ELITE TEAMS ARE FOR MORE EXPERIENCED ATLETES OR THOSE WILLING TO PUT IN THE EXTRA WORK TO BECOME THE BEST OF THE BEST.

ELITE (IASF) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DIVISION FOR THOSE WHO THRIVE IN A HIGHER-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF OUR ELITE TEAM REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• 7 UK-BASED COMPETITIONS

• OFFICIAL INTERSTELLAR NEW ELITE UNIFORM WITH SOCKS

• ELITE CHEER TEAMS WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE AN AT-HOME CONDITIONING AND FLEXIBILITY TRAINING ROUTINE 5 TIMES A WEEK

• THERE WILL BE NO HALF TERM / HOLIDAY TRAINING FOR ELITE TEAMS

• RED ZONE IS IN EFFECT FOR ELITE TEAMS - NO ABSENCES IN THE 3 WEEKS LEADING UP TO A COMPETITION. ABSENCES DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL RESULT IN THE ATHLETE LOSING THEIR PLACE ON THE TEAM AND BEING MOVED TO NOVICE / RECREATIONAL TEAMS.

• AN ATHLETE CAN CROSSOVER BETWEEN ELITE CHEER TEAMS AND CAN ALSO CROSSOVER ONTO DANCE TEAMS. PREP ATHLETES CANNOT CROSSOVER ONTO ELITE TEAMS.

• ANY UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES (SEE ATTENDANCE POLICY ELITE SECTION) FROM TERM TIME MANDATORY TRAINING SESSIONS WILL RESULT IN A WARNING. ANY FURTHER ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE TEAM.

• SHOES: £80 (REBEL RUTHLESS BLACKOUT CHEER SHOES - LINK WILL BE SENT UPON COMMITMENT TO TEAM FOR YOU TO PURCHASE. THESE MUST BE PURCHASED BY NO LATER THAN 31/08/25 FOR USE IN TRAINING AND AT COMPETITIONS)

• TRAINING COSTS: £40 PCM PRO-RATA (2 HOURS PER WEEK TRAINING, DUE ON THE 1ST EACH MONTH THROUGH OUR AUTOMATIC PAYMENT SYSTEM)

• UNIFORM: TOTAL £330 (INCLUDES INTERSTELLAR NEW ELITE UNIFORM - OFFICIAL LEOTARD, OFFICIAL SKORT, SOCKS, SCRUNCHIES - THIS PAYMENT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 3 INSTALLMENTS OF £110 DUE ON 30TH SEPT 26, 30TH OCT 26 AND 30TH NOV 26)

• COMPETITION FEES: £360 (7 LOCAL / NATIONAL COMPETITIONS INCLUDING COACH’S FEES - THIS PAYMENT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 3 INSTALLMENTS OF £120 DUE ON 30TH SEPT 26, 30TH OCT 26 AND 30TH NOV 26)

• MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY: £150 (INCLUDES CUSTOM MUSIC AND PERSONALISED CHOREOGRAPHY - THIS PAYMENT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 3 INSTALLMENTS OF £50 DUE ON 30TH SEPT 26, 30TH OCT 26 AND 30TH NOV 26)

• COSTS DO NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL TO COMPETITIONS, SPECTATOR TICKETS OR ADDITIONAL MERCHANDISE

THERE WILL BE SEVEN COMPETITIONS FOR ELITE TEAMS. PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE PREDICTED COMPETITIONS and we are still waiting on date confirmation from some event providers (we will confirm dates before tryouts as soon as we have the information):

• mARCH 2027 TBC (USUALLY MID MARCH): FUTURE CHEER SPOTLIGHT SHOWDOWN (ESSEX)

• END OF MARCH TBC 2027: FUTURE CHEER FLIGHT TO VICTORY

• FIRST TWO WEEKS OF MAY 2027 (exact date tbc): ICE BLAST (CRAWLEY)

• 22nd / 23rd may 2027: revolution (essex)

• 12TH / 13TH JUNE 2027: BCA SUMMER SHOWDOWN (CRAWLEY)

• 25TH - 27TH JUNE 2027: FUTURE CHEER INTERNATIONALS (BOURNEMOUTH)

• FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY 2027: END OF SEASON COMPETITION TBC

PLEASE ENSURE YOU CAN COMMIT FULLY TO ALL ABOVE COMPETITION WEEKENDS BEFORE CHOOSING TO TRY OUT FOR THE INTERSTELLAR ALLSTARS. WE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL CLOSER TO THE EVENTS WHICH DAY YOUR CHILD WILL BE PERFORMING, AND COMPETITION SCHEDULES MAY CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE, SO THE FULL WEEKEND MUST BE KEPT FREE.

PLEASE NOTE: IF AN EVENT PROVIDER DECIDES TO WITHDRAW ELITE DIVISIONS FROM A COMPETITION WE MAY HAVE TO ARRANGE AN ALTERNATIVE COMPETITION AND WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THIS INSTANCE.

• TRYOUTS: SATURDAY 11TH JULY 2026 (PLEASE SEE NEXT DROP DOWN SECTION FOR DATE AND TIME SPECIFIC TRYOUTS DEPENDING ON AGES AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN’T MAKE TRYOUTS)

• MON 13TH JULY 2026: TEAM PLACEMENT OFFERS WILL BE SENT

• SUNDAY 19TH JULY 2026: DEADLINE TO ACCEPT / REJECT TEAM PLACEMENT OFFERS

• sunday 26th july 2026: end of season 4 / start of season 5 party (not mandatory but a great chance to meet new team mates and have some fun)!

