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CH E E R Alliance 2014
Welcome to Cheer Alliance; Together Strong. We are honored that you have
chosen to be part of the Alliance. Our program is focused on enhancing the lives of
our athletes and their families in the sport of competitive cheerleading. We take pride
in teaching our athletes the understanding values of commitment, hard work,
leadership, and integrity.
While promoting the love of the sport, we work towards building self-confidence
and positive attitudes. We take great pride and make it our goal to be the best All-star
program in the area. At Cheer Alliance, every athlete and every family is a valuable
asset to our program and we value them. We would like to extend a special invitation
to all athletes in our area to try our facility. We offer a wide range of tumbling classes,
private lessons, stunt clinics, recreational cheer and have an outstanding all-star
program.
We look forward to welcoming you into our family,
and hope that you will consider us for your athlete.
W h e r e P r id e R u n s Th r o u g h O u r Fa m ily,
John & Kellie Varga
www.cheer-alliance.com
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In fo r m a tio n P a ck e t
1 Introduction
2 Staff, Facility
3 Expectations
4 Tryout Dates
5 Program Costs
6 Skill Requirements
CH E E R Alliance 2014
“All-Star Cheerleading is a great way for young athletes to
learn new skills while building teamwork, goal-setting,
sportsmanship, social skills, lifelong lessons and friendship.”
S TA FF:
Our coaching staff is required to be a certified instructor through the
United States All-Star Cheerleading Federation. We believe in hiring those who
are passionate about our sport, and eat, sleep and breathe everything cheerleading!
Our staff must love kids and believe anything is possible if you put your heart into it.
FA CILITY:
All of our locations are USASF members and believe in safety first. Each facility
is fully equipped with full size competition spring sized floors, tumble traks,
air track and all the necessary training mats needed to train your athlete to their
fullest potential.
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TIM E CO M M ITM EN T
Practices are incredibly important to the success of
our teams. Our practices are mandatory. Most teams
typically practice twice a week. As competition
season nears, we may call extra practices beyond a
team's normal schedule. We do excuse a limited
number of absences (during the summer for vacations
and during the school year for school activities that
result in a grade). Your child will be excused from
practice with an advanced absent form filled out and
given to your athlete's coach. All illnesses must be
reported via email or text to our coaches and your
child will be allowed to return with a doctor's note.
Practices the week prior to a competition CAN NOT
be missed.
S P O R TS M A N S H IP
Teaching the value and principles of good
sportsmanship to our athletes is incredibly important
to our program. We expect ALL members of the CA
family to exhibit positive sportsmanship at all times.
We also expect our staff, athletes, and their families
to keep their public social media family-friendly at
all times. Failure to do so may result in removal from
the program.
P H ILO S O P H Y
We try to make practices and competitions fun, rewarding, and productive. We attempt to create a
positive learning environment at CA and use “hugs
and high-5s” as our primary motivators. If you
have not seen one of our team practices, you might
be surprised at how positive and enjoyable they
can be. We expect our athletes to improve their technique and progress their skills through efficient
practices, but they should have fun as well.
We believe in our motto "Together Strong". Our
athletes will learn what it takes to be a good teammate and how important the word "team" really is.
Together we will succeed, but divided we will fail. It
is not just a slogan we wear on our back, but
something we truly believe in.
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TEAM EVALUATION INFORMATION
After your locations evaluations, the staff will meet to assemble the rosters for the
upcoming season. The coaching staff will work together to come up with teams that each
have the best possible chance of a successful competitive season. After our teams are set,
we will post the results of the teams on the website. Make sure you are a member of the
http://www.cheer-alliance.com site. You will need the password (given out with your
athlete's number at evaluations) to log on. The new teams will all begin practicing the
week of May 10, 2014.
TRYOUT DATES
TRYOUT COSTS
$30.00 PER ATHLETE
WITH EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
INCLUDES A FREE T-SHIRT!
(SIZES AND QUANTITY ARE NOT GUARANTEED.
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS)
$50.00 PER ATHLETE
AT THE DOOR
(NO T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
(BASED ON YOUR ATHLETE'S AGE
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2014)
CHOOSE ONLY ONE DAY AND TIME BASED ON
AGE AND SKILL LEVEL:
ST. CHARLES, IL LOCATION
AGES 5 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER
SAT., MAY 3RD FROM 2:00-3:00PM
AGES 6 YEARS OLD AND OLDER
LEVEL 1~ SAT., MAY 3RD 3:00-4:00PM
LEVEL 2 & 3~ SAT., MAY 3RD 4:00-6:00PM
AGES 6 YEARS OLD AND OLDER
LEVEL 2 & 3~ MON., MAY 5TH 5:00-7:00PM
LEVEL 4 & 5~ MON., MAY 5TH 7:00-9:00PM
PARENTS MANDATORY MEETINGS
(Please Attend Either Night)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH 7:00-9:00PM
THURSDAY, MAY 8th 7:00-9:00PM
Practice wear will be distributed on the parent
meeting nights following registration.
