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By ERIN GALLOWAY
Staff Writer
Rah, rah, rah
Sis boom bah
Raise another cheer
Basketball season is here!
And for cheerleaders, it means more
games, more practice and more chances to
show off their skill and talent.
Cheering for basketball is more fun than
cheering for football, said sophomore cheerleader
Carey Clark.
"Basketball season is fun, especially
when you're coming right out of football
season when the games are so long," Clark
said. "Basketball is faster, you're always
watching. You also get a lot more crowd
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game, said cheerleader Chad Dorman, a U!
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see you getting the crowd excited," Dorman
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But there is more to college cheerleading te;
than just performing at games. The cheer- ou
leaders perform at high school functions and
at functions with the governor, said Bill te;
Boggs, director of promotions and spirit
coordinator with the athletics department. re
"The cheerleaders have to be good performers
and entertainers," Boggs said. sh
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By GREG AIRUSI
Staff Writer
USC ? During the
p * son, the basketball I
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on the team in scor
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the season by bein;
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from Hall this seas
F?ePMO,tl.oamecoJ year. Hall wants t,
a defender. Hall led asl ycal s l n '
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and Hornets away
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spirit and excite
f their skill at competitions. At last year's
aiversal Cheerleading Association's Colse
Cheerleading National Competition, the
SC team placed fifth. One couple also finaed
first in the partner division of the
mpetition.
Practice and training are important parts
being a good squad, Dorman said. The
am practices four days a week and work
it in the weight room three days a week.
"We practice just as hard as any sports
am, like football," Dorman said.
Being in good physical condition is a
quirement of cheerleaders, Clark said.
"There's a lot of athletics involved now,"
e said. "We do a lot of tumbling and
jnts and pyramids. You have to be well
striving for more success
Hall optimistic a
AN an honor he said all good
should strive for.
, 1992-93 sea- Despite last season's
team struggled optimistic about I
espite the dis- son- According to Hall, th
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nmunity o piayers with significant
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averagtng are |he other returnjng
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mg, averaging "show leadership and com
capped ness" to the vonnoer t
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solid returning three," H
are expected adding that it will be uj
on, his senior returning players to h
a improve on younger players adjust to
earn All-SEC basketball,
first team all- The Gamecocks have se
He would also players on the roster. A
ix of the Year, they are young, Hall said
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Clark said some people hold a negative
image of cheerleaders.
"There's a stereotype that we're all dingbats
and airheads," she said. "Most of us are
very hardworking. It takes an outstanding
person to handle an extracurricular activity
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The varsity squad cheers at the men's
basketball games and is made up of eight
couples. The junior varsity squad has eight
or nine couples and performs at the
women's games and at some volleyball
games.
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1 players talented. Because of the new players,
Hall said "it might take some
record, time to blend." Hall added that
this sea- patience will be a key at the start
e team's of the season, but that once the
2 NCAA players get acclimated, the team
le SEC win be good.
necocks Also new to the Gamecocks this
/e those year js COach Eddie Fogler, who
came to USC from Vanderbilt
eturning where he was named national
playing coach 0f the Year. Hall is excited
Watson
about playing for Fogler because
rey ic pjay j^s new
dUbeTo coach employs. Hall said Fogler
commands respect from the playipetihve
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1 ers. You either do it his way, or
,y are a you don t do it at all, ne said,
all said HaB would like to play pro bast0
uie ketball and hopes to be drafted by
elp the an NBA team- But for now> his
college attention is on helping the Gamecocks
to a successful season. He
ven new said there would be no better way
Jthough to end his collegiate career than
they are "to go out on top."
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