Cheer coaches

Is your cheer coach binder too large and too heavy to carry around all the time? Here are 5 Things You Need to Have in Your Cheer Coach Binder

WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN? “Session planning” is one of those things that gets all sorts of eye-rolling amongst cheer coaching as it can sound like a tedious and pointless task. Yet so many coaches feel frustrated by the fact that they do not achieve what they would like during their cheer sessions leaving them frantic closer to crunch time. Yet time and time again, we expect our seasons to go smoothly, and they don’t. We expect our athletes to execute what we have in our heads, and they don’t. We…

Stay organized and lighten the load of your bulky cheer coach binder. Is your coach binder too large and too heavy to carry around all the time? This blog shares tips to lighten that load. No matter how you choose to organize your season, the best advice I have is to make sure you have the things you need to make you feel like you are as prepared as possible!

Motions are the absolute foundation of cheerleading. If you strip away the flashy props, the stunts, the tumbling, the music and get down to it, the most important role of a cheerleader is to lead cheers. You can’t have cheers without motions. Well, I mean, technically you could, but how boring would that be?! Even … Learning Cheerleading Motions Read More »

10 ways to make sure your first year as a dance coach is a success! Learn from my early coaching mistakes and experiences so you can be a stronger coach.

I’ve created a list of team bonding games that are great to incorporate into your weekly practices! Don’t be afraid to have a little fun in practice and take a break from the intensity …

CONGRATULATIONS PERSPECTIVE CHEERLEADERS you are almost done with your first week of tryout clinics. You have all been working so hard, here is what you have learned this week, don't forget to practice over the weekend. 2015-16 Warriors Cheer, Chant and Motion Sequence Chant/Cheer GET UP GET UP (Captains call first)Get up Get up, let’s go (Team says) let’s go, (Everyone) Go Warriors GO Get up Get up, (Lets go let’s go), Go Warriors GO Get up Get up, (Lets go let’s go), Go Warriors GO Let’s…

The key to being a motivational coach: use your own coaching style to best satisfy an athlete's three basic needs: Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness.