Blog 8: Rough Draft of Presentation 1

Rough Draft of 10 Minute Presentation

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

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I plan on learning tumbling skills that surpass the level of tumbling I need to be on the team I am currently on. Teams are broken down by level of difficulty and depending on what level they decide to be for the season, everything they learn is based off of what is legal under their level. I am on a level 1 team, which is very basic everything. The tumbling permitted on level 1 teams includes (but is not limited to) back walkovers, front walkovers, forward rolls, backwards rolls, back extension rolls, cartwheels, roundoffs and a combination of any of the skills for a tumbling pass. Tumbling skills that exceed level 1 include back handsprings, back tucks, aerials, front punches, front handsprings, layouts, fulls, and many more. Throughout the season the team and individuals on the team work on achieving the tumbling skills that are within their level. If someone wants to excel in tumbling and learn skills that are past their level they have to come in on their own time and work at achieving them independently. Coaches will not take valuable time away from practice to teach kids upper level skills that they aren't even going to be allowed to perform; long story short it's a waste of practice time. So, if someone wants to excel in tumbling they have to sacrifice their own time and go in on their days off to get the tumbling skills they want. This is what I'm planning to do for my Independent Component #1.

2.

Meeting my 30 hours of work requirement will be extremely easy, especially since I'm learning tumbling, and it is not something that comes easy to me. At my gym we have "Team Tumbling" days every Friday where the kids from all the teams come in to work with the coaches on their tumbling skills. If you already have the tumbling skills on your team's level down perfect then the coaches will allow you to start working on upper level skills. So in addition to learning higher level skills I'm going to have to perfect the level 1 tumbling skills I already have in order to learn new ones. Therefore tumbling time I spend in practice perfecting my level 1 tumbling will count as work hours. After perfecting my tumbling in level 1 skills I will continue to go to team tumbling on Fridays from 5:00 - 7:00, and I will come to the gym on my off days to work for 2 - 3 hours. I am very confident I will be able to fill the amount of work hours required by this component because there are so many tumbling skills beyond level 1 that there is no way I'll be able to learn all of them within 30 hours. I'll be lucky to even learn one!

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My working EQ is: "What is the most efficient way to excel in tumbling in All-Star cheerleading?" By learning skills that are beyond my team's level of difficulty I will be excelling in tumbling. Through gaining these skills I also hope to gain an answer to my EQ. What works best for me? Why did using this technique while doing a back handspring help me more than another technique? The answers to the questions I'm going to get from my independent study component will help me answer my ultimate question, the EQ that drives my project. By making myself excel in tumbling I'm going to be finding some answers to my working EQ.

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

Tentative questions:

1. How long have you been involved in All - Star cheerleading?

2. Can you give a brief description of your job/role in the industry?

3. How did you come to work at the Starlite Allstars gym?

4. What specific qualifications do you have that show your experience and expertise in the sport?

5. In your opinion, what qualifies someone as an "expert" in All - Star cheerleading?

6. How long have you been coaching?

7. What have you achieved as a former All - Star cheerleader that you are most proud of?

8. What have you achieved as a coach that you are most proud of?

9. How long do you see yourself involved in All - Star cheerleading?

10. How has All - Star cheerleading affected your life?