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Cheer team sucks...
Our team would be really good is my team would actually listen to the coach and I. I'm both the captain and the girl with the most experience, yet none of them take my advice. In fact, most of them snub me, until I get stern. Then they listen....for the first or second time, then they go back to doing what they were doing to begin with. Anyone have any ideas on what I could do as captain/teammate that would get them to be better?
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i'm on my school's volleyball team and something like this happened. we decided that this was going to be the year we would work our butts off and make it to the state tournament. so one week during practice, us seniors worked super hard, but the underclassmen just went through the motions and joked around. the captains took everyone in the locker room before practice one day and had a serious talk. they talked to us about how if we worked really hard and REALLY wanted it, we could be legends. our school volleyball team has only appeared in state tournament once. that was 6 years ago. we were really determined to make it happen this year. more than half the team were seniors and we talked to the underclassmen about how in a few years, it will be their turn and their team. they're going to want the same thing. it may not seem like it now, but in a few years they're going to understand that this is their only shot. after high school, there's no more chances. this is it.
that made the underclassmen realize how important it was to us seniors, and they committed their heart and soul to the team. everyone went in a circle and said "i'm on board" and that let everyone know that they would give 110% effort into making our dream come true.
so i think you just need to have a huge talk with them. dont get the coach involved. and dont do it during practice. choose a time and place outside of practice and make sure that they realize how important this is to you. maybe they dont listen because they dont understand how important and special it is to you. make them realize that this is your only chance at making your dream come true. let them know how amazing it will feel if they put all of their effort into cheerleading and succeed. I'm not a cheerleader so i dont really know if you guys have state tournaments or if you guys win medals or trophies or anything. but if you do, let them know that the best team will succeed and get glory.
Make sure they also know that if they aren't willing to commit themselves to the team, then they are welcome to leave. because this is YOUR team. you have to make them realize that if they aren't putting effort into it, then it is just a waste of time for them and they can join chess club.
good luck :)
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I was never a cheerleader or a captian,but a good way to get them to listen is relate to them.Explain to them why you are telling them what you tell them and if any of them plan on doing it in college or els where they will listen.If there just in it for the glory then post new try outs.Explain to your team that you just want the best that you know they can do better.Honestly if they dont listen to that there not worth it.You should have a group of girls who want to do the best the can not just cheer and get it over with.Im sorry i coudlnt be more help.I wish you the best of luck
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