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“Winning the International Cheer Cup is a pleasant surprise and getting the first place is so unexpected. It was great team effort by the girls and the coaches, Coach Wah Zhai and Coach Bayle,” says TMYAG manager Becky Gan. “We’re really glad to be here in the US. Winning the gold is a very special moment for us as a team,” adds co-captain Lee E Nin, 15.
“And, when we found out on Day One of the World Cheerleading Championship that two of our stunt execution techniques were at a risk of infraction, the coaches decided to change the skills and choreography for Day Two. The team had to train right after the first day of competition and the next morning to adapt to the new changes to make sure the routine was performed well,” she adds.Gan says they are really grateful to their supporters in Malaysia.
TMYAG's assistant coach Bayle Yong, head coach Choong Chen Wah, and manager Becky Gan. Photo: The Star/Ming TeohCo-captain Lee, who started cheerleading at seven, says that while cheerleading is fun, it can be really hard to master.And, teamwork is very important because if just one person gives up during the routine, the whole thing will collapse. It takes the whole team to have a good routine.
“It involves a great deal of discipline, teamwork, and working together with your teammates,” explains Gan who has been involved in cheerleading for over 10 years. Yong says that while there are no height or size requirements, they do assess which position each cheerleader is most suited for – whether base, back spot or flyer.
Cheerleading is recognised as a sport by the International Olympic Committee . Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani “The oldest cheerleader is around 40+. In Japan and Korea, they also have senior cheerleaders who are around 60 to 70 years old, but they aren’t competing or doing stunts, it’s purely for performance/entertainment.”
It takes from 16 to 24 to make a team, and two to four persons for a stunt group. Yong and Choong concur that as a team sport, each cheerleader must be as good as the other to make a great team.
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