The parents who help us with signs know how hard we work. For the most part, I think the fans and team appreciate what we do. Ritterman said she has had great times cheerleading. I think I have an answer to my question about why girls would want to be cheerleaders. I now realize there's more to it than I first thought.
Cheerleaders add to the atmosphere of the game.
The crowd gets into it. Those seem like good reasons to cheer. That and, of course, the pompons.