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PROGRAM COSTS
Each interested cheerleader is required to pay a $30 team evaluation fee. Please see specific day and times listed on our
team evaluation registration form. Following evaluations, there will be a mandatory registration parent meeting. Please
see the listed day and time on your specific location evaluation form. At this meeting, each athlete will be required to
pay a one-time registration fee of $125. This will accept your position on the team in which each athlete was placed and
cover the costs of your cheerleader’s required two practice-wear outfits.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PREVIOUS GYM FEES MUST BE PAID and ACCOUNTS MUST BE CURRENT for your child to
try out for the 2013-14 season! NO EXCEPTIONS!
A monthly team tuition fee is due at registration and on the 1st of every month May 2013
through April 2014 thereafter. ALL payments must be made to Cheer Alliance.
MONTHLY FEES
Your monthly fee includes: All team practices (2 times per week) & Coaches Instruction
Non-Competitive Teams:
Pre-Team:
Non-Travel Allstar Competitive Teams:
Travel Allstar Competitive Teams:
Range Between $30-$50/month
Range Between $60-$90/month
Range Between $60-$130/month
Range Between $80-$150/month
T here will be additional f ees f or our A llstar Competitive Teams Only:
Choreography, Music, Uniforms, warm-ups, shoes, bows, team shirts, etc. These items are fundraised through our
Cheer Alliance Parent Association, NFP 501(c)3. Travel expenses are also not included in the fees listed above for those
teams that go out of state.
All additional fees are grouped together and broken down into an affordable payment plan over six months. The
Cheer Alliance Additional Participation Expenses (CAPE fees) will be due by the 15th of the month. These payment options will be discussed at our parent meeting, as well as, full explanation of fundraising opportunities and discounted
membership plans.
B o y s Ch e e r * & Tu m b le fo r FR EE • S p e cia l N e e d s Te a m FR EE!
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* Do e s n o t in clu d e co m p e titio n fe e s & u n ifo r m s .
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SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Cheer Alliance is a member of the All-star cheerleading governing body called the USASF.
They lay the foundation to our sport and determine the skills expected to be performed by
each team at each level and division. As the sport becomes more competitive and the safety
and rules continue to change, so will our placement expectations. We don’t believe that
winning should always be our priority, but it is important to put the most competitive and
safest teams out on the floor when so much time, dedication, commitment and money are
invested. Please understand as to why we will be strict on our team placements this year, and
the skill demonstrated at evaluations will be what determines your athlete’s team. If your child
were to excel in his/her tumbling, stunting, jumps, etc. during the season, we will at that time
discuss movement within the program. The following will be our guideline for evaluations:
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
Level 4:
Little to no knowledge of cheer terms, motions or choreography
Basic knowledge of cheer terms, motions and choreography
Good knowledge of cheer terms, motions and choreography
Excellent knowledge of cheer terms, motions and choreography, mature
mentality and must have at least one skill in each area of tumbling and jumps.
Level 5: Superior knowledge of cheer terms, motions and choreography, mature
mentality and must have at least one skill in each area of tumbling and jumps.
*(Required skill)
Level
1
Standing Tumbling
Forward/Back Roll
Handstand
Front/Back Walkover
2
Back/Front Handspring
Back Walkover Handspring
BHS Stepout RO BHS
Multiple Back Handsprings
Back Handspring Stepout RO BHS Tuck
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6
4
Back Handspring(s) Back Tuck/Layout
Back Tuck
Whip Pass
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Back Handspring(s) Layout*
Back Handspring(s) Full (On track)*
Back Handspring(s) Full
Back Handspring(s) Double Full
Standing Full
Running Tumbling
Carwheel, Round off
Cartwheel Backwalkover
Round off Backwalkover
FWO CW BWO
Roundoff BHS(s)
Roundoff BHS stepout
FWO RO BHS
Roundoff Back Tuck
RO BHS Tuck
FWO RO BHS Tuck
Front Tuck
RO Layout, RO BHS Layout
RO BHS LO stepout
RO Whip to Layout
Front Tuck stepout thru
RO BHS Full*
Combo to Full
RO BHS Double Full
Combo to Double Full
Jumps
Pike
Right/Left Hurdler
Toe Touch
Jumps to Tumbling
All Jumps to Forward Roll
Pike
Right/Left Hurdler
Toe Touch (pause) BHS
Pike
Right/Left Hurdler
Toe Touch/Double TT
All Jumps to Dive Roll
Pike
Right/Left Hurdler
Toe Touch
Triple Toe Touch
Pike*
Right/Left Hurdler*
Toe Touch*
Triple Toe Touch*
All Jumps to BHS Back
Tuck Or Layout
All Jumps to BHS
Or Multiple BHS
All Jumps to Back Tuck*
TT BHS LO*
TT BHS FULL