Oh dear...was headed to bed and just saw this thread and how am I supposed to sleep with all these thoughts?
I also have Commandments for Cheer Coaches and Gym Owners, but I will wait for the appropriate thread....I've made it all these years (Pro X days)...I do not want to get banned now...or hmmm....maybe that's how I should roll out....
1. Flyers, thou shall not compete w/o spandex (or underwear) under thy uniform's built-in briefs & pull thy heel stretch.
2. Thou shall not compete w/ hot pink socks, w/o securing thy cheer shoes...or compete hot pink fake nails in which thy will inevitably cry about getting ripped off during the stunt sequence.
3. Thou shall not have thy team carry thyself off the mat as if auditioning for a cheeropera or cheeranovela.
4. Thou shall not compete with giant blue (or any other color) nose rings.
5. Thou shall not make out with thy boyfriend/girlfriend/ teammate at any comp in the stands.
6. Thou shall not smoke cigarettes or funny cigarettes in thy uniform....or pass out drunk in thy uniform...
7. Thou shall not roll around in the bushes fighting with other teammates after Worlds awards at thy Disney "resort".
8. Thou shall not put thy cellphone or ipod in thy skirt before going out on the Worlds mat to throw thy specialty pass.
9. Thou shall not chug Toddlers & Tiara's-like gogo juice mixes before hitting the mat, later crying about feeling sick.
10. Thou shall not allow thy burned-out unruly cheerparents to turn thy hotel bathtub upon into a giant beer cooler thus preventing showering, to do drunken handstands in the bar while thy are at warm-ups, to make-out with other drunken cheerparents in thy hotel bar midnight-ish, or to pee in potted plants in thy hotel lobby at 2am before staggering to hotel room to oversee thy 7am hair and make-up.