Welcome to Welcome to Perry HighPerry High

Pom & CheerPom & Cheer

Meeting OverviewMeeting Overview

PhilosophyPhilosophy Important DatesImportant Dates Summer Practice ScheduleSummer Practice Schedule Class/PracticeClass/Practice Expenses and Mandatory ItemsExpenses and Mandatory Items FundraisingFundraising BoostersBoosters

Philosophy & PurposePhilosophy & Purpose Support athletic teams, uphold school Support athletic teams, uphold school

spirit, promote the crowd’s involvement spirit, promote the crowd’s involvement during events, and promote pride and a during events, and promote pride and a positivepositive image of our school. image of our school.

Develop a good sense of sportsmanship Develop a good sense of sportsmanship among students as well as uphold the among students as well as uphold the highest in personal standards.highest in personal standards.

Perform and contribute at school and Perform and contribute at school and community activities and functions.community activities and functions.

Represent Perry High School in state and Represent Perry High School in state and national level Pom & Cheer competitions.national level Pom & Cheer competitions.

GOALSGOALS1.1. Develop responsibility, character, Develop responsibility, character,

citizenship, work ethic, and ability to citizenship, work ethic, and ability to work with and respect others.work with and respect others.

2. Have fun and create a positive 2. Have fun and create a positive experience we’ll remember for a experience we’ll remember for a lifetime.lifetime.

3. Take our own personal best to 3. Take our own personal best to competitions…and wincompetitions…and win

Ten Do’s to SuccessTen Do’s to SuccessTen things parents can do to help Ten things parents can do to help their female athlete succeed:their female athlete succeed:

1. Let this experience belong to your daughter. We had our 1. Let this experience belong to your daughter. We had our moments. This belongs to the girls.moments. This belongs to the girls.

2. Be a positive role model. It rubs off. Motivate and 2. Be a positive role model. It rubs off. Motivate and encourage your daughter. Show her you respect those encourage your daughter. Show her you respect those involved and communicate any concerns in a respectful involved and communicate any concerns in a respectful and dignified manner.and dignified manner.

3. Be realistic. We were all given certain abilities. Accept 3. Be realistic. We were all given certain abilities. Accept your daughter as she is. Accept her talents and use your daughter as she is. Accept her talents and use them. Make the best of every situation and use it as a them. Make the best of every situation and use it as a learning experience. Accept her role on the team.learning experience. Accept her role on the team.

4. Support the coaching staff. If you do so will your 4. Support the coaching staff. If you do so will your daughter. The coach represents authority; support the daughter. The coach represents authority; support the coach’s rules, philosophies, decisions, and so on.coach’s rules, philosophies, decisions, and so on.

5. 5. Be supportive of other athletes. Treat each player as if he Be supportive of other athletes. Treat each player as if he were your daughter.were your daughter.

6. 6. Trust the coaches wisdom and insight. Coaches work with Trust the coaches wisdom and insight. Coaches work with athletes 12 months of the year. They spend many hours with athletes 12 months of the year. They spend many hours with these girls in situations that parents may never see. In some these girls in situations that parents may never see. In some cases, coaches know more about the athlete than the parents do. cases, coaches know more about the athlete than the parents do. Don’t exert pressure on your daughter by telling him things she Don’t exert pressure on your daughter by telling him things she shouldn’t have to hear. Be a good role model. Let the coaches shouldn’t have to hear. Be a good role model. Let the coaches coach.coach.

7. 7. Be an active parent. Monitor your daughter’s grades. Insist that Be an active parent. Monitor your daughter’s grades. Insist that your daughter study and earn good grades. If you put academics your daughter study and earn good grades. If you put academics first, your daughter will be more successful.first, your daughter will be more successful.

8. 8. Support your daughter’s social activities. Monitor her friends, Support your daughter’s social activities. Monitor her friends, hangouts, boyfriends, curfew, language, rules, and so on. Talk to hangouts, boyfriends, curfew, language, rules, and so on. Talk to your daughter about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use. Encourage your daughter about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use. Encourage your daughter to make the right choices. If you don’t your daughter to make the right choices. If you don’t communicate well in these areas, the wrong people may communicate well in these areas, the wrong people may influence your little girl.influence your little girl.

9.9. Be selfless. Use Pom & Cheer for the right reasons. Encourage Be selfless. Use Pom & Cheer for the right reasons. Encourage your daughter to work hard and have fun. your daughter to work hard and have fun.

