The Life of a Cheerleading Coach Marley Sievers

In this episode, I interview Tineisha Hatten, who is a Head Tumbling Instructor and a full year and Rec Program Coach for Outlaw Cheer and Dance in Massachusetts. Tineisha is also the owner and operator of Cheerportation. We discuss the inspiration behind creating her business, advice she would give anyone looking to create a career out of their passion, and her favorite and most challenging experiences as a coach.

Tineisha Hatten - As an athlete, Tineisha cheered for 10 years starting in middle school all the way through college. She also did 2 years of all-star cheer. Since graduating college, she has been coaching various all-star, college, and high school teams for 6 years. She ran into an issue with a school not recognizing their cheer team as a sport and not being able to use the gym for practice space or use the school transportation resources to travel to a practice facility. In 2022, she created Cheerportation LLC to help cheer teams have an extra resource. Cheerportation also offers services to parents who need rides for their athletes anytime throughout the season in the New England Area.

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In this episode, I interview Catharine Dittrick, an Early Childhood Educator and the Head Junior Varsity Coach at Milford High School in Michigan. We discuss how to instill a growth mindset in a youth level program in order to build future generations as well as why it is valuable to develop a strong sub varsity program.

Catharine Dittrick - Catharine began as a middle school cheer coach in Michigan and moved to coaching at the youth level to help develop and grow the Milford Program, her Alma Mater. Catharine's family also grew up in the Milford program. She is going on her fifth year and is the head JV coach at Milford High School. She has experience in choreography for D3 schools in her area and has coached tumbling for their rec program. Catharine continues to help out at their middle school to make it a smooth transition for athletes as they head up to the high school level. The Milford Program had not been to regionals since 1989. In 2020, the long awaited return to regionals was broken and this year (2023) Milford is top 10 in the state consistently week by week. Their goal is to make the state mat once again, as it has been 34 years since the program was able to do so.

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Instagram:
@cathdittr@milfordmavscheer@milfordmavsjvcheer

This Episode is Sponsored by:

The Cheer Coach Planner - Your Season, Your Plan
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HEAD OVER TO THE CHEER CLOSET!

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Let's TAKE 5! In this episode, I answer the following question:

"What ideas do you have for your end of year banquet?"

This Episode is Sponsored by:

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HEAD OVER TO THE CHEER CLOSET!

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Website - Marley Sievers https://marleysievers.com/

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In this episode, I interview Theresa (TJ) Beneke who is the Owner and Founder of Streamline Cheer in Minnesota. We talk about the importance of stunt technique and safety, her journey with cheerleading, as well as how she began her Cheer Consulting Company. 

Theresa (TJ) Beneke - Coach TJ is a self-taught Cheerleader, she began learning about the sport at seventeen years old. She cheered for three years at UW-Milwaukee, including their inaugural season at NCA nationals. She made captain in her third year. TJ coached an L1 All-star team last year. She is now the Head Coach of L1, L2, and L3 teams this year. TJ Founded Streamline Cheer in March 2021 and went full-time in training and developing cheerleaders in January 2022.

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Instagram: @streamlinecheer

Facebook: @streamlinecheerFBpage

Website: https://streamlinecheer.com

This Episode is Sponsored by:

The Cheer Coach Planner - Your Season, Your Plan

https://cheercoachplanner.com/

HEAD OVER TO THE CHEER CLOSET!

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Website - Marley Sievers https://marleysievers.com/

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Let's TAKE 5! In this episode, I answer the following question:

"How do you handle drama on your team?"

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In this episode, I interview Coach Kenye Davenport who is the Head Cheerleading Coach at Westlake High School in Utah. Kenye had reached out to me because of the connection we share. She used to cheer and coach at Hillcrest High School in Idaho, where I currently coach. In this episode, we talk about the differences in the sport in each state, as well as how cheerleading has evolved, and Kenye's experience in balancing her family life with coaching. 

Kenye Davenport -  Kenye cheered for 8 years and has been coaching for 10 years total. Kenye began as an assitant coach after graduation at Hillcrest High School alongside her high school head coach from 2008-2017 on and off. She moved to Utah for her husband's job and immediately found another assistant position at Skyridge High School. Kenye took two years off to start her family. She decided to go back to coaching in 2021 and became the head coach for Westlake High School.

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Instagram: @westlakehighcheer

This Episode is Sponsored by:

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HEAD OVER TO THE CHEER CLOSET!

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How Can you Support this Podcast?

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