While it is interesting that you have had some success with your team using this method, I am wondering about the actual topic which was the disagreement amongst coaches over the team punishment style of coaching. Many people have commented on the negative effects this type of coaching can...
There have been studies done regarding the Sociology/Psychology of Sports. Exercise as a team punishment has been identified as not an effective teaching tool. Although it does often refocus attention in the short term, it does not generally lead to better performance.
"Punishment or punitive...
Is that usually a captains job at your school? In our area the coaches pick the practice wear and they usually have a preferred vendor that they use. Usually a local who discounts for the high school teams.
do you pinterest? There are some great ideas on there.
One thing you can do is get some starbursts and put them in a clear cello bag flat. 3 rows of 3. Print out in card stock " I am bursting with pride for you" staple it to the top.
Or the cheer survival kit 8 items in a bag...
Its true about the insurance. Dorms are basically apartments. My DH works for a college not affiliated with this post. All students are encouraged to have renters or even dorm insurance.
while our school was being renovated, they also practiced in a hallway. Have you looked at All the gyms in town? I say this because there are gyms in weird places. Some churches have them...youth center....rec dept....every elementary and jr high school. It seems crazy that there is no times...
I would love to learn your method or rhinestoning. I have been looking at you tube videos for ideas. I mostly am looking to make a pawprint on a bow, but would love to eventually be able to make some with my daughters name or graduation year. I am not a great artist so following some...
you have to also remember, for your parents its not just the 3 hr round trip drive. That is too far for them to drive back home so they have to stay either at the gym or at the very least in that area for your entire practice. Keeping them away from home and the things they need to do for 5...
sometimes it truly is a conflict of times and not just prejudice from the coaches. There are many allstar gyms near us, but our JV team practices 6-8pm Mon-Fri. This means they cannot cheer on any allstar team because it cuts into practice for every single one of them. The JV team cannot...
I actually just realized there are a lot of discussions on this. Please ignore this thread. I tried to delete but cannot figure out how to. Should have done a search first.
Would you say this is a normal amount of practice for a high school team? It seems excessive to me, but this is my first child in High School cheer so maybe it is normal. I would never want to be the parent who makes a fuss, so I thought this would be a safe place to ask around.
Monday -...
My CP is older so this is not an issue with us at all. However, I am surprised at the amount of people who say "just trust them".
Why does this surprise me? Every parenting magazine and book says that you should choose a pre school/day care/kindergarten that does not mind that a...
Our HS just had tryouts and very few freshman made varsity, so of course many girls were sad. Some even expressed shame that they "couldn't" make varsity. I think you need to find a way to make them proud of their JV team. Really get them in sync on motions, jumps and dance (especially if...