Cheerleading & Margaret Scott-Adams

Margaret Scott-Adams, the award-winning Head Coach of the Orange Wave Cheerleaders at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, shared her views with me on Cheerleading.  Ms. Scott, as she is called by her team, loves cheerleading and is disappointed that it is often not viewed as a sport.  She stated, "It's unfortunately one of the most underrated sports.  Cheerleading is very complicated and athletic.  It's made to look easy by professional teams."  Cheerleaders often receive a negative rap with regards to sports, yet the required precision to be successful at it comes from athletic training.

Ms. Scott is on a mission to change the view of the sport she adores. Looking at it as a sport is imperative because it affects funding. Currently, she teaches the Orange Wave Cheerleaders competitive cheerleading basics, which consists of training techniques, conditioning and stamina among other things.

Ms. Scott is in process of creating a Cheerleading Association that includes both girls and boys from young up to high school ages.  She is organizing a summer program for 2011.  If anyone is interested in having their child participate in Cheerleading, as well as a Travel Camp please send Ms. Scott a message on Facebook.


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