Boards Poll

Date: Wed Mar 15 1:41 PM, 2006

Boards Poll

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:14 PM, 2006

Please don't let a few bad apples spoil this.

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:28 PM, 2006

Please don't shut down the message board. I look foward to reading it. I think that the people who have nothing nice to say about the kids and the sport in general should maybe find something eles to do. These kids work way to hard to have people tell them that they didn't deserve something.

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:31 PM, 2006

I think you should delete any negative comments. We teach these kids to stay positive and be supportive of other gyms and teams. This is not helping in any way. No matter how hard you tell them not to post anything about this drama and to stay positive, they are still dragged into all of this DRAMA!

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:31 PM, 2006

I think all the "rude" posts should just be deleted by the cheergyms.com moderator. It's their website and it should be a place of communication, not a place to put teams down. It's also a good place to put any suggesstions and improvements to competitins, gyms, or anything else in All-stars.

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:35 PM, 2006

I can't imagine being the person responsible for monitoring and deleting "bad" posts.

If possible, what about trying to make it so that you have a user id...that would eliminate there being 2 "world watchers"....and it would still be anonymous because only the person setting up the user id's would know who everyone is. Just a thought.

Date: Wed Mar 15 2:43 PM, 2006

I do not like the idea of a username and password, to much effort and then not everyone wants to take the time to just say soemthing real quick-positive or negative.

Just my 3 cents!!

Date: Wed Mar 15 3:44 PM, 2006

I think it is a good sounding board for parents and kids. It lets parents get out their feelings and hopefully help the cheer industry by taking those frustrations and learning from them. Yes, there maybe some negative issues but they do have the possibility of turning into positive ideas that everyone can learn from. I would rather have a board like this than have parents running a rumor mill from the gym--it gives EVERYONE a chance to voice an opinion--isn't that great that we can do that in AMERICA with this board that promotes that freedom!

Date: Wed Mar 15 4:12 PM, 2006

Well said "a mom". It's important to voice out the negatives, because there is a possibility they can turn into positives. I don't like personal attacks on named individuals and teams -- that seems unfair (a team could be mentioned who never logs on to defend themselves). Other than that, I think we're all intelligent enough to know what to weed out and ignore, right???

Kinda tired of the "let's all keep it positive, it's for the kids" and the "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all" remarks. If you feel that way, don't read the anonymous board. It's really that simple. The rest of us are trying to make a difference.

Date: Wed Mar 15 5:49 PM, 2006

If your going to be fair to all posters than you should delete ALL rude comments not just the rude ones directed at cheergyms.com.
But if your going to continue to allow people to BASH on other coaches and other programs than I say shut it down.

Your message boards are very popular and are read by ALOT of people and you should maintain a fair board. Delete or dont delete just dont be unfair.

L

Date: Wed Mar 15 6:42 PM, 2006

That's a fair comment. I know that I look out for cheergyms.com more than others. I'll do my best to fix that. If any of you see a post that you feel is out of line please email me at moderator@cheergyms.com

Thank you to everyone for your comments and support of the cheergyms.com Boards.

Date: Wed Mar 15 7:11 PM, 2006

a mom wrote:

I think it is a good sounding board for parents and kids. It lets parents get out their feelings and hopefully help the cheer industry by taking those frustrations and learning from them. Yes, there maybe some negative issues but they do have the possibility of turning into positive ideas that everyone can learn from. I would rather have a board like this than have parents running a rumor mill from the gym--it gives EVERYONE a chance to voice an opinion--isn't that great that we can do that in AMERICA with this board that promotes that freedom!

With freedom, comes responsibility and accountability. People want the freedom to say what they want without any repremand. There are many things that cross all our minds, but we don't just blurt out and say them. It's good to really think about what you say and how before posting. Seriously, many people read these boards. I can't imagine what some of the younger kids think or other coaches when they read what is put on here.

Date: Thu Mar 16 11:20 AM, 2006

Well if I can be honest............ I think this board is bringing a lot of attention to Cheergyms website and their programs. That's probably why it's still going on. But to tell you the truth, if I was searching for a cheer team for my child, I would stay away from this place because if you are promoting this type of "drama" just for the attention to your programs, I wouldn't want to be part of your organization.

Date: Thu Mar 16 11:29 AM, 2006

You would stop your child from being a part of a program because of a message board? That doesn't make sense to me. Not saying it's a bad way to think, just not agreeing. You are hearing what people think about cheergyms, and from what I've read in the past year, it's all mostly great, and you would keep your kids away because of the "drama." You must not be involved in a sport of any kind if you think you are trying to avoid "drama". Where do you think the term "soccer mom" came from. Baking cookies for everyone???? lol

Maybe this board does bring attention to cheergyms but I don't think it really makes anyone decided whether or not to actually GO there. As for the drama..... well, that's rampant in EVERY gym. Hate to burst your bubble. Even the gym that claims "no drama just cheer" has their own.

I really don't think it's still here because Cheergyms thinks it's bringing attention to their gyms. I think it's here because it's popular and people actually use it. Where else can you get competition companies to actually read what we write about them??? Emails MAYBE but they would only hear me and not others. This way we can all discuss things and learn things. That's why I like it. I think the only people who read it and post on it enjoy a bit of drama themselves otherwise they wouldn't take the time to be here.

