- Mar 10, 2011
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Coming from a girl who cheered in high school, spent two years as captain, and is in my fourth year of coaching, I have a lot of confessions!
- Do not EVER wear any shoes other than your CHEER shoes with your uniform. Ever. Don't.
- The other coach & I send detailed emails letting parents & cheerleaders know EVERYTHING they need to know weeks in advance, as well as reminders. You have a cheer calendar. Do not text me 4 minutes before the meet time and ask where to meet or what we're wearing.
- "On time" means 15 minutes early. You do not want to know what my conditioning is when girls are late.
- My favorite line is "I'm not asking, I'm telling." If I tell you to get in football lines, your first formation for the dance, or line up for jumps, etc... YOU DO IT.
- DO NOT SOCIALIZE DURING FOOTBALL GAMES.
- Y'all better have your hair the same & have your bows facing the same way.
- "I didn't know" No. You will always know beforehand. Not an excuse.
- When I ask who needs me to do their hair/make up for the game at Thursday night's practice, you need to tell me then. Do not text me 15 minutes before we're supposed to meet or show up with another girl and expect me to have time to do your make up & hair!
- For goodness' sake eat something before the game so you don't pass out.
- Don't complain about your spot. There is no seniority in formations, it's based on talent & skill.
- There are no excuses for not knowing the cheers. Even if you missed practice, all the cheers are on the group facebook page. Learn 'em.
I'll probably come up with more, but clearly I'm a no excuses kind of coach haha. In my defense, I love my girls and we have a lot of fun! They are very good with knowing when it's time to work and when we can goof off. We've really created a great balance of hard work and discipline as well as having fun and making great memories - that's what it's all about!
- Do not EVER wear any shoes other than your CHEER shoes with your uniform. Ever. Don't.
- The other coach & I send detailed emails letting parents & cheerleaders know EVERYTHING they need to know weeks in advance, as well as reminders. You have a cheer calendar. Do not text me 4 minutes before the meet time and ask where to meet or what we're wearing.
- "On time" means 15 minutes early. You do not want to know what my conditioning is when girls are late.
- My favorite line is "I'm not asking, I'm telling." If I tell you to get in football lines, your first formation for the dance, or line up for jumps, etc... YOU DO IT.
- DO NOT SOCIALIZE DURING FOOTBALL GAMES.
- Y'all better have your hair the same & have your bows facing the same way.
- "I didn't know" No. You will always know beforehand. Not an excuse.
- When I ask who needs me to do their hair/make up for the game at Thursday night's practice, you need to tell me then. Do not text me 15 minutes before we're supposed to meet or show up with another girl and expect me to have time to do your make up & hair!
- For goodness' sake eat something before the game so you don't pass out.
- Don't complain about your spot. There is no seniority in formations, it's based on talent & skill.
- There are no excuses for not knowing the cheers. Even if you missed practice, all the cheers are on the group facebook page. Learn 'em.
I'll probably come up with more, but clearly I'm a no excuses kind of coach haha. In my defense, I love my girls and we have a lot of fun! They are very good with knowing when it's time to work and when we can goof off. We've really created a great balance of hard work and discipline as well as having fun and making great memories - that's what it's all about!