They had no idea how competitive cheerleading has become over the last decade or two .
AMESBURY -- When their daughter signed up for cheerleading , Newburyport parents Bill and Stephanie Crepeau thought Emma might carry pom - poms at a few youth football games .
parents had no idea how competitive cheerleading has become over the last decade or two .
AMESBURY -- When their daughter signed up for cheerleading , Newburyport parents Bill and Stephanie Crepeau thought Emma might carry pom - poms at a few youth football games .