Cheer Coaches and Former Cheer Coaches
I have a question and would like some honest feedback. My daughter has been cheering competitively for six years, she’s been a flyer, tumbler and backspot/base. She cheered in middle school but did not make the Freshman football cheer squad. She is an amazing cheerleader, and I am not just saying that. There are other girls who are better and I know which ones they are, but there are some who are not as good but still made it. My daughter lost out to a girl who is not as good and has zero tumbling. My daughter has all the tumbling. I will say that her jumps need improvement, she’s super petite and doesn’t have strong leg muscles so yes, she definitely needs to work on those. She would have made basketball cheer but can’t cheer for basketball because competition season for competitive cheer is in the winter and bball is a winter sport. I guess my question is, what exactly are you looking for? How do some girls who aren’t as good as others (there are more, not just my daughter) make the team? I just don’t get it. I did tell her to reach out to the coaches for feedback for next year. She’s taking it pretty good and will try out again next year but it’s just so competitive and confusing when some girls who don’t have all the skills but still make it. Is there politics involved, seriously? I know you’ll all say no but it definitely makes you wonder. Thanks for any info!!!