I want to be a cheerleader sooo badly?
I am currently a freshman in high school. I have recently decided that I want to be a cheerleader, even though I have NO experience... I'm not even into sports or anything, but that's just because I don't like the idea of getting hit by a ball LOL. I want to be a cheerleader because it seems like fun, my parents are bugging me to get more involved in school, and it seems like good exercise. I have friends who are cheerleaders, and it doesn't seem like too much work maybe compared to some schools. They yell, hold their arms up, do some elevators and dancing, etc. The thing is, I will be going into it 1-3 years after most girls. I can't even do a cartwheel, handstand, splits OR really dance. I figure I have about 6 months to work at this, and I really want to! Any help from anyone please? Additional Details Oh I'm also really skinny (like only just over 100 pounds) and I'm about 5'6'', just so you know... not anorexic people it's just how I am.
I hate myself because I'm really bad at sports?
I'm a 15 year old girl, and I fail at every sport imaginable. You might say this is an exaggeration, but it's not. For example... Today I got a lower score at bowling than my 7 year old brother. Seriously, it was so awkward. My mom and my brother were both laughing at me the whole time. I get good grades at school, but can't seem to make physical objects, like balls, go where I want them to. I'm such a clumsy person, and have to constantly pay attention to where I'm walking and what's in front of me. If I zone out for just a second, I find myself walking right into someone. My parents say that school is all I'm good at. When I do something physical, I get so embarrassed that I do it badly on purpose, so when I fail I can say I wasn't trying. For example, randomly chucking the bowling ball somewhere instead of aiming, because it will go into the gutter even if I aim for the center of the lane. Anyway, being bad at sports is nothing new. But I feel like I have no right to act confident about anything anymore. And that's stopping me from doing a lot of other things. It's like, why should I be studying something metaphysical when I can't even control my own body? Is there anything I can do that would either make me better at sports or more confident about other things?
What is the best sport for people with bad ankles?
Wheelchair basketball?
I want to play rugby so badly know any teams?
I'm a 14 year old and i live in Ohio and i love to play rugby but i don't know anyone who plays and i was wondering if there were actually rugby teams for people my age
How do I handle anxiety when I play sports?
I’m not an expert on anxiety but I know exactly how you feel. It’s hard to get out there and do what you want to do when you’re going through these kinds of feelings. I can’t stand the thought of everyone’s attention on me. either That is a sure fire way of shutting down.Think of it this way though:You’re out on the field.Everyone’s eyes are on you…BUT they’re also on every single player out there!You feel like all eyes are on you because of that insecurity you’ve built up as a result of the anxiety when in fact the eyes are not only on you, they’re on everyone else too. I know this is easier to say than to accept but if you can try to envision these scenario’s in a different way, in a new way; this may very well change the way your mind copes with high stress situation and possibly avoid having the anxiety creep up on you.What I have suggested to others though, and again, I’m not a doctor but I do recommend, if the issue is severe enough that it is impacting your life, seek advise from a physician. I avoided talking to someone for many, many years and when I finally did, I realized how silly it had been to wait because I could have helped myself so long ago and avoided so many years of unhappy situations.
I suck at sports, any tips?
I am a high school teacher and I coach basketball for one of our school teams. I make the point to let each student them know what positives I saw in them and what they could work on. My suggestion is to talk to a coach or a PE teacher who has seen you participate in sports before. Ask them what areas you could work on and what types of things you could do. One type of training I do with my players is plyometrics. It is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities. Plyometrics has been shown across the literature to be beneficial to a variety of athletes. Benefits range from injury prevention, power development and sprint performance amongst others. http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/plyometric.html
I really want to play a sport, but I'm terrible at playing sports and I don't want to look foolish. What should I do?
I felt the same way when I was younger. I really enjoy sports, but I was never really good. I could pass at basketball in a pinch, but for the most part, I was inept. Firstly, everybody sucks when they first start. Like anything, it takes practice. However, be prepared: you may only make modest improvements, and may ultimately lack the skill and the talent to excel. But that's okay. We shouldn't put so much pressure on ourselves to compete and win at everything we do. Often, the joy comes in the effort and process, not in the end result. You may not be good enough to be a starter, and may sit on the bench the whole season, but you'll be apart of the team! You will get the thrill and the exercise of practicing with the team, and in games, of cheering on your teammates. With the best seats in the stadium, no less! Whatever the negative and derisive stereotypes about sports are, a team sport provides invaluable lessons in strength, endurance, camaraderie, good sportsmanship, team work, perseverance, accepting defeat, learning humility in triumphs and losses, and what it means to be a vital cog in a smooth and efficient machine. All that alone makes it all worthwhile!Don't be afraid of looking foolish. Failure is inevitable, and must be embraced, not dismissed. Your peers will invariably develop much more respect for you if you try, than if you're too afraid to even take that first risk.
Pixie Cut in Sports? PLZ HELP!?
I soooo badly want a pixie cut. Right now I have shoulder length hair and I want it a little longer that Emma Watsons hair. The only problems are : I play sports and I don't want to look like a guy, I hate growing my hair out (I can't get the hair out of my face when it's a past my ears), and I'm tall(5.10) I'm in eighth grade and my face type is triangle. I have a strong jawline but overall a small face. Im definitely my own person and risky enough to do it but will I hate it after 2 days? Please Help!
Why am I bad at all sports even though I'm very fit and I practice a lot?
Being fit is a great advantage when it comes to performing well at sports. Things like having sufficient cardiovascular conditioning, lactic acid tolerance, and strength mean you have a solid base to work off. This allows you to worry about sport-specific skills instead of having to worry about the skills and the general conditioning required to perform them.However, sport-specific skills are just that, specific. Not just specific to the sport, but specific to yourself. If you play soccer, and you are a fast runner, but terrible at changing directions, you will not get very far. The most important thing with skills is that you need to understand what’s keeping you from being proficient. For example, I always used to be a terrible shooter in basketball. I realized one of the main problems was that my hand position was setting me up for failure. In addition, I overthink every shot, instead of just focusing on the hoop and letting the shot happen. Fixing those two aspects pretty much doubled my success rate. As my shot accuracy went up, my confidence went up with it, and the surer I was that I could make a shot, the better I became at shooting overall. I’m still not great, because I frankly don’t put in the work required, but just a couple of simple adjustments allowed me to improve.Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Practice is useless if it isn’t meaningful. Sometimes, you do not know the purpose of practice, because your coach does and chooses not to tell you for a very good reason. There are some legit karate kid moments in sports. As somebody who is self-coaching you must not practice anything without a specific purpose.I have no doubt that there are similar things holding you back. Analyze what goes wrong, then figure out why it goes wrong, and finally work on that aspect until it’s not an issue anymore.Good luck.