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Alisha: I AM ALISHA DUNLAP,
THE HEAD COACH AND OWNER OF CHEER TIME REVOLUTION --
A SMALL, YOUNG GYM IN SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS.
ONE! TWO!
THREE! FOUR!
THE YOUTH SILVER WAS A NEW TEAM THAT WE FORMED THIS YEAR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOUTH SILVER HAS BEEN UNDEFEATED SO FAR THIS SEASON.
WE EVEN WON A BID TO GO TO THE U.S. FINALS,
WHICH IS A HUGE SUCCESS.
YAY, GUYS!
I'VE GOT A LOT OF FAITH IN MY GIRLS ON YOUTH SILVER,
BUT THE MOMS ARE ANOTHER STORY.
I DON'T HAVE TO TEXT MY HUSBAND, FIRST OF ALL, OKAY?
SO YOU BETTER STOP THIS.
SOME OF THESE MOMS LIVE THEIR LIFE AS A SOAP OPERA
AND GET WAY TOO EMOTIONAL.
AT THE RATE YOU'RE GOING, ANN,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYBODY IN THE FREAKING GYM
TALKING TO YOU.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY.
SHUT THE HELL UP!
Alisha: ANDREA AND I HAVE DECIDED
SHE'S GONNA BE THE PRESIDENT TO OVERSEE ALL THE TEAM MOMS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO IMPEACH ANDREA FROM HER PRESIDENCY.
WHAT'S IMPEACH MEAN?
Andrea: AS TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT THIS SEASON,
I'M EXPECTING EVERYBODY TO GET ALONG.
WHAT? [ CHUCKLES ] NO.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE TEAM MOM. YOU'RE OUT.
SO...
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
AND I'M SORRY.
THE REST OF THIS TEAM IS TRYING TO PRACTICE.
Andrea: I KNOW.
SO THIS IS ALL STUPID.
Y'ALL CAN HAVE IT Y'ALL'S WAY.
MY KIDS ARE OUT FOR THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD JOB, BIG MOUTH.
Alisha: MY PLAN IS TO GO TO AS MANY COMPETITIONS AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE U.S. FINALS.
THEY WANT TO WIN, THE MOMS WANT TO WIN, AND I WANT TO WIN.
BUT WITH SUCCESS COMES A LOT OF PRESSURE,
AND OTHER TEAMS ARE GUNNING FOR US.
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THE TEAM THAT BEATS US.
OUR FIRST COMPETITION IS IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
AND TEXAS TEAMS ARE TOUGH.
GO OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM WHAT YOU GOT!
I JUST HOPE THEY'RE READY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
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ONE, TWO.
CAMBREE, YOU CANNOT START RIGHT THERE.
YOU HAVE GOT TO START RIGHT THERE!
I WAS FOLLOWING --
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
RIGHT ON THIS LINE.
IF YOU START THERE, YOU'RE GONNA KICK CASSADEE.
YOU HAVE GOT TO DO YOUR PASS BEFORE YOU GET TO CASSADEE.
R.D.: NOT EVEN WATCHING YOU.
WELL, SHE'S BUSY LOOKING IN THE MIRROR.
[ Chuckling ] I KNOW.
SHE THINKS SHE'S CUTE.
CAMBREE!
[ GIGGLES ]
YOU DID IT -- YOU CREATED THEM MONSTERS.
SIT DOWN, AND LET'S TALK, ALL RIGHT.
I NEED TO CHALLENGE MY TEAM IN PREPARATION FOR THE U.S. FINALS.
THIS ROUTINE -- WE'RE JUST GONNA GO PAST
BEING SHARP, TIGHT, AND CLEAN,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE.
[ CHATTER ]
WE'VE GOT A BIG COMPETITION COMING UP IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS.
IT'S OVER TWO DAYS,
AND THEY'RE GONNA COMBINE THE SCORE FROM EACH DAY.
I KNOW THESE CHEERLEADING TEAMS ARE GONNA BE GOOD,
SO I'M TOTALLY REDOING THEIR ROUTINE
SO WE HAVE THE HIGHEST DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS POSSIBLE.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR DANCE.
WE'RE GONNA DO A WHOLE NEW DANCE.
THE PROBLEM IS, IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT,
WE GET THAT MANY MORE DEDUCTIONS.
I THOUGHT WE WERE MAXED OUT ON SKILLS.
OH, GOD, OLIVIA WILL BE HAVING A BELLY ACHE AFTER THAT.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA VOMIT.
MOST GYMS DON'T ALLOW PARENTS TO BE THERE FOR PRACTICE,
BUT WE DO AT CTR.
THIS COULD BE SUCH A GREAT THING,
BUT OTHER TIMES, NOT SO MUCH --
SOME OF OUR MOMS HAVE VERY INTERESTING PERSONALITIES.
YOU'RE STILL DOING FRONT WALKOVER CARTWHEELS.
I KNOW SHE DIDN'T JUST ROLL HER EYES AT ME.
DID SHE JUST ROLL THEM?
I THINK SHE DID.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I THINK SHE DID.
MY NAME IS ANN, AND MY DAUGHTER'S TORRANN,
AND SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD.
QUIT KICKING MY FREAKING KNEE AND LET ME DO YOUR MAKEUP ON.
STOP YELLING AT ME.
YOU'RE YELLING AT ME!
WE'RE TOTALLY JUST THE SAME.
WE'RE SPOILED ROTTEN.
WE DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO WHENEVER WE FEEL LIKE DOING IT.
STOP!
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOCK IT!
OH, MY GOD.
MY NAME IS MANDY.
MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS OLIVIA, AND SHE IS 8.
REALLY?
I EXPECT PERFECTION OUT OF EVERYONE.
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN.
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
NO!
WATCH YOUR TONE WITH ME.
BUT WE WON'T KNOW.
MY NAME'S MICHELLE, AND MY DAUGHTER IS ASHTYN.
SHE IS 11 YEARS OLD.
ASHTYN AND I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME TEMPER AT ALL.
ASHTYN DOESN'T HAVE A TEMPER.
NOW, I DO SOMETIMES JUST LET MY AGGRESSIONS OUT.
I DON'T HAVE TO GET ALONG WITH YOU!
YES, YOU DO!
NO, I DON'T!
I HOPE THAT I DON'T EVER HAVE TO SHOW THAT SIDE OF MYSELF.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WANT SOME CANDY?
Brooke: NO.
IT'S GOOD.
MY NAME IS SHANNON, AND MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS BROOKE.
HOW'S YOUR BACK FEELING?
IT HURTS.
WE TELL BROOKE ALL THE TIME NOT TO GIVE UP.
DID IT HURT?
