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Cheerleading Worlds 2015:

To a cheerleader worlds is everything, even if you don't win its still a high level competition that anyone can be proud of just being accepted to go. Cheerleading worlds is a competition where only cheer teams that get bids can attend. The way to get a bid is they must first go to another competition that is offering a bid and the way to get it is to hit a high level flawless routine. Many gyms and out of country teams competed this year and how amazing it was to see them perform there hearts out to the crowd. There are many divisions and many champions from Cheer Extreme, Gymtyme, Sting rays, Cheerforce, Woodland Elite, California Allstars, and World Cup shooting stars. But with these great victories also came some injuries. Unfortunately, this years worlds has been claimed the worst year of worlds with the most injuries ever. A known, 12 situations with cheerleaders getting has been flying around social media. Now the world will know that cheerleading is ,just like many of sports, dangerous. None the less all great job to all the cheerleaders at worlds we know how much they love cheer because their road just went that much further.

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Catching up with Aly Raisman

For gymnastics fans everywhere seeing Olympic Champions Aly Raisman and Gabbie Douglas back on the competition floor was amazing. They competed with Team USA for the first time since London 2012 in Italy a few weeks ago. USA Gymnastics caught up with Aly Raisman after the competition and here is what she said...

USA Gymnastics: Heading into Jesolo Trophy, you said your goal was to show everyone that you could handle big gymnastics on the international stage. Now that you’re back home, how do you feel about everything?

Aly Raisman: It feels good. But right now, I’m just so exhausted. Everything is kind of just like hitting me – all of the traveling, all the practicing and competing and everything. But I was really, really pleased and happy with how me and Gabby did. I was excited that we were able to compete together for the first time at the same meet. So it felt really good. We both competed without any huge major mistakes or falls, so we were really, really happy and I’m just excited. The work and the motivation will just continue from here.

Q: Competing for the first time (since London Olympics), any butterflies?

A: I was nervous in the weeks leading up to it. But then on the day the competition came, I felt pretty confident, I’d say. We started on vault. I’m always pretty much the most nervous to do vault and bars, so after those two were out of the way, I felt a little more comfortable. And I think that the whole atmosphere of the USA team, everyone seems really confident and really calm, so it kind of just rubbed off on me, too.

I mean, I was nervous leading up to it, but after training and practicing so much in front of Martha (Karolyi), I definitely felt better.

Q: Did the results of this meet affirm that you made the right decision coming back? Training and practicing are one thing, but until you compete again, you’re not sure how you stack up against everyone else.

A: Yes. For sure. Me and Gabby actually got the same exact placements that we got in 2011 – the year before the Olympics in Italy – so it’s kind of funny that we’re in the same exact spot, so hopefully, it will be good luck for us.

Q: Any fun anecdotes or stories that you can share about rooming with Gabby in Italy? Feel like old times?

A: I’ve actually never roomed with Gabby before at a competition. It’s funny because me and her sleep, like, way more than anyone else. We’re always napping and going to bed early. All the girls always tease us about that. And you have Simone, who’s like so hyper and so energetic. She doesn’t nap during the day. She doesn’t need to go to sleep real early. And here’s me and Gabby – we go to sleep earlier than her, and we nap during the day. It was really funny, though, to see how much we all sleep more than everyone else.

Q: At this stage, with Rio just over a year out, where are you right now in terms of where you want to be?

A: I feel after this competition that it was definitely a confidence booster. I didn’t know exactly where I stood or how I was going to handle not competing for over two years. That’s a really, really long time to be out of it. And when I was there, verifying at training camp, I was pretty nervous to verify, but I was more nervous to verify in front of Martha than I was to compete in Italy. I think all of the girls agree with that. I think Martha is a lot more intimidating and way more scary than competing at a big competition, which is weird, but it is really helpful to be able to train in front of her all the time.

Q: Is your relationship with Martha a little bit more different now that you’ve had an Olympic run with her and because you’re older?

