SEASON 10 – Ready to Win

Are you thinking about joining the Phoenix Family? Here’s a few ways you win by joining us to think about.

  • Skill Development: You’ll learn a variety of skills, such as tumbling, stunting, jumping, and dancing. These skills can be applied to other sports or activities.
  • Teamwork and Friendship: All-star cheer fosters a strong sense of teamwork and camaraderie. You’ll learn to work together with your teammates to achieve common goals.
  • Confidence Boost: As you master new skills and perform in front of crowds, your self-confidence will grow.
  • Time Management: Balancing school, practice, and competitions can help you develop strong time management skills.
  • Discipline and Dedication: All-star cheer requires a significant time commitment and dedication to practice. This can help you develop discipline and perseverance.
  • Fun and Excitement: All-star cheer is a fun and exciting activity. You’ll get to perform in competitions, travel to different locations, and make lifelong friends.
  • Life Skills: You’ll learn valuable life skills, such as goal setting, problem-solving, and leadership.
  • College Opportunities: There are opportunities we provide to earn college scholarships.

There’s many more benefits you can gain, it’s all about what you are willing to put into it.

We do not require any previous experience to join our teams, we train as we go.

So if you’re ready to come set the floor on fire with us check out all our team options here.

Summer 2024 Unlimited Class Pass

Spend your summer with Phoenix Elite All-Stars.

$185 per student gives you access to all our summer programs June-July.

Only 50 Passes available so grab yours ASAP!

All Classes are blocked by age groups, simply purchase your unlimited pass and you will be emailed to confirm which classes you’d like to be enrolled in.

Here are the upcoming schedules for JUNE & JULY 2024


Summer Class Pass Schedule for JUNE

July Summer Class Pass Schedule

Cheer 101

Frequently Asked Questions About Cheer

What is the difference between School Cheer and All-Star Cheer?

When we talk about School cheerleading you think about athletes who are fostering school spirit. They’re trying to give the football team, basketball team, baseball team home field or home court advantage Every time that they are there. They’re trying to make sure the crowd gets loud, people are giving high-fives and it’s all about those Friday Night Lights. So when we compare that to all-star cheerleading, All-Star Cheerleaders don’t actually cheer at games they’re the ones out there competing for the trophy so they spend most of their hours in the gym trying to train and get better at all their skills so they can go out in front of judges get critiqued and hopefully win that award. The next difference we see between school cheer and All-Star Cheerleading is how the teams are actually broken up. So teams are broken up usually between age, skill level and community and we’ll explain all those right now. When we talk about age and high school cheerleaders we have the freshmen who are usually all pretty close in age then we have JV who are usually made up of our sophomores maybe some juniors and then Varsity which is typically made up of juniors and seniors now when we compare that to All-Star cheerleading the age groups are a little bit wider we actually have five dates groupings and it’s not surprising at all to see a ten-year-old on the same team as a 14-year old let’s say in the Junior Division. Another big difference between school cheer and in all-star cheer is where the athletes come from, now this might seem really obvious if you’re a high school cheerleader so if you go to Mt. Whitney then you’re gonna be a Mt. Whitney Cheerleader, you go to CVC you’re gonna be a CVC Cheerleader but at Phoenix Elite All-Stars our athletes come from everywhere some from Visalia, Tulare, Pixley, Lemoore, Exeter, etc.

If you have any questions of your own go ahead and send us an e-mail.

What age can my child start cheerleading?

Here are Phoenix Elite All-Stars we start as young as 4 years old. Four year olds can join our 6 week mini teams called Cheer FUNdamentals. The learn a short routine consisting of jumps, stunts, tumbling and dance and preform it for their families at the end of the 6 weeks.

The next step up is for ages 6-9 years old. This age group can join our Mini Division Team called the FireStarters. This is a half year team that only meets once a week and does 2 competitions with-in California.

Then we have our Junior Division for ages 9-15 years old. This is our Flamez team, which goes on 11 months and competes 3-4 times with-in California.

Last we have Blaze which is our Senior Division for ages 12-18 years old. This is a full year team that competes 3-5 times with-in California & sometimes Las Vegas, Nevada.

Blaze is Putting In the Work

Proud of these girls for just jumping right in with little to no experience! This season is on Fire for sure!

Registration hasn’t closed yet! There’s still a place for you! Open to ages 8 and up. Contact us today to join the team!

We Are BACK!

In case you haven’t heard…. we are 100% fully open.

All programs are open and Registration starts NOW.

We have a few new rules we have to go by….

  1. You MUST Book an Appointment to complete ANY team or class Registration
  2. No waiting in the lobby for your child to complete their class – we have a small space and we want everyone to feel safe, please run an errand/go grab a coffee and comeback to sign your child out.

