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To: tejek who wrote (237031)	6/13/2005 3:36:34 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1577339

"Its sounds to me almost like an industry similar to a beauty pageant. " Beauty pageants aren't nearly as cut throat.

To: tejek who wrote (237031)	6/14/2005 10:10:10 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577339

cheer - Its sounds to me almost like an industry similar to a beauty pageant. There are really two segments of this industry. One is organized around community sports teams, usually football but there is so much demand for teams to cheer that it can spill over into soccer. These tend to be organizations like optimist clubs with volunteer staff, usually coupled with a week long camp at a nearby university. There are thousands of girls in this program in this city alone. The other segment is the professional cheer schools and gymnastics centers. These are expensive but have good facilities and boast staff that may be ex-Olympic athletes. These are where the girls who are desperate to be high school cheerleaders train. There is a whole system of competitions and recitals where these schools showcase their talent. To be accurate, cheerleading is not the only suburban activity that is stratified, expensive, and organized way beyond any input from the children themselves. That type of organization is really the norm since the roadways are not designed to allow any transportation without a car or SUV, so kids can't bike over to a pickup game (and the field would be reserved for an organized practice anyway). TP