- May 10, 2011
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This will likely be the last thread I ever start on this board but I thought it was important. There are discussions upon discussions here of kids being loyal, disloyal, staying with a coach, being trained by a coach and leaving, hurt feelings, banning non-gym athletes from their old gyms, gym hopping, etc etc.
Tonight was cp17s 7th and last cheer banquet. Throughout it all, there have been two coaches that have touched his life in a way few others have. One, Josh Davis, literally started coaching the same day CP17 started cheering. And the other, Andy Hansen, joined our program (at the time) two seasons later.
They were amazing coaches and like often happens, trained him beyond what our gym could provide. So we had no choice but to leave and CP17 went to Coed Elite in 2013-2014. But, Josh and Andy never stopped being important, never stopped loving him and supporting him. They were never more than a text away. They encouraged him all season. Cheered for him. They taught him that cheer didn't have to be about the uniform he was wearing.
So, the following year when CA Charlotte opened, they had the foresight to hire two men that are the epitome of what a coach should be. And for that reason alone, cp17 left Coed Elite (giving up what would end up being a gold medal that season, still so proud of them!) to come back. To come home. To finish his career with the two men who literally taught him everything he knows about tumbling and stunting.
So tonight, at the CA Charlotte banquet we asked if we could honor them. If we could at least attempt to show them (and the other coaches on stage) just how important a cheer coach can be in the life of a child. They agreed without hesitation and we ended the banquet with this video.
For all the cheer coaches out there, you are so much more than cheer coaches (or can be). And from the legions of parents and their athletes that may not know how to express it, we hope this can.
From us to you, thank you.
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Tonight was cp17s 7th and last cheer banquet. Throughout it all, there have been two coaches that have touched his life in a way few others have. One, Josh Davis, literally started coaching the same day CP17 started cheering. And the other, Andy Hansen, joined our program (at the time) two seasons later.
They were amazing coaches and like often happens, trained him beyond what our gym could provide. So we had no choice but to leave and CP17 went to Coed Elite in 2013-2014. But, Josh and Andy never stopped being important, never stopped loving him and supporting him. They were never more than a text away. They encouraged him all season. Cheered for him. They taught him that cheer didn't have to be about the uniform he was wearing.
So, the following year when CA Charlotte opened, they had the foresight to hire two men that are the epitome of what a coach should be. And for that reason alone, cp17 left Coed Elite (giving up what would end up being a gold medal that season, still so proud of them!) to come back. To come home. To finish his career with the two men who literally taught him everything he knows about tumbling and stunting.
So tonight, at the CA Charlotte banquet we asked if we could honor them. If we could at least attempt to show them (and the other coaches on stage) just how important a cheer coach can be in the life of a child. They agreed without hesitation and we ended the banquet with this video.
For all the cheer coaches out there, you are so much more than cheer coaches (or can be). And from the legions of parents and their athletes that may not know how to express it, we hope this can.
From us to you, thank you.
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