A cheerleader cheers for the team regardless if they are winning or losing, in fact I believe the cheerleaders are more for the crowd of fans than for the players. A good player should be so attuned to the game at hand that he is not even aware that the cheerleaders are even cheering.

It is nice to have someone cheering for you and it is nice to think you have their support but in reality, a cheerleader is not doing much to help you along your journey other than making noise. Cheerleaders don’t give advice to the team, and they surely don’t counsel the coaching staff during the game. Cheerleaders and the team don’t even practice together for the most part. When was the last time you saw a cheerleader with a headset on, or looking into the replay hood, or challenging a call? That is not the job of the cheerleader, and that is probably a good thing.

When a hard decision must be made, do you want the cheerleader saying “Go, Go, Go, Fight, Fight, Fight, Win, Win, Win.” Or would you prefer a coach giving you counsel from the sideline on what he has been observing and what he believes would be in your best interest from his knowledge of the game?

There is a lot to be said about moral support and true, if enough people are cheering for you, you can draw energy and encouragement from the crowd, but my preference would be again, to seek wise counsel and rely on the wisdom, knowledge, and experience of the coaches and counsellors who have been where I am seeking to go.

“Give me a “W”, Give me an “I”, give me an “N,”

WIN WIN WIN!!!