Aviator Allstars

Thank you and well done to everyone who tried out for the first year of the Carnegie Aviators. We're very excited about what the future holds and can't wait to get the cheerleading year going.

The squad will be split into an intermediate team and beginner team but will train, socialise, and work together.

The intermediate team will be called 'Carnegie Black', and the beginner team called 'Carnegie Purple'. There will opportunities to progress onto the black team and for new cheerleaders to join the purple team but in the main we hope to keep both team stable and tightly bonded.

Congratulations on to all for your performances at tryouts, and we're looking forward to seeing you at training on Tuesday at 6pm.

Team list: Carnegie Black
Beth saville
Briony Parkinson
Ciara Garrett
Emily Wakelen
Faye Rush
Hannah Emptage
Jenna Green
Jess Shepherd
Kat Caley
Kate Gavagan
Kate Pickles
Laurie Jackson
Libby Sneep
Lucy Broughton
Regina Verisimo
Rosie Caunt
Sam Johnson
Samantha Smith
Steph Caron
Steph Slater
Yasmin Foster

Team List: Carnegie Purple
Alex fisher
Amy Brown
Anna Macdonald
Charlie Jackson
Charlotte Ibbitson
Danielle Kamp
Emma Kitchen
Jamie Adler
Juliette Slade
Katie Johnson
Olivia Wren-Hilton
Rachel Browne
Rhiannon Chapman
Ruth McGee
Sam Johnson
Sam Knight
Sami Turner
Sana Alam
Sofia Ahmed
Steph Chamley

Thank you to everyone who showed interest in joining the first ever Leeds Met cheerleading team. We have over 200 students sign up at Fresher's Fair and very excited about the coming year which starts Tuesday 29th September! You can download the flyer (with the map on the back) by clicking here.

There will be 2 taster sessions:
Tuesday 29th September 8-10pm and Friday 2nd October 5-7pm at our gym in Kirkstall.

These will give you a feel for cheerleading and will cover basic stunting, tumbling, jumping and dance skills. The taster sessions are free and we will also be talking you through what training for the rest of the year will be like, which competitions we will be attending, and showing you some of the skills that you will be learning.

The following week will be tryouts:
Tuesday 6th October 6-8pm will cover dance and jumps.
Friday 9th October 5-7pm will cover tumbling and stunting.

Tryouts are £5 and you do not need any cheerleading experience to tryout or get onto the team as the coaches will be assessing your potential and will be looking for talented, eager and committed team members.

It's not necessary to attend all/any of the tasters to tryout but the skills learnt at the sessions will obviously increase your chances of making the team.

You will need to attend both tryouts as they will cover different areas of cheerleading, but if this is a problem, please get in touch. We are looking for individuals who are committed and will make regular training sessions so missing a tryout will also impact your chances of making the team.

Everyone is welcome at the taster sessions so get friends to come along and give it go!

The Carnegie Aviators will be training in a state of the art Cheerleading Gym, the first and only cheerleading gym in the North of England. The facility has a full sized competition sprung gymnastic floor, changing room, toilet facilities full PA and video playback system (to watch routines back). The use of this venue means that safe progression can be made in stunting and tumbling especially.

The Hangar, as it is affectionately known is a stones throw away from Kirkstall Brewery student accommodation. Click here for a map.

If you attend Leeds Metropolitan University and would like to get involved or show your support, join the facebook group or contact the coaches at leedsmetcheer@aviatorallstars.com or call 07875 097 695.