Blog 23: 2014 Interview

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the most important factor to progress to a Level 2 All-Star Cheerleading team?
2. What are some important factors that will help you progress to a Level 2 All-Star Cheerleading team?
3. Why is it important to use proper technique while conditioning and stretching?
4. How does proper technique apply to All-Star Cheer?
5. What are some facets of cheer proper technique must be used in?
6. Will proper technique in conditioning and stretching, specifically, be an important factor that will help an athlete progress to a Level 2 All-Star Cheerleading team? Why or why not?
7. Is keeping a strong mentality an important factor in an athlete's progression? 
8. What are the hardest aspects of cheer to keep a strong mentality in? (If not mentioned, are tumbling and/or stunting?)
9. How do you define mentality when it refers to sports?
10. Why do athletes get mental blocks and how do they overcome them on their own? 
11. How do coaches help athletes overcome mental blocks?
12. Why do you think athletes most commonly get mental blocks in tumbling and/or stunting?
13. How can athletes and coaches help prevent athletes from developing mental blocks?
14. Why is prioritizing safety when attempting a skill an important thing for an athlete to do?
15. If an athlete becomes injured, how will it affect their progression?
16. What precautions can/should an athlete take to prioritize safety when attempting skills?
17. If an athlete is trying to progress to a higher level team, what should their number one concern/focus be?
18. What do you look for during tryouts when determining what team an athlete will be placed on?
19. What is the rank of factors taken into account when placing an athlete on a team by importance and percent? (ex: 20% is stunting, 50% is tumbling, 10% is ____)
20. What should an All-star Cheerleader's priorities be if they want to reach their full potential?
21. In your opinion, and based on your experience, what are the top three most important factors taken into account by a coach when determining if an athlete will move from a Level 1 team to a Level 2 team? Why?

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

Questions for Interview 3

My EQ: What is the most efficient way to excel at tumbling and stunting in All-Star cheerleading?

1. What is the most efficient way to excel at tumbling and stunting in All-Star cheerleading?

2. How would you determine whether or not someone is excelling at stunting?

3. How would you determine whether or not someone is excelling at tumbling?

4. How can you determine what qualifies as an efficient way to excel at either of these?

5. Is excelling efficiently something an All-Star cheerleader should be good at or hold as a priority?

6. Do you believe there are multiple ways to determine whether or not someone is excelling at stunting or tumbling efficiently?
Follow up: If so, what do you believe are some ways a person can excel at stunting and tumbling efficiently?

7. From your experience in the industry, what do you believe are the most important/significant aspects of cheerleading as a sport?

8. How fast should All-Star cheerleaders be progressing throughout the season as athletes, and how would you measure that progress?

9. Is there a part of All-Star cheerleading that is harder to learn or progress at?
Follow up: If so, what can an athlete do to make sure they progress in that area as fast as they should be?

10. What do you believe an All-Star cheerleader's biggest concern/priority should be and why?

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

Tentative questions:

1. How long have you been involved in All - Star cheerleading?

2. Can you give a brief description of your job/role in the industry?

3. How did you come to work at the Starlite Allstars gym?

4. What specific qualifications do you have that show your experience and expertise in the sport?

5. In your opinion, what qualifies someone as an "expert" in All - Star cheerleading?

6. How long have you been coaching?

7. What have you achieved as a former All - Star cheerleader that you are most proud of?

8. What have you achieved as a coach that you are most proud of?

9. How long do you see yourself involved in All - Star cheerleading?

10. How has All - Star cheerleading affected your life?

Blog 3: Interview Preparation

1. I plan on interviewing Jason Brandt, the Director and Head Coach of the gym I cheer and coach at. He, along with a couple other coaches, are the people who do the choreography for every team at our gym. He has 14+ years of experience, is a certified coach, first-aid certified, and won 10 National Championships during his cheerleading career. I know he is going to be one of my most valuable resources this year and I would like to have my first interview with his because of that. I believe he will give me a good basis to start my project off of, especially when it comes to me determining what direction I want to go in with my senior project.

2. In addition to the five questions I have to ask, I'm going to ask these:

• What is your favorite aspect of All-Star cheerleading as a cheerleader? Why?
• What is your favorite aspect of All-Star cheerleading as a coach? Why?
• What makes All-Star cheerleading so important to you?
• What would you like more people to know about All-Star cheerleading?
• In addition to the mentorship activities I already do, are there any other things I can do that you believe would help me in my project?
• Aside from interviews, lectures, and the few nonfiction books written on cheer, what other things or places can I draw good research from?