The Rumor Mill
We hear the funniest rumors!! We always tell our parents, don't believe anything unless you hear it from the source. We decided it would be best to simply address rumors as they come up. As we hear something new, we'll be happy to address it here. We believe in being up front and honest and take pride in running our program with integrity.
Not true.
Cheer Central is excited to be coaching the CU Cheer Squad--AND we are excited to have an incredible Open Coed Level 6 team. CU Cheerleaders are permitted to tryout--however, FRESHMAN ARE NOT permitted to tryout. Any cheerleaders wishing to do both must also demonstrate a strong GPA. CU Cheerleaders who do tryout understand that the CU Cheer Squad is their FIRST priority. Our Open Coed Level 6 team is GREAT--and currently there are 2 members on our team of 24 members who also cheer for CU.
Once again, totally false.
While we do take what we do seriously, we also believe that it is important for every athlete and family to have balance in their life. We schedule 3 weeks off in the summer, 2-3 weeks off over the Christmas holidays, a week off for spring break, AND we take off many of the major holidays "smaller" holidays. In addition, our athletes normally have approximately 3 weeks off between competitive seasons as well. We also have NO WEEKEND PRACTICES during the summer...so families can enjoy all weekends together! Every year our schedule is a little different, but we believe REST and FAMILY TIME over holidays is very important to the well being of our athletes...
We hear this from people all the time:
I was told (or I believe) that my child would NEVER make a Cheer Central team.
WOW. This couldn't be more FALSE!!
We have teams/programs for kids of ALL ages and abilities (Preschool THROUGH age 18). We LOVE teaching beginners as much as we enjoy coaching our Level 5 teams and everything in between. Cheer Central will have 16 teams for the 2009-10 season. 7 of the 14 teams will be either Level 1 or Level 2 teams...we point this out only to illustrate that we have MANY beginners in our gym. We like it this way. Some of our best, most talented athletes came to us with literally NO skills. When we are able to work with athletes from the beginning, we also get to teach correct technique and fundamentals.
So, please don't watch our teams and think you could never do it. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced athlete, we have a place for you!
Cheer Central does not recruit kids from other programs. We genuinely want to see ALL programs in Colorado do well. The more competition the better! While we do not go out and solicit kids from other gyms to join our program. We WILL follow up with kids/parents from other programs if they contact us first. If they come to us, we will happily assist them. It is important for all kids/parents to find the best program suited for them.
We heard this one from a parent of another program at our last competition:
Wendy (one of the owners) has sold her portion of Cheer Central to a dad.
Not True. Julie and Wendy continue to own Cheer Central without any outside investors.
Cheer Central did not break off from another program. We started our gym 9 years ago. At the time there were only a few gyms in Colorado. Julie (one of our owners) did work for another gym for a short time. During this time she coached high school tryout prep classes and a few tumbling classes. She never coached one of their competitive teams. We are good friends with this gym. However, Julie's coaching for them was minimal, and in NO WAY did we ever break off, steal kids or take anything from them in our beginning years. We simply saw a need for a great all-star program in this area of Colorado, and started our own program for the benefit of kids here...and we're so glad we did. Go SUNS!!
