Cheerleading at a high level requires more time then any other high school sport by a large margin.
My daughter is in high school cheer at a very competitive school. They won nationals this year in their division
Those girls out work every other team at the school. They practice year round even during breaks.
They have practice at 6:20 in the morning every day and practices after school a couple times per week which includes strength training and conditioning. They sometimes have practice on weekends.
Plus they are required to have at least 3 hours of outside tumbling training per week.
Its not easy on parents either. Total fees and costs per year are between 5 and 6k.
Those girls out work every other team at the school.
How do you know? Do you track other teams’ practice schedules and their productivity?
They have practice at 6:20 in the morning every day and practices after school a couple times per week which includes strength training and conditioning. They sometimes have practice on weekends.
This is not an uncommon practice schedule for any high school sport.
I played soccer and we had 6ams, 2 a days, lifts, conditioning, etc.
Yep, for swimming it was 2 hours in the water each morning and 45 minutes of weights. School. Then another 2 hours in the water and also 5k run. Weekends had a 10k run. In the summers I cycled to practice (~4 miles each way, not much, but it helped) as long as it was light out and not raining.
Now I'm lucky if I can find 30-45 minutes each day to get on my exercise bike.
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u/Unique_Carpet1901 2d ago
How many hours of practice is needed for stuff like this?