How to Ask Your Parents If You Can Join Cheerleading

The sport of cheerleading can be expensive and when high school tryouts are usually around March-May the expenses can hit you hard. Then there's always those parents who believe everything they see in the movies and go by the cheerleading stereotype and refuse to allow their child to be a part of it. Here's a few tips on how to get your parents to allow you to join your school or gym's cheerleading squad!

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1. Give Info

Gather all of the information needed, and answer their unanswered questions before hand. Call the cheer coach and ask things like the commitment level (which is always very high). Get the following questions, and answers and put them on a piece of paper or in a power point and show your parents.

-Cost
-Commitment
-Practice Times
-How many squad
-Tryout dates & times
-Game times
-Coaches email and phone number
-Summer practices
-Uniform Fittings
-Tryout requirements

2. Save A Little

If money is an issue then you should meet your parents half way. Do some work around your house or neighborhood or if you're old enough get a job and pay for the majority of the season.

3. Grades

Make sure to let them know that you'll keep up your grades the whole season and remain a student athlete. If your parents are worried cheer will get in the way of your school work then set up a G.P.A goal that you have to maintain. To be on a sport you have to have at least a 2.0 to get a Varsity School Athlete patch you need a 3.5.

4. Requirements

Make sure to meet all of the requirements. For more information on this visit the page Cheer FUNdaments.

Just remember that no one knows your parents like you do, and if you get involved in something you need to stick to it. Hope this helps with you following yours dreams!

Love,
A Cheerleader