Cheer Prep Evaluations 2016-2017

We're excited to start our 2016-2017 Cheer Prep season at KC Cheer. While many of you have been participating in our special summer cheer prep program, all athletes interested in being part of a team for the season must attend evaluations on September 15 or September 17. 

All parents who have not already attended a parent informational meeting must do so during the September evaluations. All information regarding meeting times can be found on the Cheer Prep Events Calendar

Our Cheer Prep program is a great way to introduce new athletes to the sport and provide an option that is a bit of a lower commitment than our allstar program. Allstar families, please pass this information along to anyone you think might be interested in joining the KC Cheer family through Cheer Prep!

KC Cheer Yearbook

KC Cheer yearbooks will be available to order on September 6, 7 and 8. Stop by the arena between 5:00 and 7:30 one of these days to place an order. 

The yearbook will include:

• Team pictures
• Team logos
• Space to write in competition results
• Map of KC Cheer travel
• A gym-wide group photo (taken at this year's Spirit Spectacular) 
• Autograph pages, which will be used at a yearbook signing party in December

Yearbooks are $35, and if you order before September 8 you will receive a free pair of KC Cheer Spirit Sunglasses.

 

Advertising in the Yearbook

During the order dates listed above, you may also purchase a personal ad to wish your cheerleader luck this season. Personal ads are $30 and feature two options: 

1. Athlete photo with maximum five-word message
2. All-text personal message

80% of the proceeds from the personal ads will go toward gym improvements, and 20% will be used to fund the Booster Club yearbook.

Choreography Practices

We will have Ryan and Andy in town from September 17 - September 23 to teach team dances and finish up final routine choreography. These practices are mandatory, and are listed below, You can also find your team's practice times in the

Normal practices will take place during this choreography with the exception of the following changes: 

• Fame will not practice on Sunday, September 18.
• Force will not practice on Sunday, September 18
• Fearless will practice from 4:30 to 6:00 on September 21.
• Fiesta will not practice from 1-3:30 on Sunday, September 18. Fantasy will practice at this time instead.

Fame

September 17 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

September 20 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Force

September 17 1:00-4:00 p.m.

September 21 7:00-9:00 p.m.

First Ladies

September 17 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Fortune

September 18 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Ferocious

September 18 1:00-4:00 p.m.

September 21 4:30-7:00 p.m.

Fantasy

September 23 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Fiercelings

September 19 4:30-6:30 p.m.

September 21 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Fearless

September 18 1:00-3:00 p.m.

September 19 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Flawless

September 18 3:30-5:30 p.m.

September 20 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Fierce 5

September 18 6:00-8:00 p.m.

September 19 7:00-9:00 p.m.

September 21 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Fever

September 20 4:30-6:30 p.m.

September 22 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Fiesta 

September 18 5:00-8:00 p.m.

2017 USASF Membership Registration

Please be sure to register your athlete for 2017 USASF Membership. This membership is required for your athlete to compete during the season. Every athlete must register for the 2017 season whether he/she is a new athlete or a returning athlete. Instructions on membership registration can be found under the all star forms section. Please be sure to follow the correct instructions. There is a form for new athletes and a form for returners.

If you have cheered before at another gym and this is your first year at KC Cheer, your profile has already been moved to the KC Cheer account. Please register as a returning member.

Help Send Fierce 5 to the Majors!

We need your help earning a spot for Fierce 5 in the Majors. The Majors is an extremely selective level 5 cheerleading competition held in Indianapolis in January. Only the best of the best are chosen to compete at the Majors.

Fierce 5 has recently been selected for the chance to be the 2017 "Majors Choice." The final spot in the competition is awarded to a team that is selected "by the fans" on social media (that's why there's a question mark on that red banner in the picture!) 

Starting at 11:00 a.m. on July 18 until 5:00 p.m. on July 21, Fierce 5, Fame Super Seniors, California All Stars Black ops and Woodlands Elite Black Ops will be competing for the final spot via Twitter. Each team has been given an official hashtag, and the team whose hashtag gets used the most will earn the final spot. 

Fierce 5's hashtag is #KCMAJORS17

This is where our KC Cheer family comes in. We need you all to tweet using that hashtag as many times as you can between now and July 21. Tell your friends to tweet and advertise on all of your social media accounts to send people to twitter to post using the hashtag.

Here are a few tips and rules to remember: 

• Tweets that have been "retweeted" or "quote tweets" do not count, they have to be original organic tweets from your account.
• TWEETS THAT DO NOTHING BUT INCLUDE THE HASHTAG OVER AND OVER WILL GET SPAMMED OUT BY TWITTER
•  You can tweet as many times as you want from your account and they will all be counted toward the total. So go ahead, blow up your timeline :) 
• The hashtag ONLY counts if it is spelled correctly, so make sure you have the right one!
• We only get points for posts on TWITTER. So if you'd like to advertise on Facebook or Instagram, make sure you're telling people to go post on Twitter.
• It doesn't matter what content is in the tweet for it to count, so long as the hashtag is included.
• New to Twitter? If you set up an account, you can click the link below and it will give you a pre-written tweet that includes the hashtag. All you have to do is push send!

