but my instinct. Focusing on the fundamentals and practicing as if it were competition, every time, had trained my mind and body to perform without even thinking.

After a 20 minute break, it was time for Mike Ditka to take the podium. Brad Benson was asked to introduce him. Brad had never personally met Mike and actual played for one of the other (arguably) best coaches in the NFL so what he said was interesting. He said that having just sat next to him for a few minutes, he got the distinct feeling that he [Mike Ditka] was the sort of person that could change your perspective on anything, in an instant; and that is the kind of coach he would have loved to play for.

Mike Ditka only spoke for about 40 minutes but the little he said was packed with valuable information. He said if you want to be mediocre, no one will stop you. If you want to be a winner, be successful, there’s a price to pay: you’ve got to stay longer, practice harder, and do everything right, all the time. You must have a commitment to excellence.

He said, “It’s all about the ACE.” ACE is an acronym for Attitude, Character, Enthusiasm.

Attitude is something that you choose. You are a product of what you think.
Character is who you are. Not your reputation (what people perceive of you) but what you do when you’re alone. Whether you do what you know is right.
Enthusiasm is the fuel that drives everything. If you don’t like what you are doing, don’t do it. If you do like what you are doing, do it as well as you can.

He left me with one final thing… he was talking about his Super Bowl experience as a player when he said that the day he fully understood how to be the best was when he realized how to play as a teammate and not an individual. He said that by playing more for the team than for himself, he was able to inspire others to be their best and they went on to win the Super Bowl that year.

Something extra… I’d like to start a conversation between all of us to get some feedback about your experiences… what are some things you really dislike about the sport? What are some things you’d like to see more of? I’m talking… at competition, in regards to your coaches, how your uniform could fit better, etc.

Either post a comment to this post, or email me directly at info@cheeroutloud.com

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