The Competition that you Crave *Sunshine Shootout* *Battle By The Bay* *Battle At The Beach* Catch the Wave! NOW-CHEER

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2 Dear Coach/Advisor, Presents... *Sunshine Shootout* *Battle By The Bay* *Battle At The Beach* NOW-CHEER Thank you for your interest in the Spirit Sports Cheer & Dance National Championships, One Day Championships, and regional events. We would like to take this opportunity to tell you about the most exciting Cheer and Dance Championships in the nation. Our goal at Spirit Sports is to produce the TOTAL experience in cheer and dance competitions at a price that will be affordable to everyone. We are going out of the way to ensure that these Championships will be redefining how cheerleading competitions are held. Enclosed you will find the general information about the Spirit Sports Cheer & Dance Championships. We would like to point out a couple of the main features: 1. Affordable: One of the lowest registration fees in the country, at $75/participant for early bird registration and $80 for regular registration for our National Events, and $35 for all our one day championships, and $20 for all our regionals with two coaches free with each team. This includes two guaranteed days of competition for nationals and one action packed day for our Cups and regionals. NO required hotel stay, so you can make your own reservations with any of the hotels in that area. We have a lodging company available for your use, but you certainly can make your own reservations. 2. Location: Spirit Sports goes to great lengths to research the locations that we place major competitions. Spirit Sports will insure that there are plenty of hotel accommodations and other activities for the family to take part in before we will locate a competition to a particular area. 3. Always On Time: Spirit Sports events are well known for running smoothly and on time, making the most of your time and making it possible for you to enjoy your stay in the great locations that we use for our championship events. 4. Facilities: Spirit Sports will NOT settle for second rate facilities. Our championships are held in the most modern up-to-date facilities in the country. The Battle By The Bay (Now the Duel in the Desert)is being held in the beautiful Palm Springs Convention Center, located in the famous town of Palm Springs, CA. The Battle At The Beach is being held in the newly renovated Myrtle Beach Convention Center just blocks from the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. The Sunshine Shootout, is being held in the spectacular Orange County Convention Center on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. All of our One Day Championships are being held in fabulous Convention facilities around the country. You can rest assured that when you attend a Spirit Sports event that you are attending a first class show in a first class location. All of that coupled with Spirit Sports adopting the new USASF guidelines will guarantee that Spirit Sports will be the best experience that you and your squad have ever had. Also, with the move to exciting Palm Springs, California, the Battle By The Bay (Now the Duel in the Desert) will be the event where Spirit Sports will be awarding a FULL PAID Bid along with three at-large bids to the Cheerleading World Championships in Orlando, Florida. These are just a few of the attractions of the Spirit Sports Championships. Along with these features, the following pages will highlight many other facets of the Championships. We at Spirit Sports are excited that you have shown interest in competing at Spirit Sports Cheer & Dance Championship and are sure that if you decide to attend, it will be the best competition experience possible for you and your squad. Should you have any questions after reading this interest package, please go to our website at or feel free to contact Spirit Sports at our Toll Free line, 866-NOW-CHEER. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have. Once again, thank you for your interest in the Spirit Sports Cheer & Dance Championships and we look forward to seeing you at one of our great locations. Sincerely, James Speed Co-Owner/Director Shannon Smith Co-Owner/Director

3 Presents... *Battle By The Bay* *Duel In The Desert* Why Come to Spirit Sports National Championships Battle By The Bay? Now Known as the Duel in the Desert 1. One of the MOST cost effective cheerleading competition in America - Very affordable entry fee $75/participant if registered before 60 days out of the event $80/participant if registered between days out of the event $85/participant if registered within 30 days of the event - NO required Hotel packages. We will give you the name, rate, and phone number of several hotels that would like to have your business, and you make your reservations. Or you can contact any hotel you would like and make arrangements with them, thereby reducing your costs for lodging. - Everyone gets to compete TWICE on a 54X42 spring floor for added safety, with the combination of scores used to determine the winner. - Leveling systems to make sure that you are competing against teams of your same ability level to make the competition more competitive. - The Spirit Sports Battle By The Bay is the premier cheerleading National Championship on the West Coast. 2. Many Prizes offered at our national championship - Each winning team will receive National Champion Apparel & Banners - Grand Champion Team will receive the exclusive Balfour Grand Champion RingTop Pendant - One Full Paid Bid to the Cheerleading World Championships - Three At-Large Bids to the Cheerleading World Championships 3. One of the most UNIQUE atmospheres at one of the BEST locations - Compete at the beautiful Palm Springs Convention Center overlooking the beautiful mountain ranges so you can fully appreciate the year-round great weather. - Beautiful Palm Springs, CA is one of the most famous vacation sites for the stars with thousands of things for the kids and families to do, see, visit, and eat. - Seating for 5,000 means plenty of seating with priority seating for squads competing on the floor. - Priority seating at ALL Spirit Sports events will make sure that everyone gets a great view of their child performing under the concert quality sound and light show.

