Preparing your cheer team to be successful doesn’t start at cheer practice, it starts before cheer practice even begins. We know the old saying, Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail. As a cheer coach, I used to show up without a structured plan for cheer practice. Sure, we would accomplish a lot. But it…
High school cheerleaders spend most of their time at football games on the sidelines. Prepare your sideline cheer team to feel confident as they perform cheers, stunts, dances, and jumps on the sidelines. High School cheerleaders should be present during the entire football game. Cheerleaders should be on the sidelines before the coin toss. Prepping…
Cheerleading Tryouts is arguably the most important event of the cheerleading season. Not only is the new team chosen, but cheerleading tryouts sets the tone for the entire cheerleading season. In order to have a successful high school cheerleading tryouts for your high school cheerleading team, you have to have a plan for your season….
A vital part of your high school cheerleading tryouts process will be the Cheer Tryouts Parent Meeting. Being a cheerleader can requires a huge time commitment and financial commitment. By hosting a Cheer Tryouts Parent Meeting, you as the cheer coach can share all of the important information before tryouts. When athletes and parents understand…
Plan for a thorough cheer tryout clinic so that athletes trying out for your cheer team will feel confident during evaluations. Cheer tryouts can be intimidating to athletes trying out, so preparing a cheer tryout clinic where athletes feel prepared will help you choose the best candidates for your cheerleading team. High School Cheer Tryout…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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…