Podcasts

Hello all cheerleaders and cheer coaches out there! Earlier this year, Varsity began releasing their own podcasts online. You can subscribe to them for free! Right now Varsity has their "Varsity Spirit Podcasts" which include video and audio that you can watch on your ipod or personal computer. They also have "Varsity Spirit Radio" that is a cheerleading radio show. Coming soon is an All-Star only radio show. Both the "Podcasts" and "Radio" have a variety of educational information about cheerleading that could be applied to a lot of levels. Check it out at http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=2329.

I have spent much of this afternoon researching educational and cheerleading podcasts online. I was very pleased to find the Varsity Cheerleading podcast described above. I was also happy to find a great example of an elementary school's student-created podcast. Radio Willow Web can be found at http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/. I listened to the podcast about sound created by third-graders at the school. It was very professional and the kids were well-rehearsed. I liked the music that went along with the podcast, but it was created using additional software. When I'm first learning something, I tend to stick with things that are FREE!

Cheer Coaches out there - Podcasts are a great way to add some pizazz to your websites and have parents coming back for more! Most computers have a build-in microphone OR I'm told that you can buy a cheap one at most retail stores. On my computer, I only have to go to my "Accessories" bar on my Start menu and press record! Of course, once you get into podcasts, I'm sure you can do a lot more, but I'm learning!

Let me know if you've created podcasts and how they've worked for you.