6 Year Old Kicked Off Cheer Team After Parents Complaint

[ree-Xi]

I'm sure that the cheer trickled down from college cheerleaders. I was a cheerleader in junior high, and HS girls taught our cheer camps. Who taught them? College cheerleaders. It sounds to me like this was one of those "silly" unofficial cheers that one of the girls learned from an older sister somewhere.

Does it make it right? No. The problem should have been nipped in the bud by the coach. All "cheers" should be approved at that level. The solution is for the coach to instruct the girls as to what is appropriate. They probably have no idea what "our backs ache" or "our skirts are too tight" might imply outside of the literal definitions. I saw the picture of the uniform - it's very floaty and long.

How many kids come out with trash that they heard elsewhere?

[33girl]

As I've said....why are 6 year olds cheerleaders at all??

Yes, I know cheerleading is a legitimate sport, but that isn't what these girls are doing. These girls (and their moms shoving them into it) are thinking of the "all cheerleaders are popular" concept. It's ridiculous to have that kind of thing so young, and with approval by the parents. $125 for a uniform??? Seriously??

Put your un-uniformed kids in a meadow and just let them play kickball, for crying out loud.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I'm sure that the cheer trickled down from college cheerleaders. I was a cheerleader in junior high, and HS girls taught our cheer camps. Who taught them? College cheerleaders. It sounds to me like this was one of those "silly" unofficial cheers that one of the girls learned from an older sister somewhere.

It's pretty much the same cheer that everyone in my high school knew in the 70s (except this current version messes up the meter):

My back is achin', my skirt's/shirt's too tight,
My bottom's/body's shakin' from the left to the right.

Meanwhile, co-sign 33-girl.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

It's pretty much the same cheer that everyone in my high school knew in the 70s (except this current version messes up the meter):

My back is achin', my skirt's/shirt's too tight,
My bottom's/body's shakin' from the left to the right.

Meanwhile, co-sign 33-girl.

Wow, I've never heard that before.

Elementary-age cheerleading is just a way for the moms to live vicariously through their daughters, to make up for stuff they wanted to do and didn't get to do.