Passion

Concepts of Enthusiasm and Motivation

Passion – strong emotional attachment

Enthusiasm – eager to participate

Motivation – what moves you toward an action

Name one person on the team who is the team motivator?

How does it make you feel when they motivate you?

Name one person on the team who demonstrates passion for the team?

Name one person who is enthusiastic?

Describe what happens when team members are not enthusiastic?

Describe why positive affirmations helps you?

What can YOU do to be considered a passionate, enthusiastic and motivating team member?

What You Need to Know About Cheerleading

Competitive versus Sport

For many years, cheerleading was not recognized as a sport. Today, teams around the nation are competing and cheering for home teams. After cheer was finally considered a sport, it evolved into various types of teams. There is competitive cheerleading, which involves competing against other cheer teams from nearby areas or across the country. Competitive cheer often requires a very high skill level in all areas of cheer; motions, jumps, stunting, and tumbling. These teams also dedicate many hours of practice and even lots of money toward uniforms, traveling, camps, and gyms. A less involved type of cheerleading would be for sport teams. Many sport teams cheer for a specific sport or multiple sports. These types of cheerleaders also put in hours of practice and hard work, but their efforts are shown to a crowd during a sporting event.

Importance of Fitness

Fitness is important for anyone participating in sports. In cheerleading, it is best to focus on three areas; flexibility, strength, and endurance. Flexibility is necessary when practicing and performing jumps. The more flexible a cheerleader is, the higher the jumps will be. Jumps are also easier to do when properly stretched. Strength is very important for every cheerleading skill. When stunting, it is easier to lift and hold flyers, while it also helps avoid injury. Endurance is also critical, although it is easy to overlook. Some stunts last longer than a few seconds, so each person in the stunt needs the endurance to perform it completely. Even a simple, 30 second routine requires lots of energy.

Variety of Skills

Cheerleading is not a sport for everyone, even if it may seem to appear that anyone can jump in and catch on. This sport requires a variety of skills, especially when it comes to jumps, stunting and tumbling. Even simple cheers and chants cannot be done without sharp motions and proper voice. Jumps require flexibility and practice, along with the right technique. Stunting can be a very dangerous part of cheer, so it is very necessary to be prepared and learn the correct form for each position. Tumbling, also very dangerous, can cause many injuries. It is important to learn simple techniques before attempting to tumble.

The Right Look

Appearance is very important for cheerleaders to be aware of. Simple things, such as jewelry, can cause injuries if left in while cheering. Hair is pulled back and away from the face to avoid blocking the cheerleader’s vision while they are performing. Good shoes and clothing are also important to help avoid small injuries.

Voice is an important part of cheer, especially when trying to communicate a message to the crowd or team. When cheering, the words should be loud but clear so that the message can be effective. Teams often practice cheering from the stomach, increasing the volume of the words.

Practice, Practice, Practice

Practice is crucial for any cheer team. This helps to remember cheers, improve jumps, and memorize routines. Even for stunting, a stunt cannot simply be done only once or twice. It must be done many times, so that each person is comfortable performing it. This avoids possible injury in case a stunt goes wrong while performing. Practice ensures an easier, better performance.

Motivation and Focus

While practicing with a team, motivation and focus will keep everyone on track and make sure no time is wasted. If everyone is committed to a task the team is working on, it will be done faster. A productive practice will benefit the team, as well as provide extra time to work on new things.

Positive Attitude

As simple as it seems, a positive attitude can go a long way. Some practices can be easier than others, so when the team feels exhausted or stressed, positive reinforcement can push everyone to work on their goal. It is easier to get things accomplished when everyone is in a positive mood.

The Challenges and Fears We Face

Cheerleaders can often face the challenge of a more difficult stunt when trying to increase the level of their abilities. Sometimes, it takes cheerleaders out of their comfort zone to face this fear. Stunts can require flyers to be thrown in different directions, while bases must catch from greater heights. Any stunt can seem scary at first, but can be done with the trust of teammates.

60 Second Routine = Hours of Practice

Cheerleaders often learn routines. For competitive cheerleaders, routines are often 2 minutes and 30 seconds. But, even a 60 second routine can take many hours to practice. Choreography must be taught and perfected, stunts must be practiced, and the entire routine must be run through multiple times. Even during these processes, many changes can occur, making the routine a little different. It takes time for a team to learn a routine and perfect it. Once performed, it might seem as though it is done effortlessly, but that is the secret of cheerleading. If the performance looks easy, it was done right.

Thanksgiving Party

You’re invited to join us Tuesday, November 26th at 1:00pm – 3:00pm for our Charlie Brown Style Thanksgiving Party! All we ask is that each participant bring a canned good donation or a $2.00 donation so that we can give back to those in our community that are in need this holiday season.