Expert: Kelly Fitzpatrick - 10/23/2006

Question
hi,
i have a question,
im tess and im 13 yrs old and im wondering how to start a cheer squad
i would like to start a cheer squad but i dunno who to get as a coach and
supposing i get a coach how can i tell that the coach is not some crazy murderer
i dunno what to do, and how do i finance the squad to rent a room,get
uniforms,pay the coach,i live in a country were cheerleading is very scarce so
im not sure how ot find a coach to help me run the squad that i want to begin
but im thankful that people know cheerleading is a real sport and that we have a
picture of it in the bulletin board for sport so people have a clue since i
would like to try out girls from my school
to form an all star cheer squad, and one thing, now u know im a worry wart(its
true) im not comfortabe with ordering uniforms from the internet so get i get
them tailored?
thanks for your time and I hope u can be patient with me and answer my question,
yours truly,


Answer
Hi Tess,

Starting an all-star cheerleading squad can be a lot of hard work. If you let me know where you are from, I will send you a lest of all-star squads in your area if their are any. However, if no all-star squad exists, then forming one with your friends from school is a fine idea. As far as a coach goes, I would get a teacher from school, or someone you already know that is interested in cheerleading. The way you raise money is through fundraising (car washes, donation sites, garage sales, ect.)

Good luck and I hope this helps!