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

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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.