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Aug 6

EDE Expands East and South!

EDE Expands!I (Coach Anne) am excited to announce some new teams and classes for this coming school year. This will be the biggest...

May 18

Where in the World is EDE?

Japan! We’ve been back from Japan now for a few weeks and it’s time to put some thoughts down about this monumental trip for Eastside...

Jan 1

The Thing I Hate the Most About Coaching

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. I guess I’m making up for lost time by writing an extra-long one. I don’t know if...

Feb 6, 2023

Sometimes You Don't Win

This past weekend I went to the High School Cheerleading State Championships with Skyline High School as a chaperone. Their head coach,...

Nov 6, 2022

Dream Team - FULL Classes!

When I started EDE 22 years ago in Bellevue I had no idea what was ahead of me. We grew quickly, but growing pains came quickly too, and...

Oct 6, 2022

Background Checks Required for Rec Coaches - An Update for Rec Coaches in Washington

At EDE we have always background checked our coaches on an annual basis. But it came to the attention of the WSCCA (Washington State...

Aug 6, 2022

Slowly but Surely...Starting with Summer

When COVID shut us down in March 2020, I believed all the "experts" and thought it would only be for two weeks. How naive I was! I didn't...

Jun 6, 2022

Performing Again...Like We Never Left!

We've spent the last few months getting back to "normal" and it feels so good! We once again performed at a University of Washington...

Mar 6, 2022

We're BAAACCCKK!!!

The last blog post was in 2020. Since then I just couldn't bring myself to write about anything. Either I was feeling sorry for myself...

Nov 9, 20152 min read

We want to compete in Rec. How do we get started?

I always get a lot of questions about competition this time of year. I’m hoping I can answer most of them for you. Please email me at...

Feb 18, 20151 min read

What is Rec Cheer?

I'm coming at this from a Washington State point-of-view, so here is our coaches association's definition of Rec Cheer: Washington State...