![]() There is a lot of pressure being captain. These captains all work together and lead the team to be their best every day. The West Covina cheer team has three captains: Ciara Valadez, Illeana Olivares, and Layla Jimenez. Due to all of these teams existing, being a captain means taking on plenty of extra responsibilities. The different parts of cheer you can join are sideline, stunt, and competitive cheer. I led my team to victory.Cheerleaders have a busy schedule throughout the year due to cheerleading being an all year commitment. She realized she had outgrown that moment: “Four years have passed and now I’m the person I wanted to be. Galimba looks back at the time, in Grade 6, when she was ridiculed for trying out to be a cheerleader. Team, hopefully to winning the WNCAA Juniors Championship title after 10 years. Though she won’t be team captain next year, she will still be a strong figure in guiding her She will continue being a #BedanCheer-leader-a hashtag popularized by the Bedans of San Beda Alabang-in senior high school. When she graduates junior high, she won’t be hanging up her pom-poms just yet. They will represent San Beda Alabang and the Philippines. There’s no rest for her and her team, as they prepare to fly to Takasaki, Japan, in May to compete at the Cheerleading Asian International Open Championships and Asian Junior Cheerleading Championships, where Galimba made a shoutout to the people who supported her early years as cheerleader: “I dedicate this one to you!”Īddressing one of the former cheerleaders, Valerie Pagdagdagan who recruited her back in Grade 6, she posted on Facebook: “You’re one of the alumnae who gave me the knowledge to stay strong.” What’s next for Gaspar? Paul College Pasig was named champion in the juniors category. Not expecting anything, the team was caught by surprise when it was named first runner-up in the juniors division. “We became emotional after, and we even cried because our goal wasn’t to win but to give our school a routine they’d be happy about!” Edgael Galimba (left) and her teammates celebrate after being named first runner-up. Her team, the last to perform in the high school category, had a clean run. The team captain beamed with pride as she and the team were introduced amid the roar of the Bedan crowd and the loud beating of the San Beda Alabang drums. Galimba led the San Beda Alabang contingent as flag bearer. One of Galimba’s proud moments was during the opening of the 49th Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) Cheerleading Competition, presented by Inquirer Lifestyle’s To be You and To be Ultimate, at Smart Araneta Coliseum on March 9. Gail says: “Edgael’s presence gives everyone the confidence to perform well.”įlag bearer Edgael Galimba as flag bearer during the parade of athletes. Makes us love cheer life deeply and makes us understand the values and lessons that we bring “And through her love of the sport, we, her teammates, have truly been captivated. “She’s beyond dedicated,” says teammate Francesca Asido. We aren’t able to do the stunts she always wanted for the competition.”Ī driven team captain, Galimba constantly motivates her team. She never loses faith and tells us that everything’s going to be okay and worth it in the end, even if Teammate Ashley Gail says, “Edgael is always patient with the team even though we are stubborn at times. He described her as “intense,” and not intimidated by older teammates. “I knew she already had a voice in the team and that everyone looks up to her,” says cheerleading coach Ajjie Mendelebar. Edgael Galimba: “I’m the person I wanted to be.” Galimba joined the cheerleading team in high school. ![]() The next day she saw a bunch of girls laughing at her and said she would never be a cheerleader because she’s “fat.” She was not discouraged. “That night,I cried because it broke my heart,” says Gaspar. “She told me that I could, and she eventually recruited me.”Ī teacher came up to her and said she should lose weight because cheerleaders are sexy and skinny. ![]() “I stood up and asked if I could be one despite me being fat,” Gaspar recounts. When she was in Grade 6, she remembers a cheerleader coming up on stage to invite students who want to try out for the cheerleading squad. In most people’s eyes, she doesn’t look like one-she isn’t reed-thin or even slim. How does one become a cheerleader? Does one have to fit a certain image or stereotype?Īs San Beda Alabang’s Junior Red Lions team captain Edgael Galimba, 16, has happily realized, one doesn’t have to be a typical cheerleader. Visit us on Instagram To Be Ultimate Facebook: To be You e-mail The San Beda Alabang Junior squad performs during the WNCAA Cheerleading Competition. ![]()
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