Okay here's my list as a former cheerleader
-don't sit in the stands, stare at me while I'm asking you to yell and you look at me with a dumbfounded look on your face. It's not hard to follow directions and at least I'm asking you to yell appropriate words unlike the ones you were just yelling.
-Football, always my favorite thing to cheer for. Nothing like yelling hit em again hit em again and not getting in trouble for it. :)
-don't act like you want to cheer then walk away from the coach and say this is stupid or anything along those lines.
-cheerleading is not social hour, it's cheerleading. WORK hard, play later
Now here is my list as a coach:
-don't take the lack of crowd involvement your opportunity to be lazy and quit cheering hard. It's your job to be happy, peppy, and spirited, you can't control your fans.
-if you don't want to practice hard then save me the trouble and don't try out next year. None of the other cheerleaders like you because you are a slacker.
-do not lean against the gym wall, talk to the person next to you, talk to fans in the stands, or pop one knee out with your hands folded across your chest when you are supposed to be cheering at a basketball game.
-when I say run, I mean until I tell you to stop, don't ask for how long cause I'll only make you run more.
-bases, if you think it's funny to drop your flyer then do me a favor and don't try out. Just once I would like to base you and let you drop to see how it feels.
-flyers, if you think it's funny to hurt one of your bases because you are not tight on a stunt or because you are not paying attention then don't try out. They have a hard job and your life is in their hands, can't blame them for wanting to drop you when you are too lazy to do your job causing them pain.
-fellow coaches, just because you are not a competition squad does not mean that you allow your squad to not follow safety rules. Rules are for everyone not just those of us that compete.
-fellow coaches, i don't care if you have a cheerleader out sick, you never go out on the floor yourself and base or spot a stunt. Seriously, if you miss cheer that much then find a parent squad to join.
-fellow cheerleaders, friendliness goes along way. Don't be hateful to other team cheerleaders, be supportive and kind. You never know when friendship with another squad will benefit you.
-cheer parents, I AM THE COACH. I AM TRAINED TO DO MY JOB. I do not need your input from the sideline of why your little suzie should be in front, get to fly, or why or why not we should be doing competitions/cheers/etc. I follow the rules and your daughters safety is always my number one concern, this is why I have had a cracked collar bone, broken nose, and more bruises than I can count instead of it being your daughter's leg, arm, face, etc.
-cheer parents, don't inable your slacker child and tell me not to push your daughter hard at practices or games. If they can't handle it then don't let them try out.
-cheerleaders/parents, birthday parties, concerts, and social functions are not reason for not coming to practice. Get your priorities straight.
I could come up with so many more, but I'll save them for later.
