Friday, January 18, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Blog 12: Third Interview Questions
Questions for Interview 3
My EQ: What is the most efficient way to excel at tumbling and stunting in All-Star cheerleading?
1. What is the most efficient way to excel at tumbling and stunting in All-Star cheerleading?
2. How would you determine whether or not someone is excelling at stunting?
3. How would you determine whether or not someone is excelling at tumbling?
4. How can you determine what qualifies as an efficient way to excel at either of these?
5. Is excelling efficiently something an All-Star cheerleader should be good at or hold as a priority?
6. Do you believe there are multiple ways to determine whether or not someone is excelling at stunting or tumbling efficiently?
Follow up: If so, what do you believe are some ways a person can excel at stunting and tumbling efficiently?
7. From your experience in the industry, what do you believe are the most important/significant aspects of cheerleading as a sport?
8. How fast should All-Star cheerleaders be progressing throughout the season as athletes, and how would you measure that progress?
9. Is there a part of All-Star cheerleading that is harder to learn or progress at?
Follow up: If so, what can an athlete do to make sure they progress in that area as fast as they should be?
10. What do you believe an All-Star cheerleader's biggest concern/priority should be and why?
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Blog 10: Senior Project Update
1) What are you currently doing in your Independent Component?
I am currently going to practice 2 times a week (3-4 times a week during the week preceding a competition). Each practice is 2 - 3 hours, although it is more commonly 3 hours. I am going to start counting my practices as hours for Independent Component next week, when my doctor says I am fully cleared to start practicing again. Since I've been sick lately I haven't been practicing like I normally do. These last 3 weeks or so I've been taking it easy since I've been in bad health. However, this week I have been stunting and I threw my backwalkover at practice on Monday and Wednesday for the first time in over a month. I will be tracking my progress for Independent Component starting on Monday, the 10th of December.
2) The most recent piece of research I've gotten for my senior project would have to be my first cheer competition of the season. My team competed for the first time against another team and we got first place! I've been to many All - Star cheer competitions, but I've never competed in one before, so I learned a lot from my experience of being on a team and having to go through the day as an athlete and not a spectator. Being able to review the scoresheets from the competition and see what the different aspects of our routine were scored would have to be the most resourceful thing I got out of the competition. My science fair project has to do with the scoring of tumbling and stunting sections in routines and focuses on how to maximize the score of the routine. So this competition was very useful for that aspect of my project. In addition, since my senior project is focusing specifically on stunting and tumbling, the scoresheets were very helpful since they're divided up into three sections: stunting, tumbling, and dance/formations. This competition made me realize how crucial those aspects of the routine are, and it reinforced my confidence in choosing the right aspect of the sport to focus on. The next place I will be going to in my project will be to excel at these categories of the sport, which will be easy since my routine is currently under a 'makeover' process in which our choreographer is adding more difficulty to the stunting and tumbling aspect of our routine.
3) This is a picture of my team, coaches, and I at our competition with our 1st place trophy and banner!
I am currently going to practice 2 times a week (3-4 times a week during the week preceding a competition). Each practice is 2 - 3 hours, although it is more commonly 3 hours. I am going to start counting my practices as hours for Independent Component next week, when my doctor says I am fully cleared to start practicing again. Since I've been sick lately I haven't been practicing like I normally do. These last 3 weeks or so I've been taking it easy since I've been in bad health. However, this week I have been stunting and I threw my backwalkover at practice on Monday and Wednesday for the first time in over a month. I will be tracking my progress for Independent Component starting on Monday, the 10th of December.
2) The most recent piece of research I've gotten for my senior project would have to be my first cheer competition of the season. My team competed for the first time against another team and we got first place! I've been to many All - Star cheer competitions, but I've never competed in one before, so I learned a lot from my experience of being on a team and having to go through the day as an athlete and not a spectator. Being able to review the scoresheets from the competition and see what the different aspects of our routine were scored would have to be the most resourceful thing I got out of the competition. My science fair project has to do with the scoring of tumbling and stunting sections in routines and focuses on how to maximize the score of the routine. So this competition was very useful for that aspect of my project. In addition, since my senior project is focusing specifically on stunting and tumbling, the scoresheets were very helpful since they're divided up into three sections: stunting, tumbling, and dance/formations. This competition made me realize how crucial those aspects of the routine are, and it reinforced my confidence in choosing the right aspect of the sport to focus on. The next place I will be going to in my project will be to excel at these categories of the sport, which will be easy since my routine is currently under a 'makeover' process in which our choreographer is adding more difficulty to the stunting and tumbling aspect of our routine.
