New to Cheer? Have No Fear!
Get Going. If you’re just starting out in cheer, congratulations! Making a squad is a great accomplishment and should be celebrated. As a new cheerleader, it is important for you to have a great deal...
View Article5 Ways to Maintain a Strong Team
Keeping a team together team takes a lot of strength,effort, time and love both physically and emotionally. Here are some ways to help your team be the best they can be! Dare to Cheer. Cheer is a...
View ArticleA is for Athlete
“Cheerleaders aren’t athletes! All you guys do is walk around and shout to the crowd!” Sound familiar? Well, maybe that was true in 1898, but today’s cheerleading requires significantly more skills on...
View ArticleAre You Ready?
Competition is one word that describes a flood of emotions. Excitement, nervousness and happiness are just a few of the feelings that flow through a cheerleader’s veins during competition season. So...
View ArticleT-Shirt Fundraiser
Holiday times are perfect for fundraising! No more car washes and cookies. It’s Team Shirt Time!! This year, CheerSounds.com would like to give back by offering TEAM FUNDRAISING T-SHIRTS for only...
View ArticleWhy You Need Cheer Anthems
So you say you want your music to be fierce, creative and unique. However, how unique is it to choose songs that are top 40 hits? Or worse yet, hearing a song for your Senior 5 team in a Mini 1 team’s...
View ArticleCompetition Cheerleading: Then & Now
With a new competitive cheer year fast approaching, we thought it’d be fun to take a trip down memory lane to visit the meager beginnings of what is now the fiercest, finest and quite frankly, the most...
View ArticleCheer Music: The Good vs. The Bad
You know that feeling when your cheer music finally arrives? You ordered your music a few weeks ago and you have been anxiously awaiting its arrival ever since. You find yourself constantly worrying...
View Article10 Things All Cheerleaders Can Relate To: Pets Edition
1. When you see bad motions. Who taught you how to cheer? 2. When your coach says practice is going to be easy today. We’re all going to die. 3. When someone says that...
View ArticleLeaving a Legacy: One Cheerleader’s Strength Inspires Many
Photo: http://www.gofundme.com/aw5fy4 I recently stumbled upon an article about a remarkable young woman and I felt compelled to share. Her name is Alexandria Herndon, or Alexx, as she preferred to be...
View ArticleMeet Emerson: Three Year Old Cheer Prodigy!
If you aren’t following @little_flyer_1 on Instagram yet, you are seriously missing out. At just three years old, Emerson is already a seasoned cheerleader; mastering stunts that take most of us years...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Custom Music
You need cheer music. We’ve got you covered. Why choose us? Simple. 1) We have the best customer service in the industry, with an average response time of nine minutes. Contact us M-F 9-5:30 EST at:...
View ArticleA Tribute to the Father of Modern Cheerleading
Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer (1925-2015) Introduction If you are at all familiar with cheerleading, you have undoubtedly seen a herkie, if you are at all familiar with the cheer industry, you have...
View ArticleUpgrade your Mix with Original Music
Cheerleading music has undergone a series of changes over the past few decades. One of the most obvious changes is the use of original content. Gone are the days of generic movie quotes and trite...
View Article10 Steps Ahead
Forward thinking is part of the CheerSounds philosophy. Asking ourselves “where will we be 5 years from now?” is the question that drives many of our products. In 2010, we were laughed at for...
View Article5 Thoughts All Cheerleaders Have @ Practice After Break
We’ve all been there: that first practice back after a long break. Suddenly all those skipped workouts and late night Taco Bell runs hit you like a ton of bricks. Okay, so you’re a bit out of shape, no...
View ArticleThings All Cheerleaders Can Relate To: Cheering Everywhere
As cheerleaders, we know that cheering is by no means limited to the realms of the gym or the arena: we cheer where we want, when we want. Sometimes it serves as a means to an end and sometimes we just...
View ArticleWin a Visit from RACHEL PLATTEN to YOUR GYM!
Yes, the Rachel Platten: singer of this summer’s hottest hit single Fight Song. So how do you do it? You enter the #MYFIGHTSONG contest presented by CheerSounds and Sony Records. To enter, simply make...
View ArticleCheerleader Confessions & Challenged Stereotypes
We’ve all heard the expression “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and these cheerleader confessions prove just that! 1. Cheerleader’s have beauty but not brains. Of course this is not true, and if you...
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