5 Things To Do Before Choreography For Routines That Give You Goosebumps!

If you’ve decided to go into business of coaching America’s youth in competitive cheer, you’ve made an amazing decision. With thousands of families across the world engaging in All Star Cheerleading, there are plenty of lives you, as a coach, can influence in a positive way!

Coaching the sport is extremely rewarding, that reward is also affected by how successful teams are at competitions. One-way coaches can make their season better is through great pre-choreography actions.

First, you want to make sure you pick the right choreographer. You want to know they are professional and have a good reputation. There’s nothing worse than picking a choreographer that lacks skill or can’t show up on time. These are important factors.

But, a great choreographer isn’t all it takes to have a successful session. You need to act in more ways. This blog post gives 5 tips to help you get routines that give you goosebumps!

1. Teach Seat rolls and the “Hug” motion.

There’s no doubt that getting to a session with athletes who are unable to do a seat roll can slow down a session. Making sure that your athletes can hug low and properly also helps to make certain parts of routines look more visually appealing!

 

 

2. Find your best jumpers and your worst jumpers.

 

The same goes for those who motion, tumble, and dance well! Listing these qualities out on paper can help create a chilling routine!

3. Set up and finalize stunt groups.

This is a HUGE part of the scoresheet and most routines start in this section. (Be willing to change a base here and there)

4. Buy name tags and a sharpie

Learning 30 different names takes about 5 whole minutes. If you’re flying in a choreographer from out of town every minute counts! Name tags allow the choreographer to find out more information with those 5 minutes and build relationships. This can help create a better bond!

5. Finally… Know their favorite Starbucks drink!

Yes, I’m serious. If you know your choreographer’s Starbucks drink, then you can help jumpstart those creative vibes! The choreographer probably hasn’t seen his bed in 3 weeks and just took a 4am flight to make it to your team on time. Starbs can be the difference maker!

 

Use these 5 tips to help create an amazing experience for your athletes and for your choreographer. They’ll love you for it and you’ll be one happy coach! Check out our about page Dream Cheer for more information on our choreography! You’ll be glad you did!