NO? THEN LET'S DO IT AGAIN. COME ON.
AND TO ME, YOU DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR LAST BREATH.
MOM, MY TOE HURTS!
I DON'T CARE RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S MEAN!
MY NAME IS ANDREA, AND MY DAUGHTER IS KYLIE,
AND SHE'S 12 YEARS OLD.
STOP MOVING.
NO ONE'S EVER GONNA WANT TO MARRY YOU,
AND YOU'RE GONNA LIVE IN A HOUSE FULL OF CATS.
I GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY IN THE GYM.
THEY MAY NOT GET ALONG WITH ME, BUT, I MEAN, I LIKE EVERYBODY.
NOT EVERYBODY GETS ALONG.
BUT I'M NOT EVERYBODY.
I'M TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT. [ LAUGHS ]
Alisha: HERE WE GO. AGAIN!
AND WE COMPETE NEXT WEEK.
ONE, TWO. THREE, FOUR.
FIVE, SIX. SEVEN, EIGHT.
Alisha: I TOTALLY REVAMPED THE DANCE PORTION
TO MAKE IT NEW, FRESH, CLEAN, AND FASTER.
THE MOVES ARE MORE COMPLICATED,
THE GIRLS HAVE TO DROP TO THE FLOOR, AND THAT'S HARD.
AND TWO, AND THREE, AND FOUR.
FIVE, SIX -- ONE WALKOVER -- SEVEN, EIGHT.
R.D.: KYLIE, YOU GOT TO POINT THOSE TOES!
ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
Alisha: OUR TUMBLING PASSES ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
THAT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THAT WAS AWFUL.
INSTEAD OF DOING FRONT WALKOVER, ROUNDOFF, BACK HANDSPRING,
WE DO FRONT WALKOVER, ROUNDOFF, BACK HANDSPRING, STEP-OUT,
ROUNDOFF, BACK HANDSPRING, BACK HANDSPRING,
BASICALLY IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME
THEY USED TO ONLY DO HALF OF THE TUMBLING THEY DO NOW.
RED!
I'VE ASKED YOU THREE TIMES, "DO YOU KNOW HOW TO COUNT?"
WHY ARE YOU HURDLING ON TWO?!
IT'S STEP, STEP, HURDLE!
GO BACK!
[ HISSES ]
THAT GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT.
Ann: AFTER WE GOT BACK FROM THE COLUMBUS COMPETITION,
TORRANN STARTED COMPLAINING A LOT
ABOUT HER RIGHT FOOT HURTING,
AND WE WENT IN AND TOOK AN X-RAY,
AND HER FOOT WAS FRACTURED.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD FOR HER
TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO COME DOWN TOO *** HER FEET,
THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONNA BREAK ONE OF THEM.
OH.
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Alisha: ANDREA! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
Andrea: OKAY.
ANDREA BEING TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT,
NOT ONLY DOES SHE HAVE TO LOOK OVER ALL OF THOSE TEAM MOMS,
SHE'S GOT TO BE MY EYES AND EARS.
OKAY, SO THE PARENTS ARE MEETING TOMORROW.
YES.
OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING OVER?
WE'RE GONNA JUST TALK ABOUT CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING,
SUCH AS NEW VP.
THAT'LL BE DRAMA.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO SILLY IS THAT SHOULDN'T BE DRAMA --
ME NEEDING HELP AND WHO'S GONNA DO IT.
MOST OF THE MOMS ARE HERE FOR ME AND WILL DO, YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER I NEED THEM TO DO AND HAVE MY BACK.
I MEAN, THERE'S A FEW
THAT PROBABLY WOULD LOVE TO BE TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT,
SO THEY MIGHT BE ACTING LIKE IT,
BUT THEY MIGHT NOT REALLY HAVE MY BACK.
WELL, I'M PRESIDENT,
SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT...
GOOD! I'M GLAD.
[ LAUGHS ]
I AM GLAD YOU'RE PRESIDENT.
THAT MEANS I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
MM!
I'LL DEAL WITH IT.
HOW LONG IS Y'ALL'S PRACTICE?
Ann: 15 MORE MINUTES.
Ann: I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO GIVE SHANNON THIS SECOND CHANCE
WITH OUR FRIENDSHIP.
SHE HURT MY FEELINGS REALLY BAD.
SHE LIKE WENT TO THE DARK SIDE
AND STARTED BEING FRIENDS WITH BONNIE AND MICHELLE,
SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
R.D.: READY? FIVE, SIX!
ONE, TWO! [ CLAPS ]
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT'S SHE NERVOUS ABOUT?
IS THAT A NERVOUS SIGN?
THAT'S A NERVOUS TWITCH.
LEARN HOW TO READ PEOPLE.
LOOK AT HER -- SHE'S NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.
ANDREA IS THE SNEAKY LITTLE WITCH IN THE GROUP.
SHE TRIES TO BE SWEET, INNOCENT, HONEST,
AND SHE'S JUST FULL OF BULL POO-POO.
IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER IF I WERE PRESIDENT.
ANDREA DOESN'T REALLY EVEN HAVE A CLUE
WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE GYM.
I THINK WHAT SHE'LL DO --
SHE'LL HAVE OUR LITTLE GROUP OF TEAM MOMS AND SAY,
"OKAY, I NEED A VICE PRESIDENT TO HELP AND ASSIST ME."
I WOULD COME IN
AND I WOULD CHANGE THAT WHOLE TEAM-MOM THING.
I WOULD CONSISTENTLY HAVE MEETINGS.
I MEAN...
I'D BE ABLE TO DO MIRACLES WITH THE GYM.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE PRESIDENT'S IMPEACHED,
THE VICE PRESIDENT ALWAYS TAKES OVER.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Andrea: I NEEDED A LOCATION FOR THIS FIRST BOARD MEETING
THAT WAS GONNA BE OUTSIDE OF THE GYM,
JUST IN CASE THERE WERE ARGUMENTS
OR FIGHTS GOING ON 'CAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW
WITH THESE MAMAS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
DO WE HAVE ASSIGNED SEATS?
NO, YOU CAN SIT WHEREVER YOU WANT.
IT'S A, LIKE, WELL-KNOWN FACT
THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE QUIET IN A LIBRARY,
SO I'M JUST HOPING THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SCREAMING GOING ON.
OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOSH.
Michelle: HOW CUTE.
YOU GOT TO MOVE YOUR HAIR.
Shannon: I'M SURE IN ALISHA'S EYES,
IN HER LITTLE BUBBLE, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.
BUT SHE DID THE WORST THING THAT SHE COULD EVER DO --
SHE GAVE AN EVIL WITCH POWER...
