this. SO MUCH. Or, what about that child that has no real guidance from their parents, and DOES get into drugs/sex/alcohol at an extremely early age? I can think of at least 3 girls off the top of my head like this, and cheer and the coaches are THE best influences in their lives. I talk to them as much as I can about cutting the crap, but ya know, I would NEVER want them kicked them off the team because they need that positive environment. The gym is a clean place for them, and when they're there, it's a few hours that I KNOW they aren't doing something dumb or putting their health at risk. But they do know better than do to anything like that in uniform.