Ellie C.

CHEER EXPERIENCE:

Lawrence High School January 2017 – Present
Freshmen Team Coach
Lawrence, MA
• Responsible for starting practice
• Demonstrate advanced cheer, dance, jump, and stunt techniques
• Responsible for creating dance and cheer routines
• Responsible for perfecting athlete’s technique
• Give feedback to athletes to improve technique
• Create half time routines
• Coordinate fundraisers
• Motivate cheerleaders to improve athletic abilities to execute new skills
• Offered advice and helpful tips on how to calm nerves before performances
• Ensure safety for athletes while executing new skills

St. Thomas University August 2010 – May 2015
Captain
Miami Gardens, FL
• Responsible for leading practices
• Taught advanced cheer, dance, jump, and stunt techniques
• Responsible for teaching current material to incoming cheerleaders
• Responsible for perfecting teammates technique
• Taught new material to teammates
• Offered extra help to teammates
• Performed half time routines
• Competed in various competitions in south Florida
• Helped coordinate fundraisers
• Selected attire pieces for team
• Motivated teammates to work together
• Offered advice and helpful tips on how to calm nerves before performances
• Ensured safety for teammates while executing new skills

Notre Dame High School Sept 2007 – June 2008
Co-founder/Captain
Lawrence, MA
• Brought up the idea of a cheer team
• Collaborated with fellow classmate to exchange ideas
• Followed directions on how to start a high school cheer team
• Gathered interested candidates for cheer team
• Found potential cheer coach
• Held practices after school hours
• Taught basic cheer, dance, jump, and stunt techniques
• Held fundraisers to raise money for uniforms

St. Patrick’s School Sept 2002 – June 2006
Cheerleader
Lawrence, MA
• Learned various cheers and dances
• Understood and followed the game of basketball
• Performed half time routines
• Performed on competition team
• Asked questions on stunting and jump techniques
• Learned the importance of teamwork

CERTIFICATIONS:

NFHS Learning: AACCA Spirit Safety Certification
• Sport specific course
• Completed: 9/25/2016

NFHS Learning: Coaching Cheer and Dance
• Sport specific course
• Completed: 9/26/2016

NFHS Learning: Concussion in Sports
• Completed: 9/27/2016

St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
• Most Valuable Player:
2014-2015
• Most Valuable Player:
2013-2014
• Most Valuable Player:
2011-2012
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
• Most Improved Cheer Squad
• Elite Division: Individual Jump off Competition

Depending on the level in which athletes are on, would determine the types of exercises and techniques that would be instructed during the session. Sessions are focused on what the athlete needs to improve on. Coach would have a brief conversation with athlete to see what they would like to work on. Through observation coach would advise athlete what areas need more improvement and coach would also identify athlete's strengths.
Warm up:
Cardio
Stretching
Jumps/motions/tumbling
Conditioning:
Core Strengthening
Leg Strengthening
Skill Development