All-Star Chasing The Ring

BlueCat · Aug 29, 2013

We keep speaking in generalities, but not every college has the same type of requirements, not every all star program prepares their athletes the same, and not every high school cheerleader gets the same "game-day" experience by being on their team. For that matter, different athletes would respond to each of those situations differently and would have different needs, values, and learning rates.

Bottom line: There is no simple formula for the "best" way to prepare a kid for cheering in college. (assuming that is your ultimate goal.) What may be ideal for one athlete in one situation may not work for someone else.

BigBow · Aug 29, 2013

I was one of "those" that quit HS cheer after football season my freshman year cause I thought I looked like a moron. It came back to bite me in college when I realized game day is what the athletic department cares about. They want to see peppy cheerleaders and big obnoxious signs, non-stop, for the entire game. Coming from all-star cheer, I thought non-cheer people were impressed with that I was impressed with. I thought the crowd would love when we did standing tucks as a team. They don't. They want someone to lead them in chants and get the crowd pumped up. It took a lot of practice for me to be "peppy". It was hard. No, not harder than learning an elite tumbling/stunting skill, but still hard to "be" something that I was naturally not.

cheerisloving · Aug 29, 2013

BigBow said:
I thought the crowd would love when we did standing tucks as a team. They don't. They want someone to lead them in chants and get the crowd pumped up. It took a lot of practice for me to be "peppy".

Now my HS loves to be led in cheers but go CRAZY when they see what stunts we throw up or when we do our routine. Tumbling is like a group effort lol.

CEAisstronger · Aug 29, 2013

cheerisloving said:
Now my HS loves to be led in cheers but go CRAZY when they see what stunts we throw up or when we do our routine. Tumbling is like a group effort lol.

At my high school, our student section goes crazy for certain cheers (for example, I believe that we will win) and others occasionally. Last year at a pep rally, a girl did a standing BHS and they yelled "do it again" even though others did BHS to layouts and they were impressed by the simpler things.

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UCFKnights07 · Aug 30, 2013

i dont think all colleges have a rule against all stars, i mean maddie gardner cheers for UNC, juliet mccreary cheers for Kentucky, and i know that a good amount of UCF cheerleaders came from allstars as well. i think it depends on the school, etc.

cheernerd5678 · Aug 30, 2013

UCFKnights07 said:
i dont think all colleges have a rule against all stars, i mean maddie gardner cheers for UNC, juliet mccreary cheers for Kentucky, and i know that a good amount of UCF cheerleaders came from allstars as well. i think it depends on the school, etc.

Maddie cheered high school. And it's not widespread it's just some schools

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xpressjag · Aug 30, 2013

I think you just need 1 season in high school cheer to get sidelines. Gyms can also teach college prep clinics and workshops. That's also a good reason for routines to still incorporate that 2 eight count cheer section. All star teams are starting to get sloppier motions since they are not a high priority.

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gymcatmomx2 · Aug 30, 2013

UCFKnights07 said:
i dont think all colleges have a rule against all stars, i mean maddie gardner cheers for UNC, juliet mccreary cheers for Kentucky, and i know that a good amount of UCF cheerleaders came from allstars as well. i think it depends on the school, etc.

I don't think anyone stated that there was a rule against all-star cheerleaders. There are SOME colleges that prefer that the candidates have the required skills AND have game day cheer experience.

Just-a-Mom · Aug 30, 2013

And truthfully, everyone is human - even college coaches. People tend to view the world through their own experiences. The (very limited) few we have talked to seemed to be very much biased by their own backgrounds. If they came from an allstar background, then that's what they looked for in experience. If they came from a school/rec background with lots of sideline, they focused a lot more on asking about that.

OneIntenseMama · Aug 30, 2013

If college's look at sideline cheerleaders over all star cheerleaders so many cheerleaders in Arizona would be screwed. Arizona you cant do sideline and all star which has hurt sideline cheer in the state.

stuntjumptumble · Aug 31, 2013

I've been cheering both all star and high school, I know both aspects will come in handy for me when I tryout for college next year

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Deleted member 11300 · Aug 31, 2013

My CPs HS team is horrible. She cheered on Varsity for 2 years. Coaching was terrible. The girls did not want to do any stunting or tumbling. Half of them would half way do the motions and lip sink the words. All they cared about was looking pretty. So this year, she quit but continued with Allstar. So is she going to be penalized by college coaches? It's not her fault.

Cheer Dad · Aug 31, 2013

Shy lurker said:
My CPs HS team is horrible. She cheered on Varsity for 2 years. Coaching was terrible. The girls did not want to do any stunting or tumbling. Half of them would half way do the motions and lip sink the words. All they cared about was looking pretty. So this year, she quit but continued with Allstar. So is she going to be penalized by college coaches? It's not her fault.

Based on previous responses there is a possibility based upon if and where she tries to cheer in college and i would not say penalized but more not at the top of the list.

BlueAndGreenMom · Oct 30, 2013

abbyandy9 said:
I'm a parent who paid for 11 years of allstar cheer and had a daughter who was (still is) extremely passionate and dedicated to this sport. However, we live in Oregon and there are no competitive worlds teams anywhere close except for south elite. And that's a four hour drive away. You can bet a million bucks that given the chance to send her to North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Cali, or her dream, New Jersey, I would do it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately I learned about the bigger cheer world a little too late. I was able to help encourage a friend of mine to send her daughter to Georgia for the year (she's on peach) and although it's been hard on my friend, she would not have it any other way. What are we paying tens of thousands of dollars for if we can't help them be the very best they can be? And let me assure you, cheer in Oregon does not cut it!

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Cheergrandma · Oct 30, 2013

Pardon my ignorance regarding live-away-from-home athletes. Does the athlete contact the gym, does the gym "recruit" the athlete? I've heard some gyms seek out specific athletes and was wondering if anyone here has had their athlete invited to join the dream gym. Do they try out with the masses? Or video? Any insight from coaches or parents would be welcome. Thanks.

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