A: I don’t think so. But I think that’s why USA Gymnastics is so successful. I remember when I was first coming back and Martha was like, “Whenever you’re ready to come to camp, we’re really excited to have you back. But we’re only excited to have you back if you’re the same Aly as you were before and you’re doing all of the requirements that I ask for."

So they’re excited that I’m back but they’ve made it clear – same with Mihai (Brestyan) – that if I don’t put in 110 percent of my effort, than it’s just not worth coming back. Team USA is extremely deep and extremely amazing, and I understand that – I work with these girls all the time in training camp. I know it’s going to be really tough. But I’m working toward being on that team again.

Q: How about some comments on Simone. You had seen her in camp, and now, finally, competing alongside her.

A: She’s just very confident and calm. You can just tell that she’s in a really great place right now. So it’s really helpful for me to be able to train with her. When she goes up on the event to compete, she knows she’s going to hit it. She’s that confident in herself. And seeing her improvement and the way she carries herself, the way she competes in really amazing. And me and Gabby definitely, we’re watching her, and definitely look up to that. She’s been on top of the world for past couple of years, so she’s obviously doing something right.

Q: Gabby’s the Olympic all-around champion. How did she view her performance after the competition?

A: I think we were both really happy. Especially when we figured out that this was exactly where we were in 2011. We were just happy we didn’t make any mistakes. I didn’t even expect to get third in the all-around. I was really surprised when they pulled me to stand up on the podium. I had no idea. I don’t watch my scores during the meet or anything. I had no idea. We were both really excited. And congratulations to Bailie Key. She was competing in her first senior meet, and she did amazing. Her floor routine was awesome, too.

Q: What’s next for you?

A: I am going to training camp again in a couple of weeks. Just working on half-routines and improving my flexibility and just cleaning up little things here and there and upgrading a little bit on floor, trying to get my start value higher. But other than that, if you look at my start values and my execution scores, the execution scores are more of a red flag and I need to improve on that the most right now.

Q: What did Martha say after the meet?

A: She was really happy and excited that me and Gabby proved that we were still confident, that we are able to compete under pressure. She said to improve execution, and she wanted to see those improvements for next training camp.

Q: What’s life like for you outside the gym right now?

A: Right now, I don’t get out much outside the gym. I’m pretty much just training and doing as much physical therapy and massages and treatment to kind of maintain and recuperate from workouts. That’s kind of the main priority right now. I would say the only thing I’ve noticed is my back gets a little more aggravated than it did before. But I mean, I remember going into London, every part of my body hurt. But that’s part of gymnastics and being an athlete, as well. I remember I was always so exhausted and tired before. Most elite gymnasts are like that. That’s why everything I do outside the gym, I do it with gymnastics in mind. But I don’t feel that much older because when I was 16, I felt like I was 50 years old (laughing). I was so tired and everything hurt all the time.

Q: Jordyn (Wieber) last month officially announced her retirement. You two have been friends forever.

A: If Jordyn’s happy, I’m happy. It seems like she really loves UCLA so much – every time I talk to her, she’s running to class or running with her friends or running to watch the girls practice. She’s busy, and she’s loving it. I’m happy for her. And LA is so beautiful, and the weather is amazing. Every time I talk to her, I tell her that I’m jealous she gets the warm weather while we’re stuck here in the snow.

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Elite All-star Cheer Tryouts

Starting from April 6, 2015 through July 17, 2015 students are able to try

out for Elite All stars. For the open time ,we will be separating them into one

the following three classes to prepare and evaluate the cheerleader to see what team they best fit in. All summer classes will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Team Cheer Classes in The Summer:

Cheer Minis $75: 4:30 - 6:00      (Beginners Ages 3 -6)

Cheer Level 1 $85: 4:30 - 6:30         ( Beginners Ages 6 and up)

Cheer Level 2 and up $85: 6:30 - 8:30  (All ages only if they have a Back-walkover, flip flop or back tuck)

Q & A

How much does cheer cost? All cheer members will be paying for their monthly gym fees ($75 minis) ($85 Level 1 and up). Elite All-stars purchases cheer shoes, practice wear, warm ups, backpacks, cheer bows, and competition fees. For the Minis the total for all those items is $740 which

will be split into 5 monthly payments of $148 starting in July. For the competitive teams the total for those items are $945 which will be split into 5 monthly payments of $189 starting in July. The cheer items costs are subject to change.