10.10. Challenge your daughter. Teach and encourage personal Challenge your daughter. Teach and encourage personal responsibility. It’s a tough world out there. Let her begin responsibility. It’s a tough world out there. Let her begin preparing for it with “inexpensive mistakes”. Let the coaches preparing for it with “inexpensive mistakes”. Let the coaches push your daughter. Let the coaches make her tougher mentally push your daughter. Let the coaches make her tougher mentally and physically by challenging her. Lessons taught in Pom & Cheer and physically by challenging her. Lessons taught in Pom & Cheer go beyond the matsgo beyond the mats..

Modified from Curry, G. (2002). Modified from Curry, G. (2002). The Football Coaching Bible.The Football Coaching Bible. Champaign, IL: Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.Human Kinetics Publishers.

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION Communicate ahead of time (not after Communicate ahead of time (not after

the fact).the fact).

Contact appropriate Contact appropriate coachcoach first (not first (not administration): Level then Head administration): Level then Head Coach.Coach.

Remember: a little mutual respect and Remember: a little mutual respect and a calm approach make a big a calm approach make a big difference.difference.

SQUAD STANDARDSSQUAD STANDARDS• Team First AttitudeTeam First Attitude• Winning AttitudeWinning Attitude• Be a Good CitizenBe a Good Citizen• NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

(zero toleration policy)(zero toleration policy)

• NO UNSUPERVISED PARTIES.NO UNSUPERVISED PARTIES.• Don’t embarrass your family or Don’t embarrass your family or

the program! If Coach Woodworth the program! If Coach Woodworth would freak out, don’t do it!would freak out, don’t do it!

PERRY TEAM COVENANTPERRY TEAM COVENANT

1. A covenant is an agreement 1. A covenant is an agreement that binds people together.that binds people together.

2. Perry High School Pom & 2. Perry High School Pom & Cheer Rule of Declaration:Cheer Rule of Declaration:There are only two options There are only two options regarding the commitment to our regarding the commitment to our TEAM Covenant. You’re either TEAM Covenant. You’re either ININ or you’re or you’re OUTOUT. There is no such . There is no such thing as life in between.thing as life in between.

1.1. You are committed to excellence as a You are committed to excellence as a student and athlete and your success and student and athlete and your success and achievements are for the achievements are for the TEAMTEAM..

2.2. All individual goals and accomplishments All individual goals and accomplishments are secondary to the are secondary to the TEAMTEAM success. success. Jealousy, selfishness and individualism are Jealousy, selfishness and individualism are tremendously destructive to the tremendously destructive to the TEAMTEAM..

3.3. You will abide by You will abide by TEAMTEAM policy, rules and policy, rules and regulations.regulations.

4.4. You will not participate in any cliques or You will not participate in any cliques or segmented groups that destroy the segmented groups that destroy the TEAMTEAM concept and unity.concept and unity.

5.5. You You mustmust have a WINNING ATTITUDE! have a WINNING ATTITUDE!

PERRY TEAM COVENANTPERRY TEAM COVENANT

WINNING ATTITUDE!WINNING ATTITUDE! A.A. Can your teammates and coaches trust you?Can your teammates and coaches trust you?

Trust between teammates and staff is Trust between teammates and staff is essential to a winning attitude. essential to a winning attitude.

TRUST = ACCOUNTABILITY.TRUST = ACCOUNTABILITY.

B.B. Commitment to Excellence.Commitment to Excellence.

Striving to improve strength, tumbling, Striving to improve strength, tumbling, technique, and mastering your position.technique, and mastering your position.

C.C. Care about the TEAM.Care about the TEAM.

You must care about your team and make You must care about your team and make

the personal sacrifices so your the personal sacrifices so your TEAMTEAM can can

be its best. We are only as strong as our be its best. We are only as strong as our

weakest link.weakest link.

