Congrats Girls!

Took 1st place again and defended our UNDEFEATED TITLE :)

Better late than never…:)
I want to take this time to recognize the entire Rockets Jr Pee Wee team. Just because we are splitting for Nationals, that has no affect on what occurred at Regionals. It takes a FULL team to produce that routine. I am SOOOO proud of all the girls and I hope to cross paths again in the future. We have jumped to our next challenge, but I want to make sure that all girls that competed at regionals know that their hard work paid off!

Don't ever underestimate yourself… because you guys did it. Always challenge and always change. 

You guys set out to do something and you did just that. 

All 22 girls deserved that First Place Trophy.

With that being said…. WE'RE ONTO THE NEXT ONE!

**Girls Keep posted for a post season activity to celebrate the whole team! Tentative either late December, Early January. 

Tomorrow's the big day!

Tomorrow is the big day…

I want the girls to remember…

Nationals is upon us… I know the girls can feel it just as strong as I can. They don't know what to expect… but they want it. I want them to remember… no matter what… they have traveled so far since the beginning of the season. They have improved so much… and it shouldn't end here…  

Comp info:

Arrival time: 7am SHARP

Location: Santa Clara Convention Center top of parking structure

Performance time: 10:45am

Appearance:

Girls should come fully dressed in uniforms and sweats

Hairs are going to be put into High Sock Buns. If you know how to do it, you may, if not, high pony tails or brushed hair with hair pro ducted (brush, rubber bands, hair spray, gel, Clips ). 

Girls should have their competition shoes on (They may bring white clean cheer shoes with them. I will need to approve them in order for them to be worn)

NO SHOW WHITE SOCKS. NOT ANKLE SOCKS. 

In Bags:

Bring a small snack

Bring a water bottle

Brush and Hair Items

Extra Shoes

More information, refer to email

Circle up Review: Friday

Tickets for dinner:
If you want to preorder tickets for dinner and pay the $12 price, please contact me via email. If you have guest that want to attend (I hope everyone has some!), please just email over their names or even shoot me a text. I will compile a list of names of people that are "preordering" This will help us prepare the proper amount of food so we can fundraise as much as possible for Nationals.
*There may be a discounted offer for seconds depending on the turn out. First come first serve basis. Remember, this is a HUGE opportunity for our team to earn some money for Nationals!
Time: 7-8:30
Location: Fair Oaks Park
Cost: 
$12- preorder
$15- at the door
 $8- Children
 $1- Drinks
*Meals include Bake Potato, Steak, small dessert and Possible salad)
*Questions, feel free to text, email or all coach Krystle

Competition
We will be preforming in the 20's again. I believe 25th. This will put us most likely around 10-10:30 time frame again.
Admission: $17
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
Arrival time: 7am Top floor of Parking Structure of Convention Center
More details to come

Practices for next week
Practices for next week are MANDATORY and are not to be missed. Our season ends this Friday if the girls do not qualify for Nationals. We need to give them all the fair opportunities that they are allowed.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6-8:30
We will have a mini Pep Rally Wednesday for teams to watch from 7:30 until 8:15.
We may have a mini bake sale again, still up for debate. Families and friends are encouraged to attend and show their support for our team! Thanksgiving is Thursday, so family traveling in will have the opportunity to help pump up these girls!

Shirts
We are working to get nationals shirts put together for the girls. This is for all ladies on the team whether they are attending or not. I believe we are asking $8-$10 for the shirt and the work that goes into making the shirts. Please contact team mom terri if you have not talked with her already.

THIS TIME NEXT WEEK… WE WILL KNOW IF WE WILL BE GOING TO NATIONALS OR NOT… THIS TIME IN 2 WEEKS… WE SHOULD BE PACKED AND READY TO FLY OUT… GAME FACES ON… 

Ongoing and Upcoming Events

10 days Until we hit big blue
5 practices

Mark your Calendars of Practice days (reminder)
Wednesday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
OFF FOR THANKSGIVING
COMPETITION BRING AND EARLY FRIDAY. [[plan for estimated 7am arrival]]

FUNDRAISING DINNER

PROCEEDS GO TO SV NATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013
TIME: 6:30-8:30PM
FAIR OAKS PARK

DINNER COST: 
$12- PRE ORDER TICKETS [full meal]
$15- TICKETS AT THE DOOR [full meal]
  $8- CHILDREN TICKETS
  $4- BAKED POTATO ONLY 
  $1- FOR DRINKS

MEALS INCLUDES:
-Steak
-Baked Potato (Options for fully loaded)
-Dessert: Cookies

Tickets available either by contacting a Rockets Jr. Pee Wee Cheerleader or by Contacting Coach Krystle

Friday's circle up

MANDATORY PARENT MEETING FOR NATIONALS DURING MONDAY'S PRACTICE
TIME: 7:30
LOCATION: FAIR OAKS PARK

-We have to cover some details with the Treasurer in regards to the finances of this trip.
-We also have WAIVERS that need to be signed for Regionals.
-If your daughter missed ANY games (Even if we've already obtained a signature), we need a signature. FAILURE TO OBTAIN SIGNATURE MAY RESULT IN CHILD NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPETE AT REGIONAL COMPETITION 
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Fundraising:
We have begun fundraising for nationals! If you personally do not need the assistance, please have your daughter participate in fundraising for the team as a whole. It really takes a whole team to want to go to nationals.

