NEW FALL CLASS CHANGES & TIMES

Beginning the week of August 16th, the following changes to the SHOCK class schedule will be in effect:

NEW

Thur Beginning Tumbling K-4th grade 5pm

Thur Beginning Tumbling %th grade and up 5pm

Thur Back Handspring class 6pm

Thur Back Tuck class 7pm

Thur Open Gym 8pm

CHANGED

Tue 7pm AS Standing/Conditioning moves to Wednesdays 7pm

Wed 6:30pm Flat Mat Tumbling moves to Wed 5pm

Wed 5:30pm AS Tumb 10 & under moves to Wed 6pm

OKLAHOMA TWISTERS @ SHOCK!

Oklahoma Twisters and SHOCK Sports have combined their talents to create the top All Star and Recreational Cheer and tumbling program in the state!  The tremendously talented and experienced team of Craig Hallmark, Jeff LeForce, Chuck Selzer, and Kory Boatwright will be taking over the AS Cheer and AS Tumbling Directors positions and bringing their awesome world level program, coaches, and athletes to the SHOCKS Sports facility.  They will combine with the SHOCK award winning teams and coaches to create an unequaled program at SHOCK Sports with the combined resources of both under the revered Oklahoma Twisters name fielding a full range of teams from Tiny (5 & under) Level 1 to competitive Nationals and Worlds teams. The combined programs are holding tryouts at Twisters current facility $/7/10 and at SHOCK's facility on April 13th, 15th,   and 18th (makeup).  As Twister tryouts have already been held, interested parties are encouraged call to make arrangements for the April 13th tryouts if possible when both staffs will be present.  Teams will not be announced until after the last tryouts have been conducted and will be comprised of the combined programs participants.  All teams Mini and above will be wearing the Oklahoma Twisters red, white, and black uniforms for the 2010-11 season and begin practice at SHOCK the first week of May!  GO TWISTERS!!!         

ElectriKatz National Champions YL1 @ JamFest

ElectriKatz won the JamFest National Championship  Youth Level 1 division in Oklahoma City this weekend.  ElectriCuties took 2nd in the Tiny Level 1, ElectriKitties took 6th in the largest division - Mini level 1, BlackKatz took a close 3rd in Junior Level 3, and Shining Starz had a great performance Sunday afternoon.

MARTIAL ARTS MERCHANDISE SALE!!!

Check out SHOCK!'s Martial Arts equipment sale for Christmas!!!  SHOCK! sells Century Martial Arts' entire catalog at great prices.  Get your kickboxing gloves, home bags, training equipment, etc.  Order directly online here, have it delivered to your home!

Starting Monday, April 27th from 8pm to 9pm Misti will be holding an adult hip hop class!  The class will be a $10 a session and be every Monday night!  It is not required that you have previous dance experience for the class.  We will be learning a short high energy hip hop dance each wee.  It will be great exercise and lots of fun!!!  I hope to see you there.

SHOCK's exclusive SCHOOL CHEER/POM TRYOUT class is ON!!!  Our annual class to prepare you for your school try outs start Monday March 9th.  This class is designed to do one thing, make you a winner at your  school tryouts.  It focuses exclusively on the skills and routine you will perform for your cheer or pom tryouts and finishes with a mock tryout judged by professional judges.  Whether you're a first timer or an experienced performer there is no better way to prepare to make your school team.

Classes are on a pay per day basis so come whenever is convenient for you.  $10/day includes one hour of instruction and one hour of open gym.  Middle school CHEER is Monday, Tuesdays, & Thursdays from 6-7pm, high school CHEER is 7-8pm, POM is (check calendar), and open gym is at 8-9pm .  Pom is Monday, Tuesdays, & Thursdays from 8-9pm.  See you there!!!

Spring Break Bootcamp is a 3 day, 9 hour intensive course in preparing for your school cheer tryouts.  Class is Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 6-9pm and is $75.  Enroll now to make sure you have a spot!!

SHOCK! AllStars had a great weekend at the Cox Center with Shining Starz doing a wonderful performance, Electricuties taking 1st out of three, Sparklers taking 3rd, and Electrikatz taking 1st out of seven teams and beating a senior team for Level 2 highpoint!  With teams from 4 states, it was a very interesting and varied competition and the first time Shining Starz had competed with another Special Athlete team from Kansas.  The competition was run well and everyone had a great time.  ElectriKatz are on a big streak winning several in a row now with this being the biggest field so far in their division. 

Have a look at the photo's listed below and check it out.  JamFest Nationals is next for Allstars and it is always a huge and exciting competition bringing the top teams from all over the area.  If you are interested in being a part of next years AllStar program, evaluations are coming up soon so check it out!  Jamfest is free for spectators and is a great opportunity to see what AllStar Cheer is about. We have teams for every skill and age level from 3 years old and up or 13 years old and complete beginners.

Here is a link to CheerPower's results.

SHOCK!'s photos from this weekend's competition in Oklahoma City are online now and available to view and purchase at shockcheer.photoreflect.com.  All photos purchased directly support the gym and you may contact me personally with special requests or changes once an order is placed.  I go over each photo to improve color, lighting, and composition before it is finally sent to the printer.  It is also a great place to mention to relatives and grandparents who can look at them online thoough they may not have been able to go to the competition!  The site is accessible from any internet connected computer and some smartphones.

From Team SHOCK!, hope you had a great weekend and thank you for your support!

Leonard & Kerry

The owners of SHOCK!, Kerry and Leonard  Conn, announced they have provided the Norman Public School System with a grant for $18,000 which is to used by the cheer and pom sponsors for this year's camp clothes.  The grant, funded by the Conn Family Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, was granted to assist in reducing the significant out of pocket costs experienced by cheerleader's and pommer's families when they participate in public school cheer and pom programs.  "We want to help promote these wonderful women's sports programs and help make them more accessible.  We also hope to raise the visibility of these programs, promote additional support, and help the school systems recognize and support these programs on a level consistent with other school sports programs", Leonard Conn told school officials.  The grant was made to the school system based on the needs stated by the school program sponsors and earmarked specifically for the cheer and pom programs.  The squads benefiting from the grant included Norman North Varsity Cheer, Norman North Varsity Pom, Norman North JV Cheer, Norman North JV Pom, Norman High Varsity Cheer, Norman High Varsity Pom, Norman  High JV Cheer, Norman  High JV Pom, Whittier Cheer, Longfellow Cheer, Alcott Cheer, and Irving Cheer.