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We compete a few times out of state and what we've seen that helps is that some families get sponsors for their kids. It works really well for us since we're in a smaller town. The kids go to businesses and collect sponsors to help with the season. We also have some of the kids who may not be able to afford all the travel do some work in the gym. Cleaning, helping run the concession stand, helping to run a lock-in or tumbling class. Hope this helps!!Thanks guys, I know ill try to get as much fundraising as possible but are there any other ideas to help out the kids who struggle to afford it even after fundraising?
I guess the big thing i am trying to figure out is how to help the cheerleaders out who really want to do it all, but don't have the full support of their parents to make it all work?
I know my mother would do all the fundraising for me when i cheered for high school but idk how to help the other kids who have both parents who work two jobs and cant drive the kid to the fundraising or take the extra time to help.
besides doing fundraising and everything my old gym use to have the junior and senior girls take buses down and we would room with all of our teammates its great team bonding and a ton cheaper because its just the athletes splitting on the room fees, and if the parents want they can go down separately or help chaperoneI have just been wondering how athletes from different gyms pay for competitions and travel?
I have cheered in Florida for 6 out of 8 yrs so many of the big nationals and worlds was only a school bus, or morning car pool drive away. I am moving back to coach at my original gym and want to get some ideas to help us be able to afford out of state competitions that involve flying and all that. With living so close to Orlando we have not needed to fund raise too much to afford the trips. I have just been wondering how certain teams can afford 3 or 4 out of state competitions?
Besides the obvious fundraisers like car washes and what not, how have you made it work?
have you had to set a few parents to watch over a group or athletes if other parents cant afford to go? had a small amount of competitions to balance out the cost of bigger ones?
Im really just looking for as much information to how to make this a possibility, besides the usual.
the sad thing is is i actually considered doing it this year..Dont eat... Save all of your money for cheer.
I coached in california and alot like florida you can pretty much have a full season attending big comps and stay in the same state. From the beginning of my program I always had travel and non travel teams. So the parents of certain teams knew that taking a spot on Small Senior 3 for example would also mean paying for NCA or American Grand without fundraising. Now they could fundraise but I was not banking on that being how they paid for the comp fees and what not. I always used to tell my parents that I did not care if they got there on a plane , train or automobile, just be at the meeting place in the correct city , ON TIME. For the most part I never had an issue. If I had a higher level athlete and she could not pay for the special fees like extra choreo, further comps and so on they ended up cheering on one of our Cali only travel teams. Hope that helps. =)I have just been wondering how athletes from different gyms pay for competitions and travel?
I have cheered in Florida for 6 out of 8 yrs so many of the big nationals and worlds was only a school bus, or morning car pool drive away. I am moving back to coach at my original gym and want to get some ideas to help us be able to afford out of state competitions that involve flying and all that. With living so close to Orlando we have not needed to fund raise too much to afford the trips. I have just been wondering how certain teams can afford 3 or 4 out of state competitions?
Besides the obvious fundraisers like car washes and what not, how have you made it work?
have you had to set a few parents to watch over a group or athletes if other parents cant afford to go? had a small amount of competitions to balance out the cost of bigger ones?
Im really just looking for as much information to how to make this a possibility, besides the usual.
Dont eat... Save all of your money for cheer.
I think there was a Fame team at one of the competitions in New England. That's a bit of a hike too!
I think there was a Fame team at one of the competitions in New England. That's a bit of a hike too!
Actually, it was a Midlo team. They went to that while other Midlo teams went to Cheersport and Indy.That may have been our New York gym so it wasn't as far for them.
I'm a fiscal vegetarian. Once a week I get a steak treat. I can't afford cheer and a balanced diet lol!I almost tweeted something exactly like this today...My version of "Worlds Diet."
No wonder your unicorn is always puking. And I thought it was the skittles.....I'm a fiscal vegetarian. Once a week I get a steak treat. I can't afford cheer and a balanced diet lol!
No wonder your unicorn is always puking. And I thought it was the skittles.....