Do we have a fundraising program?Our parent booster team will be the ones organizing our fundraising. We have four to five fundraiser per season. If you have suggestions please bring your ideas during our booster meetings.

Where do they compete\perform? All teams will perform at our gym. Exhibition minis team will only perform locally. Competitive teams will be competing locally and out of town. Our out of town competition list will be created at a later date.

Hope we see you soon!

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I'm to sick to attend practice

A sick child is never a walk in the park. But what we want to talk about today is "how sick is too sick to attend practices". At time these decisions are a no-brainer but we all come across that one particular time when maybe you didn't know if it was a good idea. Well, after we did some reading, we've gathered some information that may help you with the right decision.

After all in some sports it is crucial that your child attends practice as often as possible to support the team, to sleep there endurance up and also to remain knowledgable about changes to plays and routines.

Fever

Go to practice:

Your child is good to go he/she is over 4 months old, has a temperature below 100.4°F, is doing well with drinking fluids and doesn't seem to have change in personality.

No practice:

If your child is 4 months old or younger and has a small fever or a sudden change in behavior; practice is out. Older children should stay home if their temps rise above 100.4°F. A feverish child is not only considered contagious, but  is also probably not feeling well enough to learn or participate. Keep him home until he's been fever-free for 24 hours and is feeling like his usual self.

Vomiting

Go to practice

If your child has only dry heaved once within the last 24 hours. He or she is not at risk of dehydration. At times the body need to release mucus from the previous sickness and this may come off as bad new but isn't, which mean they may attend practice  

No practice:

If your child has thrown up more than two times within the last 24 hours. It is best that you do not attend practice. Also keep an eye on dehydration. He/she may be fighting an infection and should stay away until antibiotics are taken and wait for at least 24 hours.

Red eyes Go to practice:

When your child's eye is a little pink he or she may only have small irritation to a small object in the eye or has common allergies in which he/she can attend practice.

No practice :

If you see a bright red area in the white of your child's eye and you see yellow and green discharge. Your child may be fight conjunctivitis and should not be release until your child has been on antibiotics for 24 hours.

DiarrheaGo to practice:

If your child's stool is slightly loose and doesn't use the restroom more than 3 times in one moment then your child is good to go. Your child may have consumed to much fruit juice and the stomach I releasing some of that content.

No practice:

If your child is going more the three times within an few hours he/she may be fighting an infection. Just like vomiting keep and eye on dehydration, blood and mucus. With these cases it is best that your child stays home.

Sore throat

Go to practice:

Many children will come across a soar throat and runny nose. As long as the do not have a fever or swollen or red sections of the back throat send them off.

No practice:

If the soar throat is accompanied by fever redness, swollen glands, headache or stomachache keep your child home. It maybe a good idea to go get strep tested by your doctor. It is recommended to take antibiotics and wait 24 hours to join practice or class.

Stomachache

Go to practice:

If this is the only think that your child is feeling go ahead and send this of. Many cases it can be constipation which a head can go a long way

No practice:

Stomach aches that are accompanied by fever vomiting  and diarrhea should make a trip to the doctor. Sharp pain coming from the stomach may be sever constipation, appendicitis, or bowel obstruction.

Information is gather from "Is my child to sick for school" by Suzanne Schlosberg which is pediatrician approved by: Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D.

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Growing with Cheerleading

As big-name cheer teams and franchises begin to grow, the cheerleading industry is still wondering to create a Division II to help small gym to have their own division in the summit competition. A small gym is comprised of 150 or less cheer members.

