Types of Cheer and Pom programs at 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 April 7th 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!!!

There are two types of cheer and pom squads at SHOCK!,  Recreational squads (Firecrackers, Explosion) and All Star competitive squads.  The table below shows the principal differences between the squads.  The Recreational Cheer program is coed and is designed to provide cheer programs with a lower commitment in terms of time and money.  Recreational Cheer is also a great place to begin in competitive cheerleading.  Our Recreational teams are are patterned after the competitive teams and provide an excellent introduction to the competitive cheer format. Recreational Pom is a fun team dance utilizing  many Hip-Hop and Jazz dance techniques.  On the Recreational  teams, attending a competition or practice is optional.

          

                                                               Rec Cheer    All Star/comp Cheer       Rec Pom
How many days of practice?                      1                            2                               1

How many hours of practice/week?         1-2                          4                               1

What is the price per month?                $35-55*                     $80                       $35-55*

Do they travel out of town overnight?        No                          Yes/No                       No

Are they competitive or for fun?           Fun/Comp                  Competitive             Fun/Comp

How much are uniforms?                        $115                        $150/yr                       $115                    

How much are competition/perf fees?   varies                        varies                  varies

What are the age ranges?                      3-18yrs                     3-18yrs                    3-18yrs

Do you have programs for boys?             Yes                             Yes                         No

*(does not include comp & coaches fees)