Girls, I hope that lastnights practice was a real eye opener for everyone. I couldnt sleep lastnight just thinking about the whole team and how much potential we have, yet we're not living up to it.
Ladies, please, lets honestly show jeffery that we can live up to our potential. It's up to us now to push eachother to the limit. Let's pull it together and trust one another, take eachother's advice, workout outside of practice, stretch at home fliers etc.
Let's go Senior Gold. This is all on us now. Jeff isnt going to push us harder anymore. It's serrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriously all up to us.
I love each and everyone of you. and this team means a lot to me as I'm sure it does to you.
How do you know that you are not living up to your potential? Couldn't all teams be better? Maybe the girls are trying their hardest and expectations are too high? It all boils down to "drive"... for some girls, cheer is their life, while for others, cheer comes second to school.
How can I help my daughter do better, if I do not know what she is doing wrong in the first place? Some girls are new to cheer and may take longer to learn, or maybe they are trying their hardest, but they are exhausted from repetitive skills?
I'm sorry, I didnt mean to offend you or anything. I understand that cheer comes second from school, i completely understand that because I put school infront of pyramids also.
All im saying is now that jeff told us that he's done pushing us to the limit, it's up to us to show him that that's not all we can do.
I have to say i totally couldn't agree more with bui, for me it's my senior year so, yes, school comes first(Danny and Morton tought me that) but pyramids is just as high on my list as school(there even)...and i know that everyone is setting goals and expetations but i really don't think that less full team back handsprings is the best that we'll be...yes,all teams could be better and no one is saying that we're bad, we just NEED to work harder...Jeff said he's done, i'm not and i know that no one else is, lets show him the Sr.Gold that he saw two practices ago...
i love ya girls and remember~~ (we're called Gold for a reason) Tor **MUAH**
Dear Concerned Parent- If you would like to directly talk to me, my e-mail address is jeff@cheergyms.com. Since I am not aware of who you are specifically, I will address your concerns/questions.
How do you know that you are not living up to your potential? Everyone can strive to do better and to be better. What I am asking of this Senior Gold team is that everyone do all that they can to improve their skills.
Maybe the girls are trying their hardest and expectations are too high? That is an excellent comment. That is exactly why the girls and I had a talk on Thursday. Maybe expectations are too high- so the girls are now responsible to show me what their best is. Instead of having me continue to push them, it's their turn to take some responsibility and push themselves.
How can I help my daughter do better, if I do not know what she is doing wrong in the first place? Please realize that I am glad you want to help your daughter to be better. However, this is not about you, but instead about your daughter and the other 24 girls on this team taking responsiblity for themselves.
Some girls are new to cheer and may take longer to learn, or maybe they are trying their hardest, but they are exhausted from repetitive skills? You are welcome to your opinions- but please do not question my coaching abilities as I would not question your abilities at your job. Thank you for listening!
hey girls... and jeff lol! i totally agree with what bui and tori said! This team means so much to me you all have no idea... i had always wanted to be a " pyramids cheerleader" before i came on this squad... i could never figure out y so bad i always wanted to... but now i know why! i love this team like u are all my family! i love each and everyone of u so much! and i know that we can be the best team and make people wanna come to compititons to wacth us...SENIOR GOLD!!!! and as a sorta new person im not sure if some of u will get upset if i say this, but i know that if we all just work a little harder we can be such a great team! (not that we already arent lol :)i know we all can and i know it will happen! im trying so hard for this team,and i think about this team so much... it really is insane... and im sure all u do 2! well im looking forward so much to this year and am so glad i got to meet all of u!! love u all*** kate..
Bui, you misunderstood my intentions. I was just voicing my opinions- not in a negative way. Sorry you misinterpreted what I was trying to say. But thank you Jeff for explaining the concerns. And Jeff, I am not questioning your coaching abilities... from now on, I will be careful what I write on this message board. I am glad I did not write my name... deep inside, I probably knew it would be misinterpreted. I wonder if that's why there are more "readers" than "repliers". lol
Good luck to the team, and I hope you all achieve your goals!
FYI Jeff- Having teens, I know they do not always "obey" the first time. It is frustrating, believe me. It's like when you keep telling them to do their homework, and they don't listen... eventually they just do it own their own... they realize not studying= bad grades, etc.
Again, sorry for the misunderstanding... like my daughter said, "tone of voice" is everything. And on paper or message boards, people can read into things, be more sensitive, or take things too literally. My intent was to just inquire why Jeff isn't going to push you guys anymore. I guess if I understood why, I wouldn't have asked. Now, I understand... but from now on, I will keep my opinions to myself, for fear of people misunderstanding or taking things too literally.
That's totally fine if you voice your opinions, everyone on Senior Gold including myself respect other people opinions, just trying to clear things out and re assure you. =)
I hope you enjoy watching Senior Gold grow, because from here on out...the only way is up.
Jeff wrote: How can I help my daughter do better, if I do not know what she is doing wrong in the first place? Please realize that I am glad you want to help your daughter to be better. However, this is not about you, but instead about your daughter and the other 24 girls on this team taking responsiblity for themselves.
Very well put Jeff, I'm an athlete who's parents never lived through me. I left the improvement of my skills up to myself and my coach/coaches, and here I am now. Granted there are things I need to work on, but my mom certainly isn't going to help me get better at dancing.
