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It's Not About the Pom-Poms

How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader—and Found Hope, Joy,

by Laura Vikmanis
Amy Sohn
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A forty-year-old cheerleader? When Laura Vikmanis, a single mom in Ohio, told friends that she wanted to be an NFL cheerleader, they said it would never happen. But she proved them all wrong. . . .
 
Laura Vikmanis has got spirit . . . and pom-poms, too! But before she stepped onto the field as the oldest cheerleader in the National Football League, she was sidelined by a bad marriage and the many responsibilities of stay-at-home motherhood. She finally got the courage to leave her husband and to ask herself something she had never asked before: What do I want to do? Remembering her teenage love of dance, she signed up for a pole-dancing fitness class, where she met a former cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals. When the woman suggested that Laura audition to be a “Ben-Gal,” Laura laughed her off but soon realized that the audition process could be a way of healing herself—and regaining her confidence. Her boots were made for walking—but also for stomping on a football field.
 
She tried out for the team next to girls young enough to be her daughters. Girls with tighter abs, fuller hair, no kids, and no crow’s-feet. After much adversity and multiple auditions, she finally made the team, becoming the oldest cheerleader in the League.
 
It’s Not About the Pom-Poms follows Laura’s inspiring, funny, and eye-opening journey from demoralized divorcée to high-kicking Cincinnati Ben-Gal. Readers will cheer her on as she rediscovers her passion for dancing, takes hip-hop classes with twelve-year-olds, loses twenty-five pounds, discovers her abs, finds love again, and becomes a new kind of role model to her daughters. Laura also provides an inside look into the fascinating world of NFL cheerleaders—the grueling workouts, bad pay, twice-weekly weigh-ins, but, most important, the lifelong bond between the women, who do it all for the glory.
 
Leading with her heart, Laura Vikmanis faces adversity with her head held high as she learns in mid-life to take a flying leap. Powerful and uplifting, It’s Not About the Pom-Poms shows that, no matter your age, it’s never too late to go, fight, and win!

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    March 20, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780345532916

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780345532916
      • File size: 4271 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2011

      Overweight and separated after a brutal marriage, Vikmanis got in shape by joining a pole-dancing exercise class, where she was encouraged to try out for the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader squad. At 40, she became the NFL's oldest cheerleader. Lots of media buzz, and New Line bought the film rights. Okay, not a path open to me, but the idea that one can remake oneself at any age has considerable appeal.

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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