All-Star Cheer Athletics (questions/rumors)

[cheernerd5678]

Sorry if it has already been asked, what are the level 5 teams for Austin this season? (I usually go back and read the whole thread, but this thread is huge!)

Onyx cats are small senior 5 this year (last year they were small coed). I'm not sure if they have an r5 or j5

 

[SheCheers]

Onyx cats are small senior 5 this year (last year they were small coed). I'm not sure if they have an r5 or j5

R5 is diamondcats
j5 is Crystalcats

 

[cheermommaRN]

So at NCA its possible for all 3 locations to compete against each other?
Jags (are they still coed?) vs. Crystalcats
Reigncats vs. Felines vs. Diamondcats

I am probably wrong because I haven't paid attention to team sizes.

 

[njallday]

So at NCA its possible for all 3 locations to compete against each other?
Jags (are they still coed?) vs. Crystalcats
Reigncats vs. Felines vs. Diamondcats

I am probably wrong because I haven't paid attention to team sizes.

and junglecats vs royalcats (if both are still med coed)

 

[luv2cheer92]

So at NCA its possible for all 3 locations to compete against each other?
Jags (are they still coed?) vs. Crystalcats
Reigncats vs. Felines vs. Diamondcats

I am probably wrong because I haven't paid attention to team sizes.

There's really 4 locations, it would be even more crazy for a division, most likely a lower level, that had a team from all 4 locations in it. I haven't paid too much attention to each gym's teams/sizes though.

 

[12stepCheermom]

and junglecats vs royalcats (if both are still med coed)

RoyalCats are Medium Coed

 

[Angelica]

So at NCA its possible for all 3 locations to compete against each other?
Jags (are they still coed?) vs. Crystalcats
Reigncats vs. Felines vs. Diamondcats

I am probably wrong because I haven't paid attention to team sizes.

Jags are all girl

 

[sportygal2012]

Jags are all girl

Jags are coed! (With 1 boy)

 

[Angelica]

Jags are coed! (With 1 boy)

Ohh Yesss!! I knew that, just completely forgot

 

[Aussiekat]

Ohh Yesss!! I knew that, just completely forgot

How could you forget P?! He's a little beast!

 

[cheer_coach_d]

Our team reps fulfill a very important role and are incredibly valuable. They are a liaison between the coaches/staff and the athletes and do many things. They do not have "power" in the way that some have described, but they definitely make a huge difference in how smoothly things work throughout the season.

@BlueCat what kinds of things do your team reps do? Does the coach guide them in planning team bonding? What is their limit on $ spent for spirit gifts? We are hoping to implement this program this season, but we are struggling with an exact role for the team reps. Thanks for alway being so willing to answer questions!

 

[Angelica]

How could you forget P?! He's a little beast!

Lol i don't know! I'm excited for him to be on this team

 

[calikaitlyn_]

Do you guys have any copyright or anything on your music? My high school repeatedly takes large portions of panthers music and it makes me mad that they just steal everything instead of getting their own music. They're competing this year and wondering if they can even do that.

 

[BlueCat]

Do you guys have any copyright or anything on your music? My high school repeatedly takes large portions of panthers music and it makes me mad that they just steal everything instead of getting their own music. They're competing this year and wondering if they can even do that.

One could argue gyms have an exclusive right to their edited, custom music, but enforcing it is simply impossible. We have long since given up that fight. It is incredibly frustrating to pay 10s of thousands of dollars to have music done only to have it available for free worldwide days after we write the check, but it is what it is.

 

[BlueCat]

@BlueCat what kinds of things do your team reps do? Does the coach guide them in planning team bonding? What is their limit on $ spent for spirit gifts? We are hoping to implement this program this season, but we are struggling with an exact role for the team reps. Thanks for alway being so willing to answer questions!

They do a wide variety of things, but most importantly they handle a lot of the communication within the team and help with getting the teams gathered and present for competitions. (Both of those are hugely important.) The TRs typically work with the coaches for team bonding, but that depends somewhat on the ages of the athletes and the experience of the TR. At one point, there was a $100 limit on the spirit gifts, but I'm not sure what that is currently, TBH.