Episode 42: Ashlie Modabber | 26 Years in Cheer & Why the Story Isn’t Over | S2E9 | CDU

After more than 26 years in cheer, Ashlie Modabber is still finding new chapters—and she is nowhere near done. Ashlie joins Tom, Geoff and David to trace a life shaped by cheer across every stage: discovering the sport as a kid, competing through high school and All Star, spending 13 years with UCA, coaching at the college level and returning to the floor with Golden State Grit in the Pro Cheer League. Along the way, Ashlie explains why back spots are the backbone of a stunt group, how coaching taught her to loosen her grip on control and why tough love alone is no longer enough. She also opens up about recovering from knee surgery, arriving at her professional-cheer tryout in a brace and what it meant to finally put on the Grit uniform. This is not simply a conversation about staying in cheer. It is about allowing your relationship with the sport to change—as an athlete, coach, mentor and adult—and refusing to accept someone else’s expiration date for what comes next.

• Season 2
• Pro Cheer
• Pro Cheer League
• Golden State Grit
• Athlete Longevity
• Back Spots
• Stunting
• Coaching
• College Cheer
• Injury Recovery
• Leadership
• Team Culture
• Athlete Identity