Great Park to Host I9 Sports® Cheerleading Clinic

Former Coach of National Cheer Champs to Teach Classes

IRVINE - The Orange County Great Park is proud to announce the i9 Sports® Cheerleading Clinic led by Keith Jones, former Captain of the University of Southern California Yell Leading Squad, which will take place on Saturday, September 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on site of the new 7-acre Great Park North Lawn. The i9 Sports® Cheerleading Clinic will include classes in basic cheer positions, game time cheers and performance dance cheers. The clinic is open to all youth ages 7 to 10. To register for this free clinic, click here.

The daylong clinic includes four classes that focus on cheerleading skills. The first class begins at 11:00 a.m. with introductions, grouping, stretching and basic cheer positions. Students will learn game time cheers at noon, then, performance dance cheers at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., students will learn final performances.

I9 Sports® the first and fastest growing franchise of youth sports leagues, camps, and programs in the United States. I9 Sports® offers the most popular team sports for kids with a focus on fun, safety, and good sportsmanship. It helps youth improve their sports skills, learn positive values and fair play.

For more information, go to www.ocgp.org

About the Great Park

The Orange County Great Park, with its 1,347-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park features an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. Other features include the Carousel, Farm and Food Lab, Kids Rock Playground, Palm Court Arts Complex, North Lawn recreation area, and historic Hangar 244. The South Lawn lighted soccer fields and Community Garden will be added in 2012. For more information, please go to www.ocgp.org.

WHAT IS i9 SPORTS®

Nationally based in the Tampa Bay (FL) area, i9 Sports® has over 400,000 members since 2003 and 275 locations in 25 states. Because each league is individually owned and operated by carefully screened and certified local franchise owners, you’ll enjoy the many benefits of a well-organized national sports organization with a personal touch in your local community. In 2008, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked i9 Sports #256 in their illustrious Franchise 500® issue and the 15th Top New Franchise in America; while the Franchise Business Review named i9 Sports the #1 Sports, Recreation, & Fitness franchise!