HOW TO DEAL WITH NOT FLYING ANYMORE | Erin Alexis

[@c3lch4]

your story is exactly like mine. im 5'1 but since the flyers now are litterally 4 feet tall im not flying this season. i got so jealous of my friends that still got to fly. this video helped me sooooo much. i am an allstar cheerleader and im hoping i can fly again someday. maybe when im in highschool i can try out for the highschool cheer team.idk but anyways ty again

[@erinsullivan9114]

I have never related to a video so much... this made me feel a million times better about going through this and made me feel like I wasn't being selfish. Thank you.

[@laurafinleyhasenbank9180]

Same! I got pulled from being center flyer for no reason

[@starcio2021]

Same like no one really understands how hurtful it is to come into the new season to find out your not flying and after I was told I wasn’t going to be a flyer I lost a lot of flexibility because not stunting and my coach thought bases didn’t need to work on that just strength and tumbling and now it’s hard to do scorpions and stuff like that and also my jumps got really bad but I have been taking privates to work on my flexibility more

[@courtneyf5497]

From a coaches standpoint, THANK YOU for understanding why we do what we do. For all the girls who are not longer flying, Please understand that it hurts us, coaches, just as much as it hurts you to have to see you come down. I've had a lot of my athletes since they were 8 and 9 years old. A lot of them are now seniors and literally taller than me and I'm 5'8". As Erin stated, you are NOT fat or imperfect or bad. I don't know if it's something in the water or what the deal is but the girls keep getting smaller and smaller. For those thinking of switching gyms just to fly, is it really worth it? Is it really worth leaving your family for your own selfish reasons? I had an athlete who gave me a hard time all season because she wasn't flying and I'll have you know that when we won the summit this year not once was not being able to fly a concern of hers as she ran to the announcer to get her picture taken with the banner. My point in saying that is at the end of the day, you guys take the floor as one. You rise as one and you fall as one. I promise you, if it were possible we would fly each and every girl who ever wanted to fly. We do not like seeing you all hurt but at the end of the day we have to do what's best for the team.

[@carolinestanley_3]

the flyer stereotype is so stupid, they only put the tiny girls in the air, not caring whether they've had experience or not

[@llplays6853]

caroline ya know I'm not trying to be rude, but my gym doesn't do that. They don't let people that are bad at flying fly, and they pair the bigger flyers with the bigger bases and the smaller flyers with the smaller bases.

[@olivialewis3129]

Some places like bigger flyers though. Senior elite doesn't have the shortest or skinniest and they do just fine. You may go off to college and be fine as a flyer. And besides, double downs are wayyyy more impressive with flyers that are taller/more built and those are some of the best! Any small girl can fly because they are small but body control is what sets bigger flyers apart. Don't get down on being muscular, tall, or normal because it's not a curse. Most people aren't gonna be able to hold a child figure forever.

[@maddiemeason9944]

you should film a practice wear/uniform collection or everyday makeup routine

[@mckenziemorgan9394]

Yeah like a practice haul would be amazing!!!!!

[@orliadia549]

Thank you so much for acknowledging to be grateful. It’s so important to be grateful for cheer and in general, but thank you for acknowledging that some people don’t get to cheer. I went to a cheer camp in the summer. I’ve been in love with cheer ever since I was tiny. Since the gym I went to doesn’t currently offer an adaptive team, I can’t cheer for right now. They are working on building one, but I don’t know how long it will take. To everyone who is in this flyer situation, I know it’s hard but you are strong. Imagine not being able to do what you love. If I can make it through this, you most certainly can make it through that. I would be eternally grateful for any stunt position, it’s just not that easy. Always continue doing what you love, even if you’re not doing it exactly the way you planned.

[@JennaParry]

I am in love with this video. I was a flyer for 2 and 1/2 years and half way through the season a new girl joined my team and I was flying half and half with another flyer. Then I was completely pulled out of the stunt and was a front spot for the rest of the season. This year I'm actually basing and not just standing around so I'm super happy now. This video helped me realize that I'm not the only one this happens to. Love you Erin!

