The Most Important Life Lessons I Learned at Cheer Camp

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The Most Important Life Lessons I Learned at Cheer Camp
by: Nicole Lauchaire, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Varsity Brands

For many, the idea of summer camp conjures up images of canoes setting off on a placid lake, of tug-of-war and hiking and singing songs by a roaring fire pit. For me, camp was something different entirely. Cheer camp was an intensive multi-day experience to gain skills and experience designed to enhance our abilities on the sidelines on game day, our confidence and leadership at school and for our own team’s competition later in the year, all while turning 16 individuals into a true, cohesive team. And while it was certainly not the “traditional” summer camp experience, the lessons learned have been invaluable to me over the course of my life. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

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