This week at school we had a “fun day” practice to end our season. It was great. It was optional so not all the girls came and we combined both JV and Varsity. Now many of you may be wondering… what is a fun day practice. I tend to be a pretty intense coach (I am working on it) so it is good to have some time when we can just goof off and have fun. So that is what we did. Of course everyone wanted to do stunting (putting girls in the air) with different people than normal. So we moved girls around, girls that are normally on top we had basing on the bottom and vice versa. It was great.
I have to say for myself that I also did both positions. It is good to sometimes not just “talk ” coach but to do. So I based as well. Hard stunts, one legged stunts as well as just easier ones. I flew a few different girls and of course pictures were taken. Once I have one I will post it. The funny thing about me basing is the height of the stunt. I am a short girl, so seriously the fliers were dying because they felt they were barely off the ground. I think they were high enough; my arms are extended in the air over my head so it’s not that short…. But it was super fun. Then they flew me. When I cheered I flew so that was fun as well. It was a great break for us and a great way to end the season!
I actually thought I might be sore from the “heavy lifting” but I guess working out pays off because I wasn’t. So being old isn’t so bad. This has definitely been the season of making the coach do things. At one of our practices before Nationals they also made me do a back handspring (gymnastics- if you don’t know) at the gym. So I did and of course they video taped it. It was on the tumbletrack onto a big mat ( I didn’t want to die- and it has been a loooooong time since I have tumbled in college) but it was fun.
It helps for the girls to remember that cheer is fun and that it’s not always hard work. Now we are on a break until try-outs and then won’t start the season until April!! I don’t know what I am going to do with all the time I will have in the afternoons. 
