not a negative post

Alex · Member

not a negative post

Date: Fri May 2 5:26 PM, 2008

that is really heartfelt. i am glad you had such a great season. you all looked great at worlds.

Date: Fri May 2 6:15 PM, 2008

This is awesome! What a great accomplishment.

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Jg-gA4XMTc]

Date: Fri May 2 6:17 PM, 2008

Aww yeah I had the same experiance with my gym .... and our organazation

I wanna say thanks to the royals organazation you guys made out year good ! Thanks to all the hard work you put into our kids ! And the long practice's

Date: Fri May 2 7:39 PM, 2008

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Date: Sat May 3 8:02 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Cheers to you Shawn Miller AND a HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Tannaz and the tenured coaches at CA! We love you CA!

Shawn, I don't know you but I'm so glad that this season ended as successfully as it did for you. I wish you many more successful and very positive seasons with CA and in all else that you do.  Here's to the lessons tht we all learn from our journey through the past, fresh starts and new beginnings...

                            CHEERS AND CONGRATULATIONS
                           TO THE ENTIRE CA FAMILY

Date: Sat May 3 9:37 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Cheers to you Shawn Miller AND a HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Tannaz and the tenured coaches at CA! We love you CA!

Shawn, I don't know you but I'm so glad that this season ended as successfully as it did for you. I wish you many more successful and very positive seasons with CA and in all else that you do.  Here's to the lessons tht we all learn from our journey through the past, fresh starts and new beginnings...

                            CHEERS AND CONGRATULATIONS
                           TO THE ENTIRE CA FAMILY

KISS AsS

Date: Sat May 3 9:39 AM, 2008

Alex I don't know you but boy do you have class. Can I adopt you :) That was a beautiful post. I'm very impressed.

Date: Sat May 3 10:29 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Cheers to you Shawn Miller AND a HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Tannaz and the tenured coaches at CA! We love you CA!

Shawn, I don't know you but I'm so glad that this season ended as successfully as it did for you. I wish you many more successful and very positive seasons with CA and in all else that you do. Here's to the lessons tht we all learn from our journey through the past, fresh starts and new beginnings...

CHEERS AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE ENTIRE CA FAMILY

There are more moments like that that lay ahead for you. How lucky are we that are kids get to share that with you.

ShawnVMiller · Member

Anonymous wrote:

Alex I don't know you but boy do you have class. Can I adopt you :) That was a beautiful post. I'm very impressed.

If your going to adopt him do it quick, he is about to be in the New Bring it On... $$$$ lol Just kidding .. I already have the papers..

Shawn V Miller

Date: Sat May 3 2:09 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Cheers to you Shawn Miller AND a HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Tannaz and the tenured coaches at CA! We love you CA!

Shawn, I don't know you but I'm so glad that this season ended as successfully as it did for you. I wish you many more successful and very positive seasons with CA and in all else that you do.  Here's to the lessons tht we all learn from our journey through the past, fresh starts and new beginnings...

                            CHEERS AND CONGRATULATIONS
                           TO THE ENTIRE CA FAMILY


KISS AsS

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Date: Sat May 3 2:18 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And those words are the reason I love what I do...

Its not about the Destination its about the Journey..

Its about the Man you Became through that Journey...

I CRIED through out that entire performance... I Love Everyone of you...

I cant wait to do it again next season, When we have a full season to put it all together...

Thank you for trusting in us as we showed you there were NO LIMITS to you athletes..

You guys gave me the feeling of a life time to know that all of you walked off that floor feeling larger than life and then to have Victor and Kristen telling me they were Proud of me was an amazing experience...

The 8 hour round trip car rides were all worth it and it was to show you I will work as hard as you will..

Shawn V Miller

Cheers to you Shawn Miller AND a HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Tannaz and the tenured coaches at CA! We love you CA!

Shawn, I don't know you but I'm so glad that this season ended as successfully as it did for you. I wish you many more successful and very positive seasons with CA and in all else that you do.  Here's to the lessons tht we all learn from our journey through the past, fresh starts and new beginnings...

                            CHEERS AND CONGRATULATIONS
                           TO THE ENTIRE CA FAMILY


KISS AsS

????

There is really no need to wonder about the ???? and lets not assume it came from a rival gym because that is the reason for the ???? JUST TO START THE NEGATIVE POST'S AGAIN.

Date: Sat May 3 2:20 PM, 2008

Sorry I meant the word K.A. not the ????

oldcheermom · Senior Member

Quotes from Alex:
"when the same faces that drove your body into the ground 5 nights a week, for hours a day."

"these were the same faces that we wanted to beat to the ground when they said line it back up to the top while ppl were throwing up outside the gym doors at 10 at night."

"putting a year of life on hold for a cheerleading team. and Im not joking when I say putting it on hold. the miles we moved, the meals we missed, and the work we put in"

I'm sure these are heartfelt words from Alex, yet as a parent I have a question. I'm not ignorant nor naive to think our kids don't have to work hard at something to be good or win, but how far does it have to go? According to Alex, this was worth it to him to see the joy on his coaches' faces.

Another quote:
"the same faces that went miles, hours, and thousands of dollars out of their way for us to do what WE love."

This is a business, and that's what we pay the owners and coaches to do. How far they take it is their choice. I'm sure that "thousands of dollars" came from someone in the gym paying their bill.

I'm not trying to take away from Alex's post, but he brought up some interesting points, without probably even realizing it!

