25 Things You Love/Hate About Being An All-Star Cheerleading Coach

All-Star cheerleading gets crazier and crazier every year, and with that the coaches go more and more insane coming up with ways to make their squad stand out to win the coveted NCA, CHEERSPORT, MAJORS, or WORLDS titles. Here's a list of things all-star coaches both love & hate about their job.

1. Running into your cheerleaders outside the gym.

"It's like watching a dog walk on its hind legs."

2. New uniforms!

3. CHEERSPORT at 4 a.m.

"Don't talk to me about your scores, I need coffee...."

4. When one of your cheerleaders/parents tries to give you choreography advice.

5. When the gym is closed for a holiday break and there's no practice.

6. When anyone asks you anything at practice after a night out.

7. When your squad fails to hit a single stunt at practice.

8. Your backstage pep talk before your squad takes the stage.

9. Right before your squad takes the stage.

10. Watching a stunt fall during a competition.

11. When someone is late to practice.

12. "Can we get water?"

"Didn't you get water last practice?"

13. Watching other teams in your division hit during warm-ups.

14. When your squad hits full-out for the first time.

15. Waking up for competitions.

16. The crowd when your squad does crazy choreography.

17. When someone gets injured and you have to re-do your routine the week of competition.

18. The dance you choreographed.

19. The dance your squad does.

20. When your mini squad watches your senior squad.

21. When you say "One more time!" and your cheerleaders know that really means seven.

22. This.

Seriously, how hard is it?

23. Having good music.

24. Theme practices.

25. Knowing you're making a difference in your cheerleader's lives.

We're not making these kids better athletes, we're making them better people.