Is it too late to start cheerleading?

Question

I'm really flexible. I did cheerleading for a year but had to stop due to a really bad broken leg. I toke gymnastics for 3 years and toke lots of dance. I'm 13 is it too late to start cheerleading again. BTW I toke cheerleading when I was 9.

Answer 1

I wouldn't say it's too late but from experience I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

I mean the risks are tremendously high and there's no point really.  You have to practice for 2-3 hours per day, 3 times a week (or more), every week, year round, for a few 2-4 minute performances.  Honestly I think it's a waste of time.  Also, my friends and I got seriously injured.  I was a flyer, backspot, and base (at that time I was 5'3 so I could do anything really) and I have to tell you it sucked coming home everyday in pain because of conditioning, or falling while doing a basket toss, getting hit in the face while your flyer is doing a double down, hurting you arms catching the flyer, falling on your head doing backhandsprings and tucks.  I got kicked in the face like 29 times and one time I fell while doing a toe touch basketball toss, and if one of bases didn't catch me a little I would have fallen on my back really hard.

It's really dangerous but if you want to do it then you can still start.

Answer 2

if you are only 13 no way... keep going! I was a jr.high cheerleader both 7th and 8th grade year... then I moved to much and didn't get to try out my freshman or sophomore year! my junior year i tried out and made it... now i am the only Sr. on our squad and also the Head Cheerleader!!!!!

what ever you want to do, I say GO FOR IT!!!!

Answer 3

It's never too late to follow your dream.

Answer 4

NOT AT ALL! I am 13 and this year was my first year and I rocked at it. YOu sound like you would too, espcially if you have done dance and gymnastics. They are all very similar actually