Inside the University of Miami's Elite Cheerleading Program | UM Cheer

Head Coach and Spirit Coordinator Cecilia Esteban along with cheerleaders Yva Cao and Mae Cline join us to pull back the curtain on one of college sports' most demanding and rewarding programs. They walk us through what work week really looks like, the intensity of the first football game against Notre Dame, basketball season, UCA nationals, and what it takes to represent the University of Miami at the highest level.We also get into how each of them found their way to cheerleading, the perks of being a UM cheerleader, Junior Cheer, life outside of practice, a day in the life on campus, and the best restaurants at UM. Plus the famous La Carreta game day experience and their top 3 Miami restaurants.This is UM spirit — up close and unfiltered.A Day in Miami Website:https://adayinmiami.com/Manny Alfonso:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/Kiko Suarez:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/Eduardo Moya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/Follow Us! - A Day in Miami:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID________________________Produced by: Ben SchwedeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/0:00 Intro1:07 How They Found Out About U Cheer3:00 Crazy Year When Started and Work Week5:31 How Mae Started Cheering6:20 Mae First Show9:15 How Yve Got Into Cheerleading10:43 How Ceci Got Into Cheerleading13:00 What Happens After Work Week14:52 First Football Game vs Notre Dame17:11 Regular Season Games20:24 Basketball Season21:54 UCA24:02 La Carreta Game26:11 Perks of Being a UM Cheerleader29:17 Cheerleading Gives So Many Opportunities32:25 Junior Cheer35:24 Life Outside of Cheer38:18 Day in the Life of Ceci41:20 Top 3 Restaurants43:02 Vaca Tallow44:06 Top Restaurants on Campus47:30 Valet48:08 Outro