Something to ponder over as you all prepare for the next competition. THere are many situations that come up during a competition day. It seems as if the parents are getting more and more lax with their parenting skills, but at the same time these same parents are demanding the coaches/owners be the declipianarians. (sp?)
Where does the line get drawn as to who is responsible for the cheerleader's actions?
Share some of your competition stories of the past and let us know were the responsiblities lie.
For example, who if responsible for this situation?
A cheerleader shows up to a competition, Late. The cheerleader can't find his/her team (the team is in the warm up room). The cheerleader's mom is quite upset because there is no one to greet her daughter as she walks in the venue. Is it the responsiblity of the mom to find the team or is the responsiblity of the coach to find the cheerleader?
A cheerleader gets in an argument with a teammate as they are sitting in the audience waiting for their awards times. The coaches are back stage with another team warming up. The parents of the two arguing cheerleaders run to another coach and tell the coach the cheerleaders are not being respectful of other and they need to be spoken to. Who is really responsible?
Something to ponder over as you all prepare for the next competition. THere are many situations that come up during a competition day. It seems as if the parents are getting more and more lax with their parenting skills, but at the same time these same parents are demanding the coaches/owners be the declipianarians. (sp?)
Where does the line get drawn as to who is responsible for the cheerleader's actions?
Share some of your competition stories of the past and let us know were the responsiblities lie.
For example, who if responsible for this situation?
A cheerleader shows up to a competition, Late. The cheerleader can't find his/her team (the team is in the warm up room). The cheerleader's mom is quite upset because there is no one to greet her daughter as she walks in the venue. Is it the responsiblity of the mom to find the team or is the responsiblity of the coach to find the cheerleader?
A cheerleader gets in an argument with a teammate as they are sitting in the audience waiting for their awards times. The coaches are back stage with another team warming up. The parents of the two arguing cheerleaders run to another coach and tell the coach the cheerleaders are not being respectful of other and they need to be spoken to. Who is really responsible?
I think in both situations the parents are responsible!
I think it depends on how the gym has set up what goes on at a competition.
What I mean is, at some gyms the gym tells the parents that their children are not to sit with the parents. The kids are to be with their coach, other gym coach or gym owner at all times. In this case, I would say in the first example it's the parents because they were late and have not been handed over to the gym. However, in your second example it's the gyms responsibility.
Then at other gyms they tell the parents they are have specific times when the kids need to be somewhere, excluding those times the parents are responsible. In this case, I would say the parent is responsible for both of your examples.
All that being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with a little mixture of both. Sure, ultimately the parent should be held responsible in both of your examples, but I'm sure a coach or owner would want to step in so their name doesn't get associated with the bad behavior.
my coach always said- the kids are mine from the second they get to the competition until after they compete. from there, their yours. but the parents still have to make sure the kid is on time for awards and stuff like that.
If I as a parent has done my job right, then the child should be respectful when not in my possession.
It is my responsability to get my child where they need to be on time and should I not be able to then it is my child's responsability to notify her coach/captain and make arrangements.
Once the child is with his/her team then I expect my child to act appropriate, however with kids being kids and not always angels in our absence then it is the responsability of the coach/team mom to ensure they are acting appropriately to their guidelines set forth.
As for the other scenerio of the 2 teammates not getting along, stay out of it. In the end they will make up on there own terms.
