August 29, 2019 at 04:33PM
We're asking readers to vote in our online poll for Monmouth County's top high school cheerleading squad. Which one is your favorite?
Squads from the county are listed on the ballot, which can be found at the bottom of this story. You may vote as many times as you'd like.
Our poll closes Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.
Granted, this not an easy choice for voters.
According to the Universal Cheerleading Association, per a story in MyCentralJersey.com, the combination of five elements, definitions of which we paraphrase below, make a successful game squad.
Manalapan cheerleaders cheer for the football team in a game against Middletown South in Manalapan on Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo: Jeff Granit/Correspondent)
Successful game squads are …
1. Crowd leaders who use signs, poms, megaphones and different skills to invoke crowds to support their team.
2. Spirit raisers who encourage their peers to attend games and work hard to maintain the crowd's energy level for an entire games.
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3. Ambassadors who promote their high school and set fine examples for other students while instilling school spirit.
4. Athletes who display their strength, flexibility and athleticism while performing stunts and routines with gymnastic components of tumbling.
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5. Entertainers who find unique ways of engaging spectators, especially during time outs and breaks between quarters, at which time cheerleaders serve as a primary source of entertainment.
Buy Photo Go behind the scenes as the Red Zone Road Show travels to Jackson Memorial High School Monday October 15, 2018, as they get ready for their game against Brick High School. (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)
Which cheerleading game squad embodies all of the aforementioned elements?
Let us know, by voting in the poll below.
(If the poll doesn't immediately load, refresh the page. The poll will generally work better on laptops rather than smart phones.)