I AM NOT FROM CHEERGYMS. IM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THERE.

Date: Thu Mar 16 12:13 PM, 2006

I have to say I take offense to the first "Another Mom's" comments. How can you judge a gym from an anonymous message board that probably has more people that post on it from outside of Cheergyms than from Cheergyms? Then have the audacity to say that we like "drama" and that is why we have these message boards! If you look at the boards for our gyms you will not see negative comments, nor "drama" because our girls are taught that they are not EVER allowed to talk negatively about ANYONE or ANY TEAM they can be removed from their team. If you look at the anonymous boards, any comments made by kids from cheergyms NEVER say anything negative about another cheerleader or gym. I don't remember ever seeing a post from ANYONE from cheergyms talking badly about another gym! Maybe about some of the competition venues, or defending our gym, but we don't start nor encourage any of the "drama". I think it is the other way around, that the others that come on our boards talk badly about us and other teams. We have a great program with awesome coaches and owners and I can say that I would not send my daughter anywhere else!!!! Keep up the great work Danny, Morton, and all the staff!

Date: Thu Mar 16 12:35 PM, 2006

Cheergyms Mom wrote:

I have to say I take offense to the first "Another Mom's" comments. How can you judge a gym from an anonymous message board that probably has more people that post on it from outside of Cheergyms than from Cheergyms? Then have the audacity to say that we like "drama" and that is why we have these message boards! If you look at the boards for our gyms you will not see negative comments, nor "drama" because our girls are taught that they are not EVER allowed to talk negatively about ANYONE or ANY TEAM they can be removed from their team. If you look at the anonymous boards, any comments made by kids from cheergyms NEVER say anything negative about another cheerleader or gym. I don't remember ever seeing a post from ANYONE from cheergyms talking badly about another gym! Maybe about some of the competition venues, or defending our gym, but we don't start nor encourage any of the "drama". I think it is the other way around, that the others that come on our boards talk badly about us and other teams. We have a great program with awesome coaches and owners and I can say that I would not send my daughter anywhere else!!!! Keep up the great work Danny, Morton, and all the staff!

I can't believe you can say all that and still believe it to be true. I have had the misfortune to sit with some your girls/parents and have found them to be EXTREMELY rude.

I believe ALL gym owners should teach all their kids AND parents to act responsibly when they are out their representing their gyms. But unfortunately you will always have some who will tarnish the reputation of those gyms.

You can take offence if you want too but people will judge you on the behavior of a few. It's just human nature.

We attended a competition recently and we were told by our gym owners to be respectful and pleasant. But I can tell you we had at least 3 parents that were out of line . I was really embarresed (spelling) by their conduct and had to apoligize on our gyms behalf.

Dont fool yourself into thinking that your parents and kids are all perfect angels !!!

Date: Thu Mar 16 12:41 PM, 2006

Making a judgement on a gym because of a message board is WAY out there!! To decide on a gym for your child you need to visit that gym and make sure it is a good fit. Being from a non Cheergyms program in Northern CA I see Cheergyms at competitions all year and it is a wonderful program!! To bring so many kids together and support each other at all levels is fantastic!! I think this board has way more positives then negatives!!! Some other cheer boards are all negative, this one is a learning/listening tool and I thoroughly appreciate Cheergyms for allowing all of us CHEER families from around the country to have a place to vent and learn. Keep up the great work....

Date: Thu Mar 16 1:18 PM, 2006

Yes, I've said it before and I'll say it again -- in my opinion it is classy of Cheergyms to allow us to visit their message board and freely post. They know they're taking a risk. No other gyms allow you to freely post on THEIR board. If they start asking us to register, then I may go elsewhere, but for now I'm staying put because I like it here and I know what negativity to weed out, what posts to take with a grain of salt, and what posts are constructive. And I never take the actions of a few out on an entire organization. I know better than that -- we also have our share of parents and kids who make our gym look bad. You just can't control the behavior of some, you can only make suggestions. And Cheergyms mom, I hate to break it to you but if you think you've been exempt from bad behavior reflecting on your gyms, you are sadly mistaken. Nobody is perfect.

Date: Thu Mar 16 1:23 PM, 2006

Well, every gym has the "few" that love to embarasse you. You can't pick what the parents will do once you accept the children. We would love for every gym to get along, be nice to each other, yada yada yada.... but sorry. You are looking thru rose colored glasses. Being from cheergyms formally, we get funny looks from the kids we don't know everytime we stop by to say hi. It's natural to look at other gyms as some sort of "rival" because we aren't on the same team. That's life. I do get offended a bit when we aren't greeted with a smile, but they don't know we were once a cheergyms family, so I don't get stressed over it. I know the program as a whole is a wonderful place to be and know the kids are probably wonderful to each other. But to make assumptions that everyone in your orginazation is "perfect" is just plain silly.

Date: Thu Mar 16 1:24 PM, 2006

i think this message board is educating cheerleaders about the sport, even though sometimes things can get contraversial. i say keep it on the web.