The Fullout Cheer Podcast

By Next Generation Gym Owners

The Fullout Cheer Podcast with Danielle Johnston is the ultimate resource for cheerleading gym owners, all star cheer coaches, and industry professionals who want to grow their gyms,

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The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.

The Fullout Cheer Podcast episodes:

July 02, 2026 How Good Coaches Cause Emotional Damage with Jeff Benson
Most coaches genuinely want what's best for their athletes. But what happens when pressure, expectations, and the desire to win begin influencing how we coach?

In this episode, I sit down with sports performance coach Jeff Benson to discuss toxic coaching, emotional regulation, and the unintended ways coaches can impact athlete confidence and development.

We discuss mental blocks, fear, perfectionism, emotional regulation, and how coaches can recognize when they are operating from ego instead of intention.

This conversation isn't about criticizing coaches. It's about helping great coaches become even better.
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32min
June 25, 2026 How Gym Owners Create Toxic Parents
Are your gym's communication, policies, and leadership are helping create toxic parents?

In this episode, Danielle shares her perspective as a gym owner on how parent toxicity develops, the warning signs coaches often miss, and the mistakes that unintentionally fuel drama. From parent group chats and constant questioning to poor communication and outdated policies, she breaks down what gym owners can do to prevent problems before they spread through the gym.

If you've ever felt like you're spending more time managing parents than coaching athletes, this episode is for you. Learn how to play offense, build trust with families, and create a culture where parents, athletes, and coaches can all thrive.
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42min
June 18, 2026 Toxic Parents: How They Start (And How to Stop Them)
Every gym owner has dealt with a toxic parent. The hard part is that most of them didn't start that way.

In this episode, Danielle sits down with Kristen Wheeler from the Cheer Mom Podcast to discuss how toxic parent behavior develops, the warning signs parents often miss, and what gym owners can do to prevent drama before it impacts team culture. They also discuss parent group chats, athlete advocacy, difficult conversations, and how good families can unintentionally become part of the problem.

If you've ever wondered why parent drama starts, spreads, and seems impossible to stop, this episode is for you.
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42min
June 11, 2026 Your Gym Lost Its Edge
Most gym owners don't lose their edge overnight.

They lose it slowly.

The events become less personal. The experiences become less memorable. The things that once made the gym feel special get replaced by efficiency, schedules, and simply trying to keep up.

In this episode, Danielle explores why growth can sometimes pull gym owners away from the very things that made them successful in the first place. She shares a simple mindset shift that can help you create experiences larger gyms can't replicate and why your size may be a bigger advantage than you realize.

Because sometimes the question isn't, "What would I do if I had 1,000 athletes?"

It's, "What can I do with 50 athletes that I could never do with 100?"
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14min
June 04, 2026 The Hard Truth About Accountability
Everybody says they want accountability.

Parents want accountable coaches.

Coaches want accountable athletes.

But accountability feels very different when it's your athlete being corrected.

In this episode, Danielle explores why accountability is one of the most misunderstood topics in cheer. We'll discuss why athletes resist it, why parents struggle with it, and why coaches often spend more time enforcing standards than actually coaching.

We'll also talk about the difference between accountability and punishment, why grace and accountability can exist at the same time, and what happens when athletes are constantly rescued from consequences.

Because the real test of accountability isn't when it's easy.

It's when it's uncomfortable.
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36min
May 28, 2026 Parents Aren't Ruining Cheer. Your Systems Are.
Every coach and gym owner has thought it at some point:

“Parents are ruining cheer.”

But what if the real issue isn’t parents at all?

In this episode, Danielle breaks down how customer expectations, communication, and family dynamics have changed dramatically over the last decade... while many gyms are still operating with outdated systems and assumptions.

From overscheduled families and last-minute communication to transparency, trust, and social media pressure, this episode explores why parents often become frustrated and what gym owners can do about it.

Because difficult parents usually aren’t created by one bad moment.

They’re created when people feel confused, ignored, or blindsided.
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32min
May 21, 2026 When Coaches Cross the Line
A video of a cheer coach screaming at athletes went viral this week… and the reactions shocked us.
Some people defended it.
Some called it “normal.”
Others said, “That’s just competitive cheer.”

In this episode, Danielle Johnston and Dan Cotton break down where the line actually is between intense coaching and toxic coaching — and why so many people in the cheer industry have become desensitized to behavior that should never be acceptable.

They talk about:
Why some coaches confuse intimidation with leadership
The difference between accountability and emotional outbursts
Why parents sometimes normalize aggressive coaching behavior
How gym culture either permits or prevents these situations
What owners should do when a coach loses control
And how coaches can become more self-aware before they reach that breaking point

This conversation isn’t about “soft coaching.”
It’s about leadership, emotional regulation, athlete safety, and creating environments where athletes can actually thrive.

If you’ve ever questioned whether a coach crossed the line — or if you’re trying to become a better leader yourself — this episode is an important conversation for the entire cheer industry.
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33min
May 14, 2026 Why Your Cheer Gym Isn't Actually Sellable
Most cheer gym owners think they have a sellable business.

In reality… they have a job.

In this episode, Danielle sits down with Matt Becker, an attorney who works closely with business brokers, to break down why so many gym sales fall apart—and what buyers are actually looking for.

They dig into the biggest myths gym owners believe about selling, including:

Why your gym isn’t worth what you think it is
The truth about revenue (and what buyers ignore)
Why doing everything yourself hurts your value
The reality of bringing on a partner for “capital”
And why selling won’t magically fix burnout

This isn’t theory. This is what shows up in real deals—and what kills them.

If you think you might sell your gym someday (or just want to build something that could be sold), this episode will show you what actually matters… and what doesn’t.
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46min
May 07, 2026 Losing Athletes This Season? This Is Why
If you’ve been losing athletes this season, it’s probably not for the reason you think.

In this episode, Danielle breaks down the real reasons athletes are leaving—and why most gym owners completely miss what’s actually happening.

She covers:

Why athletes feel stuck in their skills (and how stagnation drives them out)
The difference between healthy commitment and full-blown burnout
How change—both inside the gym and in families’ lives—quietly impacts retention

These aren’t dramatic blowups or obvious problems.
They’re the subtle issues that slowly push athletes out the door.

If you want to improve retention, it starts with understanding what’s really causing athletes to leave.
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21min
April 30, 2026 How Smart Coaches Handle Emotional Cheer Parents
Most gym owners think emotional parents are the problem… they’re not.

In this episode of the Full Out Cheer Podcast, Danielle sits down with Jason Larkins to break down what’s really happening when parents get frustrated, reactive, or overwhelmed—and how smart coaches handle those moments the right way.

You’ll learn:

Why emotional parents aren’t actually the issue
How to tell if a parent wants a solution or just to be heard
The biggest mistakes coaches make in tough conversations
How to lead your staff without micromanaging or losing control
Why systems and structure matter more than you think
They also dive into how the cheer industry has evolved, from skill progression to competition culture, and what today’s gym owners need to be doing differently.

If you’ve ever had a parent conversation go sideways… this will change how you handle it.
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53min

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