[@acaciataylor3089]

This made me really grateful to be a flyer! I have been a base for 3 years and this is my first year flying. For flyers turning into bases, basing is so fun. It's really alot of fun!!

[@Elizabethdanaek]

I couldn't agree with any video in youtube more then this one. I was a flyer all last year and I love it, but now that I have grown like 30 pounds this whole season, and I couldn't fly because I felt like I was too fat. But the truth is, I was so caught up in lies about myself I just could balance. They moved me out of centre into back. Now there training me to base. I miss flying but now when i need motivation I'll come to you :) Thanks Erin

[@kimberly4351]

WELL SAID!!!!!! I literally forwarded this to my daughter before I completed the entire video..THANK YOU !!!!

[@peytonsumpter]

What mascara do you use? Your eyelashes and eyes are gorgeous!❤️

[@brooklynwagner20]

I love your hair and I'm so glad you uploaded a video❤️

[@destinymuehlbauer6308]

I have been a flyer for 3 years until this year where I hit puberty and outgrew my bases. At first I just thought it was because I was eating too much so I started starving myself and nothing came out as the result. I was still bigger than my bases. I was super depressed. But after watching this video i knew that it's okay. Thank you so much. I love you.

[@kayleewhattam3721]

thank you so much for filming this! I'm a flyer and i'm already taller than all of the bases and I'm scared I'll grow out of flying. This video definitely helped me out with that fear!

[@Mclarkkkkkk]

your hair looks so amazing!! Get ready with me cheer practices/ highschool cheer necessities Maybe some more life style videos as well, when school starts back up you could do, what's in my backpack/ GRWM school mornings!

[@HaleyBeth]

Thanks a lot for this! I used to fly but now I'm a backspot and a base. I'm 13 on IOC 5, the youngest one on the team, and I'm not flying. It's really hard sometimes, especially since I have to base girls on their 20s. This really helped me realize that I need to just accept it and be grateful I get to cheer on such a great team! Love you!!!

[@malloryshoemaker213]

Updated Nike pro and bow collection! And tumbling montage!! Love your videos❤️

[@shivneelprasad7027]

i worked hard and i still am working hard in order to gain the flexibility i needed to be a flyer on my high school team. and at practice for the past week i did beginner stunts with a set stunt group that was assigned to me and i was the flyer. well today, this girl came in that wasn’t here for practice or conditioning ever since it started because i’m guessing she had vacation or something??? and mind you she is kinda smaller than me, i’m 5’4” and i weigh 95 pounds, and i was on the taller side. and it ended up being that my coach replaced me and put her in my place and now i’m her front spot i guess for now. i asked my coach “so am i permanently a front spot or?” (i didn’t wanna ask if i had a chance of being a flyer) but she just told me that i’m eventually gonna be a backspot when we have all of our team members at practice. and i’m still upset about it because it felt like to me that they got my hopes up a little :(. hopefully this will change because it really hurts to find out that all of your hard work just got thrown out the window because someone was more fit for the job.

[@farynpearl2776]

Shivneel Prasad // I relate to this on such a personal level it’s unreal

[@shivneelprasad7027]

FarynPearl you will get through this!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@AlexTheCheerGirl]

Hey Erin, I just wanted to let you know I understand that summer can be crazy busy and between cheer, trips and friends, it's very hard to have time to film and upload videos to KZbin. Thats why I created another tag. They are easy to film and quickly upload. All the questions are linked below the video, "Throwback Cheer Tag" on my channel. I would love it if you did the tag, and hopefully it will make uploading another video easier! Hope all is well!:) -Alex

[@Mrgumm4]

I related to this vid a lot, I went from center flyer last year to a backspot this year and its so hard to transition. Thanks for making this video, your tips were great, I love it!

[@destinycookegibon]

This video was really helpful. I flew at school cheer and when I joined all-star I was put as a base and it really made me feel like I was "too fat" or "not good enough" to fly and this year my coaches want me to base most stunts. Although I hate basing I agree about accepting it. And I related so much to this video. Thanks Erin x❤️

[@lindygarrett8895]

This video is so great and so helpful! I started out flying last season but our flyers were small and I wasn't very good so they had me base almost everything, I kept stretching and ended up flying this season so you never know what's going to happen!

