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May 22, 2018

What a weekend!

What a weekend! Last weekend we had our annual WSCCA Coaches Conference. As always, there was a ton to be learned, much to be shared,...

Apr 22, 2018

Kicking Cancer Booty

I never thought I would get cancer. I'm sure everyone thinks that, but I had pseudo-scientific evidence to back me up. In college I took...

Mar 22, 2018

Changes for Rec Cheer in Washington

The 2017-2018 competition was phenomenal! Now it is time to look forward to the future and see if there are additional changes we want to...

Feb 7, 2018

Crazy Performance Season - Less Crazy

We just finished up the Junior State Championships on Saturday. What a season this year! We attended three competitions, had a...

Jan 11, 2018

Guest Blog: Why am I so tired after performances?

A musician friend of mine sent me this link to explain why we are so exhausted the day after our Ensign concerts. I thought it applied to...

Dec 23, 2017

Fighting the Big C

Usually I do a blog post around the second week of the month, but this month has brought all sorts of craziness I never anticipated. I...

Nov 10, 2017

Wait, what? There are different types of Cheerleading?

Ever since the explosive success of the movie “Bring It On” back in 2000, cheerleading has grown by leaps and bounds in our country, and...

Oct 15, 2017

Choreography & The Notebook

How do I come up with the choreography we use every year? Well, I use a number of sources. For our dances, we sometimes use camp dances,...

Sep 14, 2017

Back to School...Back to Comp!

It's back-to-school time, which means it's back-to-competition time too! There are some changes going on here in Washington state cheer....

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...