Posts filed under: Communication

Communication

How Gym Owners Create Toxic Parents

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Episode 100: How Coaches and Owners Can Prevent and Mitigate Toxic Cheer Parents To mark 100 episodes, Danielle Johnston takes on one of the most challenging dynamics in competitive cheer — toxic parenting —... Read More

The Hidden Value of Summer Camps

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why Every Gym Should Have a Summer Camp Dan Cotton shares why summer camps have been a cornerstone of his program for decades — and why they should be a cornerstone of yours too.... Read More

From Startup to Industry Leader

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Rhinestone Leaders: How Glitter Stars Is Redefining the Cheerleading Uniform Industry From rhinestone transfers on t-shirts to becoming the number one cheerleading uniform provider, Liz Scamacci of Glitter Stars joins Dan Cotton to share... Read More

Toxic Parents: How They Start (And How to Stop Them)

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Toxic Parents in the Gym: A Conversation with Kristen Wheeler of the Cheer Mom Podcast On a recent episode, Dan and Danielle talked about toxic coaching, but they are not the only ones in... Read More

Your Gym Lost Its Edge

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Getting Back to Your Roots: Why Small, Personal Moments Still Matter I am all about growth, but sometimes we have to get back to the basics and start doing the things that made us... Read More

Why Your Cheer Gym Isn’t Growing

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Three Things You Need to Focus on to Actually Grow Your Gym Many of you are wondering how you can grow your gym, but there are three things you’re probably not focusing on that... Read More

Surviving Team Placement Season

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Why I Hate Tryout and Team Placement Season Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Cheer Biz Podcast. I’m your host, Dan Cotton, and today we are talking about why I hate... Read More

Why We Keep Making the Same Mistakes

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwmXyvU0HIg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6A2Pa7KxrTLnIAS7HDQ9mt?si=OoDEyeROQc6GcaEKkU_oHA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cheer-biz-podcast/id1596523298?i=1000771852645 Why Do We Keep Making the Same Mistakes as an Industry? Cheer Biz Podcast | Host: Dan Cotton   Introduction I’ve been in the cheerleading industry for over 26 years. And I’m here to ask: why... Read More

The Dangerous Assumption Coaches Make

YouTube: https://youtu.be/q5kUnE3xi6c Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GaYkTzvaEjF1d6Uh3Z2rB?si=enB9ZUr6ShGP2uQJAAVbeQ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cheer-biz-podcast/id1596523298?i=1000771442373 Dangerous Assumptions: Stop Putting Your Athletes in a Box The Cheer Biz Podcast | Hosted by Dan Cotton   I’ve been coaching for 23 years. And one of the things that I have learned is that... Read More

The Hard Truth About Accountability

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fullout-cheer-podcast/id1763244914?i=1000771122031 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UBVj00nFi0wrN8DxYQXTW?si=QXrETaI6Ttya30hrkvtUHQ https://youtu.be/_aUS9mVdz3w The Hard Truth About Accountability Parents want gym owners and coaches to keep athletes and their parents accountable. Everybody wants kids who are gonna show up to practice in their practice wear on time. But what happens... Read More