Skills Camp DRAFT Itinerary and Checklist

Date: Saturday/Sunday, June 21-22

Location: Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center Birmingham, AL Map/Driving Directions Attached

Itinerary **All times are estimates – times may be modified if necessary - All times are Central Standard Time**

FRIDAY

TBD Depart Panama City

SATURDAY

TBD Breakfast/Early Lunch - on your own 10:45 – 11:00 FOR ALL ATHLETES: There will be a table for all Panama City athletes to

check in. Check-in and wait in a group for the announcement to enter the Exhibition Hall. If you did not receive any practice wear items, you’ll pick them up at check-in. Practice hairbows will be issued at check-in as well. Please make sure your hair is in a high pony at check-in.

Saturday: Red top/black shorts/gold bow (must wear black sports bra/spanks) 11:o0 am Registration 11:30 am Welcome/Prayer/Warmup 3:30 pm Late Lunch/Dinner (in the exhibition hall) – Provided 1:00 pm Warcats – Learn Routine Dance (1-5pm) 5:00 pm Thundercats – Learn Routine Dance (5-8pm’ish) 6:00 pm Last skills camp rotation (except Thundercats – still in dance) 7:00 pm Dinner – ON YOUR OWN 11:00 pm Curfew

SUNDAY

Breakfast on your own Sunday: Black top/red shorts/gold bow (must wear black sports bra/spanks)

8:00 am Firecats – Learn Dance Routine (You will enter the Exhibition Hall prior to Sunday start time)

9:00 am Skills camp Warm-up 11:20 am Lunch (in the exhibition hall ) – Provided 12:00 pm Fiercecats – Learn Routine Dance 1:00 pm Pride Warriors - Learn Routine Dance 3:30 pm Show Offs 4:00 pm Program Breakdown 4:30 pm Skills Camp Concludes!! Have a SAFE trip home!!!

Checklist – Please use it to pack your items Uniform Miscellaneous

Red Practice Top No Show WHITE Socks Cash for meals/souvenirs Black Practice Top Shoes Camera Practice Hairbow BLACK Sports Bra

Cheerleaders must arrive at the BJCC in complete practice uniform. This is not waiverable. ACE Cheer Co. has a specific image that we have to represent.

Robert’s cell phone: 850-960-3154

** Notes **

Meals

Eat meals before arriving

Bring healthy snacks (proteins, carbs)

Highly recommend you send your athlete with bottled Gatorade/Powerade type drinks but they must be placed in their backpacks and not in plain view. The BJCC frowns on outside beverages in the facility.

Spending Cash

Ragland Screenprinting will be on site if you would like to purchase any ACE Pro Shop items.

Parent Notes

Parents are not allowed in the skills camp Hall. There are parent classes (ACE 101 type classes) if you’d like to attend. If not, please explore the wonderful city of Birmingham.

All cheerleaders must check in at their gyms table at the entrance to the BJCC. Please arrive on time.

PARENT/ATHLETE MEMO FROM HAPPY

Athlete Dress Code Saturday: Red top and black shorts (or BLACK Nike Pro style spandex shorts) Sunday: Black top and red shorts (or RED Nike Pro style spandex shorts) New Gold practice bow (both days); Athletes must wear cheer shoes for the camp If you have any questions or need to contact a coach/athlete throughout the weekend, please direct them to the ACE Info Booth. It is located in front of East Exhibition Halls 2 & 3. Parking There are various parking options around the BJCC, Sheraton and Westin Hotels. Commuters: $8-14 parking decks located around the hotel and BJCC. There are paved and gravel lots in addition to metered and free parking spaces located around the BJCC. Parking Deck – East Garage and Parking Lots – Lot 7, 9, 10 Guest of Sheraton and Westin Hotel: Discounted daily parking options in the hotel guest parking deck – 22nd Street Parking Deck. ** See attached map Reminders for Parents and Athletes

Parents are not allowed to stay during Skills Camp. After you drop off your athlete, they will not be available until their assigned dismissal time. We ask that parents only enter the East Exhibit Hall if they are a team rep or a parent in line for the vendors. Please do not create an awkward situation by forcing us to ask you to leave the actual exhibit hall. (Parents are encouraged to only attend specially marked sessions below)

Please do not bring any valuables into the East Exhibit Hall. We are not responsible for the loss of any property. We wish that it would never happen, but someone’s phone/bag/wallet/etc. typically comes up missing. It could very well be by mistake-nonetheless-it happens.