Shirts:
We will be making Nationals Shirts (regardless if you are attending nationals or not). We are asking everyone contribute 8 dollars. This is 5 for Terri's work to put the shirts together and 3 for the shirts themselves. Please see coach Jackie or team mom Terri for this.

PRACTICES THE WEEK OF REGIONALS
Here is the schedule leading up to Regionals (All at Fair Oaks
Monday, November 18
Wednesday, November 20
Friday, November 22
Monday, November 25
TUESDAY, November 26 -Note Tuesday practice. 
WEDNESDAY, November 27 - This will be a Pep Rally Practice. Attendance Mandatory


PRACTICES THE WEEK FOLLOWING REGIONALS
Sunday, December 1st There will be a meeting for all parents and daughters. Travel Fund Portion Payment will be due @ this meeting. 
TUESDAY, December 3- note Tuesday instead of Monday
Wednesday, December 3
Friday, December 6

Believe in yourself

REGIONALS… HERE WE COME!!

Incase you missed Parent Meeting...

Parent Meeting Follow up…

A bit heavy, but it's definitely good recall of what was said incase you missed anything important. Remember. Proceeding forward to nationals it is the cheerleaders and parents responsibility to stay updated. I make it accessible, you utilize it. :) 

Commitment forms:

Girls are receiving commitment forms for Nationals, if we qualify. These will be due NO LATER than Wednesday, November 13 @ 8:15pm. Failure to return a form OR contact me VIA EMAIL with your status on the upcoming competitions will be considered as not planning to attend. There is a great deal of stress that comes with a team traveling and competing in Florida and the best way to get around this stress is to plan accordingly. Communication is huge and the more I know the better decisions I can make. 

Balance Due Date: Dec 1st

All season we have been talking about nationals and how it is a very fast turn around. We officially are in for the regional competition on Friday, November 29, 2013. If we place and qualify for nationals the full balance will be due Sunday, December 1st. We are currently looking at the balance being roughly $1,200dollars. The reason for this quick turn over is we travel the following Saturday, December 7th.

Insurance Cards & Original Birth Certificates :

Girls will need to provide us with active insurance cards. Photocopies of both sides will be needed in order to travel. ORIGINAL birth certificates will also need to be provided. Pop Warner is VERY strict when it comes to paper work. 

Missed School:

As I take school very seriously, we will be having scheduled study sessions. Girls will be expected to bring their homework or a book to read. Pop Warner does have a study hall that we will be using at some point on our trip. The study hall does have computer access incase needed for homework research(Strictly for school use only). We will also be providing a letter to send to school to request excused absence. 

DATES for Nationals:

The dates I have in mind will be Saturday, December 7th to Thursday, December 12th. I am hard set on December 7th and I am still tentative about the return date. This is flexible with Wednesday or Thursday. I am meeting on Thursday of this week to find out more about how we need to go about booking flights for the team. Also, as I receive commitment statuses, I will determine how long for the trip. For families that are planning to attend, I am considering having Wednesday morning/afternoon as a flexible day for the girls to be released to the parents. Wednesday night will be the Celebration party for Pop Warner so they would need to attend all as a team. 

Fundraisers:

We are pushing out fundraisers whenever we come across something worth while. Sell those pizza cards.Remember! If you take the card, you are responsible for paying for it. DO NOT LOSE them. 

Steak Potato Night: We are considering having a steak and baked potato night. This would serve as a fundraiser. We would sell preorder tickets, as well as having tickets for sell the night of. Details are still being worked out. Depending on participation and interest, this will hopefully be a team wide fundraiser. 

Sponsorships are an excellent way to obtain funds. We will be drafting a sponsorship letter, but in the meantime feel free to google sponsorship letters so you can customize yours. Sponsorships include going into businesses and asking if they can "sponsor" either the participant or the team. Sometimes companies will give a couple hundred bucks at a time! It's a tax write off! We get to catch them near the end of the year, it's the perfect catch! Please Don't rely on us to hand you everything. Highly encourage creative and proactive attitudes!

Tip for successful fundraising: If something isn't working to fundraise, find another way to obtain the money. We can't count on hope. Hope is nothing without work and brainstorming how to accomplish that goal! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! 

Talk with coach Jackie for more details if interested in fundraising!

Rooming Situation

In order to book a room with the team, you MUST be a chaperone(please see chaperone section if interested). Due to the mass amount of team travelers, the hotels reserve the rooms for participant. Based on my experience through all different types of teams, Pop Warner operates with the girl’s best interest in mind.

I do suggest that parents get together and arrange to join rooms. It’s a great way to save money and stay informed. Even if you are not sharing a room, I suggest trying to have parents book hotel rooms in the same location as other parents. From my understanding, parents are not able to stay at the same hotel facility as the girls. I want to make it clear that this is not a family vacation until I release them at the end of the trip. The girls are pretty much under lock down under my watch during our stay. This is to ensure safety issues.This has to do with head counts and knowing where all the girls are at at all times. 

Chaperones:

The more support the better. I have very firm expectations for my chaperones. I am looking to fill each room with at least 3 girls and 1 adult. This would include your child in your room. Requirements for chaperones:

-Must be able to communicate effectively with head coach in regards to whereabouts

-Ability to get girls where they need to be when they need to be

-Accountability

-Capable of being responsible for the girls in their room

-Will not consume alcohol or drugs while on trip

-Ability to follow all Pop Warner rules

I am sure there is much more information that will need to be given out as time passes. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need further explanation.

