JAMfest Super Nationals 2021

It’s hard to believe we are leaving for Jamfest Super Nationals this Friday! This is a huge competition full of outstanding teams and lots of fun. We are very excited for our teams to compete with some of the best teams in the nation. Below you will find many travel details. Please read & print this to bring with you to refer to throughout the weekend. There are many changes to the competition due to Covid restrictions. Please be sure you have read all spectator information that was posted in the BAND app.

The coaching staff has stressed to our athletes the importance of their cooperation to all covid guidelones and restrictions set in place. We want to keep everyone safe and healthy so that we can continue our season as scheduled.

Parents - we ask that you help un monitor our athletes throughout the weekend. Please give them support and guidance when they need it. Bring your LOUD VOICES, NOISE MAKERS AND KC CHEER SPIRIT to support these athletes at each performance.

JAMFEST TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Buses will depart from KC Cheer Arena at 6:30 a.m., Friday, January 15, 2021. Please make sure you are on the bus and ready to go at 6:20 a.m. We can NOT hold the buses for you if you are late. Please carpool as much as possible or have someone drop you off. Parking on the street is not allowed and do not park in front of other businesses or their garage doors. You are welcome to park at the Arena. Buses will load on the side of the Arena. Do not block traffic in the parking lot!

• Cheerleader will have a temperature check prior to loading the bus, use hand sanitizer and must wear a mask when not in their own seat on the bus.

• Buses are equipped with a new air filtration system to circulate air out of the bus every 5 minutes. We are asking that athletes each sit in their own seat and only have their masks off when they are alone in their seat.

• Cheerleaders should wear comfortable clothes on the bus. You can wear slippers on the bus, but you MUST have shoes to change in to for lunch time when you leave the bus.

• Please remember the first two seats (across from each other) are reserved for the coaches…Thank you!

• Please look for the bus bin for the hotel in which you are staying. We want everyone staying in the same hotel to have their luggage together. This will make unloading easier.

• The buses will stop for lunch in the St. Louis area and a couple of other short “stretch” stops for the drivers. Cheerleaders will be allowed off the bus at lunch, but NOT during the other stops.

• Drinks and snacks are welcome on the bus, but MUST have drinks in bottles with twist-on caps.

• Please do not share drinks or food with other team members

• Please make sure any movies are age appropriate.

• PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE clean up after yourselves!

• do not leave items on the bus. They may not be there on Sunday when you get back on!

• We are staying at the Westin and Sheraton

• Cheerleaders should go directly to their room when we arrive and be ready for practice at the times listed below.

• Athletes must meet and enter the Convention Center together for practice and performances. The lobby of the Westin will be our meeting place. This is directly across from the Convention Center where the athletes enter near exhibit Hall D.

TEAM ATTIRE

• All cheerleaders should wear the following when not in Competition Uniform during our stay in Indy. Do not leave your hotel room in a sports bra and spandex!

• Friday Practice Wear: Fierce Five - White; Fearless - Pink and Warm Ups.

• Saturday: Fierce Five - Sparkle Uniform with Black Bow; Fearless - Red Uniform with White Bow.

• Sunday: Fierce Five - Red Uniform with Black Bow; Fearless - Red Uniform with White Bow.

• Cheerleaders must be in warm up jacket and pants when at competitions and not in uniform. Midriff must be covered at all times when not in the practice room or competing.

• Cheerleaders must bring their own water bottle with name on it to competition. You may bring your backpack with necessary items and will take it with you to the performance arena.

  PRACTICE WEAR

• WHITE - FIERCE FIVE/BLACK BOW

• PINK - FEARLESS/WHITE BOW

  HAIRBOWS

• SATURDAY - FIERCE FIVE BLACK; FEARLESS WHITE

• SUNDAY - SAME AS SATURDAY

RULES & REQUIREMENTS OF CHEERLEADERS

• KC Cheer enforces a strict 10:00 curfew, as do all the hotels we are staying in this weekend. All cheerleaders must be in their assigned rooms by 10:00 p.m. with lights out by 11:00p.m., preferably 10:30 p.m. Coaches and parents will be making room checks to be sure all cheerleaders are in their assigned rooms. If cheerleaders do not adhere to this rule, their team will have consequences imposed upon them.

• all cheerleader should make sure they have their phones with them as team parents will be sending text messages and posting in the Band app with any last minute instructions or changes.

• Parents - make sure you are part of the BAND app for your team.

• Given all the Covid restrictions, there will not be the opportunity to watch other teams, have a team room or many of the other things that typically happen at the competition. Athletes are only allowed to be in the competition venue at their competition time and with their coach.

• This is just the beginning of our season. Coaches are asking that athletes continue to be diligent about following recommended safety guidelines. Stay out of large groups (aside from your team members). Limit activities outside of those necessary while at the competition. Wear your mask and wash your hands often. We realize athletes have friends from other states on other teams, unfortunately, this is not the year to be hanging out with friends outside our “bubble”

• On the crowded note: it may be a good idea to bring a small cooler with breakfast foods inside. Muffins, fruit, bagels and juice, snacks and water. With all the restrictions, better to come prepared!

• Hotel check out is 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Details about when to load luggage will be discussed on Saturday afternoon.

