Announcement
2015 Cheer Season Information
A message from Reneè Crisitello, Cheer Director
1.) Tumbling:
We are so happy to bring on Jeff Pomeroy, owner of Pomoroy Gymnastics as our Warhawks Cheer Tumble Coach! He is bringing his expertise to the Warhawks and rotating through our teams to appropriately teach them tumbling on a weekly basis He has added a Cheer and Tumble Class for the summer and a week-long 1/2 Day Cheer & Tumble Camp at his gym if you are interested in picking up some gymnastics to prep for the cheer season. You can call the gym and leave a message and Jeff will be able to register you. The information and website is below for forms and phone numbers.
Cheer & Tumble Class: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30, 7 Weeks Starting 6/24-8/5, $105
1/2 Day Cheer & Tumble Camp: Week of August 3rd: $210
www.pomeroygym.com
2.) Spirit Wear/Uniforms:
We have some great news this season. The Warhawks program has agreed to pick up all the costs for spirit wear this season. It is so very generous of them and we are grateful! It is a HUGE cost savings for families. This will include a Cheer Pack consisting of: Hair Bow, Mid-drift, Boy Briefs, Socks, Practice Uniform (Tee & Shorts) and bag. The warm up suit will now be part of the uniform and will be distributed with the uniform and returned with the uniform at the end of the season. The only item parents need to purchase are the cheer sneakers which we will have sizing and ordering at the beginning of the season.
3.) Uniform Sizing:
We will be conducting a uniform sizing day Tuesday, July 7 at GCC from 6-7:30 pm for those who HAVE NOT yet been sized. All uniforms will be distributed at season start.
4.) Start Date and Mini Camp:
All camp costs are included in this year’s registration fee. Our practice location for our first practice and minicamp will be at Glenwood Middle School. Our practice area will be behind the blacktop at the far end of the parking lot at Glenwood Middle. Our season this year will start on Thursday, August 6th from 6-8pm, which ALL teams will report and there will be a brief parent meeting that evening from 7:40-8:00pm. . We have a lot to do that evening! There are a few documents we need to collect at the start of this first day of minicamp. At this time parents will turn in all paperwork, uniform deposit checks (amount TBD) & Maryland ID Cards. All of these documents will be available to download off of our www.gowarhawks.com website under the “handouts” section.
Please bring the following to the first day of practice, 8/6/15: Player Code of Ethics Form, Player Information Form, Medical Release Form, and the Parent Code of Conduct, Maryland State ID card, Uniform Deposit Check made out to Director of Finance, amount to be determined. The county requires all Warhawks to have a medical form for each player or cheerleader in order to participate in any practices, games, etc. The medical release form will require a signature from your pediatrician. If medical forms are not completed, your child will not be allowed to practice on the field until it is complete. The county also requires every player/cheerleader to have a state issued Maryland ID. They usually have certain times during the summer at the MVA that you can take your child via an appointment so you don’t have to wait. We will communicate the information to you when received or feel free to go at any time. When your child’s paperwork is completed and Maryland ID’s are collected, Cheer Packs & Uniforms will be distributed. We will make adjustments at this time to uniforms if necessary. You will be hearing from your individual Team Administrators with more information.
We also would like to have the girl’s sneaker sizing that evening. We are planning to have our uniform spirit wear vendor at practice on Thursday, August 6th, to size all the girls for their shoes. The vendor will have sample shoes on hand and write your daughter’s sneaker size on her hand, (just easier so nothing gets lost or misplaced). You will then order the sneakers via our www.gowarhawks.com website. If there is inclement weather on the 6th, the shoe fitting will take place inside the "Old" Bushy Park Elementary School.
Our Mini Camp (first week of football cheer camp) is August 10th-August 13th, from 6-8pm, and Friday, August 14th from 6-7:30pm. Please note 5 year old instructional team will have different times of practice which will be posted at a later date.
Practice Attire and Rules:
· Use bathroom before practice. Restrooms are not readily available or close to our practice area. Coaches will take water breaks during practices, but not restroom breaks. If you think your child will need a bathroom break during practice, you must stay on premises to take her to the restroom. The girls will not be able to go alone or with a friend.
· Remove all jewelry, don’t forget earrings!
· Eat before all games/practice, not during due to choking hazard
· No chewing gum
· Bring lots of water and clearly label your water bottles
· Bring a Beach towel for outdoor practice
· Wear Practice uniforms to all practices-red t-shirt/black shorts (practice uniform is provided, but girls can wear any red T and Black shorts if provided uniform is “unavailable” (I understand the laundry factor;) especially in camp ); flyers in cheer sneakers for stunting
· Hair in ponytail, we will be stunting and hair in the face will not be permitted while stunting.
· No cell phone use will be permitted during practices or games. If there is a need to contact you, the coach will use their personal cell phone. Cell phones may only be used at the conclusion of a practice or game.
You may stay and observe our practices, please refrain from communicating with your child or the coach while practice is in session. There will be an opportunity at the end of practice, to ask any questions.
5.) Competition Choreography Camp (second week of camp):
Our choreography camp is MANDATORY for ALL CHEER SQUADS and necessary to compete in our competitions. It will be held at Western Regional Park (WRP) next to the tennis courts. We will be partnering again this year with the GHS Cheerleaders to choreograph our routines. They have delivered multiple 1st place routines for us in the past and we are excited to see what they bring this year! Camp dates will be Monday, August 17-Thursday, August 20th from 6-8pm. Older squad will also practice on Saturday morning August 22nd, time TBD. The best part is that the Warhawks Organization is covering the cost of $55 per child for this mandatory camp and we are all grateful! Again, HUGE cost saving for families. We will participate in 2 competitions this year! Yeah! Also, if any team places 1st at the MMYFC competition, as both teams did last year, they will win a bid and compete in a 3rd competition! Dates and locations have not been released yet and I will communicate it to you as soon as received.
6.) Regular Season Practices:
Beginning the week of August 24th through September 18th, we will reduce to two nights a week practices. What two days each squad will be practicing is TBD. During this time all practices will be at WRP on the grass fields next to the tennis courts. Our practice time will still be from 6:00-8:00 PM. Then, the week of September 21st, we will move to our indoor practice spaces. Each squad’s practice days and times will remain the same, but your squad’s practice locations are TBD. These locations will be one of the following: Glenwood Middle School or Glenwood Community Center. For EVERY practice, please wear your practice uniform.
We are always looking for volunteers. If you are looking to get involved or are able to help us out in anyway, please email me.
Throughout the season you will receive email correspondence from your squads’ team administrator (TA) and/or myself. Please be sure to update us both with the best email address(es) for your family. Hopefully, this information is helpful for your summer planning purposes! If you have any questions or concerns please email me.
Cheers!!!
Renee Crisitello
Director of Cheer
West Howard Warhawks
renee.crisitello@gmail.com
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