Coach Speaks Out Over Video Of Painful Split Stretches

Cheerleader Coach Ozell Williams says the exercises were optional and necessary for the sport.

[clareklintberg]

Ok there’s a difference between good pain and bad pain! Good pain is when you feel a stretch but bad pain is when your over stretching yourself to where it’s unbearable pain!

[ariannaprill]

Ok yes she did know that there was going to be pain, but there’s a difference between pain and saying to stop over and over!

[enchanted]

Alright maybe you can strech her ( overstreching) over the limit but when she saya stop youre have to be done

[geeky]

While its incredibly painful, it's how its done in a LOT of places

[aymenlestro]

huh self taught is the best way to be successful in life

[sunkiss-da-dreadisrael]

Lol that’s how u stretch! Why is this a crime? That’s like signing up to be a ufc fighter then trying to sue the coach for punching u in a drill🤣

[simoncowell]

? What ? That’s how u learn to do the splits ... u push yourself over the limits ... she would be fine in a few days

[cryxlil]

It’s not like he is wrong, they shouldn’t join if their not flexible!like I don’t see what’s wrong

[willardfasto]

1. you wouldn't be taking video of these unless you derived some sort of sick pleasure.
2. they aren't necessary for beginners, The moment you started doing them on girls that obviously had never done so before is when you stopped being even remotely a good coach you build up to these extreme stretches because its not only painful but you can literally dislocate joints, tear muscles, and tendons leading to months of rehab if not ending a cheerleading career.

[redcowcat]

Nobody should stretch other forcefuly without consent. That's an abuse.

[BLOXBURGAVIATION-tk]

This is not how I learned how to do the splits

[czrwlxd]

He’s pushing them down, which is making him cry and you should not make children to do. They need to do flexibility poses to make them able to be able to do it if you agree with me like my comment❤

[charbradley]

OK so first you put her down and then you’re on the news and you’re saying that you didn’t push her down

[NickRoss]

I don't think the coach did anything wrong, if you want to be in cheer you should know that you have to at least be able to do the splits.
*My question is why did she even join the team if she's not flexible in the slightest?*

[hazelwine]

Thats not the proper way to stretch, those coaches are ignorant.

[coles]

Why the hell are the kids helping him????

[SadieWojcik-rvyl]

I do cheer and we don't stretch in pain

[magentalags]

If he's trained than that's allowed in fact I'm going to a place today that does this and its not illegal

[aliyahsimpson]

If you push past your limits too far you can brake somthing

[aliyahsimpson]

ITS NOT HOW U STRETCH it’s does not matter if it will tAke forever it’s abuse!!! !! !!!