Hey all!
For reference we have had two kids in cheer for around the past 12 years. My daughter has been on her middle school team for the past 2 years (the school is only 3 years of grades) so this year would be her "senior" year. Last year for the first time in the school history they got a medal! This also means for the first time in the schools history (and for her)they can go to worlds.
After tryouts we found out she did not make the team ( I know this happens please read)
We asked the coach what she needs to work on and what we can tell her led to this choice because she was devastated of course. The coach said that she should work on motions, and that some paperwork was never turned in(which was required to even try out and never mentioned to us while attending open gyms and talking to the coach)
She also said that my daughter was less coachable than she wanted for a returning athelete.
I'm not denying she has her flaws but I feel like these are quite minor to strip her of a chance at worlds on a team she helped build up for their first medal ever. She organized outside practices at open gyms with others on the team once a week to help push this team to that medal.
I guess what I want is perspective. Is that bad coaching? Do I intervene more? Shes already accepted at this point she cant cheer this year but she doesn't really even know why