Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader All-Stars Dance with the Best! Become an Arizona Cardinals All-Star Cheerleader!

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1 Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader All-Stars Dance with the Best! Become an Arizona Cardinals All-Star Cheerleader! The Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader All-Stars (ACAS) program is designed specifically to promote self-esteem, pride, commitment, and discipline among young women. This program offers a rare and truly unique opportunity for young women to perform during halftime shows in front of 65,000 Arizona Cardinals fans at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. All-Star Cheerleaders will participate in a five month program taught by the Cardinals Cheerleaders at the Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, dance on the game day field at University Of Phoenix stadium and represent the Cardinals throughout the community as Arizona Cardinals All-Star Cheerleaders! About All-Star Experience: No tryouts are required! The Arizona Cardinals Cheerleading All-Star program is tailored to kids of all ability levels. This is a community program open to young girls with years of experience or girls who are just being exposed to cheerleading and dance for the first time. Girls will be divided into two age groups, Jr. and Sr. All-Stars with the purpose of adding to the excitement of the Arizona Cardinals game day experience! Girls will perform at three Arizona Cardinals games which includes maya pre-game performance on the Great Lawn and halftime performance on the field at the University of Phoenix Stadium. ACAS will also perform at community events throughout the season.

2 Contacts: Heather Karberg, Director of Cheerleading Marcie Ford, Alumni/All-Star Cheer Coordinator Jr. Cheer hotline: (602) The cheerleader hotline will consist of updated information about events and clinics. Please leave a message with any questions and either the director or the coordinator will return your call. *If you do not have access to Facebook, you will be able to get all necessary information at this hotline number as well as . Facebook Jr. Cheer information page: All calendars, dates, locations and material will be posted to Facebook this season. This will be a website that will only be viewed by parents and children enrolled in the Arizona Cardinals All-Star program. You can find all dance videos posted to Facebook.com. For the security of the children, this will be a secure page in which you will need to be accepted before access. Check the Facebook page for further updates. In order to find the group you must search the following title. Please be sure to enter exactly (possibly copy paste into the search bar): Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader All-Stars 2011:

3 Program Overview Due to the limited time the participants have to prepare for game day and halftime performances, all practices the week of a performance are mandatory in order to participate in that event. In addition, there will be a parent meeting on these days to discuss the details of the event. Practice Dates: Wednesday, August 31 Wednesday, September 7, 14 Thursday, Sept 29 th - Full Game Day dress Rehearsal Wednesday, October 12, 26 Thursday, November 3 rd - Full Game Day dress Rehearsal Wednesday, November 16 Wednesday, December 7 Saturday, December 17- Full Game Day dress Rehearsal Time: 5:30 7:30 Location: Arizona Cardinals training facility-8701 S Hardy Dr, Tempe Game Dates: Sunday, October 2- In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, participants will perform alongside survivors and cheerleaders as they pay tribute to support the cause. Sunday, November 6- In appreciation of our U.S. military and the sacrifices they have made, the participants will perform alongside the men and women who have served our country as we celebrate Veteran s Day. Sunday, December 18- Participants will perform with over 200 Jr cheerleaders in celebration of the holidays. Location: University of Phoenix Stadium It s Game day! All-Stars will meet at the Great Lawn 15 minutes before performance time (time TBD). Parents must stay during the Great Lawn performance and escort their child to the game before the halftime performance. Parents will escort their child to the group seating and check in with the Game-day staff. Participants will move to the end zone at 10 minutes on the clock in the 2 nd Quarter to prepare for Half-time. After the halftime performance, the parents can pick up the participant in the same meeting location no later than the end of the 3 rd quarter. Detailed agenda for each game will be reviewed with parents and participants during practice the week before each game.