During Skills Camp we will be learning cheer skills, team-building activities, meeting new friends, working on communication skills, participating in nutrition, flexibility, anti-bullying and dance classes while having FUN!!! It will not be straight through work, work, work…we will have rest and activities built into the day.

Official ACE Vendors Ragland Screenprinting – Ragland is the official ACE vendor again this year. Please bring cash, checks or credit cards to purchase any ACE gear for the year. Ragland will be inside the East Exhibit Hall 2 and in an easily accessible area. You must be in line to purchase merchandise If you are in the exhibit hall. UNIFORM and SHOE SIZING If your location has not been sized or if you missed fittings, athletes will be fitted at Skills Camp. Every athlete is required to order shoes, warm-ups and uniforms through Varsity if he/she does not already have one or if your location is transitioning into our new uniform. Parents will not be allowed into the uniform fittings room. A staff member will ensure your athlete is fitted correctly. If you have an older athlete, please tell them if you need anything specific. FOOD Early dinner is provided the first day and lunch is provided the second day. If your athlete has any special allergies please send him/her with a packed meal. You may want to send your athlete with a Gatorade/Powerade drink (must keep in his/her bag); however there will be water stations in the Exhibition Hall. Lunch NOR breakfast will be served Saturday, so please eat before arriving. Breakfast will NOT be served on Sunday morning, so please eat before arriving. Parent Classes and Meetings – VIP Room (located up the escalators from the East Exhibition Hall Lobby. Follow the signs. We have classes for the parents again this year! We encourage you all to attend all classes this weekend. See below for class descriptions. Thank you for being a part of the Tribe. We know it’s going to be an amazing experience for your entire family! Thanks, Happy Hooper

ACE Skills Camp – Parent Training Classes Saturday – VIP Room 11:30 – 12:45 ACE 101 – Freshman Orientation 1:00 – 2:30 I’m an ACE Team Rep. What do I do now? (Only for Team Reps) Dinner Break 5:00 – 6:15 Competition Dress, Conduct and Schedules – What is expected of a parent and athlete at an event 6:30 – 7:30 Parents of Mental Block Athletes 7:30 – 8:00 Inside the Tribe…What’s that? Sunday – VIP Room 1:30 – 2:45 ACE 101 – Freshman Orientation 3:00 – 4:30 ACE 201 – ACE Customers, Your Opinion Matters Class Descriptions ACE 101 – Freshman Orientation ACE 101 is a class/discussion all about our program and what you, as a new member of the Tribe, need to know. We will have parents in the audience that are completely new to the cheer industry, ones that have been with other programs before and ones that have chosen to move to ACE and we will have parents who were a part of a program that is now an ACE program. Come to learn, come to share, come to just have a good time. I’m an ACE Team Representative, What Do I Do Now? ACE Team Reps, this class is for you. We will present you with all the jobs, duties and responsibilities you will be faced with throughout the year. Even if you have been a Team Rep before, we can all learn something new. You quite possibly will have valuable information to share with the class. ACE 201 – ACE Customers, Your Opinion Matters So you have been a part of our program for at least 1 year or more and you have some ideas on how we can be better or you really want to know why we do what we do and how we do it. This class is for you. Inside the Tribe, What’s that? Our Brand Marketing Manager, Rob Goodwin, will discuss the Inside the Tribe Magazine and what our direction is for the publication. Parents of Mental Block Athletes In this session, we will share ideas and material that has been gathered on mental blocks to try and help you, the parent, understand why they happen and what you, the parent, should do about it. We will also share with each other what has worked for your athlete that had a block and is not “fixed”. If you have ever gone through a mental block with your athlete, you know it can be very frustrating because you KNOW they can do it but they just WON’T.

Driving Directions to Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center

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