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I'm sure the pop Warner coaches in town just love Joelle:)
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My CP was on the 2008 - 2009 Twinkle team with that VoiceOver and she is on Shooting Stars with 8 other girls from that team. So, a total of 9 Twinkles from that season are now Shooting Stars. I loved the documentary, it really showed what it was like to be a Twinkle Girl! This past season's team was fantastic and it was really enjoyable to watch, while The Star Ledger followed them all season. Bravo SL...you did a great job!!I might be making this up but I remember being on twitter and seeing that some of the current Stars were on that Twinkle team and they were saying how they had that voiceover in their routine and now they are Shooting Stars :)
Regarding the covering of windows, parental drama ect. That's real life for coaches. Parents texting because they don't like placement. Criticizing (during practice and in the viewing area) because their kid isn't in a certain spot. I actually enjoyed the covering of the windows most, cause every coach in this sport can absolutely relate to it. That, and it's gratifying to know I am not alone in my feelings.
It doesn't matter which gym you are at, we are all dealing with the exact same issues. "Those" parents would not like to see a documentary on what coaches have to deal with lol. Of course, they wouldn't think we are talking about them. ;)
Plus there are people who literally have nothing better to do than to troll sites all day long-with the sole intent to ignite "wars". Don't feed the trolls..most of them are doing it on purpose just to upset people. Feel sorry for them bc they have nothing better to do...bc really, how sad is that?! Ya know?Regarding the negative feedback on nj.com... There are a few -ok, a large handful - of people who go to that site determined to tear apart everything The Star-Ledger does. We try to ignore the trolls, and hope you can do the same. Engaging them in any kind of discussion just stokes the egos and makes them more insulting and outrageous.
And as you already know, some people will not understand what you do. And others are inexplicably threatened by a world where cheerleaders no longer stand on the sidelines.
Just go on doing what you do best, and be proud of what you do.
While you may be right about the younger ones, my little one gets upset if we AREN'T there to watch her...more so than anything else. I told her at least we still got to see what they were working on the one time last season we had a closed practice (bc they did come over to the other gym and take turns showing us their stunt groups that they had been working on).If I was a cheer coach running a team, I would have all closed practices. I don't believe in open practices. What I might do is strategically select certain days where perhaps the team will demo a new routine and then I'd open the window to have the parents watch and then maybe briefly explain that the routine could possibly change depending on how things are going. My thought is for those two or three hours you drive to the gym or you drive your kids drive to the gym and drop them off for practice, they are mine for those 2-3 hours and my job is to put those athletes in the best possible p0sition to be the most successful to the team. You are paying good money for them to be on the team and I want to have them in the best environment where they can concentrate on doing what they need to do. Parents have no need to see what's going on and all it does is distract the athletes. Especially the youger ones. I don't need parents watching nor do I see the need for parents to stick around to watch when they could be doing other things in those 2-3 hours.
While you may be right about the younger ones, my little one gets upset if we AREN'T there to watch her...more so than anything else. I told her at least we still got to see what they were working on the one time last season we had a closed practice (bc they did come over to the other gym and take turns showing us their stunt groups that they had been working on).
I don't mean to be rude, but do you have children? As a parent, who are you to say what "we" should be doing w/our time? Not every parent gets a chance to spend a lot of time w/their children (like working parents) and getting to watch their children is often a joyous thing. Also, some parents drive up to 2 hours to come to practice and you're telling me they should find something better to do w/their time in another city besides watch their child practice a sport they (the kids) love?
Mine Elite, Junior Elite, Youth Elite, Coed Elite, Senior Elite, etc.. have all done pretty respectfully for a gym that allows open practices. And while there are plenty of "those" types of parents, there are also plenty more who wind up becoming valuable friends thanks to being able to attend those practices.
While you may be right about the younger ones, my little one gets upset if we AREN'T there to watch her...more so than anything else. I told her at least we still got to see what they were working on the one time last season we had a closed practice (bc they did come over to the other gym and take turns showing us their stunt groups that they had been working on).
I don't mean to be rude, but do you have children? As a parent, who are you to say what "we" should be doing w/our time? Not every parent gets a chance to spend a lot of time w/their children (like working parents) and getting to watch their children is often a joyous thing. Also, some parents drive up to 2 hours to come to practice and you're telling me they should find something better to do w/their time in another city besides watch their child practice a sport they (the kids) love?
Mine Elite, Junior Elite, Youth Elite, Coed Elite, Senior Elite, etc.. have all done pretty respectfully for a gym that allows open practices. And while there are plenty of "those" types of parents, there are also plenty more who wind up becoming valuable friends thanks to being able to attend those practices.
They (coaches, parents) may want to nip that one in the bud fast, I agree. I certainly would.The only part I didn't really like, other than the already mentioned bit where Jamie Parrish mentioned popularity, was when some of the girls were talking about feeling like 'Cheerlebrities' at competitions. I hate hearing that word and it saddened me that they're already thinking about their Cheerlebrity status'. They are of course such an amazingly talented group of young cheerleaders though, no doubt!
Kudos to The Star-Ledger for such a great film piece. Network TV should take lessons from you. I thought from start to finish it was entertaining but also objective, and showed all of the good, and some of the negative of all-star cheer - which IMO is not a bad thing. I have always had the utmost respect for the entire World Cup organization, and seeing how the coaches conduct their practices and handle competitions confirmed my views.
On a side note: I have to laugh at the irony of the title of this documentary, the Twinkles "Chasing Perfection" and tile of TLC's "Cheer Perfection"....seems like it should be the other way around!