Cheer Hotline 10.17.24-10.24.24

Oct 17, 20247 min read

ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.10-10.17

*Lost and Found will be donated on 11/4*

ALL TEAMS: EXCITE! EXPO

Below is all the information you need for our expo:

-HATS: If you ordered an Excite! Customs hat, the vendor will be available to put your hat together from 3pm-4:30pm only! Be sure to get to her during that time frame to pick yours up! If you didn’t order one, there will be some for purchase on Sunday but we only have a limited amount so get there quick if you are wanting one!

-EXTRA PRACTICES RUNNING ON 10/19! Be sure you know your team’s time. This was posted a while back and is in the Important Dates Section.

-All tickets were handed out this past week. If you did not pre order, Tickets will be available at the door. We will accept cash and cards.

-Photos needed! The Marketing department is requesting your Expo photos! Please add your expo photos and videos (under 10 seconds) to the Dropbox. Thank you in advance! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dhh7klpove311vz3uvir3/ALIg4HA5x6z7dWvEi7D_sbc?rlkey=a9lo5ffrw9rb8oraia2nxoksy&st=7v6h7743&dl=0

Expo Information: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_0d5a7696061f43258239b2c2b36d9dae.pdf

ALL TEAMS: ADDITIONAL UNIFORM INFORMATION

JACKET AND BACKPACK EMBRIODERY

If you would like to put your athletes name on these items, you will need to contact Flip Dog Sports Wear at 972-691-3557 or walk on over to them from the gym. They are located right next us in the strip center attached to Bistecca facing our building. They know our colors, fonts and sizes to get that put on for you.

UNDER GARMENTS:

Please be sure your athletes use a bra (if needed) that will not be seen while wearing the uniform. Clear straps are approved.

NOVICE/ PREMIER PREP/ INSPIRE AND ALL STAR: NTGU COMPETITION DAYS

The days for competing are now set for this event! This has been updated in the Important Dates Section.

Saturday, November 16th: Inspire, Tikis, Moanas and Glitter Girls

Sunday, November 17th: Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever

1. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 10/10-10/16

Inspire: Giving Saturday

Tiny Tikis: Ivory

Mini Moanas: AJ

Glitter Girls: Amanda

Believe: Xavannah

Dazzle: Rylee

Tremor: Lucy

Electric: Collins

Shock: Giving Saturday

Dynamite: Giving Saturday

Intense: Giving Saturday

Gossip: Claire

Fever: Giving Saturday

2. WHAT TO WEAR

*Reminder that all athletes, regardless of age, must have a sports bra on underneath their practice wear clothing.*

THURSDAY 10/17:

RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

SATURDAY 10/19:

ANY BLACK SHIRT/ BLACK SHORTS/HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

*See times in Important Dates section*

SUNDAY 10/20:

EXCITE! EXPO!!!!! FULL UNIFORM/ HAIR/ MAKE UP/ COMP BOW/ COMP SHOES

See all information and times in the announcements section

MONDAY 10/21:

BLACK SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

TUESDAY 10/22:

Novice: RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORT/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

Prep and Premier Prep: BLACK SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

WEDNESDAY 10/23:

Novice: BLACK SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

All Star: RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

THURSDAY 10/24:

RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES

SUNDAY 10/27:

HALLOWEEN PRACTICE! Wear your costumes or any Halloween gear! Be sure items are ok to practice in or can be easily removed to practice in.

3. PROSHOP

4. INSPIRE

Reminders/ Updates:

- NTGU Competition Date: On the calendar we had both dates listed but we know now that we will be performing on Saturday, November 16th. Be sure to adjust your calendars!

-Absences: Please be sure to submit these using the form in the attachments section at the bottom of the hotline. Send any and all you know about!

-Banquet date has been set for 1/26 from 5pm-7pm at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lewisville.

Practice 10/19: 9am-10:30am

Athletes: Any red, black or white t shirt, athletic shorts and athletic shoes.

Assistant Coaches: Wear their practice wear assignment.

Performance 10/20: Excite Expo!

-All tickets were handed out on Saturday at practice. If you pre-ordered and missed, you will be able to pick these up at will call on Sunday.

-RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS: This is different than from the document below! After Inspire performs, your athlete’s buddy will bring your athlete to the ticket area at the bottom of the main stairs at the entrance. Please head directly there after they perform to pick up your athlete. You are, of course, welcome to stay and watch the rest of the teams from the stands! We just wanted to make things easier and earlier for you all. There will be an elevator right by where we bring the athletes out.

-Expo Information: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_0d5a7696061f43258239b2c2b36d9dae.pdf

5. HALF SEASON: SPARKLERS AND THRILL

Congrats and thank you for reading the hotline!

Here is where you will find all the information you need!

Announcements/ Reminders:

-If you were absent from practice on 10.17, we will size your athlete for their uniform at their next practice.

