🎙️ A Long-Time Parent (S3.19)
- janie724
- Feb 5
- 2 min read
Episode aired on January 20, 2026
Some episodes could last three hours and never get boring.This one is definitely one of them.
In this episode of the Kick’s Cheer Podcast, we give the mic to an experienced parent. Not a new cheer mom discovering the sport for the first time. A real OG of Quebec cheerleading. Isabelle Goulet has lived the cheer world for nearly 15 years with her two daughters, from recreational to international levels, from Worlds to university cheer, including club changes, fundraisers, travel, and… real parent life.
What she shares here is exactly what parents need: real experience, real talk, and zero bullshit.
👩👧👧 An Experienced Parent in Real Cheer
It all starts in 2008.
Isabelle knows nothing about cheer. Nothing. She quickly discovers that this sport is demanding, structured, and incredibly formative.
Over time, cheer becomes a lifestyle. For the girls. And for the parents.
🤝 The Involvement of an Experienced Parent
Isabelle chooses to get involved.
Volunteering. Events. Competitions. Fundraising.Understanding the sport changes everything.
An experienced parent judges less.They understand more.
💰 The Cost of Cheer Through an Experienced Parent’s Eyes
In 2008, it was simple. Today, it’s expensive. Very expensive.
Uniforms. Travel. Competitions. Worlds. Yes, it requires choices.
But an experienced parent also knows what it gives back: structure, safety, community, discipline.
What’s it worth to know your child is at the gym and not somewhere else? With their cheer friends, not the wrong crowd.
🔑 Parent-Coach Communication
There’s a problem? You talk.
No crisis. No doors slammed. You support the athlete. You communicate.
That’s how an experienced parent handles real issues.
Isabelle speaks openly about this, sharing a particularly challenging experience with one of her daughters. It’s in moments like these that you realize how powerful this sport can be, not just for athletics, but for life and professional growth as well.
🌍 After Cheer: What Truly Remains
The girls retire, but cheer stays. Strong friendships, meaningful travel, lasting memories, and that unique feeling you still get every time you walk into a competition venue.
The advice from an experienced parent is clear: choose your association based on your values, get involved in your own way, communicate when things aren’t right, and stop believing the grass is always greener somewhere else.
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