3) This is a picture of my team, coaches, and I at our competition with our 1st place trophy and banner!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Update on Senior Project
MENTORSHIP:
Unfortunately I've been really sick these last couple of weeks, and I've been busy trying to catch up on all of my school work. Since I've been sick I haven't been able to practice cheer with my team or coach the youth rec teams I coach for mentorship hours. This weekend I have a competition coming up and I was luckily able to start cheering again on Monday. Since this is the weekend before a competition, and practice schedules overlap since every team in the gym has to practice every day, I will not be able to do Mentorship hours this week. However, starting next week, I'll be able to continue with my mentorship and coach my girls. :)
INDEPENDENT COMPONENT:
Again, since I've been sick I haven't been able to cheer lately, and even though I've started practicing again, my doctor still has not cleared me to tumble. My independent component is based off of me tumbling and improving in the tumbling aspect of all-star cheer, but I will not be able to start tumbling again for another week. Once I am fully cleared to practice again I will be back in the gym almost every day working hard to catch up with where I should be.
SCIENCE FAIR:
The only good thing that has come out of being sick is that I got to sit back and watch my team and other teams in the gym during practice as a spectator instead of an athlete. I got to see my teammates improve and witness our routine change due to more people gaining skills. I'm very excited to start documenting how our routine scores at competition this weekend and to compare how it is scored once it is changed again. Competition season is starting so I have to get ready to start collecting data.
Unfortunately I've been really sick these last couple of weeks, and I've been busy trying to catch up on all of my school work. Since I've been sick I haven't been able to practice cheer with my team or coach the youth rec teams I coach for mentorship hours. This weekend I have a competition coming up and I was luckily able to start cheering again on Monday. Since this is the weekend before a competition, and practice schedules overlap since every team in the gym has to practice every day, I will not be able to do Mentorship hours this week. However, starting next week, I'll be able to continue with my mentorship and coach my girls. :)
INDEPENDENT COMPONENT:
Again, since I've been sick I haven't been able to cheer lately, and even though I've started practicing again, my doctor still has not cleared me to tumble. My independent component is based off of me tumbling and improving in the tumbling aspect of all-star cheer, but I will not be able to start tumbling again for another week. Once I am fully cleared to practice again I will be back in the gym almost every day working hard to catch up with where I should be.
SCIENCE FAIR:
The only good thing that has come out of being sick is that I got to sit back and watch my team and other teams in the gym during practice as a spectator instead of an athlete. I got to see my teammates improve and witness our routine change due to more people gaining skills. I'm very excited to start documenting how our routine scores at competition this weekend and to compare how it is scored once it is changed again. Competition season is starting so I have to get ready to start collecting data.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal
1. My topic is All-Star Cheerleading.
2. Problem: Kids will not be able to make a Level 2 All - Star Cheerleading team unless they either have Level 2 tumbling skills or are very close to achieving them.
Quote: "If you guys want to progress to a higher level team next year, you need to show us that you have the next level skills or are close to getting them. Since we've coached you, we know your guys' abilities, your strengths and weaknesses, and what skills you're capable of obtaining in a certain amount of time. Other coaches won't, and if you try out for another team next season, if you don't have a back handspring you're not going to be put on a Level 2 team."
Gonzalez, Rene. Allstar Cheer Practice. Starlite Allstars Gym, City of Industry, CA. August 2012. Lecture.
3. Hypothesis: If an All - Star Cheerleader follows a specific conditioning and stretching process, they will be able to obtain a back handspring within a month of starting training for it.
4. I am going to get 22 kids from my gym who don't have back handsprings and track their progress on a spreadsheet of specific exercises they should do to help them get their back handspring. For example, you should be able to do a handstand snap down before you learn how to do a back handspring because a handstand snap down is a skill needed to perform a back handspring. So, I will track how long it takes for each of them to obtain the skills, such as a handstand snap down, needed for a back handspring, and what they did during each practice period. In addition to tracking the progress of the kids, I'm going to be tracking my progress, as my Independent Component 2 is getting a back handspring myself. The tools I'm going to use are Excel for my spreadsheets, a calendar (days) to measure progress, a spring floor, mats, and my coach/mentor to help guide me and the rest of the kids.
5. Anatomy and Physiology
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers
(1) What is the most efficient way to excel at tumbling and stunting in All-Star Cheerleading?
(2) I am not going to revise my EQ at this time
(3) Possible answers are knowing what can be achieved for each level, the way the judges score you, how to train for certain skills, experienced coaches, stretching, strengthening, and getting over mental blocks.
(2) I am not going to revise my EQ at this time
(3) Possible answers are knowing what can be achieved for each level, the way the judges score you, how to train for certain skills, experienced coaches, stretching, strengthening, and getting over mental blocks.
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