While the focus of powder puff often remains on girls attempting to pass, rush and tackle, the FC guys will also abandon traditional gender roles this year, as they attempt to emulate talented cheerleaders, Nov. 24.

The boys will be coached by members of the varsity cheer squad in an attempt to instruct them in basic cheers, as well as the famous “human pyramid.”

Cheerleader Bree Ainley, ’11, will use her knowledge of the sport to coach the boys in her class.

“I have coached the boys cheer for the past two years and it has always been really fun,” Ainley said. “This year we have a lot of potential to be louder and more enthusiastic than in years past. The hard part will be trying to get the boys to pay attention while we are teaching them the cheers.”

While football players may feel nervous about teaching their female peers to play their sport, the newly-taught cheerleaders contest that their new roles are equally hard.

“The most difficult part is learning the cheers and remembering everything the coaches tell us, including how to form the human pyramid,” Juan Ruelas, ’12, said. “People will probably laugh at us and think we are weird for cheering, but I think it’s worth trying.”

Although the boy’s attentiveness has been reportedly challenged, some argued that cheer is an easier sport than football.

“I believe cheerleading is easier than football because it requires strength and skill while cheerleading requires jumping up and down with pom-poms,” freshman Juan Ruelas said.

Ainley says despite the potential for embarrassment, the boys’ effort will pay off.

“We will probably receive jeers from other classes, but it will cause many laughs,” Ainley said. “We plan to get organized and then just let the boys do what they want.”

According to Ruelas, the chance to cheer at a football game is worth experiencing at least once.

“I chose to be a cheer leader for the freshman girls powder puff team because I’ve never been a cheerleader before in my life,” Ruelas said. “I wanted to know what it feels like to jump up and down in shorts and pom-poms.”

For more information about powder puff, read the Nov. 18 article, Powder puff switches gender roles or check out Powder puff scenes