How Involved Should Cheer Parents Be?

We LOVE our cheer parents! Cheer moms and dads play an important role in their child’s athletic career. Involved, supportive and helpful parents can positively impact their child’s experience. On the other hand, parents who are too involved or unsupportive can create a ton of issues.

The role of a cheer parent is to help their children have fun, encourage them to learn new things, teach them sportsmanship and act as a pillar of support. Sometimes, parents can try to be too good at these things and end up being a source of stress or embarrassment for their athlete.

Below, I’ve written a summary of things you SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do as a parent of a cheerleader!