Me and a couple of my friends were going to do cheerleading nxt yr for our skool, but one of my friends can barely do a handstand off the wall. i dont really see how she would make it as a cheerleader. Although at the beg. of this skool yr she didnt even kno how to do a handstand on the wall i had to help her wit it. I was like trying to be nice and stuff when she told me she was doing cheer and stuff wit me, but she cant really do the stuff. Should i just keep trying to help her and stuff and maybe she can at least get a backbend kickover by the end of the year.
2007-04-07 12:28:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
omg im not turning my back on her, shes one of my best friends.
2007-04-07 12:46:06 · update #1
Emawee, you have done well. I am sure your friend already knows she just isn't as good as the rest of you. However, it would be nice to still help her out; after all you might need her help one day with something that she is good at. Now, when the tryouts occur, the coaches will pick the best, and then she probably will not make it, however, let them tell her that, so that you still preserve your friendship regardless.
2007-04-07 13:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by Lori 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Was there ever a time when YOU couldn't do a perfect handstand off the wall? What if people would have wrote you off as incapable then? Would you have been hurt if your friends would have been thinking, "Wow - she sucks!" ?
I might be wrong, but isn't being a cheerleader less about technical perfection and more about a feeling of unity with your friends? I think it will be sad if you turn your back on your friend. You wouldn't want her to give up on you!
2007-04-07 19:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by rebecca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is a friend, off course you should continue helping her
So she is no good at it and probably never will be.
Maybe she just enjoys your company and spending time with a good friend.
Or maybe she just enjoys cheerleeding practice,even though
she is disastrous.
Lots of people enjoy doing things, they will never ever master
and still enjoy very much, I have been playing very bad chess
for years now,but I will never give it up because i just
enjoy it too much.
It would however be cruel to make your friend believe you
think she can be a cheerleader when you feel she can't by the
end of the year.As a friend you must be honest about that.
2007-04-07 19:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may not be cut out for it but she still needs your help and support. Maybe by the end of the year she'll be able to do it. Just don't give up on her. She needs you to teach her and do it for as long as you can. I used to be able to do all the gymnastic stuff, and I can still do some. I try and teach my boys the moves when I can. and show them easy ways to learn them. Be gentle with her since this may be an embaraassing moment for her.
2007-04-07 23:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by Heather R♥se 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should continue to help her and encourage her to try out. I can hardly do any of that stuff but I made it as a cheerleader, I was ranked #2 of all the girls that tried out, just for being energetic, a good dancer/cheerer and stuff. Its not all about the technicalities. Good luck to both of you!
2007-04-07 19:37:11 · answer #5 · answered by noname 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well... if i were you i would still be helping my friend. If that is what she wants to try then help her out with it. Who cares how good she is. Maybe to make ur skills better u could go to a nearby gymnastics facility to practice. There could be many ppl there that could help ur friend, and u never kno maybe u could learn some new things too!
Hopefully this helped a little. :)
2007-04-07 19:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by need help soon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should be upfront and honest with her. Tell her that maybe she should try out for something else that might interest her. Be tactful when telling her this. You said it"maybe" she will get better, but then again maybe not. It's up to you, if u wanna take ur time to help her or not..Good luck either way..
2007-04-07 19:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by m1st1e316 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emawee continue to help your friend to develop her skills.As her friend you will want her to at least have a chance at the tryouts.You may not be able to help her enough to make the team but you will have at least tried your best and showed her that you are truly a good and supportive friend.I'm proud of you that you care for this friend enough to give of yourself.
2007-04-07 20:17:48 · answer #8 · answered by gussie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea definately help her!! that sounds like me!! at the beginning of our school year last year i had absolutly no idea how to do any type of gymnastics at all. in our gym class we were starting tumbling and i didnt have a clue how to do it. but my friend tifini helped me out with all of the moves i had to learn and when the day came that we had to do our moves in front of the teacher for a grade, i passed with an A+!!!! so i say keep helping her!! it really does help.
2007-04-07 22:29:23 · answer #9 · answered by Alyx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you should do is confront her but be nice about it and offer to help her get better and work with her every day and she will get better eventually
2007-04-07 19:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by jojo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