all-star cheer | eastside

Mar 7, 2016

2nd in the Nation!

Last month's post was about the Road to Nationals...now we've been there and the road home too. What a weekend! What an experience! ...

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...