LOTS OF POWER.
MM.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING.
I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS,
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD
TO KIND OF REALLY OPEN UP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
IF A TEAM MOM IS NOT REALLY CUTTING IT,
THEN I CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST TELL YOU, LIKE, "YOU'RE DONE."
'CAUSE I'M PRESIDENT, I CAN DO THAT.
LIKE, "NO MORE -- YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A TEAM MOM.
YOU'RE OUT."
Shannon: I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED
ABOUT ANDREA REMOVING ME AS A TEAM MOM,
BUT ANN, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS KIND OF FORGETFUL.
ANN'S GONNA HAVE TO WATCH HER BACK.
[ IMITATES HORROR MUSIC ]
IF A CHILD IS CONTINUING NOT TO SHOW UP --
OKAY. SHH. NO. I GOT TO MOVE ON.
Woman: IS THAT A GAVEL? IT IS!
[ LAUGHTER ]
SHH!
WITH THE FREAKING LITTLE GAVEL THING...
I WANT TO TAKE THAT FREAKING FRACKING LITTLE GAVEL
AND SHOVE IT.
Andrea: I'M GONNA HAVE SOME PEOPLE HELPING ME OUT.
I NEED A TREASURER.
SHANNON.
Woman: I VOLUNTEER SHANNON, TOO.
SHANNON.
Andrea: YOU'LL BE TREASURER?
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
SHANNON WOULD MAKE A GREAT TREASURER
JUST BECAUSE SHE CAN COUNT.
OTHER MOMS CAN'T.
GOOD JOB, SHANNON. YOU'RE GONNA BE TREASURER.
IT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR ME TO BE ON THE TEAM BOARD.
YOU THINK I WAS GONNA TURN THAT POSITION DOWN AS TREASURER?
HECK TO THE NO -- "DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS," NO.
UNH-UNH.
I WANT TO BE RIGHT ON IN THERE
SO I CAN KEEP THOSE DEVILS CLOSE.
AND I WOULD LIKE A VICE PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT PERSON NOW.
I'M GONNA HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT HELPING ME OUT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT PERSON NOW.
SO...I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SAY...
Michelle: WHEN ANDREA SAID SHE WAS GONNA PICK A VICE PRESIDENT,
ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS, "GOD, PLEASE, DO NOT LET IT BE ANN."
CHRIS CRUMP.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS MY VP.
ARE YOU COOL WITH THAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
Chris: MY NAME IS CHRIS.
MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS ABBY, AND SHE'S ON YOUTH SILVER,
AND SHE'S A FLYER.
Andrea: MAYBE A MAN COMING IN HERE GONNA MAKE US ALL
[CHUCKLES] BE ON OUR P's AND Q's AND MIND AND BEHAVE.
ANDREA HAD THIS EPIPHANY --
[GASPS] "I'VE APPOINTED A VICE PRESIDENT,
AND IT'S CHRIS CRUMP."
[ GASPS ] SHOCKED? I DON'T THINK SO.
THEY'VE BEEN PALLING AROUND FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Chuckling ] I HAVE ONE MAN IN MY LIFE,
AND THAT'S MY HUSBAND.
Ann: ANDREA WANTED TO HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT.
AND SHE DECIDED THAT EVERYBODY WASN'T GONNA VOTE ON IT,
THAT SHE WAS JUST GONNA NAME THE PRESIDENT,
AND THERE WAS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I JUST DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT MEN SAY, BESIDES MY HUSBAND.
IT'S NOTHING AGAINST YOU.
WHY?
I MEAN, WHAT -- DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING AGAINST MEN?
PROBABLY.
Michelle: YOU KNOW, HE CAN TALK ALL HE WANTS.
IT'S JUST GONNA GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER WITH ME
'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T NEED ANOTHER MAN
TELLING ME WHAT TO DO IN MY LIFE.
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
[ Sighing ] ALL RIGHT, I THINK I'M GONE.
[ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ]
ALL RIGHT, YOUTH SILVER! COME ON IN!
ALL RIGHT. HUSH.
HOW MANY PRACTICES UNTIL WE GO TO THE COMPETITION?
TWO.
TWO.
TWO!
Alisha: THE HUNTSVILLE COMPETITION
IS A TWO-DAY COMPETITION.
SO THAT MEANS WE'LL BE COMPETING THE SAME ROUTINE
TWO DAYS IN A ROW.
ANYBODY CAN HIT A GREAT ROUTINE ON ONE DAY,
BUT IT TAKES A SUPER SKILLED TEAM
TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE ROUTINE TWO DAYS IN A ROW.
OKAY, SO LET'S GET UP AND PRACTICE.
CAMBREE, WELL, YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR SHOES ON.
NO.
WELL, THEN YOU GOT TO SIT OUT ON THE PRACTICE.
GO SIT DOWN IN THE CHAIR. GET OUT.
MY DAUGHTERS, CASSADEE AND CAMBREE,
ARE BOTH ON YOUTH SILVER.
TECHNICALLY, THEY'RE TWO OF THE BEST ON THE TEAM,
AND THEY'RE MUCH-NEEDED ON THAT TEAM.
WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON?
WELL, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CAMBREE TO TIE HER SHOES.
Ann: ALISHA IS FULLY AWARE OF CASSADEE AND CAMBREE
AND HOW THEY ACT.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.
Alisha: LEAVE HER ALONE, GUYS!
DON'T JUST KEEP EGGING IT ON, CASSADEE!
WHAT I DO?!
START FROM THE BEGINNING.
IS SHE CRYING? IS CAMBREE CRYING?
Andrea: EVERY TIME I'VE LOOKED AT HER TONIGHT,
SHE'S BEEN CRYING.
I THINK SHE'S TIRED.
[ Crying ] WHAT DID I DO WRONG?!
OKAY, THEN LET'S GO SIT. LET'S GO SIT.
EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO PRACTICE.
[ Crying ] NO!
THEN GET UP.
Andrea: I'M SUPER ANNOYED
BECAUSE THERE WAS A COUPLE OF KIDS
THAT WERE NOT MINE [CHUCKLES] THAT I WANTED TO YANK UP
AND BE LIKE, "LOOK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP IT."
STOP.
CAMBREE!
STOP!
OW!
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
GO SIT DOWN.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
GO SIT DOWN.
GO SIT DOWN. YOU'RE BUGGING HER.
GO SIT DOWN.
LOOK AT HER. NOW SHE'S LAUGHING.
UH-HUH.
I CAN'T STAND THAT.
I CAN'T, EITHER.
READY!
Alisha: MY KIDS MIGHT BICKER BACK AND FORTH.
