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Thanks! I’ve been considering starting a “prize box” for a while. I’ll definitely give stickers and little giveaways a shot.

Does anyone have a tips/drills to get younger, shy girls to really perform? The majority of my team tends go through routines with just a small smile and it’s like pulling teeth to really get them to give us “more”. Skills are looking great in the off season but I would love to add a little bit...

I reported under harm >> harm to minors and wrote about how minors were being filmed without their consent for the purpose of sexual gratification. However, Tumblr is notorious for not taking action against these kinds of things. The more people that report, the better. If it doesn't give you...

I agree with this. Talk to your coach about it first. You don't want to seem like you're taking matters into your own hands and trying to undermine authority. Recommend having a sit down with your team and let your coaches and teammates know that they're better than this. While you have good...

Definitely agree with everything posted above! One thing I really recommend is having the girls sign off when they hand any money over and always give receipts. Make sure to keep your copy. For my program, whenever money is exchanged the cheerleader and BOTH coaches put initials on a...

I work as a designer for a local sign/banner company. Little secret: it costs us about two-three dollars to make the sign. Less if you order in bulk, and that includes the labor wage (production guys can usually make one of these in two minutes). If you pay more than 20 per sign, you're getting...

How long have you been out of gymnastics? If you have done it your whole life, you should have a pretty good idea of a flexibility routine your gym/program used and what stretches work best for you. Easing back into it can take time, but you should start to see improvements if you're stretching...

Things can be different from comp to comp, but if you look around you can find things like this that explain what skills you can do and what skills are considered "elite". http://cheerpower.varsity.com/CALENDAR%2015-16/Scoring/15-16-scoringStunts.pdf Try to do stunts/tumbling out of the elite...

Thanks!! We will definitely have to play around with our stunts and tumbling. :) My advice for level three is very similar. Technique, technique, technique. I feel like so many teams try to push themselves to level three when they aren't ready, so the routines are generally a little on the...

Hi all! This year I will be coaching a level one team instead of my usual level three. While I am getting myself more familiar with the rules and scoring, I was wondering if anyone had any tips for switching over? This will be the first time our organization has ever had a junior 1, and I...

Just found out that my team is first to go at our competition, and I couldn't help but cringe. Ever since I cheered myself, it's always been forced upon me that the first team is judged the hardest. I'm curious if anyone else believes this/has heard of this. I've been told everything from first...

Not sure what style you're going for, but this is off the top of my head. Maroon ... Gray! Count it! 1,2,3! We ARE! Vikings JV! Yell it! We ARE! Vikings JV! Yes, you heard us! We set the bar! Spirit and strength! The best ... by far! Maroon, Gray! We just can't be beat Crowd, stand up! Get...

When I cheered for high school, our JV team required back handspring OR you had to show that you were working on one. A spotter was at tryouts for JV girls only. We also had a stunting portion. Our tryouts were three days, so you got your stunt group on day one and JV was expected to have a...

We are going to try the ruby slipper grip next practice! We even found a group to do a demo for our girls! Thank you guys so much for all your input :)

My level two team has been having the hardest time with these single leg twists. The choreography calls for a 180 to heel stretch, and they are having a hard time just getting them to libs (if at all). We don't have time for them to two leg 180 in and then hand up to lib. Our next competition is...

I have a Pop Warner team as well ;) I can help you out. I have to say, it's a little late for a competition cheer isn't it? Anyway, this is just off the top of my head. Feel free to pick and choose. I can always come up with more. :) Not sure what age level but you could try this: _________...

Is this for a high school, middle school, rec or allstar team? How long do you want it to be?

Do you have a parent that is really good at sewing? If the skirt is too tight around the waist, you might be able to add a panel to make it bigger. It won't look great, but she will still have the same skirt as everyone else. If not, could you try and incorporate her having a difference color...

In Pop Warner, which is harder to the judges? (level two) 1. Superman transition, reload, half heel stretch OR 2. one leg 180 to half heel stretch

Hey everyone! I'm looking to up the difficulty of my level two team's stunt sequence, and all attempts at a "hard" 180 twist have failed miserably. They can load into a half and full using the two leg approach (but this is really too easy compared to the rest of their stunts and their local...