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Can't wait to read the sister article. Great article. Already left my comments on facebookThanks y'all! I am about to start writing an accompanying article for gym owners and coaches on how to handle it on their end.
We all need to do better at this.
Especially want to emphasize the last point for athletes and former employees.
Bad: Never recruit from your old program for a new gym if you’re leaving to cheer somewhere else. Never. For any reason. Don’t do it.
Excellent article @cupieqt
Can we talk about what this exactly means? Because if I were to leave a program and found somewhere that was a better fit for our family and cp, I would absolutely share that information with my friends. That could be considered semi-recruiting. However, I would never actively recruit people. All Star gyms are for -profit business, and unless I am on the payroll, it is not my place to actively market and advertise a gym. IMO, this includes social media.
This is largely a moot point for me since my area does not have many gyms to choose from. But I'm curious to hear what this means for other parts of the country where there are several gyms to choose from.
Can we talk about what this exactly means? Because if I were to leave a program and found somewhere that was a better fit for our family and cp, I would absolutely share that information with my friends. That could be considered semi-recruiting. However, I would never actively recruit people. All Star gyms are for -profit business, and unless I am on the payroll, it is not my place to actively market and advertise a gym. IMO, this includes social media.
This is largely a moot point for me since my area does not have many gyms to choose from. But I'm curious to hear what this means for other parts of the country where there are several gyms to choose from.
NvmFirst, I think if you are an employee this is NEVER ok. It's shady and rude.
But, if you are an athlete or parent there is a big difference between saying "Gym A SUCKS, we just started at Gym B and it's sooooo much better. You should totally come to Gym B with us" and "We are moving to Gym B because it's a better fit for our family. Good luck in where ever you decide to cheer!"
I would guess that about 98% of the time, the conversation is the first example rather than the second.
If someone directly asks how you're liking the change, I wouldn't call that recruiting. I'd say actively recruiting is seeking out people from your former gym family and popping into their inbox like "hey come here it's better, I'm doing this this and this now, soooooo glad to actually be working hard, finalllllly going to have a good season" or posting videos practicing at Gym A and tagging everyone from Gym B on social media or group texts. Of course there are always exceptions.Can we talk about what this exactly means? Because if I were to leave a program and found somewhere that was a better fit for our family and cp, I would absolutely share that information with my friends. That could be considered semi-recruiting. However, I would never actively recruit people. All Star gyms are for -profit business, and unless I am on the payroll, it is not my place to actively market and advertise a gym. IMO, this includes social media.
This is largely a moot point for me since my area does not have many gyms to choose from. But I'm curious to hear what this means for other parts of the country where there are several gyms to choose from.
I don't know about that. I think what the departing family did, and what people THINK they did, are two different things. It certainly was in our experience.First, I think if you are an employee this is NEVER ok. It's shady and rude.
But, if you are an athlete or parent there is a big difference between saying "Gym A SUCKS, we just started at Gym B and it's sooooo much better. You should totally come to Gym B with us" and "We are moving to Gym B because it's a better fit for our family. Good luck in where ever you decide to cheer!"
I would guess that about 98% of the time, the conversation is the first example rather than the second.
Very good article. I agree with a lot of these points. My only addition, is that Cheer is a business. Families pay a lot for a service. At the end of the year if a family wants to leave; just go. There is no need to tell the owners or coaches. I have seen this back-fire because the owners/coaches go on the whole "loyalty" rant. I agree that nothing should be said during the season though!
Yes to this.I don't know about that. I think what the departing family did, and what people THINK they did, are two different things. It certainly was in our experience.