- Dec 4, 2009
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I wonder how former cheerleaders are as parents in the gym. There tends to be a lot of helicopter parents who think they know best for their child, but have no actually cheering experience of their own (save maybe some limited sideline cheering back in the day). I wonder if former all-star cheerleaders are better at trusting the coaches (maybe their former coaches!) to know what's best for their child.
Typically, parents who actually DO know what they are talking about (former coaches, athletes, NCA staff, gym owners, etc) are usually the ones who LEAST act like they know everything. They almost always leave the coaching to the coaches. Almost always, the more a parent actually knows about the sport, the fewer issues we have with them.
I wonder about former coaches. I have no idea if my daughter wants to cheer or not (she is only 2 1/2) but I think would be less concerned with her winning and more concerned with her having fun and not being the worst one (can't really control who is the best... but do my darndest to to make sure she wasn't the worst! hah)