Quitting And Coming Back In The Same Season

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Tn cheer mom

Cheer Parent
Aug 30, 2013
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Need advice on how to handle this. My teenager is on a sr small coed level 5 team and we have had several team members quit for various reasons (according to the parents of these members). Now the remaining members have heard that the ones who quit are now returning. I myself am not in favor of them coming back. To me, where is there commitment? If the quit already, are they going to quit again if things get tough? Should I say something to the coach or gym owner or just let it go?
 
I wouldn't say anything. If they quit for reasons beyond their control is one thing. If its for their own selfish reasoning uuugh!. Was their spots filled during their absence?
 
No there spots weren't filled. the reasons that we were told is because they didn't have enough time due to being on 2 school teams (one regular and one competition team) and just didn't have time to do all-stars too
 
Personally, I wouldn't say anything. I am of the opinion that you never know the reason unless you hear it from the horse's mouth. I'd let the coach and/or owner deal with this. :)
 
As both a coach and a parent of a cheerleader, I agree - let the coaches handle it. I'm sure they are fully aware of the situation and the possible consequences of them returning.
 
How do you get to be a level 5 cheerleader mom and not know it's up to the coaches to handle it?:rolleyes:
 
I would just let the coaches figure it out. My daughter quit cheer this year after being involved with her squad for 3 months. Heck, I had already purchased her new competitive uniform. There were quite personal reasons that I decided it was best for her to leave that gym.
She did decide to return to cheer, after we found a gym that was not so hard-core. For me, I would not return to the same gym that we quit. I would figure that there would be too much bad blood between myself and the parents and possibly the athletes.
 
I've seen this happen before. And though it's really irritating, there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
I know, I know. How can the coaches let athletes just come and go when they please? We're expected to be dedicated and committed, but others don't have to be? Not fair!
Cheer Lesson/Life Lesson #273: Not everyone is treated the same way. Sometimes you have to accept this fact and move forward.
Sweep around your own front door before you sweep around theirs.
 
I agree. As hard as it is sometimes, let the coaches handle it. I also agree not everyone is treated the same. Depending on the circumstances, (which you may never know the whole truth) it can be perceived as the all star team being on a less priority than other commitments which can make for bad feelings. But a parent's attitude towards the situation will reflect on how their cheerleader handles it.
 
Remember our job as parents:

1. Choose a safe environment for our child to participate. Leave in a hurry if that is not the case.
2. Drop our child off and say "have fun"
3. Pick them up and ask "what do you want for dinner?"

Your child has the responsibility to try their best, learn lots of lessons from making mistakes, and learn to voice their opinions in a constructive manner when they see things that aren't right.

The coach and gym owner have the responsibility with everything that has to do with running the gym/team.
 
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