My daughter has been homeschooled since 2nd grade and did not begin cheer until 4th. She was homeschooled before cheerleading, and is now a senior at 16 with a 4.7 GPA. She will be attending community college to begin working on her AAS in the fall.
Socialization is a common argument against...
Amen. I don’t have to like you and you don’t have to like me. We can coexist peacefully. I have learned keep to myself, I barely speak to anyone. It’s ‘safer’ that way and I don’t have to worry about who is genuine and who is not, and who is going involve me in drama that frankly, I do not have...
Parents of athletes are paying customers. I will continue to pay as long as I’m getting a return on that investment. The ‘return’ doesn’t have to be gold medals, jackets, rings and trophies, and the ‘return’ can mean different things to different people.
My loyalty as a customer extends for the...
It’s very disconcerting. It’s happened to my daughter multiple times. I’ll just casually be scrolling twitter and there’s her face attached to some random anon account.
This is my daughter’s 4th or 5th consecutive Summit, and this is the first year I’ve wished she wasn’t going. We’ve just gotten a bit burnt out and with two Summit rings, it sort of has a ‘been there done that’ vibe. I never thought I’d say that.
She just turned 15 and is aging off of her J5...
My girl made the switch from Nfinity to Varsity about 2 years ago. We get (almost) a whole season out of them and she prefers them. They offer her more support.
There is a photographer who contacts my daughter multiple times a year asking to have a shoot with her for no cost. At first I was inclined to take him up on the offer because hey, free photos. But something just didn't sit well with me. I decided to quietly observe him instead and later decided...
Be aware that no gyms are without flaw. Don't go into it expecting either gym to be perfect. It's up to you and your girl to decide which gym, as a whole, is a better fit for your family. Competing gyms in the same area will often talk smack about each other. The rumors usually start with jilted...
Half are on coed elite and half are on senior elite
Crossover limit isn't relevant. The girls that remained with the program were distributed to replace open positions on the other two Worlds teams.
We always bring snacks and drinks into WWOS. There are some grab and go sandwiches/salads in the little store inside Jostens. Another vote for food trucks (my favorite is the lime green Tex-mex truck).