Posted on 02/23/2023 6:35:45 AM PST by Mean Daddy
When Morrill High School (Nebraska) coach April Ott broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, she promised her that even if she couldn’t compete at the state tournament, they could still enjoy the whole experience.
They’d get fun coffee drinks, watch the more than 2,700 girls and 225 teams compete in the three-day cheer and dance competition in Grand Island and just have a good time.
But Kohel, the lone senior on what had been a squad of four, had other ideas. After talking it over with her mom, Della, she decided she had nothing to lose.
“I want to go to state, and I will cheer by myself,” she told her coach.
And that’s what she did.
(Excerpt) Read more at omaha.com ...
“Who gives coffee to teenagers?”
Waitresses. As a teen I drank coffee hanging out in the diner because the refills were free while all my buds paid for their refills.
lighten up francis.
Such a clueless comment - or better, an ignorant comment. Sports are actually very useful and beneficial to young people .
“The other three quit for personal reasons. Perhaps there is a story there.”
You’re probably right.
Sole senior on the squad and all three freshmen quit at the same time? Something definitely smells a bit off.
The fact the MSM doesn’t tell us makes me wonder about the “hero” narrative being presented.
THEN... there is even a MORE USELESS exercise, cheerleading!"
I disagree. Sports builds character, builds and trains the body, teaches group dynamics, etc..."
About 20 years ago, I read a book about killing lions from a dedicated African lion hunter. It was written before WWII and was very interesting. The author was not a professional hunter. Rather, he was a farmer and eliminating lions was necessary to make his lands/herds of cattle sustainable. He wrote a passage about what he thought about the difference between a hobby and a sport. In his opinion, the only difference was danger. If you couldn't get hurt, then it was a hobby. And this was from a guy who used to face lion charges with a 12 gauge shotgun. By that definition, cheerleading is definitely a sport.
Cheerleading 30 years ago and now are very different. Cheerleading today is basically team gymnastics- without the safety equipment. I read an article about 10-15 years ago that cheerleading has more injuries than any other sport. When my kids were in high school, I went to some of the games that my kids participated in. The cheerleaders were doing flips and tosses without mats below them. Any error and someone was going to get hurt.
True that....
That's the kind of person that made my air force great. More of that, less of this woke crap.
In the 70's I had a 6'2 230 lb sensitive whiner E-5 working for me. It was just embarrassing to have to deal with that then. Now, I imagine it is the norm.
Cheerleaders are also important as everybody could use some eye candy on the sidelines.
“THEN... there is even a MORE USELESS exercise, cheerleading!”
This wasn’t about sport or cheerleading. It was about individual effort, self confidence, perseverence and courage. Or are you a snowflake that wants to ban football?
That is an entirely different matter from sitting on a couch in front of a television drinking beer and eating chips while watching other men engaging in sports.
Everyone has his own opinion. It’s legal.
Who stated something different?
98% is cream, sugar & flavoring with a splash of coffee.
All the teens drink coffee, it’s a cool thing to do.
Most soft drinks have caffeine so it’s not like kids don’t take in caffeine from an early age.
Let me see, can I reply without calling you a name? I’ll try.
You have NO CLUE.
Sports cultivates perseverance, character, respect for others, loyalty to your peers, compassion for those on your team that need help, ability to accurately assess others, acceptance for your talent/skills rather than your looks or money, ability to follow plans, ability to improvise when plans don’t pan out, confidence in yourself, reliance on others, humility in winning (if you do it right), resilience in losing (if you do it right)... I could go on and on. OH - sports also breeds discipline, sometimes the important discipline to know when to keep your mouth shut...
I’ve benefitted immensely from playing football and baseball/softball (and I haven’t played in many years). The lessons I took from sports made be a better man, and helped me raise two sons who are good men. They played sports, too, and we bonded over it. I’ve got several grandsons who are eager to play sports, and their Dad and Grandad will be there supporting them, and they will know it.
I’m sorry you are disappointed with whatever it is, but your view is decidedly skewed.
I 100% absolutely agree with faucetman. 'sportsball' is nothing but bread and circuses designed to distract us from things that actually matter. Are you a drug user?
Feel free to spew your ad-hominem attacks at me too.
Go out and cheer on some multi-million dollar 'atheletes' that hate your guts.
I see so many snotty people here who take a crap all over everything. People post a nice, uplifting story and here they come to spew their rancid vomit. Miserable dreks as human beings.
this board ain’t what it used to be ... that’s for sure ...
I competed when I was young and have coached young people for 30 years in numerous different sports and the benefits are too many to list.
Either you and your bud faucet...are pathetic pencil necked wimps with no athletic skills whatsoever or you were unmercilessly taunted by jocks in school. Regardless of the myopic ignorance you believe as you do you couldn't be more wrong.
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