4 Program Costs: Costs associated with ACAS consist of registration fees, uniforms, instruction, performance videos, and game day tickets. Additional ticket orders are available at a discounted rate for ACAS participants. The ACAS uniform has been specially designed to resemble one of the Arizona Cardinal Cheerleading uniform. Each Junior All-star Cheerleader will be given her uniform at the Cardinals Training Facility before the first performance. Therefore, a parent must be present during registration to approve by signature the package elements that will be received. Package Fee: $600/participant Participating in the AZ Cardinals All-Stars (ACAS) program will be an experience of a lifetime! Participants will become a vital part of the Cardinals NFL game day and half-time experience and learn what it takes to be a professional cheerleader. In addition to the game day experience, the Cardinals All-star members will learn about the Cardinals cheerleading program outside of game day. ACAS will participate in community events and charity work. Each member of the All-Star program will receive: - Participation in all performances o Three game day performances on the Great Lawn o Three half-time performances o Two community events - Cheer and technique instruction at organized practice sessions August thru December 2011 by the Cardinal s cheerleaders o Please reference schedule dates and times as they vary - Uniform - Warm-ups and poms - Certificate of Participation - Access to the learning video - Performance video of all game day 3 halftime performances - Personalized/Autographed cheerleader poster - Photo opportunities with the cheerleaders - Individual photo shoot by Cardinals Cheerleaders Photographer - Game day ticket for the participant (for each scheduled performance)

5 Payment Options 1. Pay in full during initial registration 2. Three installments o $200 due at registration o $200 due Oct 5 o $200 due Nov 3 Please make checks payable to: Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders Additional game day tickets can be purchased through the Arizona Cardinals website. Frequently Asked Questions: Are parents able to stay during rehearsal? Yes! Parents are always welcome to attend clinics with their daughter. If you are unable to stay, be assured there is always plenty of supervision and safety of your daughter is our #1 priority. Do parents get tickets to the game? One ticket for the participant will be provided. You may purchase additional tickets when registering for the program. Seats will be in the 400 level sections. Do I get a video of the performance? A DVD of all halftime performance is included with the ACAS program package. However, the halftime performances are recorded of the performance as a whole. Therefore, no one individual participant will be highlighted for a period of time. DVD s will be given to participants at the end of the year banquet. How will the participants get to the stadium on game day? All ACAS will meet at the great lawn for the first game day performance. Detailed agendas for each game day will be reviewed with parents the week before the game. Transportation is not provided from the Arizona Cardinals Football Club. Single Game Day ticket parking is available at no charge at Kellis High School. Please visit for more information. Who will be watching my daughter? Our #1 priority is the safety of your daughter! Each line of girls is assigned an Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader during practice and at each performance. There will also be 4-5 Alumni Cheerleader Assistants at every game. These Alumni are chosen from our staff based on an application, background check and interview. They have all cheered for the Arizona Cardinals and are familiar with locations and the program.

6 Cardinals Jr. Cheer Registration Form Name Home Phone Age Address City State Zip Mother s Name Day Phone Father s Name Day Phone Referred By: Uniform Size: Y Small Y Med Y Large A Small Adult Med Adult Large To complete registration, please mail the following to the address listed below: Registration Form Payment in the form of a check, money order payable to the Arizona Cardinals for the fee of $ CARDINALS JR. CHEER CAMP P.O. Box 888 Phoenix, AZ Waiver and Release of Liability for Personal Injury and Property Damage I desire to participate in the Arizona Cardinals Junior Cheer Camp (the Activity ) on [ ]. I understand that there are risks and dangers involved in the Activity, and I voluntarily assume all of the risks and dangers, including the risks and dangers of personal injury and property damage that may occur during or arise from the Activity. In exchange for being permitted to participate in the Activity, I hereby expressly and unequivocally release and discharge Arizona Cardinals Football Club LLC, d/b/a Arizona Cardinals, its affiliates, divisions, officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents and affiliates from all claims, actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities, including attorney s fees, involving personal injury or property damage resulting from my participation in the Activity, including without limitation all claims resulting from any actual or claimed negligent acts or omissions, whether active or passive, of the released parties. I also understand and agree that my image or likeness may be used as part of any live or recorded video display or other transmission, reproduction or depiction in any media of all or part of this event. I recognize my duty to supervise the minors I bring to the Activity. On behalf of a minor for whom I am legally responsible, I hereby execute this Waiver and Release of Liability for Personal Injury and Property Damage.

7 Name of Minor Participant Signature of Legally Responsible Adult Date: