Working EQ

The Pentagon:
(1) Positive Statement: From what I have completed so far, I gained an understanding of coaching a team and how a team works. I learned so much from being on a team where world class athletes coach me and going out to coach the Starz. I would have never thought I knew some of the things I corrected when coaching. It helped me gain a deep respect and reverance for my coaches Jason and Brady, and it has inspired me to take on my own team one day.

(2) EQ Content:  Well from my research, I have read numerous articles on coaching, but also on the many aspects of cheer itself. One piece really stuck out and I didn't even get to finish it, was an injury study that went into depth about cheer leading from an analytical stance. It was inspiring and it solidified my interest in this subject as my topic. My Interview again was another boost in this decision as the interviewee gave me a brilliant story that was very personal and interesting, it had to do with cheer as a way of keeping kids out of trouble and doing something that would help them in life.

(3) I have found that almost everything I could try in the senior project concerning my topic would work out. I have tons of research at my disposal, a group of people I can interview, people to talk to, and teams to work with.  Interviews have worked, research has worked, and being able to talk to other people about the sport is always available. Ideas about science fair has worked wonderfully.

(4) The only thing that relatively hasn't worked is finding sufficient books about my topic and finding a place that I can actually go to to retrieve the books.

(5) Finding Value:  Based on your experience so far,
Some questions I could think of might be:

1. How do you get a cheer team to have the work ethic of champions?
2. How can you teach proper technique effectively?
3. What is the best way to prevent injury? 

I want to be able to walk away from this project knowing that I could go out and coach a team that would have good work ethic, have proper technique, and be able to prevent as much injury as possible. I basically want to walk away a better coach, and hopefully be on the same level as mine.

I would like to talk to one if not both of my coaches, Debbie Love(the authority in all-star cheer for tumbling and technique), or one of the many coaches for the stars of the cheer world (California Allstars, Top Gun, Cheer Athletics.. etc). They would be able to provide wonderful answers to all my questions and supply me with the best information.