Capital City Storm

Ultimate Cheer Ottawa is now Capital City Storm and the change is great!  The team has an incredible new logo, colors and ATTITUDE!  2009-2010 is going to be their year.  We worked with their Junior and Senior teams for 3 days in the Nation's Capital and were excited by all of the progress made!  Allison, Genny, Kathy and Garreth were so great to work with and we are looking forward to seeing more of this team!  

Absolute Academy

Didn't we just leave BC??? lolol... the weather has cooled off ALOT and thank goodness for that - but the gym was still HOT with fierce tumbling!  All of the athletes have come so far in such a short period of time - Kenny & I are truly impressed by their committment, focus and determination to try new things.

Of course, we always have a blast wtih Sonja and this time we were joined by our good friend Tyler from South Elite... good times, good tumbling... good friends - it just doesnt' get much better than this :)

Northwest Silver Stars

Northwest Silverstars have some AMAZING level 4 athletes and these girls WORK!  Kenny was joined by Big Red (World Cup/Cheer Athletics) for 2 days of chorography and the results could not have been better!  Not only does the routine have only 2 transitions  -but these girls have come so far!  We are super excited for their season!  X-tra thanks to Christina and Big Red!  Till next time! 

Cheersport Sharks

Back to Cambridge!  We got to spend a fun 4 days with our friends at the Shark Tank!  TEAL IS LOVE is the new theme for the 2009-2010 season and it is certainly evident in the gym.  The Sharks boast some of Canada's most talented, polite, respectful and well-disciplined athletes!  Every time we get to work with their teams we are amazed by their drive and determination.  The attitude in their gym is CONTAGIOUS!  This of couse, is a HUGE testament to Ali and Alana - Cheersport Gym Owners - but never the less  we strive to bring a little bit of "Shark" attitude with us to the other programs we work with all over Canada, the US and UK!  

Special mention to Silver Tips who have stepped it up BIG TIME and of course G-DUBS who never cease to amaze :)  Thanks for a great trip! 

Les Lys/Academie Saint Louis & Les Cobras de Quebec

What can we say.... we LOVE LOVE LOVE Quebec City. By far one of the PRETTIEST and most CHARMING cities we have travelled to throughout Canada! From the old european buildings, to the horse drawn buggy and carriage - the charm and culture are EVERYWHERE!

We began our weekend by working with Academie St. Louis - Canada's Small Coed National Championship team! The kids were HARD workers and really worked to improve their tumbling, increase their skill and polish up their technique. Our goal for them is to continue their winning streak - but to increase their overall scores. We hope that by refining their presentation, elevating their skill and incorporating more tumbling that this will be possible.

Next, we worked with the Lys - and man, they have some exceptionally talented technical stunters. Lisa was sick with a sinus infection - but Kenny rocked it out and gave them lots of co-ed skills and innovative transitions to work on.

Finally, we got to work with the Senior 4, International Open and Co-ed Squads of the Cobras de Quebec and we were so impressed by the number of kids in this program - their enthusiasm for cheer and the discipline in their practices!

The weekend was full of highlights! So many new skills, and so much improvement! Special thanks to Phil, Jennifer, Joelle (for lunch) and especially Cat for being our tour guide, hostess with the mostess, social director and fun companion :):)

We love Quebec City so much! We just can't wait to come back and visit again!

Absolute Academy

Wow! Probably one of our HOTTEST camps all summer :) Despite the INCREDIBLE Vancouver heatwave (105 degrees !!) our tumbling clinics at Absolute were once again ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

It was so great to see so many athletes come out - both young and old - to learn new skills, adapt their techniques and progress beyond our wildest imaginations.

I will tell you, if these kids are able to accomplish all of this with extreme heat, exhaustion and intense training conditions - I can't wait to see what they put out on the floor.

Of course - no trip to VAN CITY would be complete without some fun with SONJA! From the incredible Delta Hotel, to a fun night out at Chill Winstons, to Lisa's solo adventures, the MEC Bag that Kenny hates to LOVE and a super fun trip to PLAYLAND (Lisa was not so brave!) preceded by lunch with Shawn Smith the trip was a welcome break from the norm!

In fact we loved it so much we're going back.... in 2 weeks :)