One of the industry's key players "cheer power" created the national small program association, so small Gyms can have a platform to share advice and creating competitions for those small gyms. This is a way to help small programs go against other  small gyms and not large cheer programs. It has been noticed that small gym programs closed down because they do not have tools to do well financially and  they lose their athletes to a larger cheer program. With the national small program association this will help to offer members access to webinars newsletters and regional meetings that will help with information as to how to maximize a success.

If the USASF approves the division II request this will create division specially modified to help small gyms make it to the top. We at gymnastics elite, are a small gym and will take full advantage of the nationals my program associations information.

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Olympics in Rio

We are fewer than 550 days away from the 2016 Olympics. The Olympics are planning to begin August 5 of 2016. Many athletes are now trying to qualify. To be at this prestigious event. The Olympics will be held at Rio Brazil in South America as said by the NBC network. As previously mentioned, qualifying champions are allowed to compete at this event. With this being said who knows if cheerleading will be in the 2016 Olympics. Would we have heard already from officials to start preparing teams and athletes. We know all cheerleaders are still hoping that someday it will get to see competitive cheerleading teams perform at this prestigious event. Regardless we cannot wait to see the top qualifying champions of gymnastics perform at their very best to stand on top.

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Cheerleading Worlds is Around the Corner

So many cheerleaders from all over the world can't wait for this years worlds competition. The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds hosted Orlando, Florida. On April 25, 26 & 27 this large event will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. The prestigious event has been held every year since 2004 and has grown larger ever since. The talent increases and so does the creativity in all teams that attend. Teams must qualify to be able to participate at this event. Roughly 8,000 cheerleading athletes participate at this event, all ranging from the ages of 11 and up. Level 5 and 6 teams compete to shine as the worlds best. Cheerleaders and cheer teams come to this event from 49 different counties from all around the world. Do you want to be internationally know this is the event to be at. All cheerleader look at this event as the Olympics of cheerleading. If you have the opportunity to watch the event for yourself they will have a live broadcast through ESPN to bring the performances of the main stage to your home screen. Here is a recap of the previous worlds competiton. http://youtu.be/LhDky3Abydk

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The Advantages of Cheerleading

Endurance In cheerleading we do 2 minutes and 30 seconds of routine time this means we jump, stunt, tumble, toss and dance. During this routine and all the skills, we need to make it look easy and clean. Constantly doing cardio exercises ,full out routines and other workouts to get us ready and prepared for competition time. Anybody who has done cheer routines can easily say it is a great cardiovascular workout Strength Building During a routine girls are picked up in the air tossed 25 feet off the floor all while making it look easy. This requires a great amount of physical strength from the top to the bottom of the body. Stunting and tossing requires great lower body muscles, core muscles and also upper body strength. Not only do the bases have to build strength but also flyers. They need to gain strength and flexibility in there legs to do their stretches in the air during stunts and pyramids. Strength building is also acquired during team workouts routine run-throughs and skill drills. Flexibility For many skills in cheerleading such as flying, tumbling, dancing and jumping requires great amount of flexibility . To gain flexibility stretching it is required to stretch before and after practices while the body is warm to maximize our stretching limits. We do partner stretching to have pushed even further during stretches. When a team member has a great range of flexibility the  skills in tumbling, flying and jumping come much easier. Leadership The cheerleading team provides a social interaction with other groupmates to start building social understandings. Leadership can be carried on by many teammates.  On the Elite All-Stars we have captains but we require that all cheer members push one another to help maximize our potential. Building these social skills will help in future group settings for cheer members. Offering advice to help teammates improve skills Setting a positive mood with their attitude Exemplifying hard work and discipline on and off the mat Being receptive to trying new things Confidence On the team we require everyone to participate in team building games and routine activities to gain social interacting experiences with each other. This will help create team bonds to help build trust and confidence in one another to push for goals as a group and as individuals. Being very positive setting of pushing yourself to motivation and overcoming obstacles will help build confidence now and take it as a characteristic throughout life.

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Male Cheerleaders

When cheerleading all began, men started the trend to help out their college football team. They believe it boosted the teams confidence to help them win. Many noticed that with the cheerleaders, the team started a winning trend. Other colleges began to pick this up and that's how cheerleading started to grow.

