Kentucky Cheer Academy

If I could choose 6 stars, I would in a heartbeat. This is my first review of KCA. KCA has been my daughter's second home for almost 5 years now. They have provided her with a wonderful learning environment. The instructors really know their material and encourage their students to grow, learn, and execute proper, safe techniques. Classes are well-structured with exercises geared toward continuing to build the student's skill set by utilizing specialized drills and conditioning, along with tumbling skill execution. It has NEVER been the mindset, "you have that skill, now let's move on", which as a parent I appreciate for the safety of my child. It is through continually enforcing the basics, with proper technique, that the student can continue to progress and develop more skills. We have stayed at KCA for so many years not just because of the coaching, but most importantly the encouraging atmosphere.

We moved our 5 year year old to KCA from another gym because we had heard great things about them as a gym as well as their coaches, however that has not been our experience. She started crying and asking not to go to cheerleading, even though 6 months ago this was a kid who couldn’t get enough. I’ve watch the coaches here tear down the older kids when they make mistakes vs. build them up, and straight up tell kids that they’re making their team worse. The owner of this gym only sees the kids as dollar signs and a paycheck, but doesn’t foster the positive family environment we were looking for. We were planning on signing up for one of their allstar teams this coming season, but have decided against it after our 5 year old told us that she doesn’t like going to cheerleading anymore because she feels like she gets on her teachers nerves and just “isn’t supposed to be there”. If you’re thinking about bringing your kid here, just don’t waste your time. This place almost took my kiddos love for cheer from her, and we will be taking our money and time somewhere she will be loved on and built up instead of somewhere she’s made to feel unwanted.