Information Centre - Coaches - Have You Planned?

As a cheerleading coach, you have to wear many hats often without thanks. Therefore it's imperative that you stay organised throughout the year by planning ahead and mapping out a schedule for your team. The more organised you can be the more you can accomplish and the calmer/happier you and your cheerleaders (& parents !!) will be.

Things to think about are:

DECEMBER - FEBRUARY

  • Organise your calendar of events – tryouts, camps, clinics, uniform order, competitions, events
  • Ensure your insurance (PL& PI + Individual Accident) are up to date
  • Conduct tryouts (if you have not already done so in Nov/Dec the year prior)
  • Select your squad(s)
  • Plan for medical issues( First Aid training + Emergency Plan in place)
  • Schedule practice times
  • Purchase KAEPA cheer shoes and choose, measure and order uniforms (uniform orders can take approx 8 weeks for delivery!)
  • Appoint a fundraising committee for travel, uniform expenses

MARCH - APRIL

  • Organise a start of year skills clinic (either in house or an organised AASCF clinic or camp)
  • Organise choreography – either in house or get some outside assistance.
  • Organise competition entries for WINTERFEST Championship series
  • Organise parent’s action committee to assist with competition travel plans – appoint Cheer Mums to assist

MAY - AUGUST

  • If required schedule additional practices prior to Championships
  • Review routines after Winterfest and makes changes if required prior to State Championships - seek outside assistance with stunt/tumbling/choreography if required
  • Organise competition entries for AASCF State & National Championships series
  • Arrange travel arrangements/ accommodation for AASCF National Championships

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

  •  Review routines and makes changes if required prior to National Championships - seek outside assistance with stunt/tumbling/choreography if required
  • Make sure you have entered your teams into Nationals to get the “early bird” rate!
  • Arrange end of year special performance for parents/friends
  • Make arrangements/ advertise for next year’s squads tryouts

DECEMBER

  • Conduct tryouts for 2013
  • Organise your calendar of events FOR 2013 – tryouts, camps, clinics, uniform order, competitions, events