THEY MIGHT ARGUE AND FIGHT -- THEY ARE SISTERS.
HUSH! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE!
IT'S VERY HARD TO BE A COACH AND A MOM
BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT A COACH'S STANDPOINT,
AND I'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT MY KIDS
BECAUSE I'M THEIR MOM.
THREE, FOUR, FIVE!
Ann: CASSADEE AND CAMBREE JUST SET A BAD EXAMPLE
FOR EVERYBODY ELSE,
AND FOR THEM BEING COACHES' KIDS,
I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE,
LIKE, BETTER CONTROL OVER THEIR KIDS.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN'T HANDLE ABOUT THIS TEAM,
IS THE SIBLINGS AND THE SIBLING RIVALRY AND THE FIGHTING.
GO BACK!
Y'ALL HAVE GOT TO GET YOUR FORMATIONS RIGHT!
ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
Ann: COME ON, TORRANN.
GET IT TOGETHER.
ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
TORRANN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHEN THEY'RE TUMBLING, THEY CROSS EACH OTHER,
AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN SYNC.
WELL, WITH TORRANN'S INJURY,
SHE HAS ONE OF THESE REALLY FAST TUMBLING PASSES,
AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T MAKE HER SLOWER THAN HER PARTNER.
IT'S FRONT WALKOVER, ROUNDOFF, BACK HANDSPRING, STEP-OUT,
ROUNDOFF, TWO BACK HANDSPRINGS.
THIS IS A TEAM, AND IF ONE GIRL'S HURT,
IT HURTS THE ENTIRE TEAM.
TORRANN, LAST CHANCE, OR AMIA GETS YOUR SPOT.
PLEASE, GET YOUR JUMPS UP, TORRANN.
I'M NOT PLAYING.
HERE WE GO.
Dana: ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
KYLIE JUST ABOUT GOT KICKED IN THE FACE.
ONE, TWO! THREE, FOUR!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
HEY. HOW ARE Y'ALL?
I WALK INTO THE GYM, AND THE ONLY SEATS AVAILABLE
ARE THE TWO ON THE END OF CHRIS CRUMP.
SO I EITHER HAVE TO SIT NEXT TO HIM,
OR I HAVE TO SIT ONE SEAT OVER.
HEY.
I ALWAYS, LIKE, VOICE MY OPINION AROUND THE GYM.
RIGHT.
I THINK THIS GIVES ME A CHANCE TO BE MORE HEARD.
YEAH.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S COOL.
YEAH, I DO, TOO.
'CAUSE SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
LIKE, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE WOMEN.
ALL OF THE WOMEN NEED A MAN TO --
YES.
TO KIND OF PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE.
MM-HMM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
Michelle: I'M LIKE, "REALLY?"
YOU KNOW, I WAS DOING GOOD.
I ONLY HAD ONE PERSON IN THE GYM THAT I HAD ISSUES WITH,
AND NOW I HAVE TWO.
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
Alisha: HEY!
Y'ALL HAVE GOT A COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND,
AND THE COMPETITION'S IN TEXAS!
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE EVER HEARD ABOUT TEXAS OR NOT.
TEXAS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST STATES TO WIN IN --
JUST F.Y.I., JUST SAYING.
THIS IS OUR FIRST COMPETITION IN TEXAS,
AND I'VE HEARD HOW GREAT THE TEAMS ARE THERE,
SO IT'S MAKING ME A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT I PICKED TEXAS
[CHUCKLES] TO DO A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE AT.
LET'S SEE HOW GOOD IT IS!
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Mandy: UGH. LINES ARE WAY OFF.
DOES DIAMOND NOT DO A FRONT WALKOVER RIGHT THERE?
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO.
WELL, SHE DIDN'T.
A LOT OF THE MOMS WILL COMPLAIN AND CALL OUT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT YOUR KID DID WRONG.
BUT, LIKE, NONE OF THEM BOTHER ME THE WAY MANDY BOTHERS ME.
THEY DIDN'T GET CAMERON UP THAT TIME.
SHE MEMORIZES THOSE ROLES, SO, LIKE,
THE KIDS ARE COMING OFF THE MAT --
SHE'S CALLING OUT NAMES WITH THE DEDUCTION AMOUNTS,
AND I JUST DON'T WANT HER TO SAY,
"TORRANN CAUSED THIS .5 DEDUCTION."
HOW IS YOUR FOOT TODAY?
IT STILL HURTS FROM YESTERDAY.
DON'T SAY THAT AROUND MANDY.
WHAT?
ANN IS WORRIED ABOUT TORRANN NOT DOING HER TUMBLING PASS
BECAUSE SHE THINK I'M GONNA CALL HER OUT ON IT.
BUT I TOLD HER THE OTHER NIGHT, "IF YOU'RE AT BAT,
"AND YOU STRIKE OUT, THEN YOU'RE THE ONE THAT STRUCK OUT.
"IF YOU GET A DEDUCTION IN CHEER,
THEN YOU'RE THE ONE THAT GETS A DEDUCTION IN CHEER."
YOU'RE GONNA STRESS MANDY OUT.
SHE'LL BE FINE.
YOU CAN DO IT.
Alisha: HEY!
GUYS, DO YOU ALL KNOW THIS COMPETITION'S GIVING
"NATIONAL CHAMPION" JACKETS --
JACKETS THAT SAY "NATIONAL CHAMPS"?
Girl: OH. I WANT ONE!
A LOT OF THE BIG NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
GIVE "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP" JACKETS
THAT SAY "NATIONAL CHAMPS."
THE ADVANTAGE TO WINNING A JACKET VERSUS A TROPHY --
UM, HELLO, YOU CAN'T WEAR THE TROPHY TO THE MALL.
GUYS, IF Y'ALL GET OFF, THAT RUINS THE WHOLE ROUTINE,
AND Y'ALL GOT OFF.
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW YOUR COUNTS.
Michelle: ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT YOUTH SILVER STRUGGLES WITH
IS SYNCHRONIZATION,
AND THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE POPCORN KERNELS,
JUMPING ALL AROUND -- MEXICAN JUMPING BEANS, WHATEVER.
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
WE'VE GOT A LOT AT STAKE HERE.
NEW MUSIC, NEW ROUTINE, AND THEY ARE NOT READY.
HOT-*** MESS -- H.A.M.
AND WE GO SATURDAY?
YEAH, WE HAVE ONE MORE ONE-HOUR PRACTICE.
I'M TIRED.
OKAY. I'M SITTING.
Andrea: ANN ASKED ME TO MEET HER AT THE PARK.
SOMETHING'S BUGGING HER.
SO SINCE I'M TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT,
I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY DUTY TO GO AND HEAR HER OUT.
