Call me old fashion, call me a dying bread, but I was brought up to "talk the game" to "know the game" and to say things with a big loud voice that made sense in the situation based off the events of the game. Now - I know as a kid I yelled out things to my teammates that may have sounded silly and out of place and I was embarassed when I realized that was "stupid or silly" - but that was all part of learning the game - right? Without making silly mistakes how was I going to learn? So, can someone please catch me up on all the "cheering"? We have so many cheers - and all our kids can yell them, tap their feet and clap their hands at the right moments in the cheer and end in unison....SO....why aren't we spending our energy in the dugout "talking the game" instead of "cheering the game"? Heck some teams might get discovered by that Simon Cowell guy they are so good :)
I'm concerned that when this generation of athletes are grown ups they will find themselves standing by a water cooler on a Monday morning catching up with co-workers and one of our own will "break out in a cheer" because someone unjammed the copy machine....come on think about it...makes you laugh right?
Do any of these photos make you think we are "cheering the game" or "competing and playing the game"?
Talking the game from the dug out
Teammates Celebrating after a big run was scored
"I just made the 3rd out of the inning by Alabama attempting & failing to steal 2nd.
Do I look like I want to break out in a cheer?" - Jen Doehring
Hahaha! Love the jammed printer bit! That's hilarious! I know, I hate cheer-ball. One of my girls said that they were trying out for cheerleader, and I told her that softball and cheerleaders don't work out well. But was I wrong? Eeeek! :-) Have a great day!
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