Absolute Academy

Another month... another tumbling clinic at Absolute Academy!  This weekend the atheltes got ALOT of individual attention and the skills just keep on coming.  On Saturday the gym had their kick off BBQ and it was really cool to see all of the kids getting excited for the upcoming season!  Special thanks to Sonja for another amazing weekend and tons of laughs! :) 

West Coast Wildcats

The West Coast Wildcats are back and ready for their best season yet!  Now owned by Leanne and Kelly and Head Coached by Lexi the team has a new look, a new work ethic and a new attitude! 

Kenny & I are doing choreography for their S3, S2 and Y2 routines nad couldn't be more excited! The teams might be a little shocked by the change in pace and drive -but they were certainly up to the challenge :) 

This is a gym we are going to see more often over the course of the upcoming season and we are really looking forward to watching them grow and learn! 

Special thanks to Leanne for being a super hostess!  We can't wait to come back! 

Back to the Rock!

St. Johns, Newfoundland is quickly turning into one of our favorite destinations in all of Canada.  Friendly people, great places and amazing cheer = a great time had by Lisa & Kenny.  We worked with the NLCA Stars and Rock which are a Senior 5 and Co-ed Open 6 teams.  Both teams had full weekend skills camp and worked HARD! 

But beyond the cheerleading we got to go to a fun restaurant with Ninja Turle themed pizza's, had a night out (we still havn't been screeched in yet!) and got to hang out with some super fun people! 

Amy, Mark, Crystal, Caroline and Lisa were amazing as always and we even got a new quote from the weekend.  Apparently, Lisa is the "iron fist" and Kenny is the "velvet glove" .... lol.. comments anyone? 

Flyers

Just a little outside of Montreal is a POWERHOUSE gym with some truly incredible athletes. Flyers All-Starz just might love the color pink more than anyone else in the country - but don't be fooled by their flashy/girlie uniforms - this gym is FIERCE.  

Kenny and I spent the week doing their pre-tryout clinics and we were so impressed by the display of talent, hard work and enthusiasm for cheer.  With over 350 athletes, and some Canadian National Titles to defend Flyers are well on their way to establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with in Canadian Cheer! 

Special thanks to Vanessa and Charles for everything and a shout out to Jarrell :):)  

Cheerforce Wolfpack Camp

While Kenny was in Montreal, Lisa got to travel to Ontario to help out with the Cheer Force Wolfpack summer camp.  Joined by Robbie Gregory, Steph Brodbeck, Beau Davis and Tyler Janes it was the ultimate outdoor adventure and a fantastic way to end the summer!  The staff was joined by 82 enthusiastic campers and we even got to spend the weekend in cabins!  From the fantastic meals to the outdoor bonfire to the hilarious skit night it was such a fun weekend.  Special thanks to Frank, Chris, and our super-guides Jesse and Solo for everything!  

North Shore Extreme

To continue our week of fun in Montreal, Kenny travelled to North Shore Extreme in Laval, Quebec.  There we visited our friends from the OLDEST cheerleading club in Canada :)  Kenny got to teach tumbling and do a little bit of coaches training.   ANd... he even got to work with an athlete from the Cirque training school ... super fun!  

All of the athletes worked very hard and it was so nice seeing everyone again! 

Tumbling with Coyotes

For 2 days in August Kenny & I travelled to the Coyotes Gym in Quebec! We flipped, twisted, and flicked ... lol... our way through 6 tumbling classes ALL IN FRENCH!  The kids worked super hard and were very excited to learn some new tumbling drills and excercises.   Special thanks to Catia for an amazing visit!  We look forward to coming back soon! 

East Coast Spirit

Kenny and I made it back to Saint John, NB and it was SO NICE to be home :)  It had been a couple of months since we had seen the kids at East Coast Spirit... but we NEVER forgot how much we love them and HOW ABSOLUTLEY CRAZY they are! 

We stayed at our usual jaunt... 11 1/2 Dobbin... aka the Apartment under the stairs chez Matt & Joy and even managed to have a coaches night out with the ECS Staff!  I have a feeling that 2009-2010 is going to be the BEST EVER for this martime sensation gym! 

Junior 4 might be smaller, but man - are they STRONGER!  So many kids got new tumbling tricks and each and every one of them tried something new!  Stunting was great and this little team is well on there way.

Senior Senior is back with a vengence... these ladies and Lucas are firece!  The flyers are still as flexible as ever and we are trying a lot of new things, pushing the envelope with this groups.

International Open "Platiunum" is a new team for the ECS gym.  It is a combination of some old and new faces... but with some hard work, I think that this team will show a lot of promise this season.

Overall, it was so great being back with our East Coast family and a fantastic start to the new season!