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Obligatory Not a coach.... but for rec they had the older girls deliver a note to our house with our team name which felt really special. For high school our coach just posted the numbers of the girls who made it on a piece of paper outside our school main office a couple hours after tryouts. I do prefer a more private notice like a letter or a list that they can check alone just to mitigate any hurt.Hi everyone - I’m curious how people post their tryout results. Currently, we do a letter to each girl but I’m interested in what other coaches are doing. It’s never a fun process!
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Cp's school called them in one at a time at the end of tryouts and handed them a paper with their name on it and the team they made circled (JV or Varsity). Not sure how they handled the kids who were cut.Hi everyone - I’m curious how people post their tryout results. Currently, we do a letter to each girl but I’m interested in what other coaches are doing. It’s never a fun process!
Thanks!
Omg! God doesn’t like ugly?!?? This year we had a VERY difficult tryout ... and had 2 Varsity members not make it back and didn’t have one single JR Varsity Cheerleader move up due to new talent coming in...(a lot of local All star moved to HS and we got a few soccer/Volleyball players) it was a circus... I used to feel really bad for kids and I try to be as sensitive as possible but at the same time... this is life disappointment and sometimes you’re not going to get something you want and or work for. Your response to that... is everything.My first year as a head coach I called in those who didn't make it and explained that there wasn't a spot for them this year and what not, and then called in those who did and congratulated them and gave them all the info needed for meetings and practice. I did 2-3 groups of each so it wasn't easy for the kids to figure out. That was to me was awful. That's how the old coach kind of did it when I was her assistant, except she would have all girls who tried out in the room and tell those who didn't make it in front of everyone, so I tried to be a little nicer I guess. My second year we posted the numbers after everyone was finished trying out. That went better, I really only had one upset girl who had cheered her freshmen and sophomore years but didn't finish the season due to her mom pulling her out for grades, which was a factor in her not making it but she also wasn't up to par with my varsity girls. This past tryouts for the new season we did letters. THAT WAS HORRIBLE! We told them to not open them until they were out of the front gates. I had 2 girls who cheered their sophomore year on JV and Junior year on Varsity but I didn't put them on for senior year. The attitudes were terrible and the skills didn't make up for it AT ALL. Needless to say they became upset, had parents texting me, calling me, threatening to come to the school if I wouldn't talk to them (I had said in all letters that the coaching staff would be available to answer questions after a certain time) The two moms ended up coming to the school, followed us to our cars after being asked to leave by administration, and caused quite a headache for about a week after tryouts. They were at the school everyday complaining and demanding to have their daughters put on the team and to have me fired. I had one text me nonstop telling me I was out of line and I should be ashamed of myself, and my personal favorite "God doesn't like ugly". It was a mess. Thankfully they got over it and I haven't heard anything. If I stay in the area and coach again at this school I'll probably go back to posting the numbers after tryouts. The letters were the worst idea that I've had, they might work out in a different area but where I coach it clearly didn't.
Omg! God doesn’t like ugly?!?? This year we had a VERY difficult tryout ... and had 2 Varsity members not make it back and didn’t have one single JR Varsity Cheerleader move up due to new talent coming in...(a lot of local All star moved to HS and we got a few soccer/Volleyball players) it was a circus... I used to feel really bad for kids and I try to be as sensitive as possible but at the same time... this is life disappointment and sometimes you’re not going to get something you want and or work for. Your response to that... is everything.
I crack up because some of the kids that don’t make it flood their social media with anger tweets for about a week or two then “block” all the program social media... for a month semi freeze out current squad members socially then attempt to tryout again the next year?!?!
I had one girl this season who tried out that did not make it for two years... REALLY struggled but after every tryout shook our hands and asked what she could do to get better thanked us for the opportunity and moved on. This year she came back with a vengeance... made it. she’s the 3rd kid to to this. More kids should learn from this formula of behavior. They will win in life!!! To me, it doesn’t matter how you deliver who made it- there’s no GREAT way to tell these kids they aren’t making the squad. Nothing makes it “easier” on THEM... maybe you... but not them.