As I mentioned at the circle up, please understand that this is complete volunteer work for me and my staff. I  take this position very seriously as I understand that many of these girls this may be one of the biggest trips that they go on. It is my goal to get the girls there safely and that they have a great team experience. Some people dream of nationals all their lives and it would be amazing to get the spend this trip with this team. They’ve worked really hard! I appreciate everyone’s cooperation in making this trip a success. 

Reflection... Moving Forward

We've worked our butts off and it paid off. Undefeated 1st place champions... Sunnyvale Rockets - Jr. Pee Wee

Anyone who has videos, please send them to me :) I would love to have a solid one to show the girls on Monday's reviewing part of practice. 

I cannot express how proud I am of these girls after the Saturday, November 9th Cheer competition. It wasn't just their performance. It was their actions, their behavior, their drive, their determination, their commitment, their pride, their teamwork, I could go on and on. Coaching for me isn't just about the trophy or getting that next skill. It's about getting these girls to set goals, to work hard in anything they do, to be respectful, to be self disciplined, to know the value in practice and consistency, to show commitment, to follow through, to show good sportsmanship, and again, I could go on and on. I know that I learned these skills through my time in cheer, and there is no greater gift than to be able to pass it on to this generation. That is the sole reason of my presence on this team, the girls. I look forward to these next weeks; they're going to be fast and their going to require an even heavier commitment, but their going to be worth it. 

Practices are mandatory. 100%. If something comes up, please talk to me, but there is no substitution for not being present at a practice with all the girls. I want to commend everyone's attendance thus far. Continue to be on time and have the girls ready to work.

Moving Forward:

Practices will be @ FAIR OAKS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. I will aim to be there a bit early so the girls can get the mats all set up. This helps in optimizing our practice time. 

Practice are 100% mandatory as I will stress again. 

Fundraising

It's time to KICK UP THE FUNDRAISERS! WOO HOO! Start asking around and motivating people to support your cheerleader! Some fun ideas when asking for families to donate, Make a video or a picture collage for your child! You can have your cheerleader make it and have them ask! I am going to motivate the girls as much as possible at practice to take responsibility in helping fundraising!

**fundraising releases will occur during circle up. DO NOT rely on the blog to always be the best source for fundraising. Coach Jackie will be main team connect for questions. 

*Interested in bingo? The information can be found on the sunnyvalepopwarner.com site under fundraising. 

NATIONALS:

If ... (When) we make it to nationals, we will require the BALANCE no later than DECEMBER 1st. The Sunday after competition. This is VERY soon. I would love to extend it, but our flight would be that following Saturday, December 7th. Any later and we're looking at a couple hundred more per person. Let's get focused. Travel dates Dec 7- Dec 12.
Tentative: We're looking to travel Saturday, December 7th. Practice at their facility Sunday. Compete Monday December 9th. Parks and Celebration Tuesday. Celebration Pop Warner Party Wednesday night, December 11th. Fly home Thursday, December 12th.  

IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND NATIONALS, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP. THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GIRLS AND THE TEAM. They will still be able to compete at regionals and everything, but I need to know IMMEDIATELY. EVEN IF THERE IS A HESITATION. 

Parents Attendance is encouraged for Monday's circle up!

** I will be sending contractions with the girls on Monday's practice upholding commitment for moving forward. They will be due Wednesday, November 13

**IF YOU ARE NOT SUBSCRIBED TO THE BLOG PLEASE DO SO ASAP. THERE IS AN EMAIL BAR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. ENTER IN YOUR EMAIL AND THIS POSTING WILL GET SENT TO YOUR EMAIL SO YOU DON'T NEED TO OPEN UP AN INTERNET WINDOW. It is the best way for me to reach you guys. If it is on the blog, you're responsible for it. 

These next couple weeks are going to be hard, but fun. As you all know, these girls are capable of anything they put their mind to. Your staff will work hard to give them the tools that is necessary for success. REGIONAL'S FIRST PLACE TROPHY... WE'RE COMING FOR YOU.

ONE CHANCE. ONE DREAM. ONE TEAM.

Important details

ONE CHANCE. ONE DREAM.

Featuring:
Pep Rally
Competition (Full details)

PEP RALLY

Tonight is Pep Rally night! All Sunnyvale Cheer teams (Midgets and Mitey Mites) will come together to perform for each other. Performances will begin @ 7:45pm and go until 8:15. There will be limited seating so dress warm incase of a window seat.
LOCATION: FAIR OAKS

Pizza, drinks and baked goods will be for sell outside starting at 6:45pm. 
Pizza=$2 dollars
Soda= $1 dollar
Baked goods and desserts vary
*Girls are encouraged to bring some sort of baked good. Money will be used as a fundraiser for the teams qualified for nationals. 

GIRLS MUST DRESS WARM TONIGHT AS PART OF OUR PRACTICE IS OUTSIDE. PRACTICE THEME IS RED, BLACK AND WHITE. 
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COMPETITION

The big day is upon us. 1 mat. 7 teams. 3 places.
These girls are ready. They're fired up and they're ready for it. Tonight's Pep Rally will hopefully push them that much more. Here is what is needed for this competition. Please put aside everything tonight so we can prevent as much nerves as we can. If you fail to plan you plan to fail. This competition will determine if we continue on this season. No matter the outcome, this competition is a huge character builder. I want to continue to teach these girls strong values, after all that is the sole reason I coach. For the girls.

