- Mar 2, 2025
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Desperately need advice.
Hello, been a cheerleader most of my life. My local high school (Almater) has been trying to recruit me to come coach for years. This year I broke down and applied and became the High school Head Winter cheer coach. Was super excited, and thought this was going to be an awesome season.
This season has had........well more good days then bad. I have for the most part enjoyed my time with the girls and loving their energy for wanting to learn new cheers and be apart of the new program I'm trying to implement. Issues with assistant coaches that have been working with the fall Cheerleaders and been in the program awhile. They do a lot of things for the program and I felt that this was going to be a great partnership amd valued assest to teach me things also.
Well half the time I felt I was the assistant coach and left out of many things and the last to know about the goings on of, off court things to be done. They have also said they were going to change all the improvements to cheers and bring back the old long cheers from the ancient times I cheered in high school. LOL
Weather was a big factor for us with trying to teach them as much as possible.
I have some questions about how others coaches deal with some of these issues and others.
I have had these girls always complain about this or that move or dance. But when asked to help change or give us an idea it's static air and attitude. "We don't take their advice or listen to their opinions, and also don't acknowledge them before making decisions." Like they're the coaches.
I have never heard of athletes questioning their coaches about anything. I'm pretty sure any other sports the kids aren't questioning their coaches on what they are doing or teaching or how they do it.
I have had some down right tantrums over the most ridiculous stuff and to go to the AD for these minor issues. To the point that these kids, make me not want to go to practice and questioning whether I want to continue for next year.
I am trying to make a program here, and why I was hired. My mother was a cheerleader and coach, I grew up watching her coach, heck she was my coach in high school. I went to many cheer camps, was invited for the Macy's Thanksgiving cheer parade many times, Went to college cheered, attended college cheer camps. Was asked if I wanted to apply to NCA/UCA after college.
I'm feeling disconnected and not getting any backup from anyone, other then one of our board members.
Hello, been a cheerleader most of my life. My local high school (Almater) has been trying to recruit me to come coach for years. This year I broke down and applied and became the High school Head Winter cheer coach. Was super excited, and thought this was going to be an awesome season.
This season has had........well more good days then bad. I have for the most part enjoyed my time with the girls and loving their energy for wanting to learn new cheers and be apart of the new program I'm trying to implement. Issues with assistant coaches that have been working with the fall Cheerleaders and been in the program awhile. They do a lot of things for the program and I felt that this was going to be a great partnership amd valued assest to teach me things also.
Well half the time I felt I was the assistant coach and left out of many things and the last to know about the goings on of, off court things to be done. They have also said they were going to change all the improvements to cheers and bring back the old long cheers from the ancient times I cheered in high school. LOL
Weather was a big factor for us with trying to teach them as much as possible.
I have some questions about how others coaches deal with some of these issues and others.
I have had these girls always complain about this or that move or dance. But when asked to help change or give us an idea it's static air and attitude. "We don't take their advice or listen to their opinions, and also don't acknowledge them before making decisions." Like they're the coaches.
I have never heard of athletes questioning their coaches about anything. I'm pretty sure any other sports the kids aren't questioning their coaches on what they are doing or teaching or how they do it.
I have had some down right tantrums over the most ridiculous stuff and to go to the AD for these minor issues. To the point that these kids, make me not want to go to practice and questioning whether I want to continue for next year.
I am trying to make a program here, and why I was hired. My mother was a cheerleader and coach, I grew up watching her coach, heck she was my coach in high school. I went to many cheer camps, was invited for the Macy's Thanksgiving cheer parade many times, Went to college cheered, attended college cheer camps. Was asked if I wanted to apply to NCA/UCA after college.
I'm feeling disconnected and not getting any backup from anyone, other then one of our board members.
