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7 Ideas for Cheer Camp Team Bonding
Cheer Camp Team Bonding Cheer Camp is a great opportunity for your cheerleading team to bond. This close bond serves your cheerleading team all season long. Cheer camp typically takes place during the summer which is early in the cheerleading season. Capitalize on that positive energy at the beginning of a new cheer season by…
Cheer Team Attendance Policy
Cheer Team Attendance Policy and Consequences Do your cheerleaders keep missing practice? Without a cheer team attendance policy, you might find yourself constantly rearranging stunt groups, line ups, and choreography. Oftentimes this means watering down stunts and the team will feel frustrated when teammates are always missing. I coach a high school cheerleading squad and…
The Ultimate Guide to High School Cheerleading Tryouts for Coaches
How to Run Cheer Tryouts as a Coach Cheer Tryouts are an exciting time in the season. You get to meet all of the new athletes while your returning athletes are looking forward to a new season. I have ran tryouts for six years as a head coach, and I learn something new every year….
Choose the Best Cheer Captains for your Team
Choosing cheer captains for your team is one of the most important decisions of your season. Your cheer captains serve as a liaison between the coaches and the cheerleaders. It is so important to have a strong working relationship with the athletes you choose to be cheer captain of your team. In this post I…
The Best Cheer Team Bonding Activity
This is one of the most powerful cheer team bonding activities you can do with your team! If you are looking for a cheer team bonding activity that will create closer bonds on your team and boost the positive energy, try this one out! We call this activity “I’ve Got Your Back.” In my opinion,…
How To Avoid Cheer Team Drama
Cheerleading teams are infamous for being full of cheer team drama, but it does not have to be that way! Cheerleaders are often depicted in the media as catty, mean girls. When I started coaching my goal was to avoid cheer team drama and poor attitudes. I knew that coaching an unhappy and drama filled…
Cheer Tryouts Checklist
Simplify your cheerleading tryouts planning process with this guided checklist. This free download walks you through step by step how to prepare for your tryouts.
Cheerleading Tryouts sets the tone for the season so start your season with confidence by using this checklist. Wishing you an amazing season, let me know how I can help.
Happy Coaching!