Here are simple cheer practice ice breakers that you can use to help your team bond and get to know each other. We used these simple cheer practice ice breakers during the first weeks of cheer practice this season and our team enjoyed them! Introduce Yourself The first cheer practice ice breaker that we did…
Here is an idea of what to do at your first cheer practice of the season if you are a high school cheer coach. Make a Plan Before the first cheer practice, sit down and make a plan. You will feel prepared and confident to coach your new cheer squad. For this first cheer practice,…
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…
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,…
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…