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Business

Stop Hiring the Wrong Coaches

As your gym grows and you start to have more teams and more classes, the reality is that you can’t coach everything. And that’s why it becomes so important to build your coaching team. And these are the three biggest... Read More

Parents Aren’t Ruining Cheer. Your Systems Are.

Parents Aren’t Ruining Cheer. Your Systems Are. Every gym owner and coach has thought it at least at one point. Hey guys and welcome to this episode of the full out cheer podcast. I’m Danielle and I am your host... Read More

If They’re Not Sick, They’re Injured: Part 2

If you need a reminder that cheer seasons do not care about your plans for the season… hi. Welcome. 🙃 This year has felt like what I called the “absence trifecta”: injury, illness, and weather. And if you’re a coach... Read More

If They’re Not Sick, They’re Injured: The Absence Trifecta and How to Coach Through It Anyway (Part 1)

There’s something I’ve started calling the absence trifecta: injury, illness and weather. And if you haven’t dealt with one (or all three) this season … congratulations. You are a unicorn in all star cheer. For the rest of us, this... Read More

Show the Love: Using the Five Love Languages For Customer Gratitude

February tends to make us think about love: hearts, candy and all the sweet stuff. In the cheer gym world, it’s also the perfect time to slow down and intentionally show appreciation to the families who support your program day... Read More

The Real Cost of Bartering in Your Cheer Gym (and What To Do Instead)

If you’ve ever traded a month of tuition for “some help with social,” you’re not alone. Bartering feels scrappy, supportive, and budget-friendly—until it isn’t. In this episode of the “Fullout Cheer Podcast,” I sat down with Matt Becker of GymLawyers.com... Read More

Control Freak or Empowered Gym Owner: Which Are You?

If you’ve ever muttered, “No one else can do it like I can,” while stress-eating fruit snacks behind the front desk—this one’s for you. Owning a gym means you care—a lot. About your athletes, your staff, your reputation, your bathrooms... Read More

Finding Your Spark Again: Avoiding Burnout as a Cheer Gym Owner

If you’ve owned a cheer gym long enough, you’ve probably felt it—that slow slide from excitement to exhaustion.  It doesn’t happen all at once, but it does happen. One day, you’re choreographing pyramids. The next, you’re buried in payroll wondering,... Read More

You Can’t See Your Own Mistakes (And Yes, That Includes Your Business)

If you’ve been in the cheer industry for more than five minutes, you already know: we are obsessed with feedback. We film routines from 47 angles like it’s a Netflix documentary on penguins, send stunts in for legality reviews, and... Read More

Coaching Your Own Kids: The Most Personal Coaching You’ll Ever Do

Coaching is personal. Coaching your own child? That’s next-level personal. If you’ve ever been in that spot – juggling the role of “Coach” and “Mom” (or “Dad”) – you already know it’s one of the most rewarding, complicated, and emotional... Read More