Author: Andre
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Second Chances
“Second chances are not given to make things right. But are given to prove that we could be better even after we fall.”
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Now, Later
“Whatever you do now sets up what you do later. And there is always a later.” – Mike Krzyzewski
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USASF Costa Mesa
The last USASF regional meeting of the summer was in sunny southern California. I was late so I missed teaching my regular classes, but the travel gods made Jessica late so I got to teach hers. The highlight of the weekend was the random little boy that run up to give Brett, Lisa, and I…
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USASF: Safety Judge Certification & Cheer Programs with Multiple Locations
The USASF recently made 2 announcements. The first is additional dates and locations to get safety judge certified. The second is a call for owners of cheer programs with multiple locations to contact their regional directors. Additional Dates for Safety Judge Certification The USASF added a couple dates for Cheer and Dance safety judge certification.…
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How We’re Priming Some Kids for College – and Others for Prison by Alice Goffman
Alice Goffman presented How We’re Priming Some Kids for College – and Others for Prison as a TED Talk.
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Home Sweet Home
Today begun my first 7 day waking up at home streak since May. It’s been a fun journey that included 2 countries, 7 states, and several great meals, but I’m ready for a Saturday afternoon nap.
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In Review – July 2015
Here’s what made the news in July, starting with the passing of Herkie: On July 1st Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer passed. The news was covered by Cheer! Daily, The New York Times, and BBC, among others. On July 2nd the San Francisco Business Times published Go Team! California Bill Proposes Cheerleaders as Employees. On July 3rd…
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Confidence Comes
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” – Peter T. McIntyre
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USASF Dallas
Last weekend was the 4th regional meeting of the summer. This one was in Dallas and started with a Tumbling Team meeting at Spirit of Texas and finished with a picture of Caleb. In between was a lot of talking cheerleading and dinner at Bob’s. The random armadillo has nothing to do with Dallas.
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Fitness Trackers
I recently switched from using a Nike Fuelband to a Fitbit Charge HR. I liked the Fuelband and some of the gamification of it, but they didn’t survive much over a year for me. Starting off the battery would make it through a competition weekend, which I thought was great. As the year progressed the…
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Changing Things
“They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol
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Someone Has Edited Movies Down to Just the Lines Spoken by People of Color
The Verge published Someone Has Edited Movies Down to Just the Lines Spoken by People of Color. The videos were created by Dylan Marron and posted on YouTube. Here’s a sample using the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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How to Raise a Black Son in America by Clint Smith
Clint Smith presented How to Raise a Black Son in America as a TED Talk.
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USASF Atlanta
Last weekend was the USASF regional meeting in Atlanta, the hump day meeting. My stay didn’t get off to the greatest start, but overall it was a good weekend. I think there was another record number of coaches attending this meeting which makes me think we are doing something right. The highlight of the weekend…
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Business Pressure is a Privilege
I didn’t expect a follow up to Pressure is a Privilege to come so soon or from the business world, but then Apple posted their quarterly results. Revenue was $49.6B, up from $37.4B the same quarter a year ago, and profit of $10.7B, up from $7.4B. iPhone sales were 47.5 million, up 35% from the…
Andre J. Carter 