My daughter used to do competitive swim. The program in our area is very successful and pretty serious about swim. In fact, if you see the older kids, their physique alone shows how serious they take the sport. Their muscles... Read More

Last week my daughter came to me in a panic. She’s 12 and it’s her first year on our senior team. She said, “Mom, I heard some of the girls talking that they’re not coming back next year. They’re going... Read More

Note: This event is in the past. Please see this link for our upcoming events! Thanks for checking out Next Gen. We were able to secure 50 more tickets for the Summer Next Gen conference. These are absolutely the last... Read More

I’d say I’m a pretty busy parent. I am not great at remembering when it’s my snack day or bringing granola bars for the goodie bags. In fact, I have a village around me that helps with stuff like that... Read More

I started revising my all star packet last week. Can you believe it’s almost that time already? As you start looking at your’s this year, there is one thing I want you to review.    Do you have unreasonable consequences... Read More

Many years ago I abandoned the idea of following an industry standard of any kind. It turned out, many things that were standard in all star cheer weren’t in the best interest of my gym or the customers I serve.... Read More

There are currently no conferences on the schedule at this time. Next Gen typically hosts events in the summer and January. Please stay tuned for the release of our conference dates by joining our Facebook groups! NG Cheer & Gymnastics... Read More

Every year Justin and I sit down and write out some personal and professional goals for ourselves. They’re usually vastly different from one another because…well, if you’ve met Justin, you know. Here are a few examples of our previous goals: ... Read More

If you’re like me, on Monday, my newsfeed was filled with owners celebrating their teams’ victories over the weekend. I saw many first places, level champs, grand champs, and bid winners flooding my feed.    The perception on social media... Read More

Years ago when Justin put in his two weeks at his job as a federal civilian for the Air Force, he got a call down to the office of the wing executive officer. This officer wasn’t directly in Justin’s chain... Read More