Congratulations and welcome to East Celebrity Elite! We know that the tryout process is both an exciting and stressful time for athletes and parents alike. We would like to give you a little bit of additional information and advice regarding team placements….

We want all families to know that much time was spent creating each of our teams and discussing each athlete that attended tryouts. We do not make decisions on which divisions to create & where to place each child lightly. Throughout the weekend and each day since, the owners and staff have met daily in an effort to create the most successful teams possible and also to ensure that each child is placed on a team where they can progress and excel. As I’m sure you can all imagine, this is not an easy task! We feel confident that our 2019-2020 teams will surpass your expectations!

ALL TEAM PRACTICES WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 10TH

PRACTICE WEAR SIZING – All cheerleaders will need to attend this practice wear sizing date.
Thursday, May 30th 6-8.

DIVISIONS, LEVELS AND TEAMS

Divisions at ECE do not always remain the same & this year there have been some changes. We understand that change is sometimes difficult, but we hope you will also find it exciting! Our entire staff is extremely excited about this and very much looking forward to coaching their teams! Our Londonderry full year program has grown this year and we are beyond prepared to welcome our new families to ECE! We also want to assure our veteran athletes that have been with us in past seasons that we will continue to offer the same personal service you are accustomed to!
Teams for 2019-2020 have been formed based on the skills our athletes displayed on the day of tryouts. As many of you know it is, however, very difficult to adequately evaluate stunting abilities in this short amount of time. It is crucial that our athletes have the ability to stunt (both as bases and flyers) equally as well as they tumble at each level. For this reason, we will spend much of June watching closely to make certain that all athletes have been placed at the optimal level. This means that some movement may occur as practices progress.
Below is an example to help all parents better understand.

Athlete A has been placed on a L3 team. At tryouts they displayed strong L3 tumbling yet during the month of June, this athlete has had difficulty basing L3 stunts & making necessary stunting corrections. At the end of June, we may feel the athlete is better suited for a L2 team where they can contribute more to all aspects of the routine.

Likewise, Athlete B has been placed on a L3 team. At tryouts they displayed strong L3 tumbling skills and some L4 skills. During the month of June, this athlete has excelled at basing all L3 stunts and we feel they can handle and contribute to a L4 team.

We know that in some cases, kids and parents will be over-joyed at their team placements while some may not have made their first choice team. We would like to remind everyone that our tryout process is a starting point. If you have not been placed on your 1st choice team, we encourage all cheerleaders to spend the month of June working hard to continue trying to reach your goal. We also encourage all parents to have faith in the process and to support this.

We want all families to realize that throwing a certain tumbling skill is only one aspect of this sport and we are striving to help all of our students become well-rounded and proficient in all areas of cheerleading. As always, there can be team movement at any point in the season based on each child’s skills and work ethic but we believe the teams we have currently formed are off to a very successful start!

Please try to avoid making speculations about teams. It can be frustrating to us and to other parents/athletes to hear negative comments about the makeup of teams before anyone has even attended a practice. Please realize that in most cases, these speculations are false. ALL teams have been set up for success and ALL teams meet and exceed the skills necessary to score well at competitions. We strongly encourage you all to attend your first practice (whether you are pleased or disappointed with your placement) and to meet your teammates and coaches rather than forming opinions based on hearsay and speculation.

CONTACTING OWNERS

Following our Team Placement post, please do NOT contact the ECE coaches directly with issues or concerns. Any concerns need to be sent to cassiebienvenue@gmail.com. We encourage everyone to practice the 24-hour rule when sending emails. We will not respond to any emails before Tuesday.

COACHES

Some of our coaching combinations are new this season & an equal amount of time was spent on determining which coaches will work best with each group of athletes.

ATHLETE SKILL LEVEL

We were all very impressed with the progression of our athletes. The vast majority of them have gained a tremendous amount of skill since last season! However, we want to reiterate that having strong lower level teams is also very important at ECE. It is our goal to continue building our younger program. So, if you have younger siblings and friends that are just beginning in this sport, please encourage them to tryout. We do not want kids to wait until they reach a higher skill level before making ECE their home! This year, we have some new & exciting ideas in planning stages for our Londonderry location. We will give you further details as the season progresses!

TO ALL FAMILIES

We are so excited for the season ahead! Welcome to all of our cheerleaders, both new and veteran athletes! We can’t wait to get 2019-2020 started!!

Tiny Enchanted

Coaches: Tracey Hussey, Khyla Fragala

Practice Schedule-

Summer -Thursday 4:30-5:15

Fall – Thursday 4:30-6:30 (4:30-5:15 tumbling, 5:30-6:30 practice)

Saturday 9:00-10:30

Team Members

Violet R

Anna M

Ava M

Tiana M

Lydia C

J2 International Prestige

Coaches: Michael Eddy and Kristina Eddy

Practice Schedule-
Summer: Tuesday and Thursday 5-7
Fall: Tuesday 5-7, Saturday 10-1

Camp Dates: Coming Soon!
Choreography Dates: Coming Soon!

Team Members:
#2 Meadow C
#3 Emma B
#5 Caroline R
#6 Alexis P
#7 Samantha P
#8 Jess J
#10 Emilie B
#11 Taylor F
#16 Liya C
#20 Sophia M
#21 Riley C
#22 Liliana L
#25 Alexis V
#26 Brook S
#27 Kayla C
#28 Anna S
#31 Olivia P
#32 Elise R
#38 Lilliana C
PT Isabella N
PT Abbey B
PT Mckenze L
PT Ava U
PT Nora L
PT Keslsi G
PT Hailey B
PT Katelyn B
PT Alyssa K

Small Senior Coed 3

Coaches: Michael Eddy, Chelsea Dennis

Practice Schedule-
Summer: Tuesday Thursday 7-9
Fall: Tuesday 7-9, Saturday 1-4

Camp Dates: Coming soon!
Choreography Dates: Coming soon!

Team Members:
#12 Spencer M
#14 Eva S
#15 Amelia M
#17 Sami B
#19 Madison P
#23 Katie G
#24 Sahra J
#30 Carly S
#33 Kali R
#34 Shelby S
#36 Lilly C
#37 Isabella C
#40 Makenna K
PT Maddie Z
PT Ava U
PT Emily B
PT Alyssa K
PT Abbey B
PT Logan C