Cypress Cheerleader Video

Based upon what I heard, and knowing nothing about why she went on this rant, she doesn't seem like a person who should be coaching young people. I was a cheerleader all the way through college and then professionally (NFL), and I never ran across a coach who acted like this, thankfully. You need to understand that cheerleaders are athletes. This is not the pom squad of your mother's era.

My guess is that it's been a long while since you have seen what cheerleaders do, but these girls work hard, do dangerous stuff, and pound for pound are usually stronger than the football players they cheer for. To give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXWzyKiiW7k&feature=re...

In order to pull off the stunts you see in the video above, the cheerleaders have to be a team. You have to trust your teammates without reservation - and that trust is only gained through hours and hours and hours of practice. Falling down, getting back up again. Over and over. If you're prissy, you pretty much get washed out before you make it out of Pop Warner Cheer.

So no, I have no idea what the cheerleaders at this high school are like, but I can tell you this much. With a coach like that, they aren't going to be any good. That kind of environment doesn't foster trust and teamwork, which is what you need to succeed in cheer. No matter what they may have said or done, they are kids who need a coach who will respect them as female athletes and encourage them to succeed. Are good coaches always nice? No. But they ARE always respectful of their athletes.

Do any of y'all really know the full story? Did you know she's not the first cheer coach? That they had an a lot of problems with squad and their behavior? The teacher told them to not skip class for the boys signing. They did.

Also, this area has a lot of money so you have kids used to getting what they want. The teacher is NOT a hick and I find that term derogatory. Should she have lost her cool like that? NO! But sometimes you have to get the "little princesses" attention. I don't think she should be fired.

I listened to the recording and she ABSOLUTELY did wrong. No one has the right to talk to ANYONE like that, especially when there is the power dynamic of coach and team member. I don't care how "prissy" the girls were, it is inappropriate to scream at them and name call.

Her rant was clearly one of frustration, which I can understand, but it's not discipline if it's about your own anger.

Totally wrong.

FTR, I have been teaching middle school for 8 years and I would NEVER dream of behaving like that. I have also coached the cheerleaders, and I get there there can be a lot of teenage attitude, but either learn to command their respect, or quit... don't scream at them.

I am not familiar with that story. Sounds like you have an issue with cheerleaders too.

For starters, ALL cheerleaders are not prissy prima donnas..... :( not nice to put them ALL in a category like that. Are there some like that, of course but not ALL.

As for the coach, she should be modeling good behavior and not yelling and calling them names. The coach is not helping the situation by her actions. If the coach routinely acts like this, she should not be a coach or a teacher.

Our cheer squad is treated with respect and they respect their coaches and each other. There are consequences when someone is not on the right track... (ex, sit out at games, not participate in competition, not participate in pep rally, etc) We do have a couple of little princesses on our team as well but in the end, they all work together.

ETA: I went to the link to listen for myself and the coach should not be a coach/teacher or have anything to do with children. NO ONE deserves to be yelled at like that. The coach is obviously very frustrated, angry, jealous maybe and does not know how to coach. Respect is earned... You give it, you get it. The coach should be fired.

Nope, and I live in houston. Do u have a link?

She sounds like an angry hick who is frustrated with her life and her job.
(Momma L they are 11th graders, not 11 years old.)
As a high school cheerleader we certainly had a few divas on the squad but we were a team, and I would not call a single one of them "prissy" or "prima donnas."
And how can you comment on these girls, their attitude and behavior without hearing both sides of the story? Maybe they ARE spoiled brats, who knows, but it seems really mean spirited to say "I wish no one takes over the squad" without having all the facts. You just "imagine those prissy cheerleaders there." It sounds like you just don't like cheerleaders in general, and you're sharing this as a personal rant.
Sorry, but that's how it sounds to me :(

So, I guess that's what our society does here now; Applaud adults for behaving badly. How do we expect the children to have self-control and be respectful when it's not modeled for them? It's unacceptable for anyone to throw a fit as this coach did. She sounded to me like she felt they weren't performing up to standards and she was concerned about being able to keep her job. She said to them that they don't have mortgages to pay. She called them "highfalutin heifers". Sounds to me like the coach has a pretty big chip on her shoulder. Even if the girls had been behaving poorly that's still no excuse to disrespect them. I wonder if anyone that thinks these girls deserved to be berated would feel the same had one of the children been theirs.