-All practices are considered mandatory. If you have to miss, please use the absent request form: https://forms.wix.com/f/7096980674329968931

-Until your practice shirt comes in, athletes can wear any red/black or white based t shirt to practices. We ask that they wear athletic shorts, a sports bra underneath their shirt, cheer or athletic shoes, hair in a high pony tail with bow or ribbon in.

Important Dates: -Gym Closings: October 31st, November 24th-30th, December 22nd-January 5th

- November 10th – Choreography *mandatory* Sparklers and Thrill 3-4:30pm **EDITED SINCE INFORMATION RELEASE**

-January 24th – Show of at Excite! Kids arrive 5:00pm – Show-off 6:00pm

-January 25th or 26th – United Cheer NTX Championship at Curtis Culwell Center **EDITED SINCE INFORMATION RELEASE** The event is having to use 2 days to fit all registered teams. Once we know which day we are going, we will alert you here. For now, keep both days open.

-February 1st: DCC Classic at AT&T Stadium

-February 6th: Celebration and last practice at Excite! Sparklers 4pm-4:45pm/ Thrill 5pm-5:45pm

6. IMPORTANT DATES

-October 19th: ALL TEAMS- Potential Extra Practice.

Inspire, Tikis, Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle: 9am-10:30am

Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever: 10:30am-12pm

-October 20th: Excite! Expo! This is our showoff to kick off our competition season. *MANDATORY*

Athletes will arrive at 2pm and Show off will begin at 4:15pm.

-October 31st: Gym Closed. No practices or classes.

-November 16th: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tikis, Moana’s and Glitter Girls. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-November 17th: COMPETITION- Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-November 24th-30th: Gym Closed. No practice or classes. Premier Prep and All Star will have required workouts to be completed over break.

-December 1st: *MANDATORY* All Star practices- $100 fine and athlete on alternate status if missed!

-December 5th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Gossip and Fever

-December 6th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, and Intense

-December 7th- 8th: COMPETITION- Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-December 8th: COMPETITION- Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-December 15th: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tremor, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-December 22nd- January 3rd: Gym Closed. No practice or classes. Premier Prep and All Star will have --required workouts to be completed over break.

-January 5th: *MANDATORY* All Star practices- $100 fine and athlete on alternate status if missed!

-January 9th or 10th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever

-January 11th-12th: COMPETITION- Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-January 26th: Inspire Banquet

-February 1st: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-February 8th- 9th: ALL STAR TRAVEL COMPETITION!! See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details and travel instructions.

-February 23rd-27th: NCA Week! Premier Prep and All-Star teams will practice each date listed. 26th will be show off and 27th will only require practice if necessary.

-February 24th-27th: No Novice or Prep Team Practices due to NCA Nationals. Classes will still be running.

-March 8th: COMPETITION- Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-March 9th-15th: Gym Closed. No practice or classes.

-March 18th: Novice Banquet

-March 21st: Potential Extra Practice- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star

-March 22nd-23rd: COMPETITION- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-March 28th: Prep, Premier Prep and All Star banquet

-March 30th: COMPETITION- Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-April 5th-6th: Regional Summit in New Orleans, LA. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.

-April 24th-25th: Youth Summit in Tampa, FL. TBD for Shock. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released later.

-May 1st-4th: The Summit in Orlando, FL. TBD for Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released later.

BILLING DATES:

*Reminder that if you need to set up a payment plan you need to contact the front office at office@excitegym.com* Monthly tuition will always be billed on the last business day of the month, below are the special billing dates only.

-November 29th: December Tuition and Banquet Tickets for one athlete and one adult. The athlete ticket is required whether they are attending or not. If you do not want to be billed for the adult ticket, you will need to email office@excitegym.com by November 1st. Additional parent tickets will be available for purchase at a later date.

-December 30th: January Tuition and National Event Billing for Premier Prep and All Star. Amount TBD.

2025-2026 SEASON DATES:

-June 19th-23rd, 2025: All Star Camp *MANDATORY* (posted 8.22.24)

-July 14th-20th, 2025: All Star Choreography *MANDATORY* (posted 9.12.24)

-NCA Nationals *MANDATORY* Practice dates over winter break: 12/21/25, 12/22/25, 12/28/25, 12/29/25, 1/3/26,1/4/26, 1/5/26 1/6/26, 1/7/26, 1/8/26. This is for Premier Prep and All-Star Teams. Missing any of these dates will make your athlete ineligible to compete at NCA Nationals for that season.

7. ATTACHMENTS:

Competition Hair Tutorial Videos:

Novice and Prep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfhYurp40Aw

Premier Prep/ Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3nADtLDuA4

Shock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tALv8jiFcj0

Competition Make Up Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4pb49OldsY

Competition Schedule 2024-2025:

Program Schedule: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_a127f5e0b81b46b98d6a89a8dda86590.pdf

Detailed Schedule: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_bd34cd9d9dbe4954a4543d8420d64fc0.pdf

Coach Cell Numbers: To be used on day of absences, private lessons or emergencies:

*Please include ALL of your team coaches in your texts regarding practices/emergencies*