OHH, I THINK I HAVE A SPLINTER IN MY BUTT, FOR REAL.
ANN, IT HURTS.
LET ME SEE.
YOU DON'T HAVE A SPLINTER BACK THERE, DO YOU?
IT FEELS LIKE I DO.
WHERE?
BACK HERE.
OKAY, POINT.
Ann: I JUST FEEL LIKE ANDREA
IS ONE OF MY LITTLE PEOPLE POCKET FRIENDS,
AND EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL WITH US RIGHT NOW.
SO I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
WHAT'S UP?
WE'RE HAVING, LIKE, A BIG ISSUE WITH CASSADEE AND CAMBREE.
THE COACHES ARE LETTING THEIR DAUGHTERS
GET AWAY WITH STUFF.
SO NOW ALL THE OTHER KIDS FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE TO MIND.
THAT'S JUST WHAT THE MOMS ARE SAYING.
SEVERAL PARENTS HAVE COME TO ME AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS,
AND THE NEW TEAM-MOM PRESIDENT, ANDREA,
IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE
FOR ME TO GO TO TALK TO ABOUT IT.
YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO HER?
YEAH.
ARE YOU GONNA SAY, "ANN SAID"?
DON'T SAY, "ANN SAID."
WELL, IF OTHER PARENTS ARE SAYING IT, TOO...
WELL...
Andrea: I JUST WANTED TO COME TALK TO YOU
BEFORE PRACTICE STARTED.
[ Chuckling ] LORD, WHAT IS THAT?
Andrea: I JUST WANT TO NIP THIS IN THE BUD,
SO I'M JUST GONNA TELL ALISHA WHAT ANN'S BEEN TELLING ME
ABOUT CAMBREE AND CASSADEE.
OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW HOW YOU TOLD ME
TO BE YOUR EYES AND EARS, RIGHT?
YES.
OKAY, WELL, I WAS TALKING TO ANN TODAY,
AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUTH SILVER
AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN GOOFING OFF AND PRACTICE HAS JUST BEEN...
CHAOTIC.
YES. YES.
AND SHE MENTIONED TO ME THAT SHE THOUGHT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
WAS CASSADEE AND CAMBREE.
AND SHE SAID THAT JUST THEIR FIGHTING IS A BIG PROBLEM.
AND I GUESS SHE DOESN'T THINK YOU'RE REALLY --
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE THINKS YOU'RE NOT HANDLING IT RIGHT
OR IF YOU'RE NOT HANDLING IT AT ALL.
BUT APPARENTLY, SHE THINKS THAT THEY ARE LIKE A BIG --
APPARENTLY, SHE THINKS THAT SHE CAN DO THIS ROUTINE
WITHOUT MY KIDS.
WHEN I TOLD ALISHA WHAT ANN TOLD ME AT THE PARK,
SHE GOT REALLY TICKED OFF.
MY KIDS LIVE IN THIS GYM.
THIS IS THEIR PLAYGROUND, YOU KNOW?
SHE ASKED ME TO SPEAK TO YOU, SO HERE I AM SPEAKING TO YOU.
I THINK I'LL JUST WALK RIGHT OUT AND TALK TO HER.
THE MINUTE THAT ANDREA TOLD ME, I WAS BOILING MAD.
I WAS FURIOUS.
SO, YOU GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY KIDS?
Ann: ALL OF A SUDDEN,
ALISHA COMES AND JUST SITS IN FRONT OF ME,
AND SHE WAS PISSED.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, MY KIDS ARE A PROBLEM ON THIS TEAM.
WELL, ME AND ANDREA DISCUSSED --
NO "ME AND ANDREA --" THIS IS ANN.
I WAS JUST EXPLAINING TO ANDREA
WHAT PEOPLE'S BEEN COMING AND SAYING TO ME, AND LIKE --
OKAY, WELL, TELL ME WHO, AND I'LL GO TALK TO THEM.
Alisha: I VERY MUCH HAVE ALWAYS PROTECTED TORRANN
BECAUSE I AM GOOD FRIENDS WITH ANN.
AND THEN I JUST FELT THAT WHEN MY KIDS WERE BEING TALKED ABOUT,
SHE WAS JUST GONNA TALK ABOUT THEM
AND LET ANYBODY ELSE TALK ABOUT THEM THAT WANTED TO.
MOMS ARE SAYING THEY FEEL LIKE,
SINCE YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR KIDS --
DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
I THINK THAT THE WHOLE TEAM IS A PROBLEM.
EXACTLY. "STUCKIE," DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY --
MY KIDS ARE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TEAM?
NO, THEY'RE NOT THE WHOLE PROBLEM AT ALL.
THANK YOU.
MY WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM DECIDED TO, YOU KNOW,
KICK THE TEAM MOM UNDER THE BUS
AND NOT ADMIT TO ANYTHING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN SAYING OR DOING.
DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
NO MORE THAN MINE OR ANYONE ELSE'S.
THAT PISSES ME OFF.
Ann: BUT WHILE YOU'RE SITTING HERE SITTING HERE YELLING AT ME,
ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY ASKED --
BECAUSE YOU WON'T TELL ME WHO ASKED ABOUT IT.
OKAY, MANDY, ANDREA -- BOTH OF THEM.
WELL, THEN Y'ALL CAN HAVE IT Y'ALL'S WAY.
MY KIDS ARE OUT FOR THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD JOB, BIG MOUTH.
Andrea: WOW. THAT WAS MAMA BEAR.
THAT'S GONNA REALLY SCREW US UP FOR THIS WEEKEND
IF SHE PULLS BOTH OF THEM OUT.
WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I'LL JUST TAKE TORRANN OUT.
I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE TORRANN OUT.
LET'S BE REALISTIC -- YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE TORRANN OUT.
I DON'T FEEL THAT SHE SHOULD TAKE HER KIDS OUT.
SHE'S NOT GOING TO.
Y'ALL ARE JUST MAD RIGHT NOW.
HEY, TORRANN! COME ON.
DON'T TAKE HER NOWHERE.
NO, I'LL TAKE HER OUT.
'CAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M THE BIG PROBLEM.
DON'T BE A DRAMA QUEEN.
NO, THAT ISN'T A DRAMA QUEEN.
YOU'RE BEING A DRAMA QUEEN.
YOU'RE BEING A DRAMA MAMA.
Ann: WELL, TOO BAD, SO SAD.
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
BYE, Y'ALL.
YOU SHOULD JUST GO APOLOGIZE TO HER.
I POINT OUT --
THE TIME TO BRING IT UP IS NOT AT PRACTICE.
THE REST OF THIS TEAM IS TRYING TO PRACTICE.