[@michaelascabia8]

thank you so much for this! I used to fly for like 2 years and loved it but then the next season my team had really tiny and flexible so I front spotted mainly everything. Luckily I had a few other friends this had happened to so I wasn't the only one. It was still extremely difficult because you have to accept that even though it's not what you want but it may be the best for your team at the time. At first you think there's something wrong with you but everyone has to gain weight and grow eventually. It still is very hard for me not being a flyer and realizing I'm not tiny anymore . I'm learning to get through it and I got to fly the other day so!

[@michaelascabia8]

Btw I've been watching since the first video! I saw u at summit but I had to go to awards

[@mathewkidman3088]

I love you , you give the best advice ,. I am no longer depressed and suicidal when you make these videos.

[@cheriroper307]

I'm going into my first year of cheer as a base but next year I hope to be a flyer although all the flyers are small and around 4 feet tall, I'm 5'2 and not the skinniest but I have a goal to reach at the end of this year to work on my flexibility, balance, and weight/size. Wish me luck! If you have a goal I hope you succeed past it and set the bar high!

[@cali_kaylab437]

Thank you so much for making this video! it was very helpful . I was a flyer for 2 years and loved it and then my 3rd year I became a base and now this is my 2 year basing but still love to fly .

[@michaelascabia8]

Same! It is hard and you know it may be best for your team at the time but it does hurt and I doesn't always get easier but you just have to realize there is nothing wrong with you

[@emilymc7407]

Hey Erin! Maybe for a video you could do a "how to stay fit for the cheer in the summer" and give tips on what to do and what not to do to stay healthy for cheer practice.

[@catherinemorgan3833]

Loved this video!! I was the same I used to fly but then out grew my bases, really needed to hear some of this. Your hairs looks lush ❤️❤️❤️

[@hannahwhitfield8766]

I have never related to a video more. I've been a flyer for almost 9 year and 5 of them being center flyer but this past season I got pulled from flying and though everything negative about me but this video made me feel so much better thank you!!!

[@haileymckeown3989]

My last season I was on senior 2 and was a flyer. I was 16, 5'3" and 115lbs and this was significantly bigger than the other flyers who were 12, and 70-80lbs. Although in a stunt I got injured and partially tore ligaments in my knee so I was not able to cheer for nearly 3 months. During this time I was replaced with a flyer and when I returned due to the circumstances of the team with many injuries etc. I was no longer able to fly because there were no bases big enough for me. This was my fourth year flying so it was difficult mid season to be told I would no longer fly and it was especially hard since if I hadn't have been injured I still would've had my position. I had never based before and had a positive attitude towards it despite wanting to fly and missing being in the air. I never complained about it and always tried my best but my love for flying wasn't the same for basing. In the end it was hard to accept but I did accept it because it was about the team and my love for cheer

[@renatarosal3385]

me last year🙃🙃. not going to lie, being a base makes me feel better in the routine. it took a lot of pressure off of me. i love basing💙💙

[@theyluv969]

Wow, I'm totally the opposite. I'm a flyer and I want to be a base :( I've never liked flying but they won't let me base because I'm "too small"... It sucks 😩

[@merrychristmas6068]

Omg I understand so much a lot of people think being a flyer is the goal position but there are actually some people don't like flying and I know a few girls like you I went through this too but I now embrace to be a flyer I even have to work really hard to stay at this position! Maybe you should try to get on a team with smaller people or something

[@abbycollum9236]

You're right 😂 that's why you're such a good base you give great tips on flying ❤️

[@NiNJaHealingJourney]

I flew all my life since little league in 2nd-5th grade. When we moved here, I started a gym and flew there too. But then my tumbling wasn't good enough to actually compete so we switched gyms. I made Junior 1, but I was the oldest so I back spotted. At first I was upset, but my flyers loved me, and would tell me "thank you" every time I caught them. But, every one keeps saying I would fly this season, when I was on senior age. Well, now I have to have jaw surgery this summer and can't cheer at all until I'm cleared (which is like 2-3 months after the surgery and I haven't even had it yet!) So yeah I'm hoping to do senior prep/half year and possibly fly. But, I would rather get to cheer and not fly then not cheer at all!