Girls appearance and expectations:

• Hair dry and brushed [[We'll be doing high pony tails in buns]]
• 2 hair ties, bobby pins/clips (I prefer the clips because they sit better. [[Picture provided on right]], Brush, hair spray, gel [[If you have your cheetah bow you must bring it]]
• Warm ups on
• Skirts on and on the outside of your warm ups [[MUST BE CLEAN]]
• SPANKIES ON
• Rockets Tops AND Liner ON
• Have their cheer bag
• Competition Shoes on
• Competition socks (Or complete no show socks white)
• Light snack in bag

Arrival 6:45AM we check in at 7:30, so this is a fairly quick turn around

Departure: 3:30pm. Please do not plan to leave early. I know that it is a long day, but it's important to show support throughout. Again, this teaches good values associated with relationships and teams. 

Location: Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Entry Fee for Spectators: $17 ages 16 & up, $6 ages 4-15

• The seating facility will be parents close to the stage and cheerleaders in a further part of the room. Cheerleaders are not suppose to sit in the upper section. 
• No outside food or drink allowed (Girls may bring water)
• There will be food and drinks for sale inside the facility 
• Competition begins at 9am
• We perform 25 out of 53 teams in the morning session. My guess would be about 10:15. Get there early incase they bump any earlier teams. 

Get Pumped!

REMEMBER...

ONE CHANCE. ONE DREAM. ONE TEAM

COMPETITION WEEK

2 practices until we hit big BLUE

Couple things for today's post:

• Competition info
• PEP RALLY FRIDAY (INCLUDING THEME)
• Pictures

Competition Info:

Location: Santa Clara Convention Center

Arrival Time: 6:45

Hair: For now I have decided between straight hair in high pony tails OR buns. We will all be doing our hair the same.

Arrive: Full dressed with clean competition shoes. Comp Bows will be provided at the competition

Competition STARTS at 9 am

We perform number 25 of 52 teams. I suggest to arrive by 10 for spectators to ensure seats and if we run ahead on schedule. 

For More info please read previous post. More information to come

PEP RALLY FRIDAY:

We will be having a pep rally for our girls on Friday. THIS MEANS PRACTICE WILL BE AT FAIR OAKS INSTEAD OF ORTEGA THIS WEEK. 

It will be conducted the same as regular practice time from 6-8:15. Parents and families are invited to join us at 7:45pm for viewing.  They will not be allowed in the building prior to 7:45. We will be operating on a tight schedule so please work with us. 

Girls are REQUIREd to bring sweats as usual since we will be outside for the first part of practice. 

ALL SUNNYVALE CHEER TEAMS WILL BE PERFORMING! :) This will be a great opportunity for the girls to get comfortable performing as well as they will see the support of their fellow cheerleaders. 

PICTURES

As mentioned at the circle up last night, if you want to order pictures, you will need to e-mail: 

esncs2013@gmail.com

I was not given specifics or ordering packages, so please direct all questions to the email provided above. 

Game Follow up

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ROCKETS- JR. PEE WEE FOOTBALL TEAM IN THEIR VICTORY AGAINST EAST BAY EAST. FINAL SCORE: 18-13

It was a great game against East Bay East today at Menlo Atherton High School. With a check in the win column, Rockets will face another opponent next week. They have, I believe 3 more games to play to determine if they will be going to Nationals!

Practices This Week:

Monday- Fair Oaks 

Wednesday- Fair Oaks

Friday- Ortega

I will say this again. Practice is 100% mandatory. It is unacceptable for girls to miss the week of competition. This is stated in the contract signed by both guardian and cheerleader. I do this with the team's best interest in mind. 

PLEASE KEEP UPDATED IN REGARDS TO COMPETITION PLANS FOR THIS WEEKEND. PREVIOUS POST INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT ENTRANCE FEES, ARRIVAL TIME, ETC. 

Let's keep this season going strong. We must place as the top 2 or 3 in order to advance to the next competition. Nationals is not a guarantee. 

Day Light Savings Reminder

Just a quick Reminder:

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TONIGHT! IT WILL AFFECT GAME TOMORROW. AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP :)
Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 
Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 1:00:00 AM local standard time instead

*This is a play off game and I do want to mention this JUST IN CASE... there MAY be an entrance fee. I haven't heard if there is or is not, but it's better to be prepared! 

Circle up Nov 1

THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO CREATE IT... Let's do work Ladies!

Game info:

Location: Menlo Atherton High School: 555 Middlefield Rd  Atherton, CA 94027

Date: SUNDAY, November 3

Arrival time: 6:45 Am

Kick Off time: 8am

Attire: Liners ON, low cut socks, high pony tails or buns WITH bow (or red item), Black or White shoes [[cheer shoes preferred but NOT competition shoes]], skirts on OUTSIDE of sweats. Game tops on. Black SV sweats (Failure to meet any dress attire will receive demerits)

Importance of Practice:

Being that competition is within 3 practices, failure to attend practice, tardiness, or have to leave early may effect competition routine. It is my job to have these girls performance ready and they need to be there in order to do so. This is stated in the contract that girls are required to attend practice the week of competition. No excuses just results. 

The girls MUST qualify to continue their season. 7 teams in our division is no joke. These girls are more than capable of doing it and I truly believe they can go through to nationals, but it is going to continue to take work.

3 PRACTICES TO GO? ARE YOU READY?!

 

Practice Schedule November

As this season gets closer and closer to November 9th, I want to stress the importance of commitment. It is only when we all come together and we are all fighting for a common goal that success will happen. This season the motto is No Excuses and Only Results. Continue to keep the girls focuses and the eye on the prize and they will see what will come from hard work and dedication. 

