The Cheerleading Junkie
Episodes
Ep 35 Choosing the Right Gym
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jill is joined by guests Lisa Rodriquenz and Jenn Spear to discuss things to consider when choosing an all star gym for the new se...
Routine Upgrades
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about the value of routine upgrade sessions.
Emergency Action Plan
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about the need to have staff trained and ready in the event of injuries at the gym.
Choreography Season
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks all things choreography. She gives her take on choreographing routines for other organizations, working with choreographers on her own team...
Score Tour Training
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill discusses what she learned at Score Tour, put on by Deep South Spirit:How scoring is doneTips on how to grow a Cheer Gym
Adult Cheerleading and Why It's Awesome!
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about her experiences being an adult cheerleader and coaching adult cheerleaders.
NCA Big Announcement
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NCA announced that College Nationals will remain at Daytona until 2030. Jill talks about why she loves the Nationals at Daytona.
Training with Brandon Allstars
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SAS coaches went to Brandon Allstars for a weekend training program. Jill talks about the experience, the benefits of the training, and the takeaways...
Should Parents Watch Practices
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about whether parents should watch cheer practice, and about whether coaches/gym owners should allow it.
Evals from the Gym Owner Perspective
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about how to balance priorities when doing evaluations and placing athletes on teams.
OCS vs United Scoring Systems
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supernatural All Stars switched from the United scoring system to the Open Championship Series(OCS) three years ago. Jill discusses the reasons why s...
The Let Them Theory
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about the Let Them Theory and how it can be applied by gym owners, athletes and parents. This is a great tool to help people accept anythi...
Inside All-Star Open Houses
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill discusses Open Houses: Why should a gym run an open house? Why should prospective cheerleaders go to one? What are the benefits from everyone's p...
Evals - Preparation & Placement & Crossovers
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about how athletes should decide on being Prep vs Elite, and how to prepare for evaluations.
Scholarships, Team Placements
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about her process for awarding scholarships, and then goes on to discuss how she decides on team placements.
Team Naming Themes, Athlete Evals
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill discusses themes for naming teams. Her gym chooses a different theme each season rather than having team names carry over season after season. W...
The Running Game
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill tells a story about one of her favorite team-building games and how it had a transformative effect on one of her teams, and particularly on one o...
Best Day Scoring & Social Media in the Gym
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jill talks about frustrations with best-day scoring at 2 day comps. She also talks about challenges with using social media to communicate with paren...
Squad Safe Child Protection in Cheering
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Cuthbert is a coach, former program owner, and she also coached the Team England Adaptive Abilities team to Worlds in 2016 and 2017. She is cu...
Ep15 - Mind Body Cheer
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Benson is the owner of Mind Body Cheer, a sports performance company that empowers athletes to achieve excellence.
Ep14 - Upcoming Shows
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Upcoming shows: Mind Body Cheer, Joanna Cuthbert on athlete safety.
Ep13 - Cheer District
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Injuries are a huge concern in our sport. Cheer District has the solution to ensure cheerleaders can prepare themselves physically to perform at the ...
Ep12 - The American Cheerleader
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexa Gibbons was a professional cheerleader for the Seattle Seahawks and has recently started a Youtube channel to help cheerleaders prepare for audi...
EP11- Proactive Coaching - Rob Miller
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Proactive Coaching is about establishing a culture and strong relationships among coaches, athletes, and parents. Rob Shares his wisdom on these topi...
Ep10 - Summer Camp - Arvid Tenney
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arvid Tenney is the co-owner of Solid Ground Stunts. He and his wife, Brooke, run camps every year that are known for being particularly fun, and a g...
Ep9 - All About Tryouts - Nessa Warrington
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nessa Warrington has cheered since she was 3 years old and coached since she was in high school. She has a wealth of experience both as an athlete an...
Ep8 - A Coaches Perspective - Ashley Coffey
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley is a very successful coach at Stingray Allstars. She is not only highly competitive but more importantly, she coaches in a positive way, to mak...
Ep7 - Successful Fundraising - Ellen Richard
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many families and cheerleaders at all levels rely heavily on fundraising to make the sport affordable. Fundraising is very important and many program...
Ep6 - Antwan Bethea
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Antwan Bethea has taken his cheerleading career to a lot of places, doing just about everything you can do as a cheerleader. He started out on his hig...
Ep5 - The Tumbling Coach - Javis Borgh
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Javis Borgh has incredibly creative solutions for many problems related to cheering. He has invented the T3 air track so athletes can practice tumbli...
Ep4 - A Parents Point of View - Sherein Miceli
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a coach and gym owner it is important to be aware of, and sensitive to, the concerns of the parents. This week Jill gets a cheer parent's perspect...
Ep3 - Tumble Chef
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tumble Chef is an incredible tumbling coach and he offers the industry a lot of free knowledge through his social media presence. He proves that you ...
Ep2 - Running Successful Youth Cheer Programs - Ginger Ferraro
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ginger Ferraro has been the Cheer Director of Central Mass Pop Warner for over 20 years. She has an enormous wealth of knowledge about what it takes ...
Ep1 - Choreography 101 - Shakeem Soanes
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I worked with highly acclaimed choreographer Shakeem Soanes for the first time this season and was thrilled with the results. The routines were uniqu...
Cheerleading Junkie Trailer
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Markley has cheered in high school and all stars. She has coached winning teams at all levels, and she now owns an all star gym. Jill is a chee...