Monica Aldama: Netflix's "Cheer" Coach Talks DWTS, Championship Culture, & Athlete Mental Health
Real Pod
Dear Media
4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Monica Aldama is the Head Coach of the 14x National Championship Winning Navarro College Cheer team! Famously known for her Netflix documentary, "CHEER," Monica and her athletes won over the hearts of America through their grit, dedication, and tear jerking underdog stories. Monica has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah's Live Tour, & competed in the 2020 season of Dancing With The Stars! On this episode of Real Pod, Monica dives into her experiences as a coach at Navarro... How does she establish such a successful culture? When does she draw the line between hard work and pushing someone too far? What are the biggest hurdles she and her squad have faced? Monica also details the feelings of guilt that many competitors face when taking time off, what it was like to compete on DWTS, and reveals the self-care ritual she does every single night before bed! Calling all coaches, athletes, "CHEER" junkies, and competitors... this one's for you!
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| 0:45.2 | Hey everybody and welcome to RealPod. I'm Victoria Garrick, former D.O.N. athlete and mental health |
| 0:50.9 | and body image advocate. Every Wednesday I'll be bringing you awesome guests, weekly inspiration |
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| 1:06.3 | Welcome back to RealPod everybody. I hope you're doing well. I hope you had an awesome holiday |
| 1:10.8 | last week and a great weekend and I hope that this week has started off great. I am literally so |
| 1:17.5 | excited for today's guest. I am still in awe that we even got her on the show. She has been on |
| 1:23.8 | the Ellen DeGeneres show Oprah's live tour. She was a star on the most recent season of dancing |
| 1:30.8 | with the stars and many of you know and love her from the hit Netflix documentary cheer. Joining |
| 1:37.7 | me today is Monica, Al Dama, the head coach of the 14-time national championship winning |
| 1:44.4 | Navarro College cheer team. She is an incredible coach. She's worked with incredible athletes and |
| 1:51.8 | really has redefined what it means to be a cheerleader for so many of us who didn't really understand |
| 1:58.5 | the grind and the grit and the determination that went into these routines and competing as a cheerleader. |
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