I KNOW.
SO THIS IS ALL STUPID.
I KNOW.
Mandy: I HOPE THINGS GET WORKED OUT BEFORE WE GO TO HUNTSVILLE
BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE WHOLE MAMA DRAMA
AFFECT THE TEAM UNTIL THIS WEEK.
AND IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME,
AND IT'S GONNA PUT A DAMPER ON HUNTSVILLE.
NOW WE'VE LOST THREE PEOPLE ON THIS TEAM?
FOR THE MOMENT.
IT'S STUPID.
[ CHATTER ]
Alisha: I MEAN, AM I OVERREACTING?
NO.
ANYBODY THAT MESSES WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S KIDS
IS GONNA GET OFFENDED.
NO ONE'S GONNA MESS WITH MY KIDS.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY IS LIKE THAT.
THEY NEED TO SIT AGAINST THAT WALL AND SHUT THEIR MOUTHS,
AND THIS STUFF WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
MAYBE THEY'LL LEARN A LESSON.
GO TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE'S KID AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I MEAN, THE ONLY THING THAT BOTHERS ME,
IS IT FAIR TO THOSE KIDS?
R.D.: NO, IT'S NOT FAIR!
LOOK AT THOSE KIDS RIGHT THERE.
NO, AND THOSE OTHER KIDS DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH WHAT UPSET YOU!
Alisha: YOU KNOW, THE COACH COMPLETELY WENT AWAY,
AND MAMA TIGER CAME OUT BECAUSE I WAS UPSET
THAT ANYBODY WOULD SAY
THAT MY KIDS WERE THE PROBLEMS ON THE TEAM.
DON'T PUNISH THESE KIDS.
THAT'S A LOT OF CHANGES TO MAKE IF YOU PULL THOSE TWO OUT.
YEAH, I KNOW. YEAH.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BECAUSE IT'S NOT THOSE KIDS.
NO, THAT WAS FINE 'CAUSE YOU WAS MAKING A POINT.
WELL, YOU CAN GO TALK TO ANN.
I'M MAD.
THAT'S FINE.
COME ON, GIRLS. LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
YOU JUST GO AND COACH.
BEST CHEER YOU GOT -- LET'S GO.
COME ON, LITTLE SISSY.
Dana: OKAY, LET'S GO! GET READY!
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.
Ann: ALISHA WAS REALLY MAD AT ME,
AND, WELL, I FELT BAD BECAUSE ALISHA AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS
FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.
SO I HAD ASKED ALISHA TO GO IN THE OFFICE
SO THAT I CAN APOLOGIZE TO HER.
Ann: [ Crying ] I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR YOU.
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
AND I'M SORRY.
THAT -- I WAS JUST, LIKE, FLOORED
BECAUSE ANN'S SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIEND,
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MY KIDS?
I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AND IT'S A LOT MORE.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST EVERYBODY GETS SO CONCERNED AND WORKED UP.
BUT I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU OR POINT OUT YOUR KIDS.
MY KID IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH IT.
I'M JUST SORRY.
Alisha: I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF HER FOR COMING BACK
BECAUSE SHE PUT ON HER BIG-GIRL *** AND CAME IN THE OFFICE,
AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT LIKE ADULTS,
AND I COULD TELL SHE WAS TRULY SORRY,
AND I WAS SORRY
FOR KIND OF LETTING MY TEMPER GET IN THE WAY.
I MEAN, IT JUST HURT MY FEELINGS MORE THAN ANYTHING.
AND YOU KNOW ME -- I'M OVER IT NOW.
I'M OVER IT.
I WAS ABOUT READY TO BLOW NAILS.
I JUST DIDN'T --
WELL, I SHOULD HAVE JUST CAME TO YOU INSTEAD OF HER
'CAUSE, I MEAN, MAYBE SHE DIDN'T SAY IT CORRECTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
IT'S ALL GOOD.
[ SNIFFLES ] OKAY.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK AND TALKING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
AT LEAST WE DIDN'T HAVE A STORM OFF, BLOW OFF,
LEAVE, AND NOT EVER COME BACK, AND...
[ SNIFFLES ] ALL RIGHT.
IT'LL ALL BE GOOD.
OKAY.
Ann: IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GO IN THERE
AND JUST TALK TO ALISHA AND, YOU KNOW, JUST APOLOGIZE,
BUT I AM REALLY GLAD THAT I DID IT.
WE'VE GOT TO PUT THIS PAST US
AND CONCENTRATE ON THE COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND.
COME ON! HERE WE GO! LINE IT UP -- FIRST FORMATION.
CLEAN IT UP!
YOUTH SILVER IS JUST SO CLOSE TO HAVING THIS ROUTINE DOWN,
BUT WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
WE'RE HEADING TO TEXAS TOMORROW, AND I JUST HAVE TO HAVE FAITH
THAT ONCE THEY HIT THE FLOOR,
THEY'LL REALLY SHOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
All: YOUTH SILVER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
Alisha: WE'RE AT A BIG COMPETITION --
FUN CHEER IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS.
IT'S OVER TWO DAYS,
AND THEY'RE GONNA COMBINE THE SCORE FROM EACH DAY.
SO THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS, IS IF YOU SCREW UP ONE DAY,
IT SURE IS HARD TO COME BACK THE SECOND DAY.
R.D.: HEY, Y'ALL GET IN THE MIDDLE SPLITS REAL QUICK --
MIDDLE SPLITS.
Alisha: WE GET THERE, AND I'M WATCHING THE OTHER TEAMS,
AND I SEE HOW TALENTED THEY ARE.
I KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME AT US AND WHOOP US ANY DAY.
TORRANN, YOU GOT TO LAND THAT.
TORRANN, HOW IS YOUR FOOT FEELING?
OKAY.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Ann: WE'RE JUST SITTING THERE WATCHING, YOU KNOW,
TEAMS THAT WERE PERFORMING AGAINST US.
THERE WAS ONE TEAM IN PARTICULAR CALLED CHEER FACTORY,
AND, I MEAN, THEY WERE AWESOME.
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Andrea: WE'VE NEVER COMPETED AGAINST CHEER FACTORY BEFORE,
BUT THEY HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION FOR BEING A GREAT GYM,
AND AFTER SEEING THEM PERFORM TODAY, I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY GOOD.
HEY!
EVERYBODY OUT HERE IS WATCHING Y'ALL, ALL RIGHT?
GO OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM SASSY, BIG, LOTS OF PERSONALITY.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED -- WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE,
MORE INTRICATE CHOREOGRAPHY, AND THE TUMBLING IS MUCH FASTER.
I JUST HOPE THEY'RE READY.
