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I like everything you put. My favorite would have to be gymnastics. I think it looks so good if during a timeout most of the girls on a team start tumbling across the court. I also think good crowd interaction and "band" interaction is important. I am firm believer that a team should have a dance for every song the band plays. Most of all, I think a team needs excitement. Nobody likes a boring cheerleader. It's totally an oxymoron.

I totally agree with enlisting the particiaption of the "band". I have noticed that the "band" concept has changed somewhat... it's now more "thumpin' & twangin'"... with electric basses and guitars. The brass sections are few and far between, but I have been to schools during each season who actually still have traditional high school band sounds... the 16th regional tournament always has some great bands... but I digress...
I'd love to see Superintendents call in their band directors, cheer coaches, and pep club leaders to enlist their help in working together to present a united performance! It is done in other regions around the 15th. I agree that cheer squads should have a routine to every song ... and while we're on it... it's time to toss the "jam box" approach to sideline dance routines for goodness sakes and have your music burned to cd for play on your sound system. Coordinate live music and canned music with pep club and cheer leaders... this approach is actually called "doing it the way it's supposed to be done... orrrr doing what you're being paid to do". If coaches or leaders do what they are supposed to do... nine chances out of ten, the kids will be the benefactors and everyone's happy and proud to be a part!