All-Star Venting (all Star Subjects)

-the person who has no fault whatsoever
-the person who hates you because you have skill and they lack it... grow up &work harder
-the person who talks the talk but fails to walk the walk
-stupid excuses for why they didn't make the team, didn't throw a pass, failed to do something in the routine, dropped a stunt etc. especially ones like it's because i'm a flyer that's why they blamed me, it was _'s fault bc she's not a good base, i used to do _ but bc of my horrific injury i can't (when really it was a minor or no injury), i have so many problems i can't condition (asthma attacks, fake injuries, sick or ill) used excessively,
-coaches in their niche i.e. old fashioned coaching, when i was a cheerleader we did this so were doing it now(not reffering to anyone in allstar cheer)
-cheer moms who think their coaches
-the person who always wants to start the cheerleading is a sport debate i'm just exhausted of this discussion
-the person who does the stupidest most annoying things to get attention... come on it's practice
-people with mental blocks on tumbling with flying skills magically get on level 4+ and not putting in the effort everyone else does on stuff non-stunt related
-"OMG its team XYZ they're our enemies!/they suck!" seriously? this isn't Bring it on
-the people that think that since they're a cheerleader they must be the typical cheerleader stereotype (stupid, fake, mean, etc.) coincidentally it's usually the people who are lazy and aren't that great at the sport
-people who can't handle constructive criticism and get offended when you give them the slightest advice
-people who DON'T cheer, saw bring it on &fired up etc., and think they know EVERYTHING about cheerleading
-gymnasts who think they're too good for cheerleading... yes i'm sure gymnastics is pretty hardcore, but no need to disrespect another sport

#1--the person who is too humble for their skills.... "yea i'm not going to do _ bc it'll make all the others look mediocre", saying something else that implies that they're way outta your league when truly they're at best as good as you., demanding front and center panel, bragging about blah blah blah or talking about someone else's tumbling/stunting where they have no right to critique

cheerKT said:

Since we back to venting. HOW ABOUT the girl (or guy) on the team that fakes injuries constantly. Every team has one. They fake being hurt for attention, sympathy, just to get out of practice for a while. Even worse is when they pretend it hurts so baddddd but battle through it so they can play they "I just love my team so much I couldn't imagine not doing this for them. I'm giving it my all right now guys and you should too" card. Stop trying to make people feel bad for you.

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I want to shimmy this a million X

ECEmylife<3 said:

a 7 year old on a level five team, that one coach favors and the other 2 think it is inappropriate!

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Just a technicality, but she's 8.

I HATE it when someone thinks they are an expert on cheer because they saw bring it on. I'm not going to argue about football (which I NEVER watch or understand) because I saw the blind side!

I was reading a comments page about the SSX on CNN and someone was argueing about Worlds with a cheerleader. They were like, it's not really worlds since it's "only America" that goes anyways. Excuse me, what are you basing this off of?

i hate when your mom doesnt let you cheer allstar because of high school..... mom, im not gonna get anywhere with my high school team who cant even hit a full.

cheerKT said:

There is no scarier moment as a cheerleader than back spotting someone learning to double down. Terrifying.

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and that would be how i broke my nose 3 weeks ago.....

People who are more concerned about themselves (personal gain/goal/ambitions etc.) than the team? This is a team sport - if you want to be an individual superstar, go play tennis.

It drives my cp nuts whenever a movie or tv show portrays a cheerleading squad: They are usually practicing outside on the grass, in full uniform and there is no coach in sight. The "captain" creates the routine, decides who is in the squad and is always a (not nice person)

qtpiegirl1 said:

i hate when your mom doesnt let you cheer allstar because of high school..... mom, im not gonna get anywhere with my high school team who cant even hit a full.

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I agree 100% here...i have had very talented girls stop all star because there moms think hs cheer looks better on there college apps... The skill you can learn in all star wil take you further than you would ever believe... Mad-dogg we miss you!

JUSTICE said:

As far as I can remember, the stereotypes about male cheerleaders have been around since the late 80's!!! I remember going through it back in the day! Yes there are some male cheerleaders that are gay, and so what--they can still stunt, tumble, jump, and perform just as well--if not better-- than most cheerleaders!! All the guys that are calling male cheerleaders "fags" or "homo's"--are all sitting in the stands, with their other 5 to 10 male friends??? Meanwhile "we" were out on the floor with 20 to 36 females!!! Putting everything into perspective; who seems like the gay one now???

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When I started all-star cheer in 1992, my buddy and I did it to help us with our flexibility and agility. We read reports on a lot of famous boxers and football players at the time taking ballet to help improve all of those areas. I just couldn't see myself doing ballet. All-star cheer was a little different then so all we did was stunt and tumble in our routines. I don't remember ever getting teased about it. A lot of my friends thought it was cool, but they just couldn't see themselves doing it. Things have changed since then, and I won't like I sometimes shake my head at some of the things I see at competitions. I'm just an old school male cheerleader, but over the years I have changed my mentality on a lot things when it comes to other male cheerleaders.

CoachARobz said:

"sugar coating" isn't something i do...maybe my co-coach(who is also part owner and wants ever parent to be happy)...but not me at all. I said I don't have to tell them doesn't mean that I didn't. But my whole thing is that they don't have reasoning/right to question my judgment.

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As a parent who is paying a great deal of money for cheerleading, I believe that I do have the right to question you. I think if more coaches would be willing to explain to parents why their CP didn't make a certain team, maybe that would give the CP the push they need to work on the correct skills. Sometimes a parent may see their child one way and be a little surprised to see that the coach doesn't see them the same.

Hungry said:

I really hate hearing that bases/backs threaten to not catch their flyer if they don't do said skill, or do it properly. This does NOT help your flyer gain trust and confidence to improve, and increases the risk to the safety of the entire group. These statements really dissapoint me and is not tolerated on my team or in my gym.

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Completely AGREE! Absolutely unacceptable! A stunt group should be able to trust each other completely!

FamousRudags said:

I guess you can ask my kids - but as a coach, Im fairly certain that I have the fear of god in them to even think about letting a flyer hit the ground... I realize mistakes happen, but if someone hits the ground or even clips the ground, the whole group has conditioning based on how bad the fall, how much I feel it was the bases fault, etc.

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I do the same thing! and for my younger teams, a lot of the time the falls are due to giggling or not paying close enough attention, so in addition to conditioning....I make them "ground bound" for the rest of practice, meaning they mark all their stunts for the rest of practice. Then at the end of practice, they need to do the stunt that they dropped 5 times in a row clean before they can leave.

Bow Maker said:

I personally hate it when peoples hair looks like a mess for competitions. If your coach says all up straight with a big poof, dont come with your hair up with pieces that werent long enough to go in the pony, not straightened hair, and a poof that looks like you took a chunk of hair and bobby pinned it.

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I want to shimmy this over and over and over again

I love this thread. I want to shimmy everyone! Shimmys for all!

I need to print this thread and make it a book for some light reading in the parent viewing area.