Posts filed under: Athletes

Athletes

10 Unfiltered Opinions About the Cheer Industry Right Now

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Dan Cotton’s 10 Hot Takes on Running a Cheer Gym Fresh off a summer of travel, camps, and choreography work, Cheer Biz Podcast host Dan Cotton returns to the studio with ten unfiltered opinions... Read More

Throwback: Jason Larkins Answers Gym Owners’ Toughest Questions

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Jason Larkins on Fixing Choreography, Beating Complacency, and Cheer Gym Culture Dan Cotton welcomes back Jason Larkins, all-star gym owner and host of the Let’s Talk Cheer podcast, to answer real questions from Cheer... Read More

What Happens When You Don’t Make Mat

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts From Worlds Champion to Weber State Standout and Coach In this episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast, host Dan Cotton sits down with Kayden Snider, a fifth-year Weber State cheerleader and Northstar Elite coach,... Read More

Why Some Dads Never Support Cheer… and How to Change That

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Cheer Dads Belong Here Too: A Conversation With Alex Russell of the Cheer Dad Podcast Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Full Out Cheer Podcast! This week I sat down with... Read More

The Secret Formula Behind Winning Routines

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Five Mistakes Coaches Make Studying Winning Cheer Routines In this solo episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast, host Dan Cotton shares the recurring mistakes he sees gym owners and coaches make when they study... Read More

How Good Coaches Cause Emotional Damage with Jeff Benson

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts The Emotional Stoplight: What Every Cheer Coach and Cheer Parent Needs to Know What does it actually mean to coach or parent with emotional intelligence in competitive cheer? This week I sat down with... Read More

Why Some Athletes Never Build Resilience with Jeff Benson

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Redefining “Toxic”: What Cheer Parents and Coaches Really Owe Each Other A while back on the podcast, I sat down with Jeff Benson of Mind Body Cheer, a sports performance consultant who spends his... Read More

Is Hit Zero Ruining All Star Cheer?

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why Hit Zero Is Quietly Hurting Cheerleading In this solo episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast, host Dan Cotton makes the case that the sport’s obsession with hitting zero deductions is doing more harm... Read More

How to Outperform Every Other Gym

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Three Core Strategies to Outperform Every Gym Around You In this solo episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast, host Dan Cotton cuts through the noise and delivers three battle-tested principles that gym owners can... Read More

Consistency Beats Creativity

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Stop Chasing New and Start Mastering What Already Works In this solo episode, host Dan Cotton delivers a candid wake-up call to cheer gym owners about the hidden dangers of entrepreneurial distraction—and why doubling... Read More