CLICK HERE FOR QUICK AND EASY TWEETING

(please note, per the official rules of the contest any profanity or negativity associated with our hashtag can result in disqualification from the contest)  

If you have any questions at all you can email info@kccheer.com or ask Katie Lewis. 
TELL EVERYONE YOU GUYS THIS IS GOING TO BE SO FUN!

Routine Camps 2017

We're getting excited to start routine camps next week! Below are the times for each team's camp. Please remember that camps may run a little later or end earlier based on the size of the team and how quickly they learn. Please be flexible with the pickup times as we want to provide the best routines possible and will not leave camp until the routines are finished. Should we anticipate finishing early or running more than an hour over, we will notify parents.

 

Fierce 5

July 17 9-4
July 18 9-4

 

Fearless

July 20 2-8
July 21 9-4
 

First Ladies

July 17 9-4
July 18 9-12

 

Flawless

July 19 3-9
July 20 10-1

Ferocious

July 19 9-4
July 20 9-1

 

Fiesta

July 20 2-6
July 21 9-3

Fantasy

July 22 9-4
July 23 9-12

 

Fever

July 24 9-4
July 25 9-12

Force

July 22 9-4
July 23 9-12

 

Fiercelings

July 24 10-2
July 25 10-2

Fame

July 25 1-8
July 26 9-12

 

Fortune 

July 26 1-8
July 27 9-12

Please remember that camps may run a little later or end a bit earlier based on the size of the team, how quickly the team learns and the amount of talking the team does.  Please be flexible with the pick up times as want to provide the teams with the best routines possible.  Should we anticipate finishing early or running more than an hour over we will notify the parents.
 

Fall Practice Schedule

Below are the fall practice times for the allstar teams. Fall practices will begin on Monday, August 15.

FLIPPERS

Tuesday 4:30 to 6:00 in the Main Gym

Fiercelings

Monday & Wednesday  4:30 to 6:30 in the Main Gym

Sparkle Monday, Infused Wednesday

First Ladies

Monday & Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 in the Main Gym

Sparkle Monday, Infused Thursday

Fever

Tuesday 4:30 to 7 and Thursday 5:30 to 8 in the Arena

Sparkle Tuesday, Infused Thursday

Force

Wednesday 6:30 to 9  and Sunday 6 to 8:30 in the Main Gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Wednesday

Fiesta

Tuesday 6 to 8:30 and Sunday 1 to 3:30 in the Main Gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Tuesday

Fame

Tuesday 6 to 8:30 and Sunday 1 to 3:30 in the Main Gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Tuesday

Flawless

Tuesday 6:30 to 9 in the arena, Sunday 3:30 to 6 in the main gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Tuesday 

Fantasy

Thursday and Sunday 6 to 8:30 in the main gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Thursday

Fortune

Wednesday 6:30 to 9 and Sunday 3:30 to 6 in the main gym

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Wednesday

Ferocious

Wednesday 4:30 to 7 in the main gym and Sunday 3:30 to 6 in the arena

Sparkle Sunday, Infused Wednesday

Fearless

Monday 5 to 7, Wednesday 5 to 7 and Sunday 1 to 3:30 in the arena

Sparkle Sunday, Black on Black Monday, Infused Wednesday

Fierce 5

Monday 7 to 9, Wednesday 7 to 9 and Sunday 6 to 8:30 in the arena

Sparkle Sunday, Black on Black Monday, Infused Wednesday

 

Summer Update

It's officially summertime at KC Cheer! Below we've listed a variety of events to build skills, raise money and have fun over the summer.  All of the events are also listed in their appropriate categories on the new website. Sign up for these camps and classes today!

• Team practices will begin on June 6th.  There will be no practice groups or team practices this week.
• If you have not been sized for practice wear or shoes please do so this week. We will be available in the Arena on  May 31 and June 1 from 4:00 to 7:00 each day to finish all sizing. Practice wear order forms can be found in the allstar forms section.
• Uniform sizing will be held on June 22 and 23 from 3:30 to 7:00 in the Arena. 
• Our summer classes and camps for have been posted on the class registration page.  We have added daytime tumbling and stunting classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this summer, so be sure to check those out. All summer classes will begin June 7th and will be offered through July 13th.
• We're holding CheerSource Tumbling Skills clinic this week (June 2 & 3).  These clinics are 2 hours each and $50.00 per session.  Cheerleaders sign up according to tumbling skill level. More information and registration can be found in the News section of the website.
• Allstar team stunt camps are June 13-16, and Choreography camps are July 17-27.  Find your team's dates and times in the allstar events calendar, or on your team's announcement page. Camps are required for all team members (except Flippers).
• Our first Future 5 clinic of this season will be on Monday, June 27 from 1-4 pm. Information about the Future 5 clinic can be found in the allstar events calendar and the Future 5 program can be found here.
• We will be hosting two youth summer cheer camps June 21-23 and August 3-5. Information about camps and registration is listed in the allstar events calendar.
• KC Cheer Fearless will be hosting a "Parents' Night Out" event at the gym on Saturday, July 9.  Information is listed in the allstar events calendar. 