• The buses will begin loading following the virtual awards ceremonies. We may make a quick food stop on our way home, depending on the time. But planning

The Bus

• Open containers are not allowed on the bus. All drinks must have a lid.

• You must share seats on the bus. (Unless you paid for a double seat)

• Please remember the four seats in the first row of the bus are reserved for the coaches

• The luggage bins will be marked with the name of each of our hotels. Please be sure to put your luggage in the correct bin to expedite unloading in Indy.

• Cheerleaders should wear comfortable clothes on the bus. They may wear slippers on the bus, but must have real shoes to change in to for lunch time.

• The buses are equipped with TVs for movies. Please make sure your movies are age appropriate.

• Cheerleaders are to ride their team buses. Cheerleaders 5th grade and under are required to have a parent with them on the bus.

• If you are going to make different arrangements to get home from Indianapolis, please inform the person who is in charge of your bus before Sunday night.

• Cheerleaders must clean up after themselves.

• Do not leave items on the bus, as they may not be there on Sunday when you get back on.

Packing

Please see below for a list of things you'll need for this weekend. Athletes are required to be in the designated attire for that day, so it is important you pack all of the items on this list.

Jamfest Super Nationals Packing List

• Uniform top

• Uniform bottom

• Socks

• Cheer shoes

• Fearless Red Uniform/White Bow

• Fierce 5 Sparkle Uniform & Red Uniform/Black Bow

• Black KC Cheer Mask

• Makeup

• Hair spray & Hair clips

• Practice wear - see above

• Practice shoes

• KC Cheer warmup

• KC Cheer Tank Top (black with red KCC logo)

• Straightener

• Medications (if needed)

• Hand Sanitizer

• Pillow and blanket for the bus

• Snacks for the bus

• Cell phones/chargers

• Money for meals

There really is not much need to pack “street clothes” as cheerleaders will be either in their uniform, warm ups, or KC Cheer shirts while they are at the Convention Center.

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Friday Practice Schedule:

Both teams will practice on Friday night at the Convention Center. We will meet at the Westin and walk over together.

Fearless - Meet coach at 7:30 - Practice at 8:10 in Hall B

Fierce Five - Meet Coach at 8:00 - Practice at 8:40 in Hall C

Coaches will walk teams back to the Westin immediately after their 30 minute practice

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Saturday, January 16

The meeting locations will always be the Westin Lobby. Athletes should be completely dressed and ready to go when they meet their Coach.

JAMFEST CHEER SUPER NATIONALS
Team	Meet	Practice	Perform	Hall
Fierce Five	12:15	1:15	2:05	I
Fearless	1:00	2:00	2:50	I

Teams should plan to review their scoresheets with their coach once they are received.

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Sunday, January 17

JAMFEST CHEER SUPER NATIONALS
Team	Meet	Practice	Perform	Hall	Virtual Awards	Buses Depart
Fierce Five	12:15	1:15	2:05	I	TBD	TBD
Fearless	1:00	2:00	2:50	I	TBD	TBD

We are looking forward to an extremely fun weekend at Jamfest Super Nationals! 

JAMfest Super Nationals 2019

It’s hard to believe we are leaving for Jamfest Super Nationals this Friday! This is a huge competition full of outstanding teams and lots of fun. We are very excited for our teams to compete with some of the best teams in the nation. Below you will find many travel details. Please read & print this to bring with you to refer to throughout the weekend. In addition to the things listed below, we are asking the following of cheerleaders and parents traveling with KC Cheer:

First, for cheerleaders, we ask that you perform to the very best of your ability, that you support all KC Cheer teams by cheering them on at each performance, and that you conduct yourselves in a responsible and respectable manner. Parents, we as you to help us monitor our athletes this weekend. Please give them support and guidance when they need it. Bring your loud voices, noise makers and KC Cheer spirit to each and every performance. (See very old Jamfest photo at right for spirit inspiration. Can you spot some familiar faces? :) )

Before We Go

Extra Practices

The KC Cheer Staff reserves the right to call extra practices on any night of the week prior to a major competition. If it is decided your team needs extra practice, your coach will let you know immediately so athletes can make proper arrangements. Please remember that all practices leading up to 2 weeks before a competition are mandatory!

Important Reminders

• You are representing KC Cheer! Please be considerate of others in the hotel, show great sportsmanship on and off the floor and follow all curfew rules.

• KC Cheer team members are required to be at all KC Cheer performances. No exceptions.

• No swimming is allowed during the competition. If you are staying Sunday night and choose to swim after all competition is complete, that is fine.

• Remember that you are here to compete. That means your first priority is your team, your gym and all performances and practices that go with being part of this group. Please do not make plans for the girls to go shopping while in Indy, as chances are it will probably interfere with other teams' performance times that they're required to be present for.

• Do not make plans that will interfere with any practice or performance.

• All cheerleaders should make sure they have their phones with them as team parents will be sending text messages to notify people of last minute instructions. At a competition this large, it's important to be in constant communication.

• Please do not allow your child to travel between the hotel, mall and arena alone. These areas are open to the public and will be very crowded this weekend.

• On the "crowded" note, it might be a good idea to bring a small cooler with breakfast foods inside: muffins, fruit, bagels, juice etc. Breakfast will be important to most of our team members, so please come prepared.