2012-2013 Perry Pom & Cheer 2012-2013 Perry Pom & Cheer IMPORTANT DATESIMPORTANT DATES

May 9May 9thth Parent Meeting: Start of Fitness Parent Meeting: Start of Fitness

Works Works FundraiserFundraiser May 12May 12thth First Team Workout First Team Workout – Breakfast – 6:30 a.m. Perry Football – Breakfast – 6:30 a.m. Perry Football

FieldField

May 14May 14thth VARSITY Fitting – VARSITY Fitting – 3:45 -5:15 – Camp Gear Payment Due: $3:45 -5:15 – Camp Gear Payment Due: $

Rubios FundraiserRubios Fundraiser May 18May 18thth Cow Chip Bingo – Cow Chip Bingo – girls invited to attendgirls invited to attend May 29May 29thth First Booster Meeting – First Booster Meeting – 6:00-8:00 p.m. C1206:00-8:00 p.m. C120

June 10June 10thth TCS Mini Skill Camp Deposit DueTCS Mini Skill Camp Deposit Due July 9July 9thth JV/Varsity Tumbling changes to MondaysJV/Varsity Tumbling changes to Mondays July 11July 11thth – 14 – 14thth NCA Camp Flagstaff, AZNCA Camp Flagstaff, AZ July 23July 23rdrd First Day of SchoolFirst Day of School

See handout in folder with list of tentative dates. You See handout in folder with list of tentative dates. You will be updated on payment due dates via the Booster will be updated on payment due dates via the Booster Treasurer. Treasurer.

Important Dates: Important Dates: CompetitionCompetition

November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 USA Regional QualifierUSA Regional Qualifier

November 12, 2012 November 12, 2012 UCA Qualifier (tentative)UCA Qualifier (tentative)

November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 AIA QualifierAIA Qualifier

January 7, 2013 January 7, 2013 UCA Cactus Cup QualifierUCA Cactus Cup Qualifier

March 3, 2013 March 3, 2013 AZ State Cheer & Pom TournamentAZ State Cheer & Pom Tournament

March 30-April 1, 2013 March 30-April 1, 2013 USA Nationals Anaheim, CAUSA Nationals Anaheim, CA

Expenses & Mandatory Expenses & Mandatory ItemsItems

See Budget and Handout

To procure individually:

-Socks: no show, white, by June 5th

-Shorts – Game Day Wear: white, jean, light khaki

Fundraiser PolicyFundraiser Policy The Perry Booster Club, in The Perry Booster Club, in

coordination with Perry Coaches, coordination with Perry Coaches, will work to provided the TEAM with will work to provided the TEAM with ample opportunity to raise money.ample opportunity to raise money.

Participation in fundraising is Participation in fundraising is MANDATORY. We all work; we all MANDATORY. We all work; we all benefit.benefit.

Money earned from fundraising will Money earned from fundraising will go to support the team as a whole. go to support the team as a whole. Everyone helps each other. Everyone helps each other.

Fundraising PolicyFundraising Policy

Example: Example: We have to pay $50 for jerseys and We have to pay $50 for jerseys and

sweatshirts. After fundraising. We have sweatshirts. After fundraising. We have enough money in the account to pay for enough money in the account to pay for 50% of the order. Each girl then only 50% of the order. Each girl then only have to pay $25.have to pay $25.

There will be mandatory sales for There will be mandatory sales for individual fundraising. Monies above individual fundraising. Monies above the mandatory amount will be allotted the mandatory amount will be allotted to the individual.to the individual.

Booster ClubBooster Club

To assist the Head Coach of the Perry High To assist the Head Coach of the Perry High Spiritline in creating a vital and productive Spiritline in creating a vital and productive school experience for each student-athlete.school experience for each student-athlete.

To provide a process for ensuring effective To provide a process for ensuring effective communication between parents and communication between parents and sponsor/director/coaches of Perry High sponsor/director/coaches of Perry High Spiritline.Spiritline.

To raise funds and provide volunteers to To raise funds and provide volunteers to extend and strengthen the purpose of Perry extend and strengthen the purpose of Perry High Spiritline.High Spiritline.

Booster ClubBooster Club If you are interested in holding an If you are interested in holding an

Executive Position: President, Executive Position: President, VP/Secretary, Treasure or would like to VP/Secretary, Treasure or would like to nominate someone for a position please nominate someone for a position please indicate this on the white sheet in your indicate this on the white sheet in your folder. folder.

Everyone needs to submit this form to coaches Everyone needs to submit this form to coaches before leaving this evening.before leaving this evening.

Coach Woodworth will be in contact with Coach Woodworth will be in contact with nominees over the next two weeks to schedule a nominees over the next two weeks to schedule a time to discuss philosophies.time to discuss philosophies.

Executive positions will be voted on at the first Executive positions will be voted on at the first meeting of the new year: Wednesday, May 23meeting of the new year: Wednesday, May 23rdrd – – 6-7:30 – C1206-7:30 – C120