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18 THEMED CHEER PRACTICE IDEAS

Here's a hard truth about cheer: the season really does not end. Cheer athletes practice, compete, or prepare for the next season, twelve months out of the year. Sometimes, the work is grueling, and the sport doesn't feel fun at all. The excitement of a new team or new choreography wears off, or it’s the middle of travel season, or the huge competition events aren't here yet. It can be stressful and even discouraging at times. A great way to boost your athletes’ spirits is to have a themed cheer practice. This is a day (or even a whole week!) where you can break up the day-to-day monotony of that slow or ... view the post

in Cheer 101, Competition Essentials, Podcast, Tips & Tricks

Are you and your cheerleader driving each other crazy on competition morning? Here are some strategies that might help

Competition morning is a day that most cheer moms dread. Do you and your cheerleader fight like cats and dogs on competition day? The yelling, the hair pulling, the crying...and that's just in the parking lot while you're looking for a spot! If you and your cheerleader find yourselves stressed and constantly arguing on competition morning, I'm going through some strategies that might help. Join my free live workshop, starting October 28th! Click here to register (did I mention it's free?) ... view the post

in Cheer 101, Podcast

Athlete Dynamics at Practice

I'm giving Jason Larkins some scenarios you might find between athletes at practice. What happens when athletes are bossing each other around? What about when an athlete isn't trying hard enough or pulling their weight? How does a coach deal with that, and how should parents approach it? Jason is an All Star Cheer director and the host of the Let's Talk Cheer Podcast. If you haven't checked out Let's Talk Cheer, you definitely should! Listen to Let's Talk Cheer Register for my FREE workshop for Team Moms! ... view the post

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10 Things I Hate About Cheer

I always try to keep things positive around here, but sometimes a girl's gotta vent, right??! There are some things about cheer that just ain't right, and I'm spilling the tea on 10 things I hate about cheer. I can't believe how long I rambled about this! ... view the post

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5 Ways to Make Money from Home

I'm about to say something really obvious: Cheer is expensive. We've been paying for cheer for so long, I don't even want to think about what we might have been able to pay for if we'd saved that money over the years....college? a month-long Sabbatical in Maui? a private jet?My favorite running cheer joke right now is when a cheer mom posts about her athlete's new skill and calls it "the $10,000 back handspring," or "the $20,000 tuck." It doesn't get more real than that.It makes sense that almost every cheer mom I know is looking for ways to offset the cost of cheer. Money is not easy to come by, and with all the ... view the post

18 THEMED CHEER PRACTICE IDEAS

Are you and your cheerleader driving each other crazy on competition morning? Here are some strategies that might help

Athlete Dynamics at Practice

10 Things I Hate About Cheer

5 Ways to Make Money from Home

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18 THEMED CHEER PRACTICE IDEAS

Are you and your cheerleader driving each other crazy on competition morning? Here are some strategies that might help

Athlete Dynamics at Practice

10 Things I Hate About Cheer

5 Ways to Make Money from Home

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