[KentuckyHillBilly5321]

Look, as long as school administrators do not get a tight grip on their coaches/ programs and enforce the rules as approved by their councils, cheer is always gonna have drama. FOLLOW THE RULE BOOK OR TOSS IT IN THE GARBAGE FOR ALL THE GOOD IT'S WORTH. However, in many schools there's as much drama going on in the mainstream sports as in cheer. Weak Administrators will get you drama enough to walk away with all the Academy Awards cast in any and every sport!

Therein lies your problem. Most administrators don't want to touch cheerleading with a 10 foot pole. If anything--it HURTS a school because they do not get credit for these girls in their Title 9 numbers.

I don't believe that there is more drama in other sports. And I think that you would have a hard time proving it. And for that reason--that is why there is still not widespread acceptance.

I find it interesting that you point the finger in the direction of adminstration in regard to this issue. Sure, administrators are ultimately responsible for the sponsors, but, if the sponsors would be consistent in how they determine their squads--and be responsible for theirselves--it would never be a question of how the administration is managing the program.

As a coach--I DO MY JOB SO MY PRINCIPAL DOESN'T EVER HAVE TO GET INVOLVED. I am accountable for my program. I am the one who controls the drama--not the administration.

Don't you think that the administration should be a little more concerned with running the school as opposed to making sure that the cheerleading program is run in the proper manner?