After a few years had passed women started joining the teams and eventually cheerleading became what is now know as a "girls sport". In the cheerleading industry we are slowly pulling away from that stereotype and now more boys are joining cheer teams at schools and on Allstar teams. Cheerleading does not have to be feminine. Many gyms in America are now practice masculinity in there teams by having the boys stunt and tumble instead of dance and and give facials. There are boys that have tried many other sports like boxing, football, soccer, and more and still find cheerleading very entertaining.

This year in April the Gymnastics Elite cheer team , Elite Allstars will hosting an Event called Bring your own boy (BYOB) where our cheer team girls can invite any friends and it family member to void there entry fee into the event. This will give boys the opportunity to see and try something new. Tumbling and stunting can be a very exciting thing for them because it challenges them to be good and to try more advanced skills each and every time.

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National Team Camp - January 2015

Great news gymnastics fans! Laurie Hernandez is back and is back at National Camps! Those of you familiar with this gymnast may know here for her beautiful and unique artistry and choreography on beam and floor. She was out the early part of 2014 due to a knee injury and after careful months of rehabilitation she’s back at it! 2013 U.S. junior all-around silver medalist Lauren Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J., was added to the U.S. Junior Women’s National Team on the final day of the women’s national team training camp. The camp, which ran from January 21-25, was held at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, (Huntsville, TX) under the director of National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi. The center is where Team USA trains once or twice a month to make sure athletes are keeping their skill level and ability and are efficiently ready to represent the US in national and international competition.

The five-day camp included the athletes having to be verified in half-routines on all the events and being tested on their physical abilities. The training camp also focused on finalizing routine construction for the first half of the 2015 competitive season. Two-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas and World vault bronze-medalist MyKayla Skinner of Gilbert, Arizona used the camp as to prepare for their upcoming international competition, the AT&T American Cup on March 7th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Laurie Hernandez, who missed the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships due to injury, had an amazing year in 2013, finishing second in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise at the junior competition at the P&G Championships and breaking out as a serious contender for Rio in 2016. She also recorded a third-place finish on the balance beam. At the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, she won the floor exercise title.

In addition to Biles and Skinner, the members of the gold medal winning 2014 U.S. Women’s World Team in attendance were: Alyssa Baumann of Plano, Texas; Madison Desch of Lenexa, Kansas; Ashton Locklear of Hamlet, N.C; and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, California. Along with Ross, 2012 Olympic gold medalists Aly Raisman of Needham, Massachusets, and Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Virgina, also participated in the training camp. Aly and Gabrielle were both on the gold medal winning team at the Olympic Games in London in 2012.  

The complete roster for the camp is listed below.

