THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BECOMING A PART OF THE CHEER CENTRAL SUNS FAMILY!

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thank YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BECOMING A PART OF THE CHEER CENTRAL SUNS FAMILY! We are excited to be entering our 17th competitive season, and our FIRST season in the NEW North Gym! We are here for you please contact us with any questions. We have demonstrated year after year that our program and coaches are the best in the region with a long-standing tradition of excellence at Cheer Central. Our business is based on teamwork and integrity. We are known for our attention to detail, cleanliness, and organization. Our facilities are some of the best in the industry. We have everything our athletes need to be successful spring floors, Tumble Traks, spring floor strips, pits, rod floor, and mats galore. Safety is our top priority. Our coaches are USASF certified and First Aid/CPR trained. In addition, our coaches undergo continuous training to maintain and enhance their already high level of experience and training. We have teams for every age and at every level, no experience is okay! Last season, we had 38 cheer teams (teams at every age group and every level). This allows your child to be placed in an environment where they can grow and thrive with other kids and coaches dedicated to helping them fulfill their personal potential. Our athletes/ coaches have established an incredible record of success on a regional and national level: We are the ONLY Colorado gym to have teams compete at the Level 5 World Championships for the past 10 years. In addition, we are taking 19 teams to the All-level Summit Championship this year! 1 So far this season we have received FOUR prestigious paid bids to page Worlds & The Summit.

Cheer Central is proud to field the STRONGEST and MOST SUCCESSFUL level 5 programs in the state, including a WORLDS team and a Restricted Level 5 all attending Worlds/Summit. Cheer Central is the ONLY program in Colorado to receive MULTIPLE Paid Bids to both the Summit & Worlds. Our teams consistently bring home High Point and Grand Champion titles in all levels We take pride in ALL of our teams at Cheer Central. Whether your child is on a level 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 team, they will be valued and coached at the highest level PHILOSOPHY Our At Cheer Central we believe that cheer is our tool for influencing kids lives in a positive way. We use uplifting but disciplined coaching to instill values of strong work ethic, team work, sportsmanship, positive attitude, and athleticism. As a result, we receive raving reviews every year from parents about how our program has helped their child improve their grades, time management, self confidence and overall physical/mental and emotional health. We believe that FUN and STRUCTURE are the tools to creating an environment where kids thrive! meet the Suns COME MEET OUR FAMILY & SEE OUR FACILITIES! The NEW NORTH Meet & Greet: Fri. March 31st 6-8pm @ The Whisk(e)y 214 S College Ave #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR TEAMS IN ACTION WE INVITE YOU TO WATCH US COMPETE AT JAMZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN IN LOVELAND, CO (Budweiser Event Center) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd! page 42

how toregister STEP by STEP 1 Log onto our website www.ccsuns.com. Click on the link to register for the new season!! 2 Register your child for the 2017-18 Competitive Evals using our online registration form. You will need to fill out a SEPERATE form for each individual athlete. 3 The final step of the registration form will be to process the payment for your ENROLLMENT FEE in the amount of 269. Your form will not submit until this payment is processed and approved. 4 Complete the Auto-Pay Form and Medical Release Waiver. These forms are due BY April 25th in order to hold your athlete s spot. Any athlete s without paperwork turned in may risk being put on our team wait-list. ALL LOCATIONS WILL HAVE ENROLLMENT CAPS THAT WE EXPECT TO REACH! 5 Stay tuned to your email for an IMPORTANT update that will come prior to evaluations including info on check-in process, what to expect for team placements, as well as info on what we will be looking for from athletes at evaluations. Questions or need help registering? Email info@cheercentralsuns.com page 3 3

team TIMELINE March 31 31 st MEET & GREET Parents can stop in to meet our staff and owner and ask any questions they may have about our NEW program in Northern Colorado. The Whisk(e)y 214 S College Ave #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524 May 6-8pm 17 th TUMBLING SKILL EVALUATIONS Upon arrival at Evaluations athletes will go through a registration check-in line. Upon completion of the registration process, please allot 45 min for your athlete to be evaluated. We will release athletes as soon as they are evaluated. Please arrive early to complete your reg. process. THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP OF EVALS. AGES 5-12 MAY 17TH 5-7PM NORTH AGES 13-18 MAY 17TH 7-9PM PLEASE SEE PG. 8 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON EVALUATIONS & CALLBACKS.

