You’ve seen more of her this year. You’ve heard her too- that booming counting from the cheer mat and the uplifting of our athletes. She is a presence at Capital, and now you can learn even more about Coach Krissy Schnebel. 

 

We just had Showcase, and our first competition is coming up.  What is the best part of the season for you and why?

I think my favorite part of the season is right before competitions when you get to see athletes really push themselves to be better than they were the time before. 

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What is your favorite cheer memory? As an athlete and as a coach?

My favorite memory from high school cheer was winning our regional competition my senior year. As a coach, my two favorite moments were Woodson’s VA State Championship performance and knowing how hard they had worked to be there with the best of the best and last year at US Finals with Charlie, where they had their best routine and looked so confident and strong. When they came off the floor, they were so proud of how they performed and how much effort they had put in.  That was worth more than their 1st place finish and jackets. 

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Do you have a role model? Who is it and why?

My coaching role model is Ms. Roseann, my Dance Director as a child. She saw every dancer for whom they were as an artist, athlete, and person, and I pride myself on doing the same. 

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On a scale of 1-10, 1 being the least competitive and 10 being the most competitive, where would you rate yourself?

I would say that I am a “7” for competitiveness, but my competitiveness is not against others, but against myself. In life, there will always be someone “better” than you, and you cannot control that. The only thing that you can control is how much better you were than the day before. My challenge to my teams is to be better at each pass, run through or competition. If you can do that each time you take the floor, that is the win. 

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What do you think the recipe is for success for a team? For a program?

Success for a team and program comes down to three main things

1. Communication - whether that is teammate to teammate, coach to athlete, athlete to parents, program to everyone… communication is key to ensure we are achieving our goals together. 

2. Enthusiasm - positivity and passion is infectious and is needed from everyone to create great athletes, teams, and a program. Always assume the best and approach everything with enthusiasm and an infectious attitude. 

3. Staying “Hungry” - helping our kids and teams push themselves to always want to be better and achieve more. Training your teams and program to look at perfecting skills and more so effort and performance is what builds success.

 

What’s one thing you wish parents knew about you?  About coaching?  About cheer?

I wish that parents/athletes knew how DEEPLY we care about their athletes as human beings. At Capital, specifically, athletes are not a number or a dollar sign… they are people with dreams, goals and are valuable in our program.