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Jan 7, 2016

Comp Season = Freak Out!

This is a short post this month. Why? Because we're into competition season. If my team isn't competing, then I'm judging. If I'm not...

Dec 22, 2015

Take a Break.

Sometimes you just need a break. My competition team (Red Squad) has been working very hard and I am super proud of their progress. We...

Nov 9, 2015

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...

Oct 7, 2015

Coach Anne...Guest Blogger

I got to be a guest blogger on the Vibrant Life Source health & fitness site! How cool is that! Check out my blog post here.

Aug 8, 2015

The Super Secret Practice Schedule

The EDE Practice Schedule – Open to the public! Okay, it's never really been super secret, but here it is in the open anyway: I’m often...

Jun 9, 2015

Extensive Resources? Huh?

I am definitely a proud mama, no doubt. I have spent the last 15 years building this program from one beginning cheer class to what it is...

May 8, 2015

Age 14? Age 18? What should the limit be?

I’ll admit it—my rec cheer program is different than others. Most traditional rec teams accept athletes until age 14, then those kids are...

Apr 10, 2015

Is it time to get rid of "Elite?"

So why do we keep the “elite” name? We’re not an all-star team, and that word is associated very much with all-stars and very much NOT...

Mar 7, 2015

What's up with the ELITE in EDE?

The name of my program is Eastside Dream Elite. Sounds like an all-star team, doesn’t it? This is because back in the early 2000’s, Rec...

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...