Varsity Cheerleading: A New Season, A New Coach
Kristin Fong
January 17, 2012
Filed under Arts and Athletics
As New Year Resolutions are promising new beginnings for some people, the Brewster Varsity Cheerleading team has found some changes of their own. After 5 years of coaching, Jaime Ferrucio parted ways with the squad at the conclusion of the fall 2011 season. Under her leadership, the team has been able to boast about their three 2nd place finishes, medaling at every competition.
Starting during the 2011/2012 winter season, Kelly Migliore was selected as the new head coach. Coach Kelly’s past experiences include being an assistant cheerleading coach at Briarcliff High School and a former cheerleader at Hendrick Hudson High School. The cheerleaders met their new coach at the first day of try-outs held in late November; days later, the winter team was named.
The girls are not accustomed to starting a brand season with unfamiliar cheers, coaching, and team environment, but they kept their minds open and fully embraced the change. With a new routine to learn, the squad got down to business fast, practicing new and difficult stunts, along with altering formations and learning a new dance. Coach Kelly brought a new vision to the team and has helped the girls expand their understanding of the essence of cheerleading.
With such a small amount of time to perfect and perform a solid routine, the cheerleaders and Coach Kelly had a lot of stress to work out: competition season would start in six weeks! Luckily, the team focused fast, setting their eyes out for the title of Section B Champs for the second year in a row. After many long practices and loads of hard and difficult work, the squad now has a routine that they feel confident and well prepared in.
To the girls, it feels like it was only yesterday when they met Coach Kelly but now, six weeks later, they’re preparing to compete in their first competition as a newly reformed team. The squad will compete at the Scarsdale Cheerleading Competition held on Saturday, January 14th 2012. Coach Kelly and the girls are motivated to take home a trophy and are thrilled to discover what else this winter season has in store for them.