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 / VARSITY 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 so you don’t miss out!
• Arrange end of year special performance for parents/friends
• Make arrangements/ advertise for next year’s squads tryout

December

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