The Final Countdown to HO!

Greetings to all my Unisus darlings!

Exams are finally over and it marks the start of the mad trainings for HO 2009! It will not be easy but I assure you that at the end of it all, HO is a day to remember in your life in NTU.

I believe the captain and vice capt has informed everyone about the training schedule. See you guys!

Joseph Thia broke on 3 at 6:31 PM on the
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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To: Joint Hall Social

When i heard about the pending decision to ban all ACES members from HO, I was appalled. It was not because I would be affected but rather it was the rationale behind the suggestion.

1)Hall teams with ACES members have unfair advantages
2)ACES members would deprive Hall residents of a chance to compete
3)HO should be judged more on creativity then technicality

I started out as a Hall Cheerleader. When I led the team in 2006/07 as the captain / Social sec, we had no ACES members. The only ACES member to speak of was our coach, Zhaoming. We clinched 2nd place not because of any ACES MOJO like how some halls like to put it. We did it through hard work. Our coach was a monster. He pushed us like we were ACES ppl and had high expectations.

Then comes 2007/08, this time around we have 2 ACES members. Zhaoming our coach joined in the routine because he moved to Hall 1 and Spencer joined in. But merely 2 powerhouses could never have crystallized the routine that Zhaoming had in mind. 2 Powerhouse could never have done the shoulderstands and the toe pitches at the same times. Nor could they ever be both backspot, main base and secondary base at the same time.

The HALL 1 UNISUS cheerleaders all have to work hard to achieve the targets set for them by the coach. Shoulderstand bases had to be more stable. Flyers had to learn how to lock tighter. Our 3 backtuck flyers were pure Hall Flyers with no ACES experience whatsoever.

The bottom line is, "A cheerleading team is only as strong as its weakest link."
Period.

Dont conveniently blame the ACES MOJO for what caused your defeat. Cos there is no such thing.
We had a hard routine to hit but we knew we had to hit it. Train hard we did but we failed to put up our best on the mats on the actual day. Such is the reality of cheerleading.

Joseph Thia broke on 3 at 1:56 AM on the
Monday, November 3, 2008
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