Announcer: HEADED TO THE FLOOR NOW,
FROM SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS,
IN OUR SMALL YOUTH LEVEL 2 DIVISION,
PLEASE WELCOME CHEER TIME REVOLUTION YOUTH SILVER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
RIGHT BEFORE YOUTH SILVER WENT ON,
I FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA VOMIT.
I'M SO NERVOUS.
I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WE ARE HERE COMPETING
WITH A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE,
AND IT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK ABOUT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
Announcer: HEADING TO THE FLOOR NOW,
FROM SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS,
PLEASE WELCOME CHEER TIME REVOLUTION YOUTH SILVER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Ann: TORRANN LOOKED NERVOUS WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THAT STAGE,
BUT I THINK JUST ONLY ME, BEING HER MOM,
KNEW THAT SHE WAS THAT NERVOUS.
SHE LOOKED VERY CONFIDENT, I BELIEVE, TO THE JUDGES.
BE TIGHT, GIRLS!
[ BELL DINGS ]
♪ SINCE YOU ARE SO STRONG ♪
WHOO!
COME ON, BABY! COME ON, BABY!
YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
WHOO!
Ann: COME ON. REAL GOOD.
YEAH! WHOO!
FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
ONE, TWO!
GET HER. WHOO!
STAY UP! STAY UP! STAY UP!
WHOO!
YEAH!
Michelle: THERE YOU GO!
WHOO!
WHOO!
THIS IS A REVOLUTION!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
GOOD JOB, GIRLS!
Y'ALL DID SO GOOD!
Alisha: YOUTH SILVER DID GOOD.
I COULDN'T REALLY BE UPSET WITH THEM
BECAUSE THIS WAS A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE,
AND ALL I ASKED THEM TO DO WAS HIT THEIR STUNTS.
TIMING WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF.
I KNOW. I SAW IT, AND Y'ALL KEPT GOING.
BUT I WASN'T 100% HAPPY WITH THEIR EXECUTION.
I THINK THEY COULD HAVE PERFORMED BETTER.
I THINK THEY COULD HAVE GONE OUT THERE WITH MORE CONFIDENCE.
AND I DEFINITELY THINK THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SHARPER.
WHOO!
DUDE, I'M GLAD THAT'S OVER.
WHOO!
Ann: WE'RE AT YOUTH SILVER PRACTICE,
MANDY IS SITTING BACK THERE GOING,
"WELL, TORRANN GOT A DEDUCTION FOR THIS,
"AND TORRANN GOT A DEDUCTION FOR THAT,"
AND THEN HER DAUGHTER MESSES UP --
MANDY TOTALLY STUCK HER FOOT IN HER MOUTH,
AND SHE NEEDS TO WATCH WHAT SHE SAYS SOMETIMES.
Mandy: OLIVIA, THE MOMENT SHE CAME OFFSTAGE,
FELT PRETTY UNEASY ABOUT HER PERFORMANCE.
THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD THAT NOBODY ELSE FAILED.
ONE DEDUCTION -- IT'S OKAY.
I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, "THAT WAS THE DEDUCTION."
IF IT'S OLIVIA, I'M GONNA SAY,
"OLIVIA DIDN'T STAY UP IN HER STUNT."
IF YOU GET A FOUL IN BASKETBALL, THEN THE FOUL'S ON YOU.
Andrea: OH, IS THIS AN ITALIAN PLACE?
YES, HONEY -- THE MOST FATTENING FOOD IN AMERICA.
DO YOU SMELL THE GARLIC IN THE AIR?
I JUST WANT FOOD OF ANY KIND.
I WOULD JUST ALMOST EAT DOG FOOD RIGHT NOW.
Alisha: THERE IS A LONG WAIT
WHILE THE JUDGES TABULATE THEIR SCORES
AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEIR FIRST-DAY PLACEMENT IS.
LUCKILY, THERE IS THIS NEW TECH SYSTEM
SO WE CAN ALL GET SOMETHING TO EAT WHILE WE WAIT.
I JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT MY PHONE.
WE WEREN'T ALL TOGETHER, AND OUR LEGS WERE ALL APART.
AND THEY ALL JUMPED LIKE FROGS.
OLIVIA CAME OFF THAT FLOOR GOING,
"I GOT THE ONLY DEDUCTION!
"I KNOW IT WAS ME!
THE ONLY ONE WAS ME!" [ LAUGHS ]
THE OTHER TEAM THAT WAS BEFORE US --
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY DEDUCTIONS.
I KNEW YOUTH SILVER WAS UP FOR A CHALLENGE
THE MOMENT I SAW CHEER FACTORY GOING.
MM, I WATCHED THEIR ROUTINE ON VIDEO.
THEY HAD NO DEDUCTIONS. THEY HAD NO BOBBLES.
Andrea: WE'RE SITTING THERE AT DINNER,
AND ALISHA CHECKS HER PHONE FOR UPDATES ON SCORES,
AND SHE STARTS FREAKING OUT.
WE'RE IN FIRST.
SHUT UP.
R.D.: BLOW IT UP! BLOW IT UP!
Andrea: BY HOW MUCH?
ONE WHOLE POINT.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE IN FIRST PLACE,
BUT CHEER FACTORY IS IN SECOND PLACE,
AND THEY ARE JUST BARELY BEHIND US.
SO I KNOW IF WE DON'T BRING OUR BEST TOMORROW,
THEY'RE GONNA STEP UP,
AND THE ROLES COULD CHANGE REALLY FAST.
THAT'S THE CLEAN ONE?
YEAH, THEY WERE CLEAN.
Y'ALL CLEAN Y'ALL'S STUFF UP AND DO WHAT Y'ALL DO!
IF WE DO GOOD, WE CAN STAY IN FIRST,
BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD GO DOWN TO SECOND.
Mandy: YOUTH SILVER, BY ALL MEANS,
DOES NOT HAVE THIS IN THE BAG.
I THOUGHT WE WERE BETTER THAN CHEER FACTORY
AS FAR AS OUR DIFFICULTY,
BUT WE WERE NOT UNIFORM, AND OUR TIMING WAS OFF.
SO CHEER FACTORY COULD WIN THIS HANDS DOWN.
IF THEY BRING IT AGAIN AND WE HAVE ONE DEDUCTION,
THEN WE'VE LOST.
SO WE GOT TO BRING IT TOMORROW...
AGAIN.
Alisha: ONE, TWO! UP, THREE, FOUR!
GO, FIVE SIX!
Y'ALL LISTENING?
COME OFF THROUGH THAT. NO, THEY'RE NOT.
Alisha: DAY TWO OF COMPETITION, I'M THINKING,
"OH, I WANT THEM TO DO MUCH BETTER."
