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LTCA Gladiators iPhone/iPad Case
iPad case
We are pleased to announce that our squad wear partners at First Cheer have released exclusive LTCA Gladiators’ iPhone and iPad cases. You can view these product and all our other squad wear items by clicking here
Make sure to get one whilst stocks last.
-L
Summmer Taster Sessions
As the competition season draws to a close, LTCA Gladiators are pleased to announce that we will be holding open sessions throughout June and July for anyone who would like to come and give the sport a go.
If you are interested or would like more information, please contact info@ltcagladiators.com
LTCA Gladiators in the news
Tweet of The Week – LTCA Gladiators launch Woking’s Sport Relief Mile
Launching the Woking Sport Relief Mile with @LTCAgladiators @sportrelief @wokingcouncil @WokingShopping #SR2014 pic.twitter.com/rhOxCqhtrn
— WBC Health (@WBC_Health) January 24, 2014
LTCA GLadiators – Brent
As part of a 3 day Summer course in the London Borough of Brent, coach Tez was asked to teach Cheerleading as a focal point of the event.
The cheerleading classes proved to be a success and with good interest shown, LTCA Gladiators were approached by Brent Leisure Centre to provide a rare opportunity for the kids in the local area to take part in Cheerleading and Gymnastics. A special class was started which ran for 8 weeks from October until December. 
It was a great opportunity to provide cheerleading classes for kids as young as 4, covering a wide variety of Cheerleading and Gymnastics skills. A lot of fun was had as they learned Dance and Motions, Jumps, Basic stunts such as Knee/Thigh Stands, Gut level Libs and Basic Gymnastics such as Forward Rolls, Handstands and Cartwheels. It wasn’t all work though, as the kids were able to play on the air track and use the class as an opportunity to blow off steam!
As well as teaching the fundamentals of cheerleading the parents also expressed a great response and attitude from the classes saying that their child had progressed in learning to count and had improved their stability and body awareness. The parents were also impressed at how quickly their children were able to make friends and how the environment bought out increased sociability in their children.
Coach Tez said his highlight from the 8 weeks was “watching one shy 5 year old progress quickly. From having never taken part in any gymnastics-related activity to being able to kick up and hold a handstand within one season”.
For more information of if you would like to book a residency within your leisure centre, please contact info@ltcagladiators.com
Gladiators are moving!
As of January 2014, LTCA Gladiator’s sessions will now take place at Woking Leisure Centre, this will enable us to take advantage of the increased facilities and provisions made for us!
We are still recruiting for our Senior team, alongside the introduction of a new youth team; so if you are interested in joining, there has never been a better time to do it!!
Email info@ltcagladiators.com for more information!
LTCA Gladiator’s Coach on the X Factor Final
This week was a big week for coach Luke who, with cheerleading squad Unity Black, performed live on the X Factor final. Unity Black were asked to perform alongside finalist Nicholas McDonald during his song Candy. Fully choreographed in to the routine, there was a mixture of dance and some high level stunts making their debut on UK television.
Luke performed live in front of 10,000 people at Wembley Arena and to millions of people at home, a big step forward for Cheerleading in the UK!
For a video of the routine and performance, see below:
October Cheerleader of the Month – Leah
A huge well done to Leah, who is our Cheerleader of the Month for October! We have been so impressed by how well you have progressed in such a short space of time, you are an inspiration – keep it up!!
Training Update June-July
It has been an amazing couple of months so far, with the Juniors working extremely hard to be ready for the competition season! It has been great to be able to welcome so many new people to our junior and senior teams and to be able to provide the opportunity for people to join as Rec athletes and test the waters before they join one of our competition teams.
We have been really impressed by the hard work and dedication the juniors have shown, now working towards their first competition, they are really starting to develop their skills alongside increasing strength and flexibility. Putting up with conditioning every week with very little fuss (much less than I would have made).
Hopefully they will be competing for the first time in November, we believe that they have the potential to do really well and can’t wait to see them on the mat. Alongside the Junior cheer we will be hoping to send a couple of Senior Group stunts to competition, to ensure they stay in peak shape for the competition season ahead.
It has been a period of transition for our Senior team, with many moving home after completing their university degrees and some embarking on long holidays and travelling abroad, so to accommodate this, we will be building more from the ground up. Allowing the summer as a period of group stunt and skill development before work on the cheer begins in September.
Now begins a period of hard work and fundraising to allow us to be in the best position for the year ahead!
We still have spaces on all of our teams so if you would like to join or come along, email us at info@ltcagladiators.com, where we will be able to provide more help
-Luke
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