4 th 18 18 th June JUNE WORKOUT TIMES th JUNE WORKOUT TIMES will be released ON June 4th by 11:59pm. These are NOT team placements, but simply a continuation of comprehensive evaluation process. Athletes should attend these released times until further notice. We reserve the right to change times or ask an athlete to attend a different workout time AT ANY TIME. FINAL TEAM ROSTERS th FINAL Team Rosters will be released on June 18th by 11:59pm, including your athlete s SUMMER practice schedule - this will not include your athlete s schedule for Sunday practices (if applicable) since this will not start until September. Team Choreography days/times will be released the following week BY June 23rd. 17 th 17-31 st ROUTINE CHOREO July These dates are IMPORTANT and MANDATORY for all athlete s to ensure the success of their team. We will be utilizing the BEST choreographers in the industry for our routines - this means that scheduling and time allotment for routines is TIGHT - it is crucial that your athlete is at all of their schedule choreography session to learn their routine in full. We have opted to complete choreography EARLIER this season to accomodate many school schedules starting the first week of August, and also to have teams prepared earlier in the season! G Y M C L O S U R E S MEMORIAL DAY: May 25-29 SUMMER BREAK: June 24 - July 9 LABOR DAY: September 1-5 HALLOWEEN: October 31st THANKSGIVING: November 20-26 CHRISTMAS: December 22-January 5 SUPERBOWL SUNDAY: February 4th (Practices will be moved to Sat. Feb 3rd) SPRING BREAK: March 26 - April 1 page 5

financial COMMITMENT TINY L1 MINI L1 MINI L2 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2-5 RESTRICTED 230 295 325 **75/month discount for sibilings MONTHLY TUITION & FEES Monthly fees are paid every month, May 2017 through April 2018. Our monthly fees are INCLUSIVE and cover nearly everything your child needs for the season. All scheduled closures are pro-rated into monthly cost. We are confident our fees are exceptionally priced and offer your child the BEST training, facilities, coaches and opportunities! Year after year our parents tell us how much they appreciate our inclusive fee structure because it allows for easy monthly budgeting. WHAT IS INCLUDED? Monthly team tuition (Includes team training & 1 hr of team tumbling for all teams. WORLDS Level 5 teams will add an additional hour of tumbling starting in the Fall.) Choreography & Music Year End Party Competition Fees for Local, Regional and National Comps Coaches travel fees (Worlds & Summit Coach Travel Fees are NOT INCLUDED because teams will only be charged if they receive a bid to one of these events) Athlete and team photos (you receive digital rights to all photos) Mandatory Choreography Camps AT CHEER CENTRAL WE ARE INCREDIBLY UPFRONT ABOUT OUR COSTS - WE FIND THAT OUR INCLUSIVE MONTHLY STRUCUTRE HELPS OUR FAMILIES TREMENDOUSLY FOR BUDGETING AND PLANNING. ANY COSTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR MONTHLY FEES ARE EXPLICITLY OUTLINED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE. WE WILL NEVER REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDS BEYOND WHAT IS LISTED IN THIS PACKET.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED? ADDITIONAL FEES ENROLLMENT FEE 269 This fee applies to ALL athletes & will be charged upon registration. Absolutely NO athletes will be permitted to tryout until this fee is paid. INCLUDES: Tryout Fee, Annual Registration Fees, Practice BOW, Team Blackout Bow, Competition Bow, 2 Practice Sports Bras, CCS Tank, CCS Shirt, and CCS Jacket! OUT-OF-STATE COMPETITION COSTS Transportation & Lodging to Out-Of-State Competitions is not included. Due to rising costs at the prestigous nationals events that our gym attends we wil be charging an additional 125 for NCA Nationals & American Celebration to account for budget increases associated with these events - this will be charged in October for NCA & January for Salt Lake City. **Disney Tickets/Summit & Worlds Fees are NOT included in monthly fees as we must EARN the honor to compete at these events. OPTIONAL CLASSES, PRIVATES & CAMPS Additional tumbling is OPTIONAL for all athletes but encouraged to boost both skills & technique in tumbling. UNIFORM 449 ALL athletes will be required to purchase a uniform (we use our uniforms for TWO seasons). We are EXCITED to unveil a new custom 3-piece uniform for the 2017-18 season. Uniform will be available for purchase online May 1-Aug. 31 for 449. OPTIONAL- additional practice bras available. We encourage athletes to purchase an additional bra or tank but it is not required. These items are only needed if you don t have them: White Cheer Shoes [Nfinity or Varsity only] (85) Cheer Central Backpack or Sling (20-65) Black Nike Pro Spandex Competition Eye Make-Up (30) USASF MEMBERSHIP 30 ALL parents will be required to log-on to USASF and complete their athlete certification and pay for their membership to be active for the 2017-18 season. Details on how to complete this process will be announced. DROP FEE 1000 1000.00 only assessed if your child quits the program after June 3rd, 2017. At Cheer Central our competitive teams are a year-long commitment. Please consider this before trying out. Our withdrawal fee is there to protect other families and their investment in our program and to ensure all costs are covered in the event of an athlete s departure. We have an open door policy and are more than happy to talk with you regarding the progress of your child and/or their level/potential team placement PRIOR to our drop deadline. We nearly always have a spot for EVERY athlete, in the rare circumstance that your child's age/level does not give them a place, we will refund all fees. Quitting our program after June 3rd may cause your child to forfeit future tryout privileges at CCS depending on circumstance. Should your athlete choose to withdraw from the program before June 3rd, no refunds will be given on tuition or enrollment fees already paid.