4 Presents... *Sunshine Shootout* Why Come to Spirit Sports National Championships Sunshine Shootout? 1. One of the MOST cost effective cheerleading competition in America - Very affordable entry fee $75/participant if registered before 60 days out of the event $80/participant if registered between days out of the event $85/participant if registered within 30 days of the event - NO required Hotel packages. We will give you the name, rate, and phone number of several hotels that would like to have your business, and you make your reservations. Or you can contact any hotel you would like and make arrangements with them, thereby reducing your costs for lodging. - Everyone gets to compete TWICE on a 54X42 spring floor for added safety, with the combination of scores used to determine the winner. - Leveling systems to make sure that you are competing against teams of your same ability level to make the competition more competitive. - Enjoy the Orlando area without being required to pay the high prices of the theme park competitions. 2. Many Prizes offered at our national championship - Each winning team will receive National Champion Apparel & Banners - Grand Champion Team will receive the exclusive Balfour Grand Champion RingTop Pendant - Grand Champion Program 1st Place will WIN $7, nd Place will WIN $2, rd Place will WIN $1, One of the most UNIQUE atmospheres at one of the BEST locations - Compete at the beautiful Orange County Convention Center on International Drive within minutes of all the Orlando attractions. - Orlando is the premier tourist destination in the world with thousands of things for the kids and families to do, see, visit, and eat. - No high priced theme park tickets for the family to purchase that make it impossible for the entire family to watch their children compete. You only pay for the attractions that you want to visit in your spare time. - Priority seating at ALL Spirit Sports events will make sure that everyone gets a great view of their child performing under the concert quality sound and light show.

5 Presents... *Battle At The Beach* Why Come to Spirit Sports National Championships Battle At The Beach? 1. One of the MOST cost effective cheerleading competition in America - Very affordable entry fee $75/participant if registered before 60 days out of the event $80/participant if registered between days out of the event $85/participant if registered within 30 days of the event $100/stunt group, $50/stunt couple, and $50/individual. - NO required Hotel packages. We will give you the name, rate, and phone number of several hotels that would like to have your business, and you make your reservations. Or you can contact any hotel you would like and make arrangements with them, thereby reducing your costs for lodging. - Everyone gets to compete TWICE on a 54X42 spring floor for added safety, with the combination of scores used to determine the winner. 2. More prizes than any other national championship - Each winning team will receive National Champion Apparel & Banner - Every Team that competes will get a trophy - Grand Champion Team will receive the exclusive Balfour Grand Champion RingTop Pendant - Grand Champion Program 1st Place will WIN $7, nd Place will WIN $2, rd Place will WIN $1, One of the most UNIQUE atmospheres at one of the BEST locations - Compete in the Beautiful Myrtle Beach Convention Center. - Beautiful Myrtle Beach, SC is one of the top three most visited vacation sites in the nation with thousands of things for the kids and families to do, see, visit, and eat. - Stadium Seating for 6,000 means NO bad views of the floor. 4. Lots of Planned Activities in the Myrtle Beach area for participants and their families - Participants can make use of the close by Myrtle Beach Entertainment Complex Broadway at the Beach for lots of shopping, food, and fun. - There will be a Saturday night dance party for participants and friends at the Broadway at the Beach from 6pm-10pm.

6 Presents... *Regional Championships* Greenville, SC Louisville, KY Charlotte, NC Clemson, SC Morehead City, NC High Point, NC Bridgeton, NJ San Diego, CA Sacramento, CA Atlanta, GA Keep Checking the website, as more regionals are yet to come. Why Come to Spirit Sports Regional Championships 1. Cost effective events to get your teams ready for those Larger Championships - Very affordable entry fee of $20/participant, $50/stunt group, $30/stunt couple, and $15/individual - Everyone gets to compete on a 54X42 spring floor for added safety - Leveling systems to make sure that you are competing against teams of your same ability level to make the competition more competitive. - Great range of facilities spread out all over the United States to make it easy to get to one of our regional events. 2. All of our National Championships are open national championships - Our regionals are designed to help teach your kids about performing, not putting them under the pressure cooker about trying to qualify for that national championship. - No one wants the first time their kids compete to be in a National Championship type setting. Get that valuable performance under your kids belts to work out the kinks. 3. Quality Competition designed to help get your team ready for the rest of the year. - Spirit Sports spares no expense to make sure that these regional championships are ran in a professional manner with only top Nationals caliber judges instructed to give lots of scoresheet feedback to help you critique and correct the areas that you need to work on. - Same performing surfaces that you will see at all the major championships around the country. - Priority seating at ALL Spirit Sports events will make sure that everyone gets a great view of their child performing.

7 The Competition That You Crave National Championships Awards At our Orlando and Myrtle Beach events, participants Will get: 1. Grand Champion Team Members win exclusive Balfour Grand Champion RingTop Pendants. 2. Every Winning team receives a National Champion banner. 3. Every Winning Team member receives National Champion Apparel. 4. Every Team receives a trophy.

8 The Competition That You Crave Battle By The Bay/Duel In The Desert National Championship Awards Full Paid Bid Qualifier for the Cheerleading World Championships to be held in Orlando, Florida Spirit sports will be giving ONE fully paid bid to the Cheerleading World Championships along with three At-Large Bids. At our Palm Springs Event, participants Will get: 1. Grand Champion Team Members win exclusive Balfour Grand Champion RingTop Pendants. 2. Every Winning team receives a National Champion banner. 3. Every Winning Team member receives National Champion Apparel. 4. Every Team receives a trophy.