By Matt Browning
Maize’s Carys Mauldin does not stop when it comes to cheerleading.
From school sports like football and basketball to the competitive season to now coaching, Mauldin is busy year-round.
“Not only do I participate in school cheer, but I also do competitive cheer, and for the past two years I have coached Maize Jr. Cheer,” Mauldin said. “Tryouts are in the spring and we start practice in the summer. In the fall I have practice twice a week for school, twice a week competitive, a tumbling class twice a week, and Maize Jr. Cheer practice twice a week. Once football season starts we have a game each Friday and a junior football game for my girls on Saturday.
“Once Winter rolls around Basketball starts and we will have a game almost every Tuesday and Friday. This year I am a basketball captain so it’s my co-captain and my job to make all the quarter break and time out routines for each game. Competition season starts for competitive cheer as well. We have about 6-7 competitions during winter and spring. After we are done with comps and basketball it all starts over.”
Mauldin said that being a cheerleader is important to the athletes at respective games, but also to the community as well.
“When we can, we like go to other teams games and meets,” Mauldin said. “It is important to us to make sure all of our community is encouraged to ‘cheer loud, stand proud, be seen, and know they matter!’ – this is part of our mission statement.”