team teamevaluations 1 T U M B L I N G S K I L L E V A L U A T I O N EVALUATION TIMES NORTH LOCATION AGES 5-12 May 17th 5-7pm Ages 13-18 May 17th 7-9pm 2 3 C A L L B A C K # 1 CALLBACK TIMES ARE MANDATORY. PLEASE LEAVE THE WEEK OF MAY teams 22-24 FROM 5-9PM OPEN FOR PRACTICE AS YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE AT YOUR CALLBACK TIMES IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A TEAM. C A L L B A C K # 2 CALLBACK TIMES ARE MANDATORY. PLEASE LEAVE THE WEEK OF MAY 30 - JUNE 2 FROM 5-9PM OPEN FOR PRACTICE AS YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE AT YOUR CALLBACK TIMES IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A TEAM. ATHLETES WILL FIRST ATTEND ONE OF OUR TUMBLING SKILL EVALUATION SESSIONS TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF TUMBLING. ATHLETES TUMBLING SKILL LEVEL WILL NOT DETERMINE THEIR TEAM PLACEMENT - STUNTING ABILITY WILL ALSO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE. FOLLOWING YOUR ATHLETES TUMBLING EVALUATION YOU WILL RECEIVE A CALLBACK TIME TO ATTEND. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER EVALUATE YOUR ATHLETE S STUNTING AND TUMBLING ABILITY ALONGSIDE ATHLETES THAT COMPLIMENT THEIR SKILL LEVEL. CALLBACK #1 TIMES WILL BE SENT OUT ON MAY 21 BY 11:59PM. FOLLOWING CALLBACK #1 YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL CALLBACK TIME TO ATTEND. CALLBACK #2 TIMES WILL BE SENT OUT ON MAY 29 BY 11:59PM. FOLLOWING YOUR SECOND CALLBACK YOU WILL RECEIVE A PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR ANY ATHLETE AT ANY TIME. HOW ARE teams FORMED? CHEER CENTRAL HAS A COMPREHENSIVE TEAM FORMATION PROCESS. TUMBLING/STUNTING/JUMP ABILITY WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN COMBINATION WITH MANY OTHER ASPECTS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) COMPETITIVE MATURITY, PERFORMANCE AND APTITUDE FOR ADAPTING TO SKILLS AND CHOREOGRAPHY. ATHLETES WILL BE GROUPED WITH OTHER LIKE-SKILLED AND LIKE-MINDED ATHLETES TO FORM A SET OF TEAMS WE BELIEVE WILL ALL HAVE SUCCESSFUL SEASONS. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR ALL ATHLETES, INCLUDING BEGINNERS, AT CHEER CENTRAL. AT CHEER CENTRAL WE BELIEVE THAT WELL-ROUNDED ATHLETES ARE PROFICIENT AT THEIR LEVEL IN BOTH STUNTING AND TUMBLING. BOTH OF THESE AREAS ACCOUNT FOR EQUAL PARTS IN A CHEERLEADING ROUTINE (INCLUDING OTHER AREAS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE, JUMPS, ETC.) PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT BOTH AREAS WILL BE CONSIDERED EQUALLY WHEN FORMING TEAMS. ATHLETES SHOULD EXPECT TO SHOW COMPETENCY IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS. TUMBLING & STUNTING