November Practices: (Tentative)

Practice Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Fair Oaks. EXCEPTIONS: NOV 1 [[TODAY]] AND NOV 8. These 2 practices will be held at Ortega. 

I have looked over the permits that I have for the buildings and I have composed a tentative schedule for November. There are 3 main factors that will affect this practice schedule. 

1. November 9th competition: We must place in order to compete for Regionals and Nationals. 

2. Boys Football: If our boys continue to do well on the field, we will continue to be at all the games that do not conflict with cheer.

3. Park Buildings: I checked to make sure that we currently have the buildings. This of course can be subject to change and the reservations might not be set in stone yet. As for now, we do have a reservation for all the days listed on our practice schedule.

Please feel free to reach out to me if there is any questions or concerns. E-mail, Voicemail, or Texting are all acceptable means of communication. 

Update info: Game/Comp

Game this weekend:

Date: This Sunday, November 3rd
Location: Menlo Atherton and we will be VS East bay East. [[Same field as Jamboree]]
Time: 8am arrival time will be 6:45am I'm sorry it is early, but at least we'll be done early!
Play off Round 1


Competition Information:

Date: Saturday, November 9th
Arrival time: Check in time is 7:30, arrival time will be 6:45am. [[late to check out means we may be bumped out of our time slot]]
Performance Time: Competition starts at 9am, We are number 25.
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
Entry Fee: $17 for ages 16 and up, $6 for kids 4-15
Parents will be required to sit in the front section and cheerleaders & badged staff members will be sitting in the back. 
Hair, dress, and all the fine details will come closer.

We will be number 6 out of 7 teams in our division. We will be number 25 for the morning session out of 52 teams. The afternoon session is scheduled to start at 1:20. Girls WILL BE REQUIRED to stay for the rest of our teams. Midgets will perform 6 for afternoon session and Mitey Mites will be 35. I do understand that this is a long competition, but it is important that we show support for all our teams. This competition will be the last for the mitey mites as well as it will determine if we go to Regionals. I am not asking for girls to stay for award ceremony for the afternoon, but I do expect girls to stay for the performance.
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE FOR VOLUNTEERS IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. We need 4 as a league.  I CAN PASS YOUR NAME TO BARBARA SO THAT SHE CAN PUT YOU DOWN. 

10.28

Don't practice until you get it right... Practice until you can't get it wrong. 

5 practices until we hit the big blue floor! Are you ready!?

Practice Wednesday @ Washington Park

Friday Theme practice: NEON DAY [[Come in any neon colors! Green, pink, yellow, bright blue, etc]]

I have e-mailed the football coach to find out info if/when the game will be this weekend. As soon as I know, you'll know.

As far as a Halloween party, unfortunately this year it crept up on me and since the league has not organized anything, there will not be a halloween thing. Fortunately it falls on Thursday [[Day off!]] so enjoy it with friends and family!

To ensure that you read the blog and are meeting me halfway to stay up to date on information, please have your daughter come up to me at the next practice and have them tell me the code word. The code word is: Banana cake. This is just for me to get an idea of if this communication method is going to work. I will be hitting the end of my semester at school and it has been a very intense work load. It takes up time and energy for me to put these together, no matter how much information they have. If they are effective, I am more than willing to keep them updated. It is fine to share this information with another parent, I just encourage usage of the blog.

Circle up 10/9/13

DANCE PARTY

DATE: OCTOBER, FRIDAY 11, 2013

TIME: 6-8:15PM

LOCATION: Las Palmas Park, Sunnyvale

*Please Bring a Can to donate. Not Necessary, but highly encouraged!

PARENT MEETING: 

DATE: OCTOBER, FRIDAY 11, 2013

TIME: 6:15-7:15PM

LOCATION: Las Palmas Park, Sunnyvale

**THIS IS MANDATORY . I WILL BE USING ATTENDANCE TO DETERMINE WHO IS SERIOUS ABOUT PROCEEDING FORWARD TO NATIONALS. YOU MUST SPEAK WITH ME OR E-MAIL IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND

FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND: Sunnyvale Rockets VS Santa Clara Thundercats

DATE: Sunday, October 13, 2013

Time: 10:45AM (Arrival time is 8:45am)

Location: See E-mail

APPEARANCE AT GAME:

Girls are expected to wear: 

• Skirts
• Game Tops
• Sports Bra BLACK OR RED ONLY
• White or Black shoes
• Low Cut Socks
• Hair in high Pony Tail or Bun 
• Game Bow
• Warm ups - in Bag
• Body Liner- in Bag

Parent Meeting/Dance

Great Practice Ladies! Keep it up!

Please see Previous post about Meeting and Dance info.
This Friday, Las Palmas Park


**I want to note that I checked the Pop Warner website and it still has regionals listed as Santa Clara Convention Center. That means not in Vegas. Plans of course could have changed, but I think they may have been discussing Vegas Nationals option. This will be discussed at the parent meeting Friday.

Competition dates to Remind everyone (If there is any conflict for ANY of these days, please let me know. We will be discussing this further at the meeting)

Conference: Saturday, November 9, 2013 Plan for all day.
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center
**Qualifies for future competitions.

Regionals: Friday, November 29, 2013. Plan for all day. This is the day after Thanksgiving
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center

Nationals: December 9th-12th. (2nd week of December)
Location: Disney World, Florida.

PROUD OF YOU

GIRLS WE DID IT!

1ST PLACE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Hard work pays off ladies! Proof is in the title! 7 teams and we took home the trophy!

