College “cheer” On Netflix: It’s A Hit

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Figured it was worth bringing over here, this is Gabi's statement about the negativity towards her parents:
 
I haven't finished all the episodes but quick question, how was all this Gabi stuff not a violation of NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from making money for appearances or to be paid for advertisements that trade on their athletic skill? or is cheer/NCA not subject to those rules?
 
I haven't finished all the episodes but quick question, how was all this Gabi stuff not a violation of NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from making money for appearances or to be paid for advertisements that trade on their athletic skill? or is cheer/NCA not subject to those rules?


Cheerleading is not governed by NCAA.
 
I’m not going to lie. I almost didn’t finish the series. The first episode felt like it lasted 4 hours, I didn’t want to hear the sad stories—-I teach at a Title I Middle School—-I have enough sad in my life that I can’t fix and it was just too much. I try to avoid it.


But I gave it another shot. I liked the story telling aspect of it. I liked how it was filmed. I liked how they were able to weave all of the stories together. I definitely cried when they showed La’Darius’ brother crying watching the performance (I’m going to assume Netflix paid for these Varsity TV subscriptions )

I did not however like La’Darius. He was mean. He was a bully. I get why he was that way, I see kids like him EVERY day, but it just pained me to watch how hurtful he was to people. Hurt people, hurt people.

I knew who Gabi Butler was, but not who she was as a person. If I was younger and followed her It definitely would have humanized her. She was incredibly likable, relatable, human. You could see her desire to balance “normal” with everything else. Her parents were awful. I don’t know if the dad (they) still lurk here but his posts back in the day definitely highlight that they weren’t putting on for the cameras. The whole family (older sister included) came across as panicked and manic. Could just be who they are as people, culture whatever....but I found it weird....and I’m glad Gabi got her 7 years away...I know she returned home so clearly what we saw either isn’t that bad or not bad to her....but whew. The Butlers. Hate. To. See. It.


Jerry....grew on me. He certainly was a ball of energy and positivity but he in the beginning was annoying. Excited he made mat. His back ground story was humbling. Glad he got into to U of L and made the team. I was shocked to see he returned to Navarro this year (if this is a spoiler...my bad)...but seriously how long can one spend at a Jr. College. What are we getting from there? Was he not prepared for a 4 year university? So many questions.

Lexi—- I looked her up too. Bless her heart. Hope she comes back out of whatever path she went back down....Mom and Grandma certainly have her back. Hope she survives.

Morgan? — she was sad too. Always looked worried. That leaving your kid by themselves in a trailer just baffled me.

The way the back injury was handled made me bad. Doesn’t matter if he did what you told him not to do, it doesn’t make it any less of an injury.

When Sherbs got hurt I literally sat on my couch “wait ain’t nobody over——-“ *thud*. Awful.


I was originally supposed to watch with my 14 yo niece, but I didn’t it. I need to find out if she watched and what she got out of it.


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I started and stopped midway through ep 2. Maybe I'll go back and finish it. Each episode seemed way too long.
 
I loved the length of the episodes, I didn't want them to end.

I agree with this. I actually liked the length of each episode because we got to see more stuff. But I do feel like some of the content was repeat too many times, which made some sections feel too long.
 
I will readily admit to sometimes fastforwarding through parts to get to the cheer footage, but only sometimes. I did enjoy their personal stories.

I think people their age and younger tend to see them on social media and assume they're naturally talented, or they're just magically good at cheer and have been forever, or that they come from money or perfect homes, etc.

They see the rings and cheer travel fun and think they were just lucky to be born good at it.

It's good for kids to see that people they admire weren't born good at cheer. It took years of work.
 
I started and stopped midway through ep 2. Maybe I'll go back and finish it. Each episode seemed way too long.

I loved the length of the episodes, I didn't want them to end.

I agree with this. I actually liked the length of each episode because we got to see more stuff. But I do feel like some of the content was repeat too many times, which made some sections feel too long.

I felt the same as CheerBank. The length of each episode FELT long but they were only actually 56 ish minutes.

After the first episode I just knew I’d been on my couch for 4 hours but nope.


Idk. Maybe I just found the personal stories (which were my favorite aspect) heavy and draining so it made it seem longer.

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56 minutes is long compared to what most shows with commercials run. Didn’t bother me.

I loved this series. I really felt like I knew all of these kids personally by the end. I have been to NCA College Nationals for the last three years and been blown away by Navarro and Trinity Valley teams. I love NCA college nationals. I love the glimpse into what might be going on in the life of my kid, because as the parent of a college cheerleader you are not involved in their lives to the extent you may be when they live at home and cheer all star on your dime. I do know a few kids on that team, and I’m even more excited for Daytona this year!
 
56 minutes is long compared to what most shows with commercials run. Didn’t bother me.

I loved this series. I really felt like I knew all of these kids personally by the end. I have been to NCA College Nationals for the last three years and been blown away by Navarro and Trinity Valley teams. I love NCA college nationals. I love the glimpse into what might be going on in the life of my kid, because as the parent of a college cheerleader you are not involved in their lives to the extent you may be when they live at home and cheer all star on your dime. I do know a few kids on that team, and I’m even more excited for Daytona this year!
I'm afraid the size of the crowds this year will be significantly increased precisely because of this.
 
They have an upcoming Cheer Clinic on MLK Day. I am guessing it will be crazy crowded.
 
I'm afraid the size of the crowds this year will be significantly increased precisely because of this.

You are probably right, it's Easter week, a week later than usual so anything could happen. Also close to Worlds and Summit- who can afford that much time in Florida? Fingers crossed. I will be watching a different division this year I think so not sure what to expect (although I often watch several divisions) And there are always crowds around Navarro and TVCC. And it will be mostly different people than were on the show. Monica will have to hide though.
 
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