But now my husband has started a blog of his own (http://www.worldshutyourmouth.com/) and put mine as a link. So, I better get back to it! The issue of the day for me is…Cheerleading. Not quite up there with the World Economic Collapse I know, but still.
My daughter has just started at Secondary School and has joined ‘Cheerleading Club’. Last week they were put into ‘squads’ and she was delighted to be in ‘Yellow’. Excellent. But when we asked what sort of sports they would be cheerleading at she told us that apparently it isn’t ‘that sort of cheerleading’. They don’t stand at the side when the school team is playing a game and shout and jump about as encouragement to the team and to rouse the other supporters (or lead the cheer as one might say). Oh no. Apparently, they dream up complicated routines and then compete against other schools.
Is it just me, or is this a faintly ridiculous idea? Making cheerleading the 'main event' is on a par (forgive the pun) with the golf world introducing competitive caddying! Mind you, maybe I should reserve judgement until I’ve been along to one of these events. It would be an amusing irony to find the school hockey team standing on the sidelines brandishing their sticks and chanting the cheerleaders to victory through their gumshields!
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