This does not mean it is over. The battles have just begun :) 

Continue to bring that positive energy to practices and be ready to work hard!

As we've discussed at practices, we always can get BETTER! We now know we are 100% capable of winning so we need to keep firing. 

As promised and mentioned, your coaches have big plans for you!

Practices are MANDATORY. If we continue to get the full support of our girls AND our parents, we will be unstoppable. The sky really is the limit. 

PRACTICES THIS WEEK:

MONDAY- FAIR OAKS

WEDNESDAY-FAIR OAKS

FRIDAY- MENTAL HEALTH DAY

SUNNYVALE POP WARNER DANCE:

When: Friday, October 11th

Where: Las Palmas Park, Rec Building [[address will be sent out, if you do not receive it remind me]]

Time: 6-8:30

Price: Free for league participants [[cheerleaders and football players!]]

Since this dance is during the time of our regularly scheduled practice, I highly encourage girls to go and bond with their teammates and league family. All my parents and cheerleaders know how big I am on practice, and I am allowing this to be a "mental health" day for the girls to enjoy off of practice. They have been working very hard at practice and it is a nice treat for their night off. 

There will be more details later this week. If questions, please ask and I will do my best to answer

If there are any other topics that I was suppose to discuss and I haven't gotten to, please let me know. Have a great night off and see you all tomorrow [[Monday night]] at Fair Oaks Park. 

PARENT MEETING:

In lure of the dance/practice, we will have our parent meeting on Friday, October 11th @ 6:30 at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale [[see email for address]]

I do want this to be a MANDATORY PARENT MEETING. This should run roughly 1 hour to an 1 and 1/2. I value time and it will get directly to the points. I apologize for those parents whose daughter's will not be attending the dance, but this meeting will show me who is serious about attending nationals/regionals. This meeting will also carry with the commitment towards the team as we are moving forward. Competition season gets stressful, and it can get stressful fast. I have numerous years and countless competition experiences and I will do my best to keep us on our toes and moving smooth, just as invitationals went. The best way for us to be in sync is through the communication amongst the team. If for some reason you are unable to attend the meeting and cannot have someone stand in your place, please let me know immediately. I will be doing a roll call because I need to know each girl's stances on the team. 

**I do have an agenda that I will be conducting at this meeting and it is not a meeting for open discussion topics. 

Circle up 9.30

COMPETITION IS UPON US!

• Nails MUST BE CUT! FAILURE TO CUT NAILS WILL RESULT IN BURPIES

• BE FULLY RESTED. 

• COME DRESSED IN FULL UNIFORM WITH BLACK WARM UPS ON

• Hair may be down. If you know how to do a poof you may come with a poof up; For girls with braids please do a poof with high pony tail

• Competition shoes on and CLEAN

• White low cut socks that are NO SHOW

• Sports bras only black or red and preferably no show

• Bring White Shirt that was worn for last game. This is incase we chose to change to keep from uniforms getting dirty

• Bobby Pins

• Hair Spray, gel is optional

• BRUSH- everyone must bring their own brush

• Water Bottle

• Small Snack for down time in case snack provided is not enough. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THE SNACK BAR AT THIS EVENT. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. 

We will be competing this Saturday, October 5, 2013

Location: Shoreline Amphitheatre: 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy  Mountain View, CA 94043

Arrival time: 6:15 [[DO NOT BE LATE]]

Appearance: 

IN YOUR BAG

PRACTICE WEDNESDAY AT WASHINGTON PARK: ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED IN EMAIL

PRACTICE FRIDAY AT ORTEGA PARK

*We will NOT be releasing early from practice. Please make sure as soon as they get home to get rest!

BECAUSE THERE IS COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, WE WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE GAME THIS WEEKEND. GOOD LUCK BOYS! WE'LL BE CHEERING FOR YOU FROM AFAR! 

LADIES! YOUR COACHING STAFF HAS COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN YOU FOR THIS WEEKEND! LET'S ROCK THESE LAST FEW PRACTICES SO WE CAN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK SATURDAY!

GO ROCKETS- JR. PEE WEE!

Post Game

GREAT JOB ROCKET JR PEE WEE BOYS!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK GIRLS:

MONDAY-FAIR OAKS

WEDNESDAY-WASHINGTON

FRIDAY- ORTEGA

6-8:15

COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH @ SHORELINE, MOUNTAIN VIEW

MORE DETAILS TO COME AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THEM

PLAN FOR AN EARLY MORNING SATURDAY

*Skirts and Competition Shoes MUST be clean

ALL PRACTICES MANDATORY IN ORDER TO PERFORM AT COMPETITION

*Unless previous arrangements PRIOR to today Saturday, September 28th, 2013 have been made

Circle Up 9.27

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! And girls! when you practice, make sure you are practicing it sharp and not short cutting your moves. Practice Makes Perfect, ONLY if practice IS perfect! Don't practice bad habits! 7 day count down begins tonight! We take the mat in 3 practices! Let's Get It!

SUNNYVALE ROCKETS-JR. PEE WEE VS.BERKELEY BEARS

LOCATION:Oakland Tech High School [[SEE EMAIL]]

KICK OFF TIME: 9AM 

GIRLS NEED TO BE THERE BY 7:30AM SHARP

Girls need to wear:

• WHITE SHIRTS
• Skirts with spankies/briefs underneith
• White/Black shoes (preferable what was worn at certification/first game)
• Hair in High Pony Tails or Buns
• Low Cut White Socks
• Please come WITH Black new Warm ups on

THERE WILL BE A SNACK SHACK FOR SPECTATORS

 Parents are highly encouraged to Wear Black, Red, White, Silver to Support!

FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITY

Raffle Tickets Available! Ticket sales give girls a 50% return! GREAT WAY TO EARN MONEY for Nationals! It really is important to start gathering funds sooner than later!

PRIZES INCLUDE: APPLE IPAD, SAMSUNG TABLET, 49ER TICKETS + $100, RAIDER TICKETS + $100, WII, 32" TV, KINDLE FIRE, XBOX, PS3, VISA GIFT CARD, BEST BUY GIFT CARD, COSTCO GIFT CARD

Circle Up 9.25

DO WHAT YOU LOVE. LOVE WHAT YOU DO

Game Time This week MAY CHANGE to early game with arrival at 7:00am. The game is in OAKLAND. Refer to game schedule that was handed out. Friday's posting will include confirmation of game time as well as address for the game.

Game Attire: Uniforms are still being worked on. Please bring all usual uniform game attire (skirt, hair up, black or white shoes, etc) and in substitution of game tops wear a white shirt. A shirt that was worn for certification is perfect. This means white SV certification shirts are acceptable for this attire.

Practice was productive and Friday's will be even more productive. Please practice your counts at home as there are a lot of changes occurring this week. Next week will be a lot of reviewing. PRACTICES ARE MANDATORY. Failure to attend a practice the week of competition may result in sitting out. This is in fairness to the entire team.

Lateness: Please do remember that phone calls are highly appreciative and they do give girls a little cushion on being a little late, but it does not remove the fact that the girls are late. An example of a valid excuse would be parent's unable to get off late or commute issues. Part of this helps in teaching the girls the importance of being on time later in life.

VOLUNTEERS for competition: The league is reaching out to get 4 volunteers from 11am-6pm at the competition. This is something that I will refer you out so you can help out. This will count for volunteer hours for those of you in need of something to volunteer for. Please let me know so I can pass you to the connections.

VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR TEAM FOR COMPETITION: I am reaching out for anyone who would like to help in arranging competition goodies. If you are interesting in helping out, or coordinating food for the girls for competition day please start the conversations with Terri. I LOVED what was done for our girls last competition and I love the parent support.

Circle up 9.23

IF YOU WAIT FOR PERFECT CONDITIONS, YOU'LL NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE...

Great practice today Rocket Jrs! We were able to get a ton done! If we continue this strong, the routine will be complete by end of practice Friday! It is in our reach! Keep practicing and keep up the good work!

Circle up was very light today. 

MAIN THING IS PRACTICE CHANGE: THIS WEEK WE WILL BE PRACTICING WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. NO THURSDAY PRACTICE. 

Both practices will be at Ortega. This is due to building availability. 

Competition will be October 5th, thus we will not be going to the scheduled football game. 

BUYOUTS, I have most of them, but I need all of them. I will be checking Wednesday and girls will be sitting out, unless other arrangements have been discussed with me. 

Circle Up Sept 20

PRACTICE SCHEDULE NEXT 2 WEEKS:

MONDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
FAIR OAKS, ORTEGA, ORTEGA
COMPETITION IS 2 WEEKS AWAY. PRACTICES ARE ALL MANDATORY
*For more details see earlier posts.

BRING GAME TOPS TO GAME TOMORROW. YOU WILL BE TURNING THEM IN SO THEY CAN GET EMBROIDERED WITH THE ROCKET'S NAME ON THEM. THIS MEANS BRING AN EXTRA SHIRT TO CHANGE INTO. 
IT MAY RAIN SO MAKE SURE YOU BRING ROCKET WARM UPS TO WEAR FOR POOR WEATHER. 

TEXT MESSAGE CHAIN: 
I mentioned at practice about the possibility of a text message chain. This would mainly be a one way communication where I would send out a mass text message to those who want to be involved. I would ask that no one responds to these group messages as then it would be a mass response. If you need further clarification on the no response request feel free to ask. These texts would be used when there are reminders or important updates. An example  of a text chain would be used if there's a practice change location or competition time updates. I will decide to do this based off of response that I receive interest wise.

**Game tomorrow reminder! I do want to let everyone know that I will not be present at the game. The rest of our coaching staff will be present and I do respect that things will move smoothly. Keep in mind that we are a team all together, cheerleaders, parents, coaches alike, and we all work together to make this team successful!

SUNNYVALE ROCKETS-JR. PEE WEE VS.REDWOOD CITY 49ERS

DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2013

LOCATION: KING'S ACADEMY

KICK OFF TIME: NOON (12PM)

GIRLS NEED TO BE THERE BY 10am SHARP

Girls need to wear:

• Game Tops
• Skirts with spankies/briefs underneith
• White/Black shoes (preferable what was worn at certification/first game)
• Hair in High Pony Tails or Buns WITH GAME BOW. NOT COMPETITION BOWS
• Low Cut White Socks
• Bring Bag WITH Black new Warm ups

PARKING IS FREE AT THIS GAME)

THERE WILL BE A SNACK SHACK FOR SPECTATORS

 Parents are highly encouraged to Wear Black, Red, White, Silver to Support

Updates! :)

Yesterday I had a board meeting to attend and was not at the circle up so I'm going to go over a couple of VERY IMPORTANT things first, and then some not so important things.

