Sundolls

[Rabbi Bull]

wouldn't you think something is wrong when everytime you put pressure on your wrist that you had pain that something was wrong?

[chicky9914]

Honestly not really...I had no idea it was broken, I just figured it was a little sore.  Would you want to let your teammates down though?  Cheerleading is such a team sport, you spend all year basing a girl...you spend all year holding that girl's foot in your hand, essentially creating a mold out of your hands for her foot to stand on...with stunting, particularly basing, there's really no right or wrong grips, but flyers have their preferences.  To all a sudden leave my stunt group without a base and have to throw somebody totally new in there would have been very difficult, which is why it's so tough dealing with injuries on a cheer squad.  That's why most cheerleaders just suck it up and keep going...you figure you can deal with the pain for 2 or 3 hrs of practice, then go on with the rest of your day, and then on competition day, you only gotta do it once for 2 min and 30 seconds...then you have all the time in the world to rest it afterwards.

[BULLheaded]

Yeah I know what you mean about the orthpaedic frequent flyer card...I've been seeing one since I was 9: 3 arm breaks (2 right, 1 left...had surgery on the right one to straighten the bone- the way it was broken, it was actually bent in half), the 2nd surgery was for a dislocated, shattered elbow- needed pins and had to basically "regrow" an elbow...that was in gymnastics.  Third arm break was at my right wrist- was broken for 6 weeks and didn't even know it, continued to cheer on it.  3 ankle sprains of grade 2 and higher (2 kept me out for 6 months and required rehab), broken nose that needed reconstructive surgery, 2 sprained necks from falling on my neck/head tumbling, and a broken toe, and I have tendonitis in both wrists from years of overuse....and to think, all those injuries with the exception of 1 ankle sprain happened before I turned 18!!!

GEESH! You don't happen to be related to a guy named Evel do you?

[Rabbi Bull]

honestly i'm all for teamwork, and not disappointing your team, but if you broke your wrist, i'm sure they could have managed, i mean there are other girls on the squad and they did get there for a reason, they can't be all that bad

[chicky9914]

BUMP!! Come watch us perform tomorrow!!

[___ Eats It]

You know, this thread really stinks without some pictures.   ;D

[Sitting_BULL]

You know, this thread really stinks without some pictures.   ;D

Here you go........

[Sitting_BULL]

[ucfknights04]

I was checking out the competition site, because UCF is competing as well, but I didn't see USF on the list.  Anyone know how it works as far as divisions or whatever?  Thx.

from varsity.com

Division IA Cheer

SEMI FINALS

   * University of Cincinnati

   * Indiana University

   * Oregon State University

   * Ball State University

   * University of Kansas

   * Wake Forest University

   * Mississippi State University

   * Colorado State University

   * Central Michigan University

   * Syracuse University 8:51 PM

   * University of Oklahoma

   * University of Illinois

   * United States Naval Academy

   * Pennsylvania State University

   * Kent State University

   * Michigan State University

   * Louisiana State University - Automatic Finalist

   * Ohio State University - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Central Florida - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Alabama - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Hawaii - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Kentucky - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Memphis - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Minnesota-Minneapolis - Automatic Finalist

   * University of Tennessee - Automatic Finalist

[CoolBull1]

Heard from somebody in the know....the USF All Girl Squad made the 7 team final.  Reportedly, the squad had an awesome performance in their second performance, so they could finish higher than 4th place which they have apparently had the last two times.  Give it up for Lisa Soncrant and the girls!

Also, the SunDolls made it for Jazz and Hip Hop.

That's 3 for 3 into the finals which is tomorrow.