-- Edited by oldcheermom at 07:59, 2008-05-04

-- Edited by oldcheermom at 08:23, 2008-05-04

Date: Sun May 4 7:12 AM, 2008

*Hijack*

Sorry Alex I dont mean to hijack your wonderful post but one of your statements made me think of something I was discussing with another cheer parent the other day.

After noticing all the cheerleaders at worlds walking around with knee , ankle ,wrist , wraps ETC... I got to thinking

I am 40 ish and I have arthritis in my back as well as a bad knee. I did not participate in such a physically demanding sport such as allstar cheer although I was a cheerleader. I was wondering how will all these cheerleaders feel when they are my age after all the pounding their bodies take from tumbling.

Of coarse this would apply to any physically demanding sport but I am only interested in the all star aspect of it.

Thanks for listening to my thoughts and one more time sorry Alex for the hijack

Date: Sun May 4 7:21 AM, 2008

I understand what you're saying. When I read the post I thought, My goodness!" But I also thought, "No wonder they changed in leaps and bounds so quickly." I also see that this young adult Alex seems to redefined his old definition of dedication and what it means to push through. The end result, it seems, was far greater than he ever imagined. Some of us are older (I speak for myself here) and wiser (Def OldCheerMom). But this person has gained some wisdom and may now be further ahead in the game of life because he has learned that it pays to have a strong work ethic. This has been a life experience him (or her). Sometimes we have to let people figure out the rest on their own. We can't deny that some great tools for life have been passed on. Now this person and hopefully many others can decide which road to travel when they get to future forks in the road. Who knows, maybe now that they've all been pushed to the next level they will have the will and determination to continue pushing themselves and won't need quite so much outside "encouragement" from their coaches.

Not disagreeing with you OldCheerMom. Just adding to your observation.

oldcheermom · Senior Member

I appreciate your observation! You brought up some good points!

Date: Sun May 4 8:54 AM, 2008

Oldcheermom I think you are completely out of line here. I can say as a cheerleader from a different gym, we all feel the way this kid does. We all practice our booties off. My practices didint go until ten at night but they did go until nine. Sure, kids got sick. I am sure a lot athletes miss meals as well. I can tell you I certainly did. Eating right before practice can contribute a ton to the throwing up during. Also, I would be a little worried if my coaches didnt drive my team and push us as hard as they could. It sounds weird, but the coaches are just as much a part of the team as the athletes. And I think everyone at some point in time wants to beat their coach to the ground especially when they say "one more time" and we have already performed that trick what seems to be a million times. Get over yourself. As a parent you should be mature enough to not bash other gyms.

oldcheermom wrote:

Quotes from Alex:
"when the same faces that drove your body into the ground 5 nights a week, for hours a day."

"these were the same faces that we wanted to beat to the ground when they said line it back up to the top while ppl were throwing up outside the gym doors at 10 at night."

"putting a year of life on hold for a cheerleading team. and Im not joking when I say putting it on hold. the miles we moved, the meals we missed, and the work we put in"

I'm sure these are heartfelt words from Alex, yet as a parent I have a question. I'm not ignorant nor naive to think our kids don't have to work hard at something to be good or win, but how far does it have to go? According to Alex, this was worth it to him to see the joy on his coaches' faces.

Another quote:
"the same faces that went miles, hours, and thousands of dollars out of their way for us to do what WE love."

This is a business, and that's what we pay the owners and coaches to do. How far they take it is their choice. I'm sure that "thousands of dollars" came from someone in the gym paying their bill.

I'm not trying to take away from Alex's post, but he brought up some interesting points, without probably even realizing it!

-- Edited by oldcheermom at 07:59, 2008-05-04

-- Edited by oldcheermom at 08:23, 2008-05-04

Date: Sun May 4 9:34 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:
Oldcheermom I think you are completely out of line here. I can say as a cheerleader from a different gym, we all feel the way this kid does. We all practice our booties off. My practices didint go until ten at night but they did go until nine. Sure, kids got sick. I am sure a lot athletes miss meals as well. I can tell you I certainly did. Eating right before practice can contribute a ton to the throwing up during. Also, I would be a little worried if my coaches didnt drive my team and push us as hard as they could. It sounds weird, but the coaches are just as much a part of the team as the athletes. And I think everyone at some point in time wants to beat their coach to the ground especially when they say "one more time" and we have already performed that trick what seems to be a million times. Get over yourself. As a parent you should be mature enough to not bash other gyms.

I agree completely.

Date: Sun May 4 9:44 AM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Oldcheermom I think you are completely out of line here. I can say as a cheerleader from a different gym, we all feel the way this kid does. We all practice our booties off. My practices didint go until ten at night but they did go until nine. Sure, kids got sick. I am sure a lot athletes miss meals as well. I can tell you I certainly did. Eating right before practice can contribute a ton to the throwing up during. Also, I would be a little worried if my coaches didnt drive my team and push us as hard as they could. It sounds weird, but the coaches are just as much a part of the team as the athletes. And I think everyone at some point in time wants to beat their coach to the ground especially when they say "one more time" and we have already performed that trick what seems to be a million times. Get over yourself. As a parent you should be mature enough to not bash other gyms.

I agree completely.

As a mom I can understand where Oldcheermom is coming from. 5 nights a week for many hours a night interfears with school and other activities. I understand the need to win but at what cost? I do not want cheerleading to come before grades and other high school commitments. I think this is something the USASF should address as to how many hours a week is appropriate for practice. Congratulations CA on your amazing year but I hope you have not only good athletes but well rounded children at your gym.