Team Practices begin Monday, June 6th.

Team practices for all teams will begin next Monday, June 6th.  This week, beginning on Tuesday, all Recreational tumbling classes will be held as usual.  The CheerSource tumbling clinics will also be held this Thursday and Friday and it's not too late to register for your level clinic.

"Fundraising Favorites" Orders are Due

This is a reminder that "Fundraising Favorites" orders are due this Thursday, (May 26) by 8:00 p.m. Orders may be turned in at the Main Gym in the Booster Club mailbox. 

All orders turned in to the Booster Club mailbox should include: 

• Order from with your cheerleader's name ont it
• One check for your entire order made out to KC Cheer Booster Club

Order Pickup

All orders must be picked up on June 16 between 5:00 and 6:30 in the main gym. Some items are frozen and they will not be stored at the gym after 6:30 p.m., so it is very important that you come and pick up your order.

If you have any questions please contact Susan Coffee.

CheerSource Tumbling Clinic

CheerSource will be at the gym on June 2 and 3 teaching tumbling clinics for athletes of all ages and skill levels. The clinics will be two hours long, and include two instructors per session. Space is limited, and on a first come, first served basis. Sessions are $50 per cheerleader, and the clinics are open to both KC Cheer members and non members.

Times and dates for each session can be found on the allstar events calendar. 

Athletes must meet all minimum requirements to participate in that level's clinic. Minimum requirements are listed below:

Level 1

• No skill requirements

LEVEL 2

• Roundoff back handspring
• Standing back handspring

 

LEVEL 4

• Roundoff back handspring layout
• Standing back tuck
• Standing handspring tuck

LEVEL 5

• Roundoff back handspring full
• Standing 2 handsprings to full
• Jumps to tuck

LEVEL 3

• Roundoff back handspring tuck
• Multiple standing handsprings
• Jumps to handspring

Sign up for clinics on the class registration page

Practice Wear Fittings

Information about practice wear fittings has been posted in the allstar events calendar. 

Allstar events calendar can be found in the "allstar" dropdown menu.

May Practice Group Announcements

Parents and Cheerleaders,

Below you will find the May practice times for the 2016-2017 season. Please note that there will be many changes made at the staff’s discretion during the month of May as we try to assemble the strongest teams possible. During the month of May, cheerleaders may be asked to attend various practices if the staff feels the cheerleader’s skills are better suited for a different practice group. We feel confident that we hold a thorough evaluation process in which we are able to form the best possible teams and provide a positive experience for each cheerleader.

If you are not on this list it is either because you did not pay the registration fee and/or were not present at evaluations. Please contact us to resolve this issue.

All athletes who are members of teams competing with KC Cheer at Worlds or The Summit and did not participate in tryout evaluations are listed in the level they competed with in the postseason (i.e., if you’re on Frost right now, you’re in the Level 3 group for now). Athletes will be re-distributed accordingly based on evaluation at the first May practice.

Contract signing is April 27. All paperwork and payment arrangements must be complete prior to participation in any May practices.

Click on each level to view the list and practice times.

Cheer Prep Tryout Dates 2016-2017

KC Cheer is excited to announce our tryouts for the 2016-2017 Cheer Prep season! 

Cheer prep teams will start team practices in October, but members of the Cheer Prep program have the option of taking a special Cheer Prep tumbling class during the summer. If you are not interested in this special class, you do not need to attend any meetings until September. Here are the dates for the Cheer Prep tryout parent meetings, clinics and contract signing. Please visit our tryout information page for details about each event.

Parent Informational Meetings

Parents must attend the informational meeting, at which we will provide information about the program and how to sign up. There will be a meeting in June which will cover information both about the Cheer Prep program and the summer tumbling class. There will be another meeting held in September for those who choose not to participate in the Summer tumbling class:

• June 22 at 7:00 p.m.
• September 15 at 7:30 p.m.
• September 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Tryout Clinics

Athletes must be registered online in order to participate in clinics. In September,  we will hold an evaluation clinic in order to sort Cheer Prep athletes into teams. Cheer prep teams will then begin practices in October.

September Tryout Clinics

• September 15 at 7:30 p.m.
• September 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Contract Signing

• September 15 at 7:30 p.m.
• September 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Allstar Tryout Dates 2016-2017

KC Cheer is excited to announce our tryouts for the 2016-2017 season! 

Here are the dates for the allstar tryout parent meetings, clinics and contract signing. Please visit our tryout information page for details about each event.

Parent Informational Meetings

Parents must attend ONE of the following meetings:

• Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 pm
• Sunday, April 10 at 1:00 pm

Tryout Clinics

Athletes must be registered online in order to participate in clinics. May practice groups will be posted online by April 21 and May practices begin May 9.

Sunday April 17

• Age 12-14: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm  
• Age 15 and up: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Monday April 18

• Age 11 and under: 4:30 to 6:00 pm
• Age 12-14: 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Tuesday April 19

• Age 11 and under: 4:30 to 6:00 pm
• Age 15 and up: 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Contract Signing

• April 27, Time TBD