Who Are Cheerleading Coaches?
Bust out your pom-poms, ‘cause tonight is “Hellcats” night! Since The Frisky’s own Kate Torgovnick happens to be an expert on college cheerleading—after all, the show is based on her book CHEER!: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders—every Wednesday we have her sound off on how the show stacks up to reality. Tonight’s episode of “Hellcats” will involve lots of neon and crimped hair. The squad throws a rocking ‘80s costume party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the squad. During the shindig, Hellcats coach Vanessa sings two classic ‘80s tunes—she does an awesome rendition of “We Got the Beat” with Marti and Savannah, before giving us a solo of “Tempted By the Fruit of Another.” Interesting, since while she loves her boyfriend, the (hot!) athletic department doctor, she used to have a thing with football coach Red Raymond. As the Hellcats mythology goes, Vanessa was a Hellcats squad member 10 years ago. So how realistic is this? Extremely. Cheerleading coaches tend to be yo
