Cheerleading
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PRIDE PACK DISTRIBUTION
The objective Thursday night practice is to get Pride Packs and shoes to the girls, so that they will have them for Saturday’s Jamboree. Of course you may not want them to wear the shoes on Saturday if it’ll be muddy. Just white sneakers would be fine.
Here’s what we have for most of the girls. The orders may not contain all of the items that you ordered, as we had the vendor rush to get the shirts and shorts made for Jamboree. As with any large order, there are some discrepancies. We also did not get some of the shoes and hair bows for the fittings that were done last week.
Pride Pack Shirt
Pride Pack Shorts
Bloomers
Hair Bow
Shoes (not for TM)
UNIFORMS
If you do not have a uniform yet, please contact me as soon as possible.
For those of you that I have contacted about ordering uniforms, they are not yet available due to a manufacturing error. We’re working to correct this as fast as possible.
Our goal is to wear uniforms on 8/30 for the 1st game, but we need to be sure that everyone has a uniform. If one squad has to wear pride packs, they all have to wear pride packs.
CROP TOPS – If you still need a crop top (not TM or MM), please e-mail me with your name and bust size. If the sun ever comes out again, we can measure the girls at the field.
TEAM VOLUNTEERS/PARENTS
Please see me tonight. We need to have goodie bags for the Jamboree Saturday (sorry for the late notice).
BRAX SPIRIT CUPS FUNDRAISER
The deadline has been extended to 9/12. The Brax Spirit Cup marketing piece and order forms are in the blue folders that you received at registration. For those of you who still need one, I now have them and will bring them tonight.
That’s all for now. I will be away from my personal e-mail for the rest of the day, so I won’t be able to respond to any questions until after practice tonight.
If you have an urgent issue, please e-mail me at carol.a.nelson@rrd.com.
Thank you and see you tonight!
Carol
MISSION
The mission of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. is to enable children to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a safe and structured environment. Through this active participation, Pop Warner programs teach fundamental values, skills and knowledge that children will use throughout their lives.
COACHES NEEDED
We are in need of coaches for the following squads. Please contact Carol Nelson (canelson614@earthlink.net) or Linda Rebello (rebellolinda@yahoo.com) if you are interested in coaching.
Mitey Mites – Head and Asst. Coaches Needed
Jr. Pee Wee – Head and Asst. Coaches Needed
Pee Wee – Head and Asst. Coaches Needed
Midget – Asst. Coaches Needed
Two-day Cheer Coaches Clinics are being held as follows. Anyone interested in coaching for Lake Howell Cheer will need to participate in this Clinic.
June 28 and 29 – Heartland
(website is unavailable at this time)
July 12 and 13 – Miami
(http://www.miamipopwarner.org/)
July 19 and 20 – Treasure Coast & Peace River
(http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=peaceriverconference)
July 19 and 20 – Tampa
(http://www.fydpopwarner.com/)
Coaches also need to complete the Official 2008 Volunteer Application and provide a copy of your driver’s license so that a background check can be completed.
FINAL REGISTRATION AND EQUIPMENT HANDOUT
ALL Participants must attend this final registration so that you can finalize your paperwork and pick up your uniform. Uniforms will not be handed out if all the necessary paperwork has not been submitted.
Final Registration will be on July 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Lake Howell High School.
Required documents:
Registration form with full payment
Copy of Birth Certificate
Signed 2008 Participant Contract and Parental Consent Form
Completed 2008 Physical Fitness & Medical History Form (must be the Pop Warner form)
Copy of final 2007/2008 school year Report Card
SQUAD DESIGNATION
The Participants will be placed on squads based on age and experience.
Tiny Mites – Ages 5, 6 and 7
Mitey Mites – Ages 7, 8 and 9
Jr. Pee Wee – Ages 8, 9 and 10. Age 11 if there is a football player of the same age.
Pee Wee – 9, 10 and 11. Age 12 if there is a football player of the same age.
Jr. Midget – 10, 11 and 12. Age 13 if there is a football player of the same age.
Midget – 11, 12, 13 and 14. Age 15 if there is a football play of the same age.
PRACTICE TIMES
Practice begins on Friday, August 1st. Practice times are as follows:
August 1 through 15 – Monday through Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
From August 18 forward – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
* * If you drop your child off at the practice field, please have a plan on what your child should do if practice is cancelled due to weather (lightening).
The children get very hot at practice and need to stay well hydrated. Please consider sending the following to practice:
1. Large Thermos of Water or Gatorade (drinks get warm fast, so please consider a thermos or cooler)
2. Towel – The participants will be sitting on the ground for their warm-up exercises.
3. Sunscreen – Please apply before they come to practice
4. Bug Spray – It is Florida after all
THE CHEER SEASON
The Cheer season runs from August 1st through December 31st.
Tiny Mites and Mitey Mites will be finished with their season at the last game.
The Competitive Squads (Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget and Midget) will continue on to competition. We have the following competitions available to us:
Sunday, October 26th – Mid Florida Cheer Competition at the Amway Arena
Saturday, November 8th – Chauncey Cheer Off* at Cypress Creek High School
November 28, 29 or 30 – Southeast Regional Cheer Competition** and the Sunshine Classic***
* Chauncey Cheer Off – Open to all who compete at the Mid Florida Cheer Competition but do not move on to Regionals.
** Regionals – Participants determined at the Mid Florida Cheer Competition
*** Sunshine Classic – By invitation only. Open to teams who did not make it to Regionals.
RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
Attached are the Cheer Rules and Regulations. Please read over as you will be asked to sign and return this at the July 19th registration.
Some other things to remember:
1. DO NOT allow your child to have their ears pierced right before or during the season. No jewelry is allowed per the Pop Warner National Rules. This is to protect the children from injury. If your child is wearing jewelry, it will need to be removed or they will not be allowed to practice or participate on game day.
2. National Pop Warner Rules require 20 hours of conditioning before we can begin to stunt.
3. No outside practices are allowed. If you have any concerns about this, please contact Carol Nelson (canelson614@earthlink.net) or Linda Rebello (rebellolinda@yahoo.com).
TEAM PARENT
Though squads will not formally be announced until after the final registration on July 19th, we are looking for parents who are interested in helping the squads.
Possible Team Mom/Dad Responsibilities:
1. Help the coach provide communications to the squad parents.
2. Prepare the fruit at the games and coordinate snacks for the end of the game
Fruit will be provided for the 3rd quarter. The Team Parent will put the fruit and provided drinks into cups for the squad.
3. Coordinate the preparation of the spirit sticks
Each squad usually prepares 2 spirit sticks per cheerleader to throw out into the crowd during games. Spirit sticks are toilet paper rolls filled with candy and wrapped in aluminum foil.
Team Mom/Dads will need to complete the Official 2008 Volunteer Application and provide a copy of your Driver’s License. The Team Mom/Dad will also need to participate in one of the following 4-hour programs to be certified to be on the field with the cheerleaders.
June 28th – Two sessions at ORMC – 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
July 12 – Two sessions in the Dayton Area – 8: 00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
July 26th – Two sessions at ORMC – 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
You can visit the Mid-Florida website for more details on location (http://www.midfloridapopwarner.com/).
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