WHAT level IS MY CHILD? To be considered at a level athletes should have mastered all listed skills with consistency and good technique. Level Requirements listed below are the minimum for each level. At Cheer Central we believe in placing athletes on teams where they will be successful! Our teams are developed to compete at a high level- and being on any Cheer Central team is an honor. We believe EVERY team at Cheer Central is equally important! If you have any concerns (injuries or fears) we should be aware of prior to evaluations, please include this on your registration form. Athletes will initially be placed where we feel they have mastered their skills. Athletes will be placed on teams with LIKE-MINDED and LIKE-SKILLED individuals. When attending evaluations please keep in mind, your athletes cheer age is based on their age as of Aug. 31st, 2017: Tiny: 5-6yrs (3-4 year olds will only be considered for PREP teams) Mini: 5-8 years old Youth: 5-11 years old Junior: 5-14yrs Senior: 10-18yrs Worlds: ages 12+ LEVEL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ADVANCED RECOMMENDATIONS Level 1 LIMITED NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! - Level 1 TWO CONSECUTIVE BACK WALKOVERS FRONT WALKOVER, TRIPLE BACK WALKOVER, BACK WALKOVER SWITCH LEG Level 2 Level 3 SOLID STANDING BHS, RUNNING PASS WITH MULTIPLE BHS SOLID JUMP INTO 2 STANDING BHS, STRONG ROUND-OFF BHS TUCK BACKWALKOVER BHS, ALTERNATE SKILLS ENDING IN ROUND-OFF BHS (FRONT- WALKOVER, ETC..) ALTERNATE RUNNING PASS ENDING IN TUCK (FRONT-WALKOVER, PUNCH FRONT, ETC ), STANDING 2 BHS - JUMP - STANDING 2 BHS Level 4 SOLID JUMP STANDING BHS TO TUCK, STANDING TUCK, STRONG ROUND-OFF BHS LAYOUT, STANDING 2 BHS TO LAYOUT ALTERNATE RUNNING PASS ENDING IN LAYOUT (FRONT-WALKOVER, PUNCH FRONT, WHIP THROUGH, ETC ), STANDING ALTERNATE PASS ENDING IN LAYOUT Level 5 Level 5 WORLDS ROUND-OFF BHS FULL (OR DOUBLE FULL FOR JUNIOR 5), JUMP TUCK COMBINATION, STANDING 2 BHS TO FULL 4-JUMPS TO TUCK, ALTERNATE PASS ENDING IN FULL OR RUNNING DOUBLE FULL, STANDING FULL OR 1-BHS TO FULL, STANDING PASS ENDING IN DOUBLE FULL ALTERNATE RUNNING PASS ENDING IN FULL (FRONT-WALKOVER, PUNCH FRONT, WHIP THROUGH, ETC ), STANDING ALTERNATE PASS ENDING IN FULL ALTERNATE RUNNING PASS ENDING IN A DOUBLE FULL, JUMP INTO 1 BHS FULL, TOE FULL competition INFORMATION At Cheer Central we train to compete! Our teams are highly competitive on both a local and national level (all ages and levels!). We have very limited competition in Colorado, therefore, travel is necessary for our athletes to experience great competition, and gain national exposure. We are excited to release our competition schedule BELOW... we will keep you updated if there is any changes to this schedule. Please wait to book travel until more details are released. LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL OUT-OF-STATE OUT-OF-STATE LOCAL TEAM theawakening Denver, CO Nov. 5 Athletic Champ Denver, CO Dec. 16-17 America s Best Denver, CO Jan. 27 American Legacy Loveland, CO Feb. 17-18 NCA Nationals Dallas, TX Feb. 23-25 American Celebration Salt Lake City, UT Mar. 16-17 JAMZ Loveland, CO Apr. 22 SUMMIT Tiny & Mini Level 1 - Mini Level 2 & Level 1 - Levels 2-5 (Jr & Rest. 5) with bid practice COMMITMENT 100% ATTENDANCE At Cheer Central, we believe that teams become great by working together to achieve their goals. Because cheerleading is a team sport, every team member must be present in order for a team to be successful. Athletes on Competitive teams will be permitted to miss FOUR (4) practices during the months of May - August, and an additional THREE (3) practices from September - April. These are absences that are permitted, outside of our listed closures, THAT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. Any absences beyond these may result in your athlete being placed in an alternate status. Otherwise, practices are mandatory and will only be excused for serious illness, major life events (weddings and funerals), and school functions for a grade. THERE ARE NO PERMITTED ABSENCES TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ANY COMPETITION OR THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SUMMIT. TEAM WEEKNIGHT PRACTICE LENGTH ADDITIONAL SUNDAY PRACTICE* Tiny 2x week 1-1.5 hours each no SUNDAY practices Minis & Level 1 2x week 1.5-2.5 hours each no SUNDAY practices Levels 2-5 2x week 2-3 hours each no SUNDAY practices AT CHEER CENTRAL WE WORK INCREDIBLY HARD TO OUTLINE OUR PROGRAM WITH COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY TO ENSURE NEW FAMILIES HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT ENTAILS TO BE ON A TEAM AT CHEER CENTRAL SUNS. THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET IS BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INDUSTRY - WE DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES IF ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION IS RELEASED. REST ASSURED WE WILL COMMUNICATE ANY CHANGES EFFECTIVELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TRUST.