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Recent News

TRYOUT RESULTS ARE HERE!

The team list for the new season is on the Teams page.

Well done to everyone who tried out. The standard was extremely high and we had some very difficult decisions to make. For those who didn't make the team this time, there is still match team and Hip hop, and then more opportunities to make the squad next year.

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CELTICS INFO 2009-10 SEASON

The Leeds University Cheerleaders will have three different teams for the 2009-10 season:- the competition team, the match team and brand spanking new this year the hip-hop team.

The Competition team normally trains on Tuesdays 8-10pm in sports hall 3 and Thursday 8-10 in Leeds' very own cheer gym equipped with a full size competition floor! The Comp team will train hard throughout the year and compete at various competitions ranging from uni comps and regional's to the UK nationals. Although no gymnastic experience is necessary it certainly helps as in competitions the team is marked on Stunts, Jumps, Dance, Motions and Tumbling. Comp team is great fun, a brilliant way to keep fit and very rewarding. We are very lucky to have great facilities and excellent coaches.

The Match team will train on Fridays between 6-8pm in the Table Tennis Room in the Sports Hall and also performs and cheers at the American Football matches on Sundays. The Match team is great for people who want to try cheer but just want to do it in a more relaxed and social atmosphere without all the stunting. The match team normally go out with the American Footballers on a Sunday eve after the game.

The Hip Hop team is new this year and like the comp team will go to competitions throughout the year. The hip hop team will have separate tryouts to comp team which will be set in October and will consist of a mixed team of about 18. If you want any more info on this team please contact the coach Bridget Leonard on 07525351570 or email her at bridgetwaslost@hotmail.com

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GIVE IT A GO!

For those of you who want to try stunting, refresh your skills or just have a bit of a laugh trying something new, we will be holding a Give It A Go session on Tuesday 29th September in Sports Hall 3 which will cost £1- a bargain I hear you all scream!

However, because of such a vast amount of interest in the Celtics this year we are going to have to split the session in to two. So there will be 2 Give It A Go sessions which will be between 5-6:30pm or 6:30pm-8pm.

The Give It A Go sessions are not compulsory and you can still attend comp tryouts or join match team without attending.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, ie trainers, (clean) socks, t-shirt, and shorts. But girls remember you will be stunting so it may be best to consider that if you are going to wear baggy shorts you will want to cycling shorts, spankies, or gymnastic shorts underneath.

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TRYOUTS

Before the start of tryouts on Thursday 1st October we will be having an Intro meeting in Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre 22 at 5:15pm. Here we will show some videos and do a presentation about the team and what we are all about, before heading down to the Sports Hall together.

Competition team tryouts are on Thursday 1st October Sports Hall 2b 6-8pm and Saturday 3rd October Sports Hall 1 between 12:30-4:30pm. They will consist of performing a dance (boys don't panic! no one expects you to dance), motions, jumps, some basic stunts, flexibility and conditioning.

The Thursday will be learning the dance, going over basic motions, jumps and cheer stretches. On Saturday there will be some stunting, a refresh of the dance, jumps and motions, etc before the actual tryout before the coaches.

I know it sounds scary but really don't worry it is honestly not as bad as it sounds. Also if you do have any tumbling or gymnastic experience please let it be known as although we may do some standing tumbling and a little running we will not be on a sprung floor so won't be asking for any hardcore demos for you to showcase your skills. Tryouts will be £5 for the two days.

Training will commence the following week with the team sheet put up on the team page of the website- www.celticcheer.co.uk/teams.html

GOOD LUCK!

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GET INVOLVED WITH THE MATCH TEAM

If you just want to do match team then practice starts Friday 2nd October in the Table Tennis Room between 6-8pm. We will be taking people in for the first few sessions so if you cannot make this one, never fear just come to the next one. You will start learning the dance choreographed by the match co-coordinator Robyn and also basic cheer motions and techniques ready for you first game which is great fun!

Hope to see you there!

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MEMBERSHIP, SOCIALS & OTHER INFO

Within the Celtics you can be on as many teams as you want, although for comp and hip hop you will have to pass the tryouts first. Membership for the year is £35, which works out at a mere £0.67 a week!

We always put on a lot of socials (pretty much every week) which everyone is invited to. Wednesday nights are the usual sports teams nights out which is normally a big one, although some people often go out for a few quiet ones after the games on a Sunday.

As well as doing a variety of performances including the Unions School Disco night and around uni campus, the Celtics have also been invited to perform at Oceana on Wednesdays. This also happens to be a school disco night and if you want to come along please get in touch with our social secs: Frosty- 07788710017 or Babs- 07875204895. It would be great to see loads of people out, especially as you will have met all the team at Give It A Go already!

We will also be the pre-match entertainment at the Leeds Uni vs Leeds Met Varsity Rugby match and the week after that will be involved in the uni fashion show.

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