Alyssa Baumann, WOGA


Simone Biles, World Champions Centre


Nia Dennis, Buckeye


Madison Desch, GAGE


Christina Desidero, Parkettes


Gabrielle Douglas, Buckeye


Norah Flatley, Chow's Gymnastics


Jazmyn Foberg, MG Elite


Ashley Foss, North Stars Gym


Margzetta Frazier, Parkettes


Emily Gaskins, Intensity Gymnastics


Felicia Hano, Gym-Max


Lauren Hernandez, MG Elite


Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Brandy Johnson


McKenna Kelley, Stars Gymnastics


Bailie Key, Texas Dreams


Ashton Locklear, Everest Gymnastics


Laney Madsen, Gym Max


Lauren Navarro, Gliders


Victoria Nguyen, Chow's Gymnastics


Maggie Nichols, Twin City Twisters


Grace Quinn, Texas Dreams


Aly Raisman, Brestyan's


Kyla Ross, Gym-Max


Emily Schild, Everest Gymnastics


Polina Shchennikova, TIGAR


Megan Skaggs, Gymnastics Acad of Atlanta


MyKayla Skinner, Desert Lights


Ragan Smith, Texas Dreams


Deanne Soza, Arete


Olivia Trautman, Twin City Twisters


Alexis Vasquez, Chow's Gymnastics


Sabrina Vega, GAG

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Brain Gymnastics

Who would've thought that gymnastics can not only benefit children physically but mentally as well? Gymnastics for young growing bodies and minds can help develop a lot of academic skills in children. The more that a young child climbs, creeps, tumbles, crawls, and rolls the more densely wired their brain becomes for academic success. Movement is one of the key factors in a child’s brain development, gymnastics incorporates all kinds of lateral and bilateral movements. The right and left hemisphere of the brain are designed to constantly communicate with each other. While the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body and vice versa, learning how to climb up a ladder ignites a constant communications for both sides of the body to coordinate and work together to get to the top. When the brain is conditioned to actively engage both sides it creates a coordinated movement pattern which in turns can help create fluent readers, who complete different reading tasks with ease. For example, while reading, the left side of the brain focuses on letters, and the sequence of words, while the right side attends to comprehending what is being read. Reading fluency depends on an intimate conversation between both hemispheres of the brain – a clear signal.

Children of all ages can benefit from the complex sport of gymnastics. The more a child is physically active the more coordinated they become. A child that is well-coordinated tends to be more confident in playtime, different sports, and in school with their peers as well. Through the challenge of learning gymnastics skills, the students gain confidence with each step that they take. Doing skills on the beam and bars helps them gain confidence in their own abilities. This improved self-confidence will transfer to other areas of their lives including school. Gymnastics instruction helps develop better coordination and body movement. For the young child, where their world is more physical than mental, a great deal of their self confidence comes from how coordinated they are. Some children do not have the skills to be a “star” athlete in any sport. But in gymnastics we can control their progress and challenges. Children who are a little weaker, a little overweight and/or a little less flexible can all find success with our terrific, caring gymnastics teachers. EVERY child can benefit from gymnastics.

In gymnastics, kids have to earn the skills through hard work, we just can’t give them to them. This hard work shows them that the more they work the more they learn.

Participation in gymnastics helps the athletes become more flexible, enhancing competency in other sports. Flexibility also helps limit injuries. Gymnastics also helps promote social skills. Especially for the younger ones, gymnastics affords a weekly opportunity to learn about social skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, being quiet, respecting others and a lot more. On discipline, there are rules in gymnastic classes and the teachers treat these rules as being very important. The more positive discipline the children receive the safer they will be.

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Adult Tumbling: What can it do for you?

The adult tumbling is a class that we provide here at Gymnastics Elite it is a great way to burn calories, stretch the body, distress the mind and most importantly learn how to tumble. Many may think that age can be an excuse to not participate in this class. Well Coach Angel says differently. He currently teaches 12 adult students from the ages of eight 18 and 45 and all students participate in all aspects of the class.

During your one hour session in the adult tumbling class you will experience a work out like no other not because it is tiring and puts a lot of pressure on the body but because of all the body motion and fun put into that one hour. Tumbling requires the body to use different muscle groups compared to when you work out at the gym. You will use muscles that you may have not exercised before. We have heard on many occasions that although the student may work out on their own time they still felt sore in areas they've never felt before because of the tumbling.

Before the class begins we run through a quick warm-up session to relax and warm the muscles for optimal stretching. Once the muscles are loose then you'll began your stretching which focuses on pushing the limits of the body. Although you may not have a split it is possible with our adult class. When it comes to tumbling stretching is a very important. Flexibility helps your tumbling tremendously. For example if an individual has good back flexibility this will make it easier for the individual to acquire a backbend.

Tumbling is not something one has to have in their life but exercising is, Might as well have fun with it. Tumbling will assist you in learning body movement and body coordination. Some enjoy in the class because they love the adrenaline rush that they received during the class. Others were previous gymnast and tumblers and just want to get back into the gym to practice once again.

Gymnastics Elite's adult time in class is hosted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6;30 to 7:30 weekly. All ages and sizes are welcome. Feel free to call our office at 915-590-9056 or visit us on the web at www.gymnastics-elite.com. Hope to tumble with you soon.