[@allthingsnaomi.]

Thank you! I had the exact same story happening to me. I've been point flyer for the past 5 years and I'm extremely flexible. Unfortunately, I coudn't fly anymore this year for some reason and I'm now a base and I learned to like it! I also made it on a level 5 team, wich I probably would've not make if I kept flying. Thanks for your advices I love you❤️

[@iidakaarina9631]

This was a great video! I'm not personally a flyer but I've always wanted to be and next year I'm going to a team that has bigger bases so I can fly there. This really helped me because I've always wanted to be smaller so I could fly... This made me realise that it's not all about me. 😊

[@hanniebanana8965]

your hair grew so much!!

[@phoebetrahar2650]

Finally someone made this video!! Thanks Erin x

[@jillianp14]

I'm so proud of you !!! Love u

[@amielawson9130]

Why not get back into stretching daily and taking privates. If you want to fly, then you need to get those skills back and then maybe you will be able to fly again.

[@chloetravis4696]

thank you so much for this video!! last year i took a year off and came back being a base when i was flyer

[@caitlinmccauley8523]

Love this video😍It would be cool if you made an updated cheer bow collection!

[@glo2295]

Allstar cheer tips for starters video? Because I'm starting this season and I'm so nervous especially since I have never done cheer before and i was originally on a gymnastics team. I'm scared that I'll be placed very low aswell.

[@kkmarie9650]

What about those of us who never had the chance to be a flyer

[@ninkiminjaj2312]

innit?

[@maleahsviramontes7754]

KK Marie i feel you girl

[@aaliyahlattimore532]

KK Marie exactly

[@morganmay9238]

KK Marie me too. Stuck as a backspot forever

[@annahayes6489]

I've commented this before but I don't know if you saw. I would like to see tips on how to improve your jumps. My jumps are really bad and I want them to be better. I'm a good cheerleader overall but my jumps are bad so that puts me in the back. Thanks love your videos!

[@katievanvoorhis8068]

i used to be a base, but now I'm a flyer. Btw i love your hair omg😍💘🤘🏻

[@JaxiXD210XD]

I wish you made this video sooner. I don't cheer anymore, but I did cheer for 2 years but only few for parts of 1 year. I was never the most flexible but I was okay, I did have good control in the air and I was really light. After tryouts, however, we got new girls her weren't smaller but lighter than me, but who also weren't very good fliers. It did hurt to be pulled and I ended up backspotting, but it does get better. I still miss cheer 😢 I wish I could go back but finances and schedule

[@annagrace6361]

My school doesn’t care about size they put the best flyers in the air (usually) regardless of size. However weight does come into hand depending on the bases.

[@audreyhartman]

I was not a flyer in 7th grade, they kept saying I was "too tall" I was roughly 5'2 but I'm very skinny. I kept asking if I could fly and they let me do a few plain extension sponge downs and prep cradles. In 8th grade I was an on again off again flyer and in the routine I was flying in a shoulder sit, It wasn't exactly what I wanted to do but it was a step in the right direction and that was enough. This year I'm 5'4 and a full time flyer, the reason I actually became one was because I missed half a day of clinics and didn't have a stunt group to try out with so some seniors and juniors stunted me and I actually got the best score out of all the freshmen flyers so they let me do it full time.

[@ashleylopez3463]

When I was in Allstar I was a flyer the first two years than I became a base/backspot for 3 years I never thought I would fly again until I joined high school cheer and I was one of the smallest so I'm a flyer again lol

[@ofeoladapo7925]

Can you do a tips for bases video because there are so many flyer tips and there aren't many for bases, and there are more bases than flyers. I personally use to be a flyer and front spot and now i want to try basing and i have these questions:Are you a main base or side base?How tall are you? I'm 5'2 and weigh 102 lbs. Do you think i can base on my school team?What effective exercises can you do to improve strength?Is there anything that you could do to practice basing at home, like how foyers have a stunt stand? Thanks and i hope you make the video,! I love you!

