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BoyGroove

Skooled
Candy Commercial
Elevation
The Real Me Experience


WANNA CHEER? WANNA DANCE?
Now's your chance!!!

FlyGirl is excited to launch our cheer and dance referral program.  If you are ready to get serious about cheerleading and hip hop fill out our referral form and we will get you an audition with a program that fits your abilities and experience.

How to get the most from this service:  
1. List all of your experience in every sport and activity. 
2. Give as much location information as you can - where you live and where you are willing to travel to.
3. Attend a FlyGirl camp - here you will get information from our staff on gyms in your area and can be recommended directly based on your skills and your great attitude!

Dear FlyGirl,

 

            I have been on my high school team for three years.  I used to be one of the best flyers on the team and this year my coach decided to put me as a base.  It is really hard because I am not strong enough to lift the girls who are the new flyers on the team and I am thinking of quitting.  How do I get my coach to understand that she is making the wrong decision for the team by having me in the wrong position?

Emma, Toronto

Dear Emma,

            When I was cheerleading I always wanted to be a flyer.  On some teams it was beneficial for me to do that, on other teams it was not.  Choosing who flys and who bases is very difficult for a coach and totally depends on the overall composition of the team.  The coach needs to consider ALL of the athletes  they have on their team and what their strengths and weaknesses are in order to maximize the potential of the group.  The athletes who are working with you as your flyers may not have the ability to base at all.  It says a lot about your strength, coach-ability, attitude and versatility if your coach had enough faith in you to ask you to learn a completely new position this year.  You should be proud of your accomplishments and try to see your self in the larger context of the team and how you contribute to the overall successes.  Also, as a base who was a flyer, you can help the new flyers to learn by giving them pointers.  Most importantly, you will grow as an athlete in this new position and be a better flyer when you have the opportunity to do it again because you will now understand what the bases experience!!!!!  

    One of the most important things to remember is that size is not an indicator of ability.  For all positions strength (especially core strength) is an absolute necessity for success.  If you all work together as a team to get stronger you will open up more opportunities for people to try different positions.  

Your whole world will change when you change your mind.     

Cheers!
Mandy

  Andrea Wheeler


Andrea Wheeler is a phenomenal athlete and cheerleader.  Driven not only to perfect her own cheerleading skills as a member of last year's University of Toronto cheerleading team and Oakville's Cheer Force Wolf Pack, Andrea also coaches competitive acro and runs FlyGirl's summer elevation camps across Canada and Europe.  Andrea can be seen this summer in Oslo at the European Championships July 2nd and 3rd, and at various Canadian camps throughout July.   Andrea is currently enrolled at U of Toronto where she is studying psychology and will spend her summer analyzing brain waves for a very important scientific study.  

Summer Fund-raising

Summer is a great time to work on the areas of team building that you don't have time to do during busy competition and game season.  Here are some ways you can get your team together for a little pre-camp bonding to build some stunts and your bank account!

1. Team Yard Sale

Pros: lots of ways to make cash, do a little spring cleaning, and hang out with your team!
Cons: be sure that you pre-arrange for everything that is not sold to be picked up by a junk collecting company. It is not fair for the host to have to dispose of your un-wanted items.
Make Sure: to promote it (signs, newspaper ads, demos on the corner to attract customers, invitations to your friends and family), to have extras (barbecue for hungry shoppers, donation jar for additional help)

2. Car Wash

Pros: Great money maker in the right location on the right day
Cons: Make sure to book locations early as many of the best spots are busy every weekend.  Be sure that all washers are sensitive to caring for the cars and don't damage anyone's property with their coat zippers, keys or anything that could scratch paint.
Make Sure: to promote!  Have every cheerleader bring at least three friends to have their car washed. To price it right! Make sure your prices are lower than other car washing places.

3. Festival Performances

Pros: With so many local festivals and activities there are tons looking for entertainment.  Contact the local festivals and see if they are hiring any more acts.
Cons: Be sure you have enough people committed to the performance to keep your promises to the event co-coordinators. They will spend money on advertising your group and you may be liable for damages if you do not show up with the number of people you promised.  Be sure that the festival is family appropriate.
Make Sure: To communicate with festival organizers in a professional manner.  You can make up-wards of $1000 per performance with the right festival!

FlyGirl will be advertising in American Cheerleader Magazine’s Publication called Cheer Biz News.  Cheer Biz News goes out to over 7000 cheer gyms and cheerleading businesses across North America.  Not getting your FREE copy? Call American Cheerleader's customer service at 1-800-596-2317 from the United States or 1-815-734-1216 from outside the United States.  Please note that you must be a member of the industry (own an all star gym, or run a cheerleading company) to receive a free copy.

 

 

Got Spirit? Check to see if you are in our FlyGirl Promo video shot at last year’s competitions!

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There has been a lot of press lately on cheerleading. Some of it great, some of it not so great.  We are happy that people are getting excited about cheerleading, and especially happy that there are so many new movies and shows coming out about the sport we all love!

 

 

 

 
Summer Entertainment
BoyGroove




FlyGirl staff recently went to see the show!! It was a great parody and had a lot of funny celebrity jokes.  This show is for mature audiences so please don't enter the contest without parental permission.

 

 

Students:  What if you were given the chance to teach your teachers? 

 

Teachers:  What could you learn from your students?

 

“SKOOLED” is an exciting series currently airing on TV Ontario, Wednesdays at 6:30pm.  We are currently searching for subjects for Season II.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to switch places with the teachers!  For one week the students will take charge of the school and it will be the teachers turn to learn the curriculum…    

 

We are looking for:

 

 

 

We are also interested in hearing from kids on how they think a school should be run, what they would teach & how they would teach their classes.

 

For more information, ideas, and if you wish to nominate yourself or another student/teacher to participate in this show, please contact:

 

 

Apply on line by visiting http://www.skooled.tv/


Candy Commercial

Now casting a commercial for a well known candy.   Cheerleading teams of 12 members needed to build pyramids and perform routines.  The commercial will air in the UK and will pay $1500 per cheerleader.

Send us your best cheerleaders to audition this Thursday May 25th.  You must be available for shoot dates May 30th and 31st.  

TEAMS of ten or more, or University/Open level athletes with elite skills ONLY - Please contact Mandy Cheetham mandy@flygirl.ca  for more information.


Elevation

FlyGirl is proud to support the National Eating Disorder Information Centre in Canada.  

The Real Me Experience

The NEDIC Real Me Experience is a new interactive website on self-esteem and body image.

The Real Me Experience was developed to help young women understand themselves better. The connection between how we think and feel about ourselves and how we behave is explored.

Issues explored through quizzes and stories include:

• Examining our own self-esteem
• What is our body image like?
• How do the following influence our self-esteem and body image?
• Values and norms in our culture
• Our family
• Friends and peers

The site is private and personal and gives the user an opportunity to explore thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that impact self-esteem and body image.

Best of all, there are a variety of tips and suggestions for improving the way you feel about yourself and your body.

The NEDIC Real Me Experience was fully funded by the Dove Self-Esteem Fund as part of its mandate to foster positive self-esteem in women and girls