Expert: James - 4/16/2008

Question
Hey I've been on my schools cheerleading team since september and love it and we're finally starting stunting, I'm 5 4" 128 lbs. and my coach wants me to third which sucks! I know this sounds selfish but I'd rather be at the top of the stunt than the person standing behind it. I have relatively weal arms so I'd be a bad base but the girls who are flying are tinny and that doesn't give me a fair shot even though I'm really flexible and can hit a scorpion and a heel stretch! Any advice on how to impress my coach in the next few weeks during strength and conditioning?

Answer
I know you're going to hate this answer but probably not. In sports you really have to put it in perspective of what each team needs. Perfect example, as a male I always wanted to be a base in our diamondheads. My first 2 years I never could get 2 though because I was one of the tallest guys on our team so needless to say I had to be a backspot. Finally my third year I got to because we had a couple taller guys to backspot. One way to impress your coach is to do whatever is asked of you and be good at whatever your asked. Who knows, maybe next year they'll have some bigger girls and you'll get to fly more. You just want to show off everything you can do. The girls (and guys) who can do the most are the most valuable on any cheer squad.