- Dec 15, 2009
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They say there are two ways to get a horse to move, hang a carrot in the front, or smack it with a stick from behind.
I've witnessed both of these coaching strategies first hand.
There are coaches with carrots who say, "hit this stunt 3 times and we will play a game"
Or there's a stick "if you do not hit this stunt, we are conditioning"
Obviously as a cheerleader, you would rather hear the first option, however, do you think it is more successful?
I have been at gyms that work in polar opposite ways, one always worked with a stick and now I am at HotCheer which is the most carrot driven coaching I've ever witnessed. When I coached last year with Minis at NEO, I would say a carrot definitely worked better for them.
Does your team respond more to a carrot or more to a stick? Which do you think makes for a more successful gym?
I've witnessed both of these coaching strategies first hand.
There are coaches with carrots who say, "hit this stunt 3 times and we will play a game"
Or there's a stick "if you do not hit this stunt, we are conditioning"
Obviously as a cheerleader, you would rather hear the first option, however, do you think it is more successful?
I have been at gyms that work in polar opposite ways, one always worked with a stick and now I am at HotCheer which is the most carrot driven coaching I've ever witnessed. When I coached last year with Minis at NEO, I would say a carrot definitely worked better for them.
Does your team respond more to a carrot or more to a stick? Which do you think makes for a more successful gym?