• KC Cheer has a team room in the convention center. The room number is 236. Please understand that teams will be using this room throughout the weekend for a meeting place and any practices we may need. Do not leave your valuables in this room, as it will not be locked.

• KC Cheer enforces a strict 10:00 curfew, as do all the hotels we are staying in this weekend. All cheerleaders must be in their assigned rooms by 10:00 p.m. with lights out by 11:00p.m.

• The KC Cheer staff and parents will be making room checks to enforce this curfew. If cheerleaders do not adhere to this rule their team will have consequences imposed on them. You're here to do a job, and we need all athletes to be well-rested for the long days ahead.

• Please try to adhere to the schedule given to the athletes. ALL team members are required to be at ALL KC Cheer performances!

The Bus

• Open containers are not allowed on the bus. All drinks must have a lid.

• You must share seats on the bus. (Unless you paid for a double seat)

• Please remember the four seats in the first row of the bus are reserved for the coaches

• The luggage bins will be marked with the name of each of our hotels. Please be sure to put your luggage in the correct bin to expedite unloading in Indy.

• Cheerleaders should wear comfortable clothes on the bus. They may wear slippers on the bus, but must have real shoes to change in to for lunch time.

• The buses are equipped with TVs for movies. Please make sure your movies are age appropriate.

• Cheerleaders are to ride their team buses. Cheerleaders 5th grade and under are required to have a parent with them on the bus.

• If you are going to make different arrangements to get home from Indianapolis, please inform the person who is in charge of your bus before Sunday night.

• Cheerleaders must clean up after themselves.

• Do not leave items on the bus, as they may not be there on Sunday when you get back on.

Packing

Please see below for a list of things you'll need for this weekend. Athletes are required to be in the designated attire for that day, so it is important you pack all of the items on this list.

Jamfest Super Nationals Packing List

• Uniform top

• Uniform bottom

• Socks

• Cheer shoes

• Makeup

• Hair spray & Hair clips

• Red/Black/White Bow with tails

• White Tailless Bow

• Both sets of Practice Wear

• Practice shoes

• KC Cheer warmup (black pants or black leggings if you don't have a warmup)

• KC Cheer team Jersey

• KC Cheer black 20 year tank

• Straightener/curling iron

• Medications (if needed)

• Pillow and blanket for the bus

• Snacks for the bus

• Cell phones/chargers

• Money for meals

• Sensible shoes for walking in the snow when outdoors

Attire

• All cheerleaders should wear the outfits outlined for each day when not in competition uniform during our stay in Indy. Do not leave your hotel room in a sports bra and spandex. 

• Cheerleaders are always allowed to be in warmup jackets and black pants or warmup pants when at competitions.

• The gym tank is an item that every cheerleader must have. All cheerleaders were given one. If you lost yours you need to purchase a new one, because it is required attire for the weekend.

• Cheerleaders must be dressed in gym shirt and black pants or warmup when not in uniform. No PJ pants, jeans or other street clothes!

• Cheerleaders must be in full uniform for awards ceremonies. They will not be allowed on stage if they are not in full uniform.

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Friday, January 18

Traveling

Attire: anything comfy

• Buses will depart from KC Cheer at 6:30 a.m. This means everyone should be on the bus by 6:20 a.m. We will not hold the buses for you if you are late. Parking in the street is not allowed and do not park in front of other businesses or their garage doors. Car pool or get someone to drop you off if at all possible.

• The luggage bins will be marked with the name of our hotels. Please be sure to put your luggage in the correct bin under the bus. This will help expedite unloading when we get to Indianapolis. The buses will stop at all hotels, as necessary.

• The buses will stop for lunch in St. Louis and a couple of short “stretch stops for the drivers. Cheerleaders will be allowed off the bus at lunch, but not for the other stops. Please make sure your cheerleader has snacks and drinks for the entire 9 hour trip, as well as money for lunch when we stop. Make sure cheerleaders are in groups when they get off for lunch. Our lunch stop will be 45 minutes.

• Check in at each hotel in on your own. No one under the age of 18 may check into the hotel, so if parents are traveling separately from the buses, make sure you are in the lobby when the cheerleaders arrives on the bus.

• Should coaches choose to hold a team practice on Friday night at the Convention Center, your team will be informed of this prior to getting to Indy.

• KC Cheer has a team room in the Convention Center. The room number is 236. Please understand that teams will be using this room throughout the weekend for a meeting place and any practices we need. Do NOT leave your valuables in this room as it will NOT be locked.

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Saturday, January 19

Attire: Black Gym 20-year tank and Black pants when not in Uniform. Bow with tails (red/black/white)

Please note: It is required that all team members be at every KC Cheer performance unless they are in the practice room with their teams.

One bus will meet any Force team members and parents at the Marriott Indy East at 6:15a.m. Dressed and ready to go. Do not be late! The weather will make travel slower than normal and the teams cannot be late. This bus will then pick up any Force team members at the Sheraton City Center Hotel between 6:30-6:45a.m. Followed by the Hilton Garden Inn. All Force athletes need to be dressed and ready to go when they get on the bus. The bus will then proceed to the Convention Center.

Athletes from all other teams and parents at the Marriott Indy East will be picked up at 7:45a.m. to be transported to the Convention Center for the day. Athletes should bring everything they need for the day.

