What’s Broken in Cheerleading? Bold Takes from the Industry’s Best on What Must Stop
In this episode, we revisit our summer guest lineup and dive deeper into their insights on what needs to start, stop, or change in the cheer industry. We hear once again from industry giants: Courtney Smith-Pope, owner of Cheer Extreme; Brad Habermel, owner of Cheer Athletics; Roger Schonder, owner of Stingrays; Elaine Pascale, owner of World Cup; Orson Sykes, owner of Twist & Shout; Jennifer Long, owner of CheerForce; and Jomo Thompson, former head coach of the University of Kentucky. These legends share their thoughts on the evolution of all-star cheer, tackling the biggest challenges facing gyms today, and offering bold ideas for the future. Whether it’s pushing for more athlete-centered practices, fostering better communication between coaches and parents, or redefining competition standards, this episode is packed with actionable insights that could reshape the industry. Don’t miss this powerful conversation that could inspire the next wave of innovation in cheerleading. Tune in to find out what the future of cheer could look like if these changes take hold. Scoresheet 101 for PARENTS- Sept 29 Preparing For Full-Outs Live Training- Sept 29 Get Your Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast T-Shirt Jason's On-Demand Coaches Training Videos Code of Points Cheatsheet FREE Video Reviews (Use the Code "LTC20" for a 20% discount through August) ⭐️ Support Our Sponsors⭐️ Pop Drops (Banners, Backdrops, Floor Skirts, etc)- https://popdrops.biz/ The Cheer Expo- TheCheerExpo.com Jason’s Book Recommendations- Amazon Affiliate Link Next Generation Gym Owners- https://nextgenowners.com Tumbl Trak- https://www.tumbltrak.com/?aff=181 📷 Follow Let's Talk Cheer on Instagram 🗳 Submit a Question of the Week 💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here Other great cheerleading podcast to check out- The Cheer Biz Podcast, The Cheer Mom Podcast, Spill the Cheer, Mat Talk Table Talk, Cheer Chats Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support
Let’s Talk Cheer: The Cheerleading Podcast For Parents & Coaches
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Show Notes
In this episode, we revisit our summer guest lineup and dive deeper into their insights on what needs to start, stop, or change in the cheer industry. We hear once again from industry giants: Courtney Smith-Pope, owner of Cheer Extreme; Brad Habermel, owner of Cheer Athletics; Roger Schonder, owner of Stingrays; Elaine Pascale, owner of World Cup; Orson Sykes, owner of Twist & Shout; Jennifer Long, owner of CheerForce; and Jomo Thompson, former head coach of the University of Kentucky.
These legends share their thoughts on the evolution of all-star cheer, tackling the biggest challenges facing gyms today, and offering bold ideas for the future. Whether it’s pushing for more athlete-centered practices, fostering better communication between coaches and parents, or redefining competition standards, this episode is packed with actionable insights that could reshape the industry.
Don’t miss this powerful conversation that could inspire the next wave of innovation in cheerleading. Tune in to find out what the future of cheer could look like if these changes take hold.
- Scoresheet 101 for PARENTS- Sept 29
- Preparing For Full-Outs Live Training- Sept 29
- Get Your Let’s Talk Cheer Podcast T-Shirt
- Jason's On-Demand Coaches Training Videos
- Code of Points Cheatsheet FREE
- Video Reviews (Use the Code "LTC20" for a 20% discount through August)
- Pop Drops (Banners, Backdrops, Floor Skirts, etc)- https://popdrops.biz/
- The Cheer Expo- TheCheerExpo.com
- Jason’s Book Recommendations- Amazon Affiliate Link
- Next Generation Gym Owners- https://nextgenowners.com
- Tumbl Trak- https://www.tumbltrak.com/?aff=181
🗳 Submit a Question of the Week
💵 You can support this podcast by making donations here
Other great cheerleading podcast to check out- The Cheer Biz Podcast, The Cheer Mom Podcast, Spill the Cheer, Mat Talk Table Talk, Cheer Chats Podcast
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonlarkins/support
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