klynn64
Cheer Parent
- Feb 25, 2012
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The solution to the sandbagging/stacking problem is not to teach our kids about life, losing and tough breaks. Life provides plenty of opportunities to teach our kids about resilience. In the case where your CP has just lost to a stacked team the lessons would be more about;
1. Just because others do it, it doesn't make it right.
2. Stay classy
3. Life isn't always fair.
4. Adults make mistakes too.
5. Winning isn't everything.
6. It's better to lose and be honest, than too be dishonest and win.
7. Tomorrow is new day.
8. Never let any single event in your life define you.
9. There's more than one way to deal with adversity in life.
10. Pick and choose your battles.
11. Set the example.
12. In cheer when something isn't fair, have your parents get on the Fierce Board and find a solution. ha!ha!
There are plenty more but why make you suffer when #12 is all they really need to know.
People who think there is no problem, or believe there's no need for rules to change are people that have never suffered a significant loss at the hands of a stacked team. Let it happen to your team and then we'll see if you feel the same about the solution.
1. Just because others do it, it doesn't make it right.
2. Stay classy
3. Life isn't always fair.
4. Adults make mistakes too.
5. Winning isn't everything.
6. It's better to lose and be honest, than too be dishonest and win.
7. Tomorrow is new day.
8. Never let any single event in your life define you.
9. There's more than one way to deal with adversity in life.
10. Pick and choose your battles.
11. Set the example.
12. In cheer when something isn't fair, have your parents get on the Fierce Board and find a solution. ha!ha!
There are plenty more but why make you suffer when #12 is all they really need to know.
People who think there is no problem, or believe there's no need for rules to change are people that have never suffered a significant loss at the hands of a stacked team. Let it happen to your team and then we'll see if you feel the same about the solution.