Athletes and parents at the Sheraton City Center will be picked up at 8:00a.m.to be transported to the Convention Center for the day. The buses will then head to the Hilton Garden Inn to pick up the remaining athletes and parents. Please be ready when the buses arrive. Athletes should bring everything they need for the day.

Athletes at the JW Marriott will be responsible for getting to Arena F in time to see Force perform at 8:39a.m.

Saturday Schedule
Team	Location	Meet Coach	Practice	Perform	Hall
Force	Rm 236	7:00am	7:51	8:39	F
Fortune	Rm 236	8:45am	9:27am	10:15am	I
Finesse	Rm 236	11:00am	11:27am	12:15pm	H
Fierce Five	Rm 236	11:45am	12:27pm	1:15pm	I
Fresh	Rm 236	1:00pm	1:51pm	2:39pm	I
Flawless	Rm 236	2:20pm	3:09pm	3:57pm	H
Fiesta	Rm 236	3:15pm	4:01pm	4:49pm	G
Fearless	Rm 236	4:45pm	5:30pm	6:18pm	I
Fame	Rm 236	6:00pm	6:41pm	7:29pm	G

We will have a gym meeting at 8:00p.m. in room 236. Teams should plan to practice after reviewing their scoresheets sometime throughout the day. Coaches will have team parents communicate times to each team. We will load buses to all hotels following the gym meeting.

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Sunday, January 20

Attire: Team jersey and black pants when not in uniform. White tailless bow.

One bus will meet Force team members and parents at the Marriott Indy East at 5:30a.m. Dressed and ready to go. If traveling home by bus, your luggage will have to be on the bus at this time. Do not be late! The weather will make travel slower than normal and the teams cannot be late. This bus will then pick up any Force team members at the Sheraton City Center Hotel between 6:00-6:10a.m. Followed by the Hilton Garden Inn. All Force athletes need to be dressed and ready to go when they get on the bus. The bus will then proceed to the Convention Center. Any athletes/family members traveling home by bus will have to have their luggage on the bus prior to going to the Convention Center.

Buses will pick up Fortune & Finesse athletes and parents at the Marriott Indy East at 6:45a.m. Anyone traveling home by bus will have to put their luggage on the bus at this time. The bus will then head to The Sheraton followed by the Hilton Garden Inn. Fortune and Finesse will be the two teams in the Arena to cheer on Force at 7:57a.m. Please be ready to load your luggage when the buses arrive at your hotel. There will only be a small crowd to cheer on Force, so you cannot be late for their performance!

The final buses will pick up all other athletes (Fierce Five, Fresh Flawless, Fearless, Fiesta, Fame) and family members at the Marriott Indy East at 9:00a.m. Please be in the lobby with your luggage to load on the bus when it arrives. The buses will then proceed to the Sheraton, followed by the Hilton Garden Inn. If you are traveling home by bus your luggage must be on the bus at this time.

• Hotel checkout is at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

• Make sure your athlete takes ALL needed items with her in the morning on Sunday to the arena. You will not be able to get to this luggage until the end of the day on Sunday when we load the buses.

• If your “team” bus is not the one to pick you up, please remember which bus you put your luggage. You have the option of riding that bus home if you prefer.

• The buses will begin loading as soon as possible after the awards ceremonies. We will NOT be stopping for food on the return trip, so please plan for this

• Below is the performance schedule and awards schedule. Again, all team members must be at all team performances, even after their awards ceremonies are over.

Sunday performance schedule

Sunday Schedule
Team	Location	Meet Coach	Practice	Perform	Hall
Force	Rm 236	6:20am	7:009am	7:57am	F
Fortune	Rm 236	8:45am	9:27am	10:15am	I
Finesse	Rm 236	10:40am	11:24am	12:12pm	H
Fierce Five	Rm 236	11:30am	12:24pm	1:12pm	I
Fresh	Rm 236	11:45am	12:36pm	1:24pm	I
Flawless	Rm 236	1:25pm	2:11pm	2:59pm	H
Fearless	Rm 236	4:00pm	4:54pm	5:42pm	I
Fiesta	Rm 236	4:45pm	5:42pm	6:30pm	G
Fame	Rm 236	6:40pm	7:33pm	8:21pm	G

Sunday Awards Schedule

• Awards will be held in Champions Arena, which is Hall D.

• Teams will meet coaches here in FULL UNIFORM for awards

AWARDS Schedule
Force	Fortune	Finesse	Fierce Five	Fresh	Flawless	Fiesta	Fearless	Fame
10:00am	12:15pm	1:45pm	3:15pm	4:15pm	4:30pm	7:30pm	8:15pm	9:15pm

Traveling home

• We will leave immediately following the Fame awards ceremony which begins at 9:15pm. Information regarding the location of the buses for our departure will be communicated on Sunday through your team mom.

• We will NOT be stopping on the way home for food, so please plan for this (drinks and snacks).

• If your cheerleader is not riding the bus home, please let your coach or team mom know before Sunday evening. Your cheerleader is still required to stay for all team performances even if he or she is not riding the bus home.

Additional information regarding this weekend can be found here.

We are looking forward to an extremely fun weekend at Jamfest Super Nationals! 

JAMfest Super Nationals 2018

We're excited to start our busy Nationals season with JamFest Super Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana! This is a huge competition full of outstanding teams and it is a ton of fun. We are very excited for our teams to compete with some of the best in the nation. Below you will find many travel details and guidelines for the upcoming weekend. Please have this information handy to refer to throughout the weekend. 