SATURDAY I NEED GAME TOPS AFTER THE GAME. This means, if you are not attending the game (I believe I have only heard from one parent about this) then I will NEED your game top prior to the game. We are embroidering them to use for our competition uniforms. I will discuss uniforms a bit further in detail at a parent meeting, but for now I just need cooperation with collecting all game tops. THOSE GAME TOPS NOT COLLECTED WILL NOT BE EMBROIDERED. 
COMPETITION IS OCTOBER 5TH AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE A SHORT TURN AROUND. I am a very heavy believer about fixing problems rather than dwelling over them so at this time we are working to get the uniforms comp ready with what we have. I also request those who have body liners from last year to please try them on, make sure they fit, and let me know.

PRACTICES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEK (I am going to try to put together a calendar so it's nicely laid out, I have just had my hands tied with school, work, and everything else cheer has been bringing. I promise I am working hard to keep things running smoothly) Schedule starting from this Friday.

Friday, September 20th LOCATION ORTEGA PARK 6-815
HOME GAME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST ARRIVE AT 10AM KICK OFF NOON
Monday, September 23rd LOCATION FAIR OAKS PARK 6-815
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH ORTEGA PARK 6-815
Friday, September 27th, ORTEGA park 6-815
GAME SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH IN BERKLEY, ARRIVAL 10, GAME NOON
Monday, October 30th, FAIR OAKS park 6-815
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND ORTEGA PARK 6-815
Friday, October 3rd, Ortega Park 6-815
COMPETITION OCTOBER 5TH AT SHORELINE. PLAN FOR AN EARLY MORNING

**please note the changes for the next two weeks are Monday, Thursday, and Friday.
I also want to note that we are fortunate enough practicing indoor or to at least have the indoor facility available to us for all practices. I know this may seem like an inconvenience, but many Pop Warner organizations actually do not get set locations and are still practicing outside for this cold weather.
**Also note that Invitational Competition is Quickly upon us. The week of September 30th is MANDATORY To compete unless you have previously discussed with me.
**I advise using your phone to take a picture of the practice schedule above so you know where the practices are on each date. I would LOVE to keep it simply at one location, but I think alternating is a great way for us to take advantage of the features both parks have to offer as well as the building availability does play a significant role in where we will be.

Side note!

BUY OUT AND FUNDRAISER: Thank you parents who have completed either the fundraiser or the buy out. We are still waiting on a few, and I have talked with some parents. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reach out to me early so that I will work with you. As it gets later in the season, circumstances become not so understandable. MAKE THAT CONVERSATION HAPPEN so that we are aware immediately.

COMPETITION TEAMS: After Jamboree, the list of what teams in our division has been sent out. Of the 19 jamboree teams, we have 7 in our division. I am confident that our girls are going to perform successful amongst these teams, but it will definitely keep us on our toes. It is important that we keep the girls focused and practicing at home. They have been doing a great job of this, so keep up the good work.

PARENT MEETING: The meeting that I have been talking about will tentatively be scheduled for October 9th. I am still trying to figure out what time I want it to be, I will do my best to make it convenient for the parents. The Wednesday following competition. It will be conducted by me as I have some things to discuss moving forward with the season. Nationals will approach us very quickly and I want to make sure that parents are aware of everything. It is also very important to me to have a midpoint check point. I feel we have been doing a great job this season as a whole Jr. Pee Wee team.

Keep up the great work everyone!

A note from my Training and Development Course

Practice Makes Perfect If Practice is Perfect

CONGRATS Lady Rockets Jr. Pee Wee! 

Today you guys went out there and did amazing. Your Rocket's staff is very proud of you! 

Thank you to all the parents for helping make today a very smooth completion to our long weekend! I could not express my gratitude for everyone's hard work.

Monday: Practice is confirmed to be at FAIR OAKS PARK.  We will be practicing INDOORS, but I still require all girls bring sweats. They do not necessarily have to be your SV sweats, but I do recommend those. 

Practice Schedule for the Remainder of the Week

Monday: Fair Oaks

Wednesday: Fair Oaks

FRIDAY: ORTEGA PARK

*Note Friday's practice location please. 

As I mentioned earlier, girls performed very well this weekend. I appreciate having all the girls prepared and with snacks. We still have plenty to work on. Practices are still and always will be mandatory. We do not want to start slipping now! We have our work cut out for us and the girls are officially ready to move int PHASE 2!! This means in the next upcoming weeks they will be learning the rest of their routine. GIRLS NOT PRESENT WITHOUT EXCUSED ABSENCES WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED A SPOT UNTIL THEY ARE AT PRACTICE. Please note I am saying NOT EXCUSED practices. If your child is going to miss practice, and it is for a legitimate reason there spot will be safe. I do this in fairness to those girls who are always present and for those parents who do contact me well in advance.

BUYOUTS: BUY OUTS ARE PAST DUE. PLEASE BRING A CHECK OR CASH TO THE FIELD ON MONDAY. GIRLS WHO ARE NOT UP TO DATE ON BALANCES WILL BE SITTING OUT. Again, this is in fairness. It is not part of mine nor any one on my staff to track people down, but we will if we have to. If you are unsure about your buyout or any other balances PLEASE bring it up to us so we can get things handled properly. 

PARENT MEETING: Please plan for a parent meeting next week. Stay posted for a date. 

Game this week: Another home game (YAY!) 

Meeting time: 10AM

Kick off time: Noon

Same requirements as always for girls. Scroll Prior Posts if Unsure. I will be reviewing with girls after practices. 

DO NOT wear competition shoes to games. Wrong shoes will result in demerits and push ups. 

COUNTDOWN UNTIL NEXT COMPETITION: 3 weeks