[@sarawehbexx]

It's my 5th year and I've been a base for 4 years, this year I became a flyer. I'm pretty good at it, but I miss basing.

[@bekah7420]

I love your hair!❤️ Maybe you can do a cheer uniform collection or cheer life hacks!

[@Traab]

Super relatable! Last season they tried me to fly but I am a base so I was not stretching like how I was supposed to so I was not flexible at all and then they moved me to the back for that part and I was super sad but then I stretched and go flexible and then all the tiny tots (as we call them) came and now I can't fly but I will always love basing and it's super fun!

[@leanaschulz4989]

Yessss I've been waiting for this vid!❤️ Love it😘💕

[@meganmarissa8753]

Awesome video Erin! You should film another stretch routine video! Love you

[@collectivedelusionpodcast]

you should do a room tour!

[@faithfultz2681]

Thanks for marketing this I worked really hard on flying and at the last minute I'm a front spot and the only one its so inbarising

[@MC-qq5ol]

you are my favorite! loved this video! good job!❤️

[@bellafoster3475]

I would like to see some school cheer advice videos since you started school cheer!😊

[@juliagobert9552]

When back to school comes, can you do a supply's haul and then a clothes haul please?

[@emmapacheco8678]

Please do an updated bow collection or Nike pro collection ilysm Erin you inspired me to cheer

[@joiwood423]

i could not relate more, my story is the same. i have been struggling with not flying for a long time so thank you soo much for this video

[@sare2633]

YOUR HAIR LOOKS BOMB 😻😻

[@keyonanicole7361]

Omg I love your blond hair 😍😍

[@Lizzieadkins]

i love you're channel so much!!

[@haelycorn1998]

Being a Flyer seems such a great thing for everyone Basing is everything for me, I'd never give up basing for flying. I'd fly just for fun. Basing is my everything. But I get the fact that when you've been flying for so long it's hard to switch role, I mean last year I was back spotting for some stunts because I'm the tallest between all the bases, and all the back spotters where doing other stuffs and I was sad because basing is fricking great. Idk I just love basing

[@merrychristmas6068]

I know I don't get why people think flying is the best position or everything! Every position is nice and it depends on you also! Base back or front could be the best position for a lot of people too

[@BenefitBabe58]

Ugh I'm having this situation now.I'm a senior in high school, I've always have been a flyer but this year my coach put me as a front spot/ spot around the stunts. My coaches have never been fair to me, it's obvious she has favorites. I was also put into basing but it's killing me, but arms and back are so sore it's unbearable. Idk what to do.

[@Alex-db2sw]

Your hair color is beautiful!!

[@beccavlogs6424]

Last year I got moved to a base and I was upset and I just waited out the year and then this year I got put as a base again and I'm thinking about moving but this rlly helped me

[@KD-op8sv]

You should do a 16-17 cheer goals for the season

[@nananelson9134]

Thank you so much cause I was told that I was just too big to fly but now I fly all the time cause I kept up with it

[@thisgirl090]

did you move houses or rooms, because if so a new room tour is in order lol

[@Traab]

Could you make a video on what to expect at cheer competitions

[@emersonb2105]

I have been flying for 8 years at the same gym. this is my first year basing and looking at pictures of my fly makes me want to cry😔😔

[@amywrigglesworth7004]

Great video Erin! Xx

[@rhyannafaith2073]

This what happen to me. It was my 2nd year of cheerleading and it was tryouts.Rewind from 1st year. 1st year I was the main flyer.Everyone loved me flying because of my sassy ness.ok back to tryouts.In tryouts,There were a lot of small kids I said to my self"It's Ok they might not make the team and I can still fly"But they made the team and I did too.so I didn't fly only for 1/4 of the pymind,and full of 2nd partner but it was the shortest stunt.Other stunts I tumbled.So when they do all the other stunts,I sit in a corner sad 😭.I keep on saying"I don't like this!Is not the same😞" I tried to keep a smile but I was so sad that I cried in the middle of practice and my coach came to me and she said"Stop crying we are doing a stunt here!" So yeah.Life is hard sometimes

[@haileylawrence9959]

Can you make a video on how to get over not ever being a flyer???

