Coaching Cheerleading Successfully - 2nd Edition (Coaching Successfully Series) [Paperback]

Linda Rae Chapell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Coaching Successfully Series | Publication Date: March 23, 2005

Lead your squad to be the most prepared, organized, enthusiastic, and cohesive group possible. Coaching Cheerleading Successfully covers all the key elements to building and maintaining a top supportive and competitive cheerleading program.

This guide presents all the essentials you need to teach techniques, choreograph specific cheer components, plan and conduct practice sessions, and evaluate performances. You'll also find helpful suggestions and examples for fund-raising, building school spirit, and making your cheerleaders more likely to receive special awards and college tryouts.

Author Linda Rae Chappell shares the wisdom she's gained from more than 30 years of experience in coaching cheerleaders at the youth, high school, college, and professional levels. Tap into her expertise and make your next practice and next season the best yet.

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About the Author

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Linda Rae Chappell has been coaching amateur and professional cheerleaders for more than 30 years. She currently serves as the spirit coordinator at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, where she directs a campus program of approximately 75 athletes who cheer and dance. She is also a full-time faculty member teaching health, science, coaching, and physical education methods classes. Chappell's national teams have consistently placed in the top six in both cheer and dance divisions.

After cheering in high school and college, Chappell started her own business, the Dynamic Cheerleaders Association, Inc. (DCA), at the age of 23. With DCA she established cheerleading camps at college and university campuses in 30 states, trained her staff of some 350 college cheerleaders to conduct the camps, and conducted six national cheerleading championships. Through DCA she also established a national mail-order business for cheerleaders' clothing, accessories, and educational materials.

Chappell has presented numerous seminars, clinics, and workshops for cheerleading coaches and advisors, and she has delivered motivational seminars at national coaches conventions.

A prolific author, she has written on spirit raising and leadership, sportsmanship, fund-raising, and coach training. Many coaches have referred to her first book, The Spirit Book, as the ""cheerleading Bible."" She also has supervised production of books and videos on safety rules for the National Federation of State High School Associations, and she has produced and directed instructional videos in cheer and dance.

In 1986 Chappell established a coed cheerleading squad for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football team, coaching the squad until 1990.

A member of the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association, Chappell is a former cheerleading director for the Midwest Missouri Youth Sports Association. In 1987 she earned a master's degree in educational administration from the University of Missouri.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (March 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736056254
• ISBN-13: 978-0736056250
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An AWESOME book for new coaches, May 18, 2000

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Susan Hlawati - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coaching Cheerleading Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

A very informative book for new coaches or as a refresher for more established coaches. Covers alot of organizational information regarding cheerleading practices, try-outs and how-to's for starting a new program. I also used this book to inform parents and school board officials on establishing a school program. No coach should be without this book!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book available for cheerleading coaches!, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Coaching Cheerleading Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

This book is recommended for cheerleading coaches at all levels. It covers planning practices, motivating your squad, dealing with parents and other "coach" type stuff that other books do not even mention. Since cheerleading is a hands-on sport, you'll need to obtain other instruction on how to perform jumps, stunts and dances. If you are a coach, you'll like this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is perfect for beginners as well as long time coaches!, August 7, 2001

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Lisa Sowash (TAFB, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coaching Cheerleading Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book! I use it with every turn in cheerleading coaching. I have been coaching for the last 11 years and this is one of the best resources that I have come across. I use this for both my All Star Team as well as my Varsity High School Team. This is perfect for the coach or advisor, however I would not suggest this book be viewed by the cheerleaders. This would confused them more than what they are already when any season starts. Coaches get your hands on this one!