GET OUT YOUR BLING! GET OUT YOUR SPARKLE! GET OUT YOUR FCA COLORS! GET YOUR VOICES READY! THIS IS THE BIGGEST CHEERLEADING WEEKEND OF YOUR LIFE! THE GEMS ARE READY--ARE YOU PARENTS READY? WE ARE GOING FOR 14 PERFECT PERFORMANCES AND THE GEMS NEED YOU TO BE LOUD AND PROUD!
Updated: 3/25/09 -- Meeting times are now posted. Please print and bring with you. Have a safe trip!! See you in Myrtle Beach!!
****Please note**** Competition Companies do not cancel competitions. So, regardless of the weather, you must be there. Leave extra early and be careful!
If you are flying to Myrtle Beach, do not pack your uniform in the suitcase (even if you are on a direct flight!). Airline companies lose luggage on a daily basis!! PACK YOUR UNIFORM IN A CARRY-ON BAG!!
Hotel Information
The Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort and Spa at Grande Dunes - All FCA cheerleaders are required to stay at this hotel. We signed a contract and have to fulfill this contract or we get charged thousands of dollars.
Also, if there are any behavior issues reported that include members of our group. The hotels will be calling Bonnie when they are reported. You do NOT want to be the person they are calling about. Please be on your best behavior and follow the hotel rules.
Remember all cheerleaders are limited to 30 minutes of swimming per day.
Competition Venue:
The Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Admission Cost:
$25 for a weekend pass or $15 per day (children under 5 are free) You will want to purchase these Friday evening to avoid long lines Saturday morning.
Video Cameras: not permitted this weekend.
Team Parents Info
You will need to call Bonnie Friday night with a list of what room your girls are staying in.
Team Parents are to meet the teams at the scheduled times in Room 108 and make sure all GEMS are there and ready to go. You will then bring them to the outside of the warm up area.
VIP SEATING AREA: This is the area directly in front of the stage where parents and friends sit and cheer like crazy people. PLEASE DO NOT SIT IN THE FRONT TWO ROWS UNLESS YOUR CHILD IS ON THE PERFORMANCE FLOOR.
Friday
All cheerleaders are to be in Myrtle Beach by 7:00 PM Friday. As soon as you arrive, call your team mom(s) and let them know you have arrived and also tell her your room number.
DIAMONDS - You will have practice on Friday! Please meet at the Convention Center outside of warm ups at 9:00. You are to wear your new Diamond camp gear with any bright colored sports bra and the hair bow MUST match your sports bra! Your hair can be half up/half down for practice and you should look pretty!
Team moms: please call Bonnie as soon as your team members have all arrived. If there are any issues, please contact Bonnie immediately. You will also need to give her a list of what rooms the girls are staying in.
All cheerleaders will be receiving a wristband to wear for the weekend. If you lose it, you will have to purchase a new one. Spirit Sports requires all participants to wear these. All cheerleader wristbands will be delivered to the rooms Friday night starting at 10:00. You must be in your room to receive the wristband. It will be placed immediately on your wrist (with the exception of the "little ones" that will be sleeping).
All cheerleaders are to be in bed by 11:00 PM!
Saturday - All cheerleaders are to be at every performance from Pink Ice to Diamonds!
Meeting Place for all teams will be Room 108 at the Convention Center
8:15 - Pink Ice will meet
9:45 - Emeralds will meet
10:15 - Turquoise will meet
12:45 - Sapphires will meet
3:15 - Citrines will meet
3:50 - Rubies will meet
7:15 - Diamonds will meet
Program meeting right after Diamonds performance in Room 108 at the Convention Center.
Crossover Details:
Kayla T will go with her mom after Pink Ice and meet Emeralds outside of warm ups and change there.
Emeralds to Turquoise crossovers need to give uniform to Turquoise girl.
Citrines to Ruby crossovers need to give uniform to a Ruby girl.
Cheerleaders can change out of uniform after performance.
11:00 - All cheerleaders are to be in bed.
Sunday - All cheerleaders are to be at every performance from Pink Ice to Diamonds!
Meeting place will be Room 108 at the Convention Center
8:00 - Pink Ice will meet
9:50 - Emeralds will meet
10:20 - Turquoise will meet
11:45 - Sapphires will meet
3:30 - Citrines will meet
4:00 - Rubies will meet
7:45 - Diamonds will meet
Sunday crossover details:
Emeralds to Turquoise crossovers need to give uniform to Turquoise girl.
Citrines to Ruby crossovers need to give uniform to a Ruby girl.
Cheerleaders are to be fully dressed for awards in the correct uniform. Do not bring anything with you to awards. Do not wear anything else with your uniforms (shoes are part of your uniform).
Cheerleaders are permitted to change out of uniform after awards.
Program Information
Please be at the meeting place ready to go and on time. You need to be fully dressed with hair and make up done. All jewelry must be removed at this time. Do not have any hair ties on wrists!
Parents must pick cheerleader up at the side of the stage after performance (unless the coaches are taking the crossovers).
EYE MAKE UP -- the cheerleaders are only permitted to wear what is provided in the make up kit on their eyes. The only items that can be added are: black mascara and black eye liner. If there is anything else on their eyes, they will be asked to redo them!
FCA Cheerleaders are not permitted to walk around with skirts or tops unzipped at any time.
Cheerleaders and parents are to be respectful to the team parents and Bonnie, they are doing their job to help the coaches and program to be organized!
Absolutely all parents and cheerleaders are to be at every performance. We recommend that you arrive 10-15 minutes early because we have no idea how 'on time' this competition runs.
NO-ONE is permitted to leave before the final performance. This is a program rule. If your child's team competed last, you would be there and you would want everyone cheering your child on so you all need to be there! Any child that is not there and we find out about it will face consequences at the next practice. THIS IS A PROGRAM RULE! We understand that people have to get back for work and that this is not the child's fault. But we have to enforce the rules for the people that stay until the end.
Please be happy for your GEMS no matter what happens this weekend, they have worked so hard and we know they are all going to try and do their best!
FCA is the greatest place to be and at Nationals our parents and girls show that to the world!!! Bring your voices and noise makers and cheer during the
whole performance!!!
Also.... we are not responsible for your child during the entire weekend. We don't want to alarm anyone but...parents need to keep in mind that anyone can get into the competition and it is not safe for the girls to be running around on their own.
Please talk to your GEM about the dangers of being in such a busy place, and please know where your GEM is the entire weekend.
We want everyone to have a safe and awesome experience this weekend!!!