[@cassidyslife2511]

I honestly have seen so many people flying and it looks so fun! I have been a back spot for the whole like 4-6 years that I've been cheering and I love it but it gets so boring especially when you get blamed for the stunt falling.

[@mariesmiley17]

Trust me, when being a flyer you get blamed so much for stunt falls

[@babychamplove0901]

I've been a back spot for 2 years and I love it but i agree, it's so annoying when they blame us or act like we don't do anything it gets me so mad

[@mariesmiley17]

+Clara I feel ya

[@user-ef3mf3bw7h]

I'm a flyer at the minute and I'm 15, I did gain weight but I'm quite small for my age so I don't really weigh much

[@emilychampion]

practice/uniform/bow collection

[@caitlinmccauley8523]

This is just a random question, but does champion cheer have a "hand sign" (don't really know how else to phrase it! For example rockstar is 🤘🏻 and Woodlands elite is 🖐🏻

[@kassientsaiab]

your eyelashes are slaying me

[@lanieglover2539]

Can you do a updated Nike collection?

[@Becky6638]

What about doing a video with our coach? Like an advice video from a coach's POV.

[@horsesever-qk8vt]

do a cheer hacks video!😋

[@allytiffany8957]

samee

[@meilinadamski4665]

+horses4ever001 I love you user name

[@sophiakuzmyak8933]

great video! very important.

[@chloeweaver921]

this is so helpful!! i can definitely relate

[@natalierosecheer6851]

sadly this is me this season. I've been the center flyer for 2 years, and I'm still flying I'm lighter than everyone but I am tall and this season two new short girls are getting the main stunts. :( it's sad I'm the better flyer and my stunt group is the same... they complain one of the shorter girl's are heavier than I am... but whatever. .. I'm too young to be a senior and our gym is too small to have a junior team... I'm going to keep stretching and hope for a better position for me... I feel you I'm not big, I my bases are just too weak. lol

[@katiescroggs6810]

why did you decide to grow your hair back out? I have short hair like you used to and I can't decide whether I want it long again or if I should keep it short

[@katiexx4759]

I was a main flyer bcs I small and I'm still small now and then an even smaller girl came in and I got put as a base but I stayed and waited and now I'm main flyer again and I'm doing really well I got moved up a lvl bcs of my ability and I'm so happy now I'm so glad I stayed bcs if I left I wouldn't of been where I am now!!!

[@destanycox126]

Erin I feel u😂😂 I flew for 9 years but I love basing now

[@gabbyjanae9047]

i flew for 3 years and miss it so much. i was flexible and all then i hit a growth spurt and i’m not flying anymore...

[@justmaddi3722]

this is kinda scary for me cause things like ur super flexiable and centre flyer and most consistent and always streching and was on level 2 senior is all exact same for me and im moving gyms next year and i think im gonna be a base and i dont wanna be a base haha

[@jaseyjohnson3685]

And please start making more videos, you my favorite KZbin.

[@gracehaynie7049]

Ugh for some reason this makes me miss cheer😩😭 I couldn't tryout for school cheer (the only cheer I've done) because I had the flu during tryouts but it's so fun we do sideline cheer in the fall during football then in spring we compete but I might start doing competitive but I'm probably too old to just now be starting I'm 13😕

[@allisonbailey1661]

It’s hard for me because there are 2 little girls on my team ( my team is small ) and the people that would be based quit the team. There’s only like 1 group stunt that can ACTUALLY lift me. And this season they might be the flyers even though 1. They are not flexible 2. They aren’t tight. 3. They don’t trust the bases which you need to, they get scared. And I’m flexible and when I was a flyer my bases told me I was really tight. It’s really annoying.

[@chelseachickletsco6777]

I completely agree I quit cheer when I couldn't fly anymore

[@caliseadamopoulos3069]

The same thing happened to me!! I was a super good flyer and I was point in every stunt then at one practice my coach told me I wouldn't be flying and I was so mad but I didn't show it but I love my gym but I was confused and mad