An actionable to-do list for making a college cheerleading team. Getting into college and making the cheer team is a dream for many, but it can be a long confusing road, so I’m here to help! How do I know?…
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Who’s Nick, you ask? He cheers for Morehead State and won UCA’s 2017 Partner Stunt nationals. Before transferring to Morehead, he cheered for me at KU for four years. So is this a post about my amazing coaching? Haha –…
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As a cheerleader, do you ever feel like your coach isn’t happy with you or the team, but you’re not sure why or what to do about it? As a coach, are there things your squad keeps doing that drive…
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If you ever find you or your squad struggling with motivation or progress, the “What gets measured gets improved” concept from management quru Peter Drucker can help immensely. Here are a few ways I used it when I coached KU: When you’re…
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“But I thought setting goals was the right thing to do,” I can hear you thinking. And you’re right — my click-bait title is a bit misleading. Goals are okay, but a goal alone won’t help you much. A goal is…
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Today’s post is by Ben Schreiber, the current Ohio State cheer coach, UCA college staffer, and Team USA ICU World champion. If you’re interested in cheering for Ben, see the Ohio State Spirit Squad web site. When making the decision to tryout…
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Preface: Corey here, letting you know this is a guest post from Lacey Baxter (shown in the pics below from 2008 and 2014). Lacey cheered for me at KU and has been a healthy eating specialist ever since. Who better…
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A few years ago at college nationals, another coach asked me how we got our KU girls to stunt so clean. I’d seen his team’s routine, and they threw some great stuff, but he was right that even though they…
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When giving skill instruction, I believe explaining the ‘why’ helps kids learn to self-assess their technique, which gives them more opportunity for learning in the future. But there’s not always time for explanations at practice (and especially games and comp…
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Gideon Ariel ran a study where a group of men lifted weights for 7 weeks, which increased their max squat by 6 pounds. Then, Gideon told them he’d give them steroids for their next 4 weeks of lifting. During those…
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