Gladiators

Havoc in Woking Town Centre

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bB3392WTHLX-mheufE5WcEN4HEy69Uh9IZuosq-upbg,A2fnADOFDdU1sgn27sk9V4x-X89luMT7pwHJwJ9vk5UAs part of our ongoing recruitment drive LTCA Gladiator’s Junior team ‘Havoc’ spent the day in Woking Town Centre; handing out flyers and performing for the crowds, the girls really caused a stir.

Accompanied by Programme Co-Owner Luke and Coach Amy, the team entertained the onlookers, even providing the opportunity for some of the members of the audience to come and give the sport a go.

Alongside providing the opportunity for a team building day out, it was a great platform to allow the girls to perform in public and start taking away any nerves they may have had for their first competition.

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Junior Team Captain Orla said of the event, ‘it was really great to be able to perform in front of so many people, and to get other people excited about cheerleading!’

If you would like any more information about coming along for a taster session, please email info@ltcagladiators.com.

 

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Training Update June-July

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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

Second Taster Session!

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Tuesday 14th May marked our second taster session, it was great to see so many people turn up an enjoy themselves. As of next week training will continue on Tuesday nights with the intention to add a 7-9 session on Thursday evenings as well, pending confirmation.

The session began in a similar vein, with everyone learning some new skills as well as building on things learn in previous weeks, before continuing with the short dance taught by coach Tez the week before.

As of next week training will continue as normal, with skills being built up in time for the competition season and looking to make good progress during the summer. As always, if you are interested in joining, you can email us at info@ltcagladiators.com!

Anyone is welcome to join the team, any age, boy or girl! Below are some pictures of us all together at the end of the taster session!

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Next Taster Session

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A big thank you to everyone who turned up to our first taster session of May 2013! We had almost 20 people enjoying cheerleading with Gladiators for the first time! Next Tuesday (14th May) marks the last chance to enjoy a free taster session with us at Woking High School!

The class is from 7-9 and is available for anyone who wishes to give it a go! If you have questions, please email info@ltcagladiators.com and we will get back to you…

Hope to see even more of you there next week!

BCA Nationals Results – Senior Coed Cheer 3 – 2nd Place

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Award

BCA Nationals saw Gladiators compete a cheer routine for the first time in Competition. Due to time constraints and availability (due to competitions abroad and University commitments), the team were only able to train for two full weekends with the majority of the team present.

4Due to only having one full day of choreography and three days of full training, the team were understandably anxious before competition. However, a training session the night before competition helped to calm any nerves and the team were able to perform the routine with more confidence. Although one late arrival in the form of a team member flying in from Florida 5 hours before training added a bit of drama to the day!

The first round of competition went really well, after a slight hiccup with the pyramid we found ourselves just off the pace in third place. The first routine gave us a good idea of what we could do to improve and managed to hit an almost faultless routine during our second round of competition!

We finished the day in second place! It is good to take this opportunity to say a massive congratulations to Black Panther Allstars and Queni Dynamos, who both performed excellently and finished in 1st and 3rd place, respectively.

The team are now well placed to build on the routine and you can expect an even bigger showing at competitions to follow!

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–Luke