Our main goals for this weekend are for cheerleaders to perform to the very best of your ability, and you support all KC Cheer teams by cheering them on at each performance. We also ask that you conduct yourselves in a responsible and respectable manner. We'd also like for our parents to help us monitor our athletes this weekend. Please give them support and guidance when they need it. Bring your loud voices, noise makers and KC Cheer spirit to each and every performance. (See very old Jamfest photo at right for spirit inspiration. Can you spot some familiar faces? :) )

Before We Go

Extra Practices

The KC Cheer Staff reserves the right to call extra practices on any night of the week prior to a major competition. If it is decided your team needs extra practice, your coach will let you know immediately so athletes can make proper arrangements. Please remember that all practices leading up to 2 weeks before a competition are mandatory!

Important Reminders

• You are representing KC Cheer! Please be considerate of others in the hotel, show great sportsmanship on and off the floor and follow all curfew rules.

• KC Cheer team members are required to be at all KC Cheer performances. No exceptions. Staff will take attendance randomly throughout the day. Schedules are all listed below for you to reference all weekend. We suggest screenshotting them so you have them in your phone

• No swimming is allowed during the competition. If you are staying Sunday night and choose to swim after all competition is complete, that is fine.

• This is not a vacation. Remember that you are here to compete. That means your first priority is your team, your gym and all performances and practices that go with being part of this group. Please do not make plans for the girls to go shopping while in Indy, as chances are it will probably interfere with other teams' performance times that they're required to be present for.

• Do not make plans that will interfere with any practice or performance.

• All cheerleaders should make sure they have their phones with them as team parents will be sending text messages to notify people of last minute instructions. At a competition this large, it's important to be in constant communication.

• Please do not allow your child to travel between the hotel, mall and arena alone. These areas are open to the public and will be very crowded this weekend.

• On the "crowded" note, it might be a good idea to bring a small cooler with breakfast foods inside: muffins, fruit, bagels, juice etc. Breakfast will be important to most of our team members, so please come prepared.

• KC Cheer has a team room in the convention center. The room number is 123. Please understand that teams will be using this room throughout the weekend for a meeting place and any practices we may need. Do not leave your valuables in this room, as it will not be locked.

The Bus

• Open containers are not allowed on the bus. All drinks must have a lid.

• You must share seats on the bus. (Unless you paid for a double seat)

• Please remember the four seats in the first row of the bus are reserved for the coaches

• Cheerleaders should wear comfortable clothes on the bus. They may wear slippers on the bus, but must have real shoes to change in to for lunch time.

• The buses are equipped with TVs for movies. Please make sure your movies are age appropriate.

• Cheerleaders are to ride their team buses. If you have cheerleaders on more than one team please inform the coach which bus your cheerleader will be riding if you want them to ride together. Cheerleaders 5th grade and under are required to have a parent with them on the bus.

• Absolutely no switching buses halfway through a trip.

• If you are going to make different arrangements to get home from Indianapolis, please inform the person who is in charge of your bus before Sunday night.

• Cheerleaders must clean up after themselves. If a bus is left dirty, the team responsible will condition at practice in the future!

• Do not leave items on the bus, as they may not be there on Sunday when you get back on.

Packing

Please see below for a list of things you'll need for this weekend. Athletes are required to be in the designated attire for that day, so it is important you pack all of the items on this list.

Jamfest Super Nationals Packing List

• Uniform top

• Uniform bottom

• Socks

• Cheer shoes

• Makeup

• Hair spray

• Red Bow

• White Bow

• Sparkle Practice Wear

• Infused practice wear

• KC Cheer warmup (black pants or black leggings if you don't have a warmup)

• KC Cheer team Jersey

• KC Cheer grey tank

• Hair clips

• Straightener/curling iron

• Medications (if needed)

• Pillow and blanket for the bus

• Snacks for the bus

• Cell phones/chargers

• Camera

• Money for meals

Attire

• All cheerleaders should wear the outfits outlined for each day when not in competition uniform during our stay in Indy. Do not leave your hotel room in a sports bra and spandex. 

• Cheerleaders are always allowed to be in warmup jackets and black pants or warmup pants when at competitions.

• The gym shirt is an item that every cheerleader must have. All cheerleaders were given one. If you lost yours you need to purchase a new one, because it is required attire for the weekend.

• Cheerleaders must be dressed in gym shirt and black pants or warmup when not in uniform. No PJ pants, jeans or other street clothes!

• Cheerleaders must be in full uniform for awards ceremonies. They will not be allowed on stage if they are not in full uniform.

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Friday, January 20

Traveling

Attire: anything comfy

• Buses will leave the north side parking lot at Blue Valley Baseball Park located on 137th Street between Switzer and Antioch in Overland Park at 6:00 a.m. This means everyone should be on the bus by 5:45 a.m. We will not wait on you if you're late.

• If you are staying at the Omni or Hilton, please be sure your luggage is in the first luggage bin of the bus. We want everyone staying there to have their luggage together so we can get everybody off the bus in as organized of a fashion as possible. The buses will stop at all hotels, as necessary, and the drivers will get instructions about separating luggage for each stop.