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Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

Cheerleading has been an on going sport since the late 1800's. It began as a crowd motivator before the for the many sports that came on

As many may already know this sports started as a male dominated sport. After the draft for men to go to war the women started to takeover.The uniform worn before were men in polo or turtle neck and slacks and women in skirts down to the ankles and matching polos. As the women progressively took over the sport the skirt became higher and long sleeves became popular. Now, we see very light material used so that way tumbling stunting and jumping is much easier.

Chants and cheers started at the a football game in Princeton and from that group a man named Mark Peeble helped a game at the University of Minnesota. The school had a line of losses and the day that Peeble went to lead the crowd with cheers and chants. they won. So many other schools started to cheer and chant to bring belief and school spirit to the field.

Lawrence Herkimer made a few contributions to the cheer industry. If you didn't realize part of his last name is a jumped used by all teams, The Herkie. Herkimer Also hosted the first camp to help inspire and teach the sport of cheer leading. His event had great success and he decided to continue this passion, so they create the National Cheerleading association (NCA).Lawrence Herkimer  is now known as the grandfather of cheer leading.

Cheerleadig was then introduced to the NFL Football Games but with a drastic change. The Cowboys were the first to show off the cowgirls cheerleader during a half time performance. After the performance many other teams began following the trend of girl dancers in short shorts and crop tops cheering for the team on the side.

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Sportsmanship: Image of a Gym

An important value of gym and its employees and members is sportsmanship. Sportsmanship itself pertains to many other ethics and morals that create a positive essence in any and all sports. Who wouldn't like to enjoy competition or game where no matter what happens, in the end you love what you do and left that place feeling motivated and still satisfied no matter the outcome.

Teaching your team members about sportsmanship should be one of the first lessons you teach. Let them know that respect needs to be given to other teams in your sport, those who are in different levels of your sport and even other sports. In Cheer leading and Gymnastics there are different level of difficulty. So the members need to understand that not everyone is at their difficulty level , so if you don't have nothing nice to say don't say it at all. Treat others as you would like to be treated is one great rule that I enforce here at Elite. This will help the members realize how they would feel if they were in someone else's shoes.

We believe that no matter what skill level you are at you should enjoy what you do without being told you you no good. It should be seen as unacceptable to approach a opposing team and give them the impression that you are no good. In many Movies and TV shows you'll see the "underdog" team being approached by the"big dogs" and in many cases it seems very confrontational. Now, at competitions we hear "good luck" and other positive and encouraging words from opposing teams. These are the words should be what is heard all around not only to help sportsmanship aspect but also every person would enjoy the sport a little more.

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Developmental Camp

The last developmental camp for 2014 took place last week at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, in Huntsville, Texas. Only girls that have shown enough talent through Elite Qualifiers, TOPs testing, or YouTube submissions have the privilege to attend this exclusive training. (FUTURE TEAM USA!)

Forty-three athletes from across the country were invited to this training camp, targeted for gymnast’s 10-13 years old working through the elite developmental pipeline with the national training staff/center, under the direction of a renowned coach and other well-known Team USA Coaching staff.

The camp is under the direction of Valeri Liukin, two-time Olympic champion and coach and father of Nastia Liukin, who won the all-around Olympic gold medal in 2008. Two-a-day training sessions are conducted every day followed by coaches’ lectures from the National coaching staff. The camp is held at Bela Karolyi’s home and ranch, and girls’ stay in the dorm/housing units they have onsite. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner is all provided by the National Training Center, to ensure the gymnasts have the proper fuel to get them through those long and strenuous practices.

Physical abilities testing took place the first night of training. Gymnasts are scored on different physical testing and ranked. Morgan Hurd, First State Gymnastics, earned first place in physical abilities, followed by Maile O’Keefe, Academy of Salcianu Gymnastics, and Caitlin Smith of Paramount Elite Gymnastics, placed third.

At every camp, a gymnast is selected by Valeri and his staff as the most improved camper. November’s athlete was Trinity Thomas from Prestige Gymnastics.

Next developmental camp will take place in January 2015.

