Faulkner State Cheerleaders bring home top honors from UCA Camp – August 2010
Bay Minette, Alabama— Faulkner State Community College’s National Championship Cheerleaders continued their flawless reputation by capturing blue superior ribbons in multiple categories at the 2010 Universal Cheerleaders’ Association College Camp.
After being named national champions two years in a row, it is no surprise the Sun Chief Cheerleaders brought home blue ribbons in every category, including game planning, chanting and cheering.
Going to camps held by groups such as the UCA, the cheerleaders have an opportunity to better themselves and their routines. During the 12-hours a day, four-day camp, the teams attended basket, pyramid, stunt, cheer and chant workshops to prepare them for the upcoming year.
More than 900 campers from across the nation represented the 60 colleges and universities at the UCA Camp. Competing against schools from the University of Alabama to Ole Miss to Western Kentucky University, the Sun Chief Cheerleaders rose above the cheering towers to represent Faulkner State as a major competitor in the Camp.
Faulkner State Cheerleading coach Celeste Robertson said the team performed at a standard that represented how hard the student-athletes work throughout the year to make an appearing effortless routine.
“The team is on a strict workout program that includes everything from free weights to yoga,” Coach Robertson said. “We run hills, do sprints, run marathons, stretch like crazy and lift weights. “
The cheerleaders’ week during the fall and spring semesters generally consists of four steady days of practice.
“Typically, we have conditioning and weights on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, running and cardio on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, and practice Monday through Thursdays,” Coach Robertson said. “Cheerleading as a sport has become so athletic; so if you want to be competitive, there really is no ‘off season.’”
Though the cheerleaders work throughout the year to create a compelling routine, their hard-work pays off as crowds and fans jump at the opportunity to see the team in action.
“The competition routines are a constant work in progress,” Coach Robertson said. “We begin choreography in early August for the new student orientation, and from there, we make changes to music, difficulty levels, etc. as the year progresses.”
With 24 new additions to the Faulkner State Cheerleading team, this year promises even more high-flying, taller-towering, louder-chanting routines.
For those who want to see the action-packed Sun Chief Cheerleaders in person, the team performs at every basketball game, home and away. Home games are held on the Bay Minette Campus in the Jack Robertson Arena throughout the fall semester and in early spring.
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