• The bus will only be stopping for cheerleaders to get off for food and drinks one time for lunch, so please make sure your cheerleader has snacks and drinks for the entire 9 hour trip, as well as money for lunch when we stop. We will also be making a few "stretch" stops for the drivers, but cheerleaders will NOT be allowed off the bus during these stops. Make sure cheerleaders are in groups when they get off for lunch. Our lunch stop will be 45 minutes.

• We will not hand out keys on the bus upon arrival at the hotels. Parents arriving via their own transportation will be able to check in at their hotels when they arrive. Please remember that check-in at each of the hotels is 3pm and your patience is appreciated. Everyone staying at the Hilton and Omni Hotels will check in at the front desk when they arrive. If they agree at the JW Marriott, Mary will have rooms pre-keyed for bus riders only.

Curfew

• KC Cheer enforces a strict 10:00 curfew, as do all the hotels we are staying in this weekend. All cheerleaders must be in their assigned rooms by 10:00 p.m. with lights out by 10:30.

• The KC Cheer staff and parents will be patrolling both hotels to enforce this curfew. There will be serious consequences for anyone found outside of their rooms past curfew. We have had to use these punishments before and have no problem using them again. You're here to do a job, and we need all athletes to be well-rested for the long days ahead.

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Saturday, January 21

Attire: Team Jersey & Black Pants when not in uniform. White Bow.

All team members (with the exception of Fame) will meet in the team room at 8:00 a.m. to walk over to watch Fame perform at 8:34 a.m. For the zillionth time (in case you keep forgetting), it is required that all team members be at every KC Cheer performance unless they are in the practice room with their teams.

Jamfest Saturday Schedule
Team	Hall	Meet Coach	Report	Practice	Perform
Fame	Hall H	6:45 a.m.	7:44 a.m.	7:52 a.m.	8:34 a.m.
Fantasy	Hall I	7:30 a.m.	8:38 a.m.	8:46 a.m.	9:28 a.m.
Force	Hall F	8:20 a.m.	9:20 a.m.	9:28 a.m.	10:10 a.m.
Flawless	Hall H	3:15 p.m.	4:13 p.m.	4:21 p.m.	5:03 p.m.
Fever	Hall F	5:30 p.m.	6:28 p.m.	6:36 p.m.	7:18 p.m.
Fortune	Hall I	5:55 p.m.	6:55 p.m.	7:03 p.m.	7:45 p.m.
Frost	Hall H	7:30 p.m.	8:26 p.m.	8:34 p.m.	9:16 p.m.

We will all meet with all teams at some time in the day after they perform to go over scoresheets and potentially practice. Please make sure to have your phones with you, as this information will be communicated through your team parents.

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Sunday, January 22

Attire: Grey Tank Top, Black pants and warmup when not in uniform. Red Bow

• Hotel checkout is at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

• Make sure your cheerleader takes ALL needed items with her in the morning on Sunday to the arenas. We will load the buses with all luggage on Sunday morning. You will not be able to get to this luggage until the end of the day on Sunday when we load the buses.

• Below is the performance schedule and awards schedule. Again, all team members must be at all team performances, even after their awards ceremonies are over.

Sunday performance schedule

• Teams will meet in the team room at 7:30 to go watch Fame at 7:48

Jamfest Sunday Schedule
Team	Hall	Meet Coach	Report	Practice	Perform
Fame	Hall H	6:15 a.m.	6:58	7:06	7:48
Fantasy	Hall I	7:45	8:41	8:49	9:31
Force	Hall F	8:30	9:26	9:34	10:16
Flawless	Hall H	3:45	4:43	4:51	5:33
Fever	Hall F	4:15	5:14	5:22	6:04
Fortune	Hall I	6:00	7:05	7:13	7:55
Frost	Hall H	7:20	8:20	8:28	9:10 p.m.

Sunday Awards Schedule

• Awards will be held in Champions Arena, which is around the corner from Hall H

• Teams will meet coaches here in FULL UNIFORM for awards

TEAM	Fame	Flawless	Fever	Frost	Fantasy	Fortune	Force
AWARDS TIME	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Traveling home

• We are planning on leaving following the Frost performance on Sunday. We will not be staying for the youth awards, as they are not until 11:00 p.m., which means we could be in Indy until Midnight. If this plan changes, we will be sure to inform everyone.

• We will NOT be stopping on the way home for food, so please plan for this (drinks and snacks).

• If your cheerleader is not riding the bus home, please let your coach or team mom know before Sunday evening. Your cheerleader is still required to stay for all team performances even if he or she is not riding the bus home.

Additional information regarding this weekend can be found here.

We are looking forward to an extremely fun weekend at Jamfest Super Nationals! 

JAMfest Super Nationals 2017

We're excited to start our busy Nationals season with JamFest Super Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana! This is a huge competition full of outstanding teams and it is a ton of fun. We are very excited for our teams to compete with some of the best in the nation. Below you will find many travel details and guidelines for the upcoming weekend. Please have this information handy to refer to throughout the weekend. 