Majority of the girls in attendance, even the youngest being 9-10 years old, are girls that turn out to be receiving some of the highest scholarships to the top universities, go on to be part of the Olympic Team, World Champions, and so much more! Gymnastics Elite currently has a program that is geared towards getting athletes good enough at gymnastics to be invited to one of these camps.

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Gymnastics to Cheer and Back

After much publicity of her extraordinary tumbling, Angel rice has become what is known as a "cheerlebrity"or  cheer celebrity. A Cheer Celebrity is one who has become popular in the the cheer world. She is well known among cheerleaders around the world and  is becoming well known in the world of gymnastics.  Angel Rice, at the young age of 3 years old took on tumbling. Her mother first started to coach her at home because of affordable gym expenses. That did not stop small Angel Rice from learning how to tumbling. Angel has come a long way in the all star and power tumbling world. She has dedicated much time inside the gym preparing for competitions and events. She has the number on spot for best tumbler in the state of Georgia. She has taken titles in CheerSport competitions , 2012 Worlds champion , placed 5th  in Jr. Olympics and has taken 1st in "So you think you can tumble" event.

Angel Rice has transition from familiar all star teams such as Sting Ray All stars - Steel and California All stars - Smoed (small co-ed). These team are internationally know to go compete at the most prestigious cheer competition called "Worlds". It is  most every cheerleaders dream to compete at this competition to receive their gold and most importantly there word ring. Angel Rice still competes in both power tumbling and cheerleading at the age of 14.  

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FLIPS BIRTHDAY PARTY HALL

Have you heard the craze? Flips Party Hall is here to provide the best party experience for parents and kids! Ordinary Party Halls provide the venue, and areas for the kids to play on. Flips Birthday Party Hall provides sssooooo much more than just tables and chairs!

Each party scheduled at Flips is specially planned in close relation with the families hosting the party to make sure their experience is a unique and memorable experience. We pride ourselves in giving families the confidence of knowing the guests they invite to their special day are sure to enjoy their time and remember their party for years to come.

All of our parties include access to our 2,000 sq ft lobby area for adults to sit back and enjoy the party, and up to 18,000 sq ft gym facility for the kids to go crazy in! Our lobby can hold up to 120 guests, including the cake area, food serving, presents, and kids eating area. Inside the gym, where kids come play, we have a specially designed Toddler Play area with their very own foam pit and jumping balloon. The Toddler area is restricted to kids under the age of 4 to ensure their safety. As for the kids that are over the age of 4, they can enjoy free time on any of our trampolines (all of which go in to a huge foam pit) including some time on one of our harnesses where they can jump higher and even try some flips in a safe way! Our foam pit area is also equipped with a challenging “rock” climbing area to attract the daring kids out there. Another fun activity in our foam pit is our “bull-riding” machine operated by the kids themselves! We’ve found that the guests enjoy helping and challenging each other to see who can stay on our imaginary bull (a mailbox mat) the longest! Aside from the trampoline and foam pit we have the kids are also allowed on the rest of the gymnastics equipment like bars, beam, and floor, and if interested will be taught some basic gymnastics skills at the same time. Depending on what package each party is booked for, there will be at least 2 staff members/coaches out in the gym to direct the children and the activities. Parties are also free to pick a theme that can help determine what activities the children participate in! From minute-to-win-it to a dance party, each theme is specially created to provide the birthday child a fun time with their friends, families, and guests.

Now that we’ve talked about what the kids can expect out of a party at Flips, let’s move to the parents. Planning a birthday party can be extremely stressful, but Flips is here to help! Each of our Customer Service Representatives is standing by and ready to get your party experience going. Our motto is to provide a “Worry-Free” party experience for the parents. That means that we will do the set-up and decorating, and we will do the cleaning afterwards as well. Personal invitations (that can be designed to meet your specific party theme) are provided with all of our packages. We can also help by getting you a discount on pizza with a close partner pizza company that we work with! Schedule your tour today! And see what’s new in El Paso when it comes to birthday parties!

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