I WANT THEM TO PERFORM LIKE THEY KNOW HOW TO PERFORM.
ONE, TWO -- CLEAN! THREE, FOUR!
MOVE -- FIVE, SIX! SEVEN, EIGHT!
CAM...
CAM'S DONE.
SHE'S NOT GETTING ANY SPORTS BRA AND *** SHORTS.
YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONLY SISTER THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
YOU'RE FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR YOUR TEAM RIGHT NOW!
HEY, GUYS, IF Y'ALL DON'T WANT A JACKET, JUST COME TALK TO HER.
SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET A JACKET.
THESE JACKETS AREN'T JUST SOUVENIRS.
THEY'RE NATIONAL JACKETS THAT ARE GIVEN OUT
AT NATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR THE FIRST-PLACE TEAMS ONLY.
SO THAT'S WHAT EVERY KID'S DREAM IS.
SO?
R.D.: OH, MY GOODNESS!
YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT TO THIS TEAM!
YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH YOUR TEAM.
AND IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE GONNA BE,
I GUARANTEE YOU THEY WILL NOT WANT A PART OF A TEAM
THAT YOU'RE ON IF YOU DON'T CARE ANY MORE THAN THAT.
[ CRYING ]
HEY!
TEARS ARE FOR BABY TEAMS.
TEARS ARE FOR TINIES.
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
QUIT CRYING.
YOUR MAKEUP'S ALREADY RUNNING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
Announcer: COMING TO THE FLOOR NOW,
FROM SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS,
IN OUR SMALL YOUTH LEVEL 2 DIVISION,
PLEASE WELCOME CHEER TIME REVOLUTION!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YEAH! LET'S GO CHEER TIME!
WHOO!
Andrea: HEADING INTO DAY TWO OF THE COMPETITION,
I'M A LITTLE MORE EXCITED
BECAUSE THEY DID PERFORM SO WELL YESTERDAY,
BUT I'M STILL NERVOUS
BECAUSE CHEER FACTORY IS BREATHING DOWN OUR NECK,
AND THEY REALLY WANT TO BEAT US.
All: [ Chanting ] CTR! CTR! CTR!
WHOO! ROCK IT, TIGERS!
Mandy: I'M JUST AS NERVOUS, IF NOT MORE NERVOUS,
[Chuckling] AS I WAS ON DAY ONE.
CHEER FACTORY WERE ONE POINT BELOW US.
THAT'S ALL THEY WERE BEHIND US.
SO IF OLIVIA GETS A DEDUCTION, I THINK WE'VE LOST.
OH, LORD. HERE WE GO.
[ BELL DINGS ]
♪ OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON ♪
WHOO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Mandy: WHOO!
WHOO!
WHOO!
WHOO!
WHOO!
WHOO! GET IT, GIRLS!
WHOO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]
OH, MY GOD!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOUTH SILVER ON DAY TWO WAS THE MOST AWESOME THING
I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
YAY, GUYS!
Y'ALL DID SO GOOD! YAY!
I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE,
AND THEY MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS FROM YESTERDAY.
THAT IS HOW YOU PERFORM!
YAY!
NOW IT'S JUST UP TO THE JUDGES AND WHO THEY THINK IS BETTER.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU SMILE
IN LIKE THREE COMPETITIONS.
AND CHEERLEADERS ARE SUPPOSED TO SMILE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Andrea: THEY ARE VERY TIGHT, SHARP, AND CLEAN,
AND THAT IS HUGE POINTS.
AND THEY WERE ONLY A POINT BEHIND US YESTERDAY,
SO, I MEAN, THEY'RE A VERY, VERY GOOD TEAM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT, CHEER FACTORY!
Alisha: CHEER FACTORY ON DAY TWO --
THEY WERE SHARP, EVERYTHING WAS TOGETHER.
THEY DID HAVE ONE LITTLE SLIP, LITTLE BOBBLE ON TUMBLING,
BUT THEY STILL HAD A GREAT ROUTINE.
NEXT...
[ ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELCOME TO OUR SMALL YOUTH LEVEL 2 DIVISION.
THIS IS US!
THIS IS US!
WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR AWARDS, I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
I MEAN, I WATCHED EVERYBODY,
AND I REALLY TRULY FELT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN FIRST PLACE,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THOSE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR.
LISTEN. LISTEN. FOURTH PLACE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Andrea: AS USUAL, I'M VERY NERVOUS.
I WANT THEM TO WIN, BUT I KNOW IT'S A BRAND-NEW ROUTINE,
SO FINGERS CROSSED.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND THEY CALLED OUT FOURTH PLACE, AND IT WASN'T US.
AND THEN THEY CALLED OUT THIRD PLACE, AND IT WASN'T US.
AND I KNEW RIGHT THEN, I'M LIKE, "YEP, FIRST OR SECOND."
THAT'S WHERE IT'S COME DOWN TO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Mandy: WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE THE SECOND-PLACE WINNER,
YOU KNOW WHO'S FIRST WHEN THEY HAVEN'T MENTIONED YOUR NAME,
AND...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU CHEER TIME REVOLUTION!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Alisha: YAY! GO!
Ann: I DON'T KNOW WHY I UNDERESTIMATE THIS WOMAN.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO PRODUCE WINNERS, AND SHE DID IT.
YAY! GET YOUR PICTURE.
IT IS SO EXCITING.
THOSE KIDS ARE SO HAPPY, AND THEY HIT THEIR GOAL.
THEY ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH,
AND THERE'S NOT A FEELING IN THE WORLD THAT'S BETTER.
All: [ Chanting ] CTR! CTR!
Chris: AFTER THE GIRLS WON,
I LOOK OVER, AND I SEE ALL THE MOMS CRYING.
YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"YOUR DAUGHTER'S NOT GETTING MARRIED YET --
IT'S JUST A COMPETITION."
YOU DID SO GOOD.
Torrann: THIS IS MY JACKET.
I WORKED MY BUTT OFF.
YOU DID. HIGH FIVE.
[ SHRIEKS ]
Andrea: I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THEY WON.
I JUST GOT EMOTIONAL
'CAUSE WE'RE INVESTED IN THIS WITH THESE KIDS.
Alisha: GOOD JOB, GUYS!
AND ACTUALLY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE MOMS.
THERE WAS NO DRAMA.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST LIKE SMOOTH SAILING.
IT DOES KIND OF SCARE ME
FOR WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE GYM NEXT WEEK,
BUT HEY, WE GOT THROUGH ONE WEEKEND.
LET'S JUST TAKE IT DAY TO DAY.
[ SCREAMING ]