Our main goals for this weekend are for cheerleaders to perform to the very best of your ability, and you support all KC Cheer teams by cheering them on at each performance. We also ask that you conduct yourselves in a responsible and respectable manner. We'd also like for our parents to help us monitor our athletes this weekend. Please give them support and guidance when they need it. Bring your loud voices, noise makers and KC Cheer spirit to each and every performance. (See very old Jamfest photo at right for spirit inspiration. Can you spot some familiar faces? :) )

Before We Go

Extra Practices

The KC Cheer Staff reserves the right to call extra practices on any night of the week prior to a major competition. If it is decided your team needs extra practice, your coach will let you know immediately so athletes can make proper arrangements. Please remember that all practices leading up to 2 weeks before a competition are mandatory!

Important Reminders

• You are representing KC Cheer! Please be considerate of others in the hotel, show great sportsmanship on and off the floor and follow all curfew rules. 
• KC Cheer team members are required to be at all KC Cheer performances. No exceptions. Staff will take attendance randomly throughout the day. Schedules are all listed below for you to reference all weekend. We suggest screenshotting them so you have them in your phone
• No swimming is allowed during the competition. If you are staying Sunday night and choose to swim after all competition is complete, that is fine.
• This is not a vacation. Remember that you are here to compete. That means your first priority is your team, your gym and all performances and practices that go with being part of this group. Please do not make plans for the girls to go shopping while in Indy, as chances are it will probably interfere with other teams' performance times that they're required to be present for.
• Do not make plans that will interfere with any practice or performance. 
• All cheerleaders should make sure they have their phones with them as team parents will be sending text messages to notify people of last minute instructions. At a competition this large, it's important to be in constant communication.
• Please do not allow your child to travel between the hotel, mall and arena alone. These areas are open to the public and will be very crowded this weekend.
• On the "crowded" note, it might be a good idea to bring a small cooler with breakfast foods inside: muffins, fruit, bagels, juice etc. Breakfast will be important to most of our team members, so please come prepared.
• KC Cheer has a team room in the convention center. The room number is 106. Please understand that teams will be using this room throughout the weekend for a meeting place and any practices we may need. Do not leave your valuables in this room, as it will not be locked.

The Bus

• Open containers are not allowed on the bus. All drinks must have a lid.
• You must share seats on the bus. (Unless you paid for a double seat) 
• Please remember the four seats in the first row of the bus are reserved for the coaches
• Cheerleaders should wear comfortable clothes on the bus. They may wear slippers on the bus, but must have real shoes to change in to for lunch time.
• The buses are equipped with TVs for movies. Please make sure your movies are age appropriate. 
• Cheerleaders are to ride their team buses. If you have cheerleaders on more than one team please inform the coach which bus your cheerleader will be riding if you want them to ride together. Cheerleaders under age ___ are required to have a parent with them on the bus.
• Absolutely no switching buses halfway through a trip. 
• If you are going to make different arrangements to get home from Indianapolis, please inform the person who is in charge of your bus before Sunday night.
• Cheerleaders must clean up after themselves. If a bus is left dirty, the team responsible will condition at practice in the future!
• Do not leave items on the bus, as they may not be there on Sunday when you get back on.

Packing

Please see below for a list of things you'll need for this weekend. Athletes are required to be in the designated attire for that day, so it is important you pack all of the items on this list.

Jamfest Super Nationals Packing List

• Uniform top
• Uniform bottom
• Socks
• Cheer shoes
• Makeup
• Hair spray
• Red Bow
• White Bow
• Sparkle Practice Wear
• Infused practice wear
• KC Cheer warmup (black pants or black leggings if you don't have a warmup) 
• KC Cheer team t-shirt
• KC Cheer red tank
• Hair clips
• Straightener/curling iron
• Medications (if needed)
• Pillow and blanket for the bus
• Snacks for the bus
• Cell phones/chargers
• Camera
• Money for meals

Attire

• All cheerleaders should wear the outfits outlined for each day when not in competition uniform during our stay in Indy. Do not leave your hotel room in a sports bra and spandex. 

• Cheerleaders are always allowed to be in warmup jackets and black pants or warmup pants when at competitions. 
• The gym shirt is an item that every cheerleader must have. All cheerleaders were given one. If you lost yours you need to purchase a new one, because it is required attire for the weekend. 
• Cheerleaders must be dressed in gym shirt and black pants or warmup when not in uniform. No PJ pants, jeans or other street clothes!
• Cheerleaders must be in full uniform for awards ceremonies. They will not be allowed on stage if they are not in full uniform.

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Friday, January 20

Traveling

Attire: anything comfy

• All athletes are required to ride the bus to Indianapolis. The buses will leave from the KC Cheer parking lot at 6:30 a.m. This means everyone should be on the bus by 6:15 so we can leave promptly at 6:30.  
• Please try to carpool to KC Cheer that morning or have your athlete dropped off so there is enough room for everyone to park. Do not park on the street or in front of other businesses or their garage doors.
• If you are staying at the JW Marriot, please be sure your luggage is in the first luggage bin of the bus. We want everyone staying there to have their luggage together so we can get everybody off the bus in as organized of a fashion as possible.
• The bus will only be stopping for cheerleaders to get off for food and drinks one time, so please make sure your cheerleader has snacks and drinks for the entire 9 hour trip, as well as money for lunch when we stop. We will also be making a few "stretch" stops for the drivers, but cheerleaders will not be allowed off the bus during these stops.
• We will hand out room keys on the bus in Indianapolis. We are staying at the Westin and the JW Marriott - Downtown Indianapolis. We will stop first at the Westin to unload and then the JW Marriott. 
• Rooms at the Westin will be pre-keyed but those at the Marriott will not. The buses will unload one at a time to avoid mass confusion in the lobby. It is extremely important that you be patient once we arrive, as you will be asked to remain on the bus for a short period.

Friday Evening Practices

Attire: Black Sparkle practice wear and white bow, with red KC Cheer tank and warmup pants to walk to convention center

• When we arrive in Indianapolis, cheerleaders should take their luggage to their rooms and get ready for Friday evening practices. We will be practicing in the convention center from 7:00-9:00. The practice schedule is listed below. Teams will meet their coaches in the lobby of the Westin and will walk together to the convention center.
• We will be wearing our Black Sparkle Practice Wear and White Bow for Friday evening practices. Teams will wear Red KC Cheer Tank, warmup jacket and pants to walk over to the convention center
• Fantasy, Fever, Fiesta, Fortune, Force and Fame will meet in the hotel lobby at 7:00 p.m. to come over to the convention center
• Ferocious, Fearless, Flawless and Fierce 5 will meet in the hotel lobby at 8:00 p.m. to come to the convention center

Friday Practice Times:

TEAM	Fantasy	Fever	Fiesta	Fortune	Force	Fame	Ferocious	Fearless	Flawless	Fierce 5
Friday Practice Time	7:18	7:24	7:30	7:54	8:00	8:12	8:30	8:36	8:45	8:48

Curfew

• KC Cheer enforces a strict 10:00 curfew, as do both hotels we are staying in this weekend. All cheerleaders must be in their assigned rooms by 10:00 p.m. with lights out by 10:30.
• The KC Cheer staff and parents will be patrolling both hotels to enforce this curfew. There will be serious consequences for anyone found outside of their rooms past curfew. We have had to use these punishments before and have no problem using them again. You're here to do a job, and we need all athletes to be well-rested for the long days ahead.

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Saturday, January 21

Attire: Black Team Shirt (with the gold foil) and black pants when not in uniform, White bow.

All team members (with the exception of Ferocious) will meet in the hotel lobby at 9:15 a.m. to walk over to watch Ferocious perform at 9:48 a.m. For the zillionth time (in case you keep forgetting), it is required that all team members be at every KC Cheer performance unless they are in the practice room with their teams.

Team	Meeting Location	Meet	Practice	Perform	Hall
Ferocious	Hotel	8:00	8:58	9:48	I
Fearless	Room 106	9:50	10:55	11:45	I
Fierce 5	Room 106	9:50	10:58	11:48	I
Fame	Room 106	10;50	11;52	12:42	H
Fiesta	Room 106	1:30	2:34	3:24	H
Fever	Room 106	1:45	2:43	3:33	G
Fantasy	Room 106	3:55	4:53	5:43	H
Fortune	Room 106	4:15	5:12	6:02	I
Force	Room 106	5:15	6:14	7:04	H
Flawless	Room 106	6:10	7:06	7:56	J

We will have a gym meeting at 8:15 in room 106. Teams should plan to practice after reviewing their scoresheets sometime throughout the day. Coaches will have team parents communicate times to each team. We will be wearing red infused practice wear to these practices.

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Sunday, January 22

Attire: Black team shirt (gold foil) and Black pants when not in uniform. Red sparkle bow.

• Hotel checkout is at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.
• Make sure your cheerleader takes ALL needed items with her in the morning on Sunday to the arenas. We will load the buses with all luggage on Sunday morning. You will not be able to get to this luggage until the end of the day on Sunday when we load the buses. 
• Below is the performance schedule and awards schedule. Again, all team members must be at all team performances, even after their awards ceremonies are over.

unday performance schedule

Team	Meeting Location	Meet	Practice	Perform	Hall
Ferocious	Hotel	8:00	8:58	9:48	I
Fearless	Room 106	10:15	11:13	12:03	I
Fierce 5	Room 106	10:15	11:43	12:33	I
Fame	Room 106	10:45	11:43	12:33	H
Flawless	Room 106	11:45	12:40	1:30	J
Fever	Room 106	1:30	2:34	3:24	G
Fiesta	Room 106	1:45	2:49	3:39	H
Fortune	Room 106	3:40	4:36	5:26	I
Fantasy	Room 106	3:45	4:38	5:28	H
Force	Room 106	5:45	6:44	7:34	H

Sunday Awards Schedule

• Awards will be held in Champions Arena, which is Hall F. 
• Teams will meet coaches here in FULL UNIFORM for awards

TEAM	Ferocious	Fearless	Fierce 5	Fame	Flawless	Fever	Fiesta	Fantasy	Fortune	Force
AWARDS TIME	11:40	1:35	1:35	2:10	3:25	4:40	6:00	7:20	8:30	9:00

Traveling home

• The buses will begin loading as soon as possible after the final awards ceremony at 9:00. We will NOT be stopping on the way home for food, so please plan for this (drinks and snacks).
• If your cheerleader is not riding the bus home, please let your coach or team mom know before Sunday evening. Your cheerleader is still required to stay for all team performances even if he or she is not riding the bus home. 

Additional information regarding this weekend can be found here.

We are looking forward to an extremely fun weekend at Jamfest Super Nationals!