• W/C 27TH JULY 2026: CHOREO WEEK (DETAILED SCHEDULE TO BE SENT OUT WITH TEAM PLACEMENT OFFERS. THESE CHOREO SESSIONS ARE MANDATORY SO TEAMS KNOW THEIR CHOREOGRAPHY TO PRACTICE OVER THE SUMMER)

• TUE 4TH - FRI 7TH AUGUST: CHEER CAMP 2026 (OPTIONAL FOR NOVICE TEAMS, BUT GREAT FUN AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)!

• TRAINING ON WEDNESDAYS / thursdays depending on age group / team (PREDICTED, FULL TRAINING SCHEDULE WILL BE SENT WITH PLACEMENT OFFER) DURING TERM TIME STARTING MON 7TH SEPTEMBER 2026)

• NO HALF TERM OR HOLIDAY TRAINING FOR prep TEAMS

• FRI 18TH DECEMBER (EVENING): FINAL REHEARSAL FOR CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE (MANDATORY FOR ALL TEAMS)

• SAT 19TH DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE 2026 (MANDATORY FOR ALL TEAMS)

PLEASE ENSURE YOU CAN COMMIT TO ALL DATES INCLUDING COMPETITION DATES BEFORE CHOOSING TO TRY OUT FOR OUR TEAMS.

WE WILL BE TRYING OUT ATHLETES FOR ALL LEVELS TOGETHER AND WE WILL DECIDE THE MOST APPRPOPRIATE PLACEMENTS BASED ON THEIR CURRENT SKILL SETS, AMONG OTHER FACTORS.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT ON THE TRYOUT FORM THE LEVELS YOU ARE HAPPY FOR YOUR CHILD TO COMMIT TO BASED ON COSTS / DATES ETC. AND WE WILL CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS SELECTED.

DATE: SATURDAY 11TH JULY 2026

BIRTH YEARS 2014 - 2023: 10 AM - 1 PM

BIRTH YEARS 2015 AND EARLIER (AGES 12+): 2 - 5 PM

TRYOUT COST: £15 FOR THE DAY (IF YOU CROSS OVER BETWEEN BOTH TIME SLOTS BECAUSE OF THE AGE CROSSOVERS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU IN BOTH PLEASE SO WE CAN DECIDE WHICH AGE GROUP YOU’D BE BEST PLACED IN).

HOW TO BOOK YOUR TRYOUT

SIMPLY PRESS THE “BOOK MY TRYOUT” BUTTON AT THE END OF THE SECTION!

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE TRYOUTS

WE UNDERSTAND THAT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE ARE END OF YEAR SCHOOL EVENTS THAT MAY PROHIBIT AN ATHLETE OR DANCER FROM ATTENDING OUR TRYOUTS. WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO ATTEND THE TRYOUT DAY SO THEY CAN TRY STUNTING WITH OTHER TEAM MEMBERS ETC.

HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND THE GROUP TRYOUT PLEASE HEAD TO THE “CONTACT US” PAGE AND FILL IN A CONTACT FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE AN ALTERNATIVE TRYOUT.

WE WILL NOT BE SEEING ANYONE FOR TRYOUTS AFTER THE OFFICIAL TRYOUT WEEK AS WE HEAD INTO CHOREOGRAPHY WEEK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IF YOU TRY OUT AFTER THIS TIME YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR A TEAM, BUT MAY BE INVITED IN TO TRAIN WITH THE TEAM AS AN ALTERNATE.

IN THE ELITE TEAMS ATHLETES MUST DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN EITHER STUNT, TUMBLE, JUMPS AND DANCE. ATHLETES DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLS TO TRY OUT, BUT WE WILL ASSESS THEM TO HELP US WITH CHOREOGRAPHY AND FORMING THE BEST TEAMS POSSIBLE.

WE WILL BE ASSESSING THE FOLLOWING TUMBLE SKILLS:

• FORWARDS ROLL

• HANDSTAND FORWARDS ROLL

• BACKWARDS ROLL

• BACK EXTENSION ROLL

• CARTWHEEL

• ROUND OFF

• FRONT WALKOVER

• FRONT SWITCH

• BACK WALKOVER

• BACK SWITCH

• VALDEZ

• BACK LIMBER

• BACK HANDSPRING

• ROUNDOFF BACK HANDSPRING

• BACK HANDSPRING SERIES

• TOE TOUCH BACK HANDSPRING

WE WILL BE ASSESSING THE FOLLOWING JUMPS:

• TOE TOUCH

• HERKIE

• DOUBLE 9

• PIKE

• TUCK

• T JUMP

WE WILL BE ASSESSING THE FOLLOWING BODY POSITIONS:

• LIB

• HEEL STRETCH

• SCALE

• SCORPION

• NEEDLE

• ARABESQUE

WE WILL BE ASSESSING DANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

• SHORT DANCE LEARNED AT HOME BEFORE TRYOUTS PERFORMED IN PAIRS FOR MINIS OR SOLO FOR YOUTH AND JUNIOR

• SHORT DANCE LEARNED AT TRYOUTS PERFORMED IN PAIRS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

• STAMINA RUN FOR ALL ATHLETES

WE WILL BE ASSESSING THE FOLLOWING STUNTS:

• 2 FOOT PREP STUNT

• 1 FOOT UNBRACED GUT TIK TOK

• 1 FOOT BRACED PREP STUNT

• EXTENSION SHOW AND GO FROM PREP

• EXTENSION SHOW AND GO FROM LOAD IN

• PRONE DISMOUNT

• CRADLE DISMOUNT

• SWITCH UP TO PREP LIB / BODY POSITION

• ¼ TURN CRADLE

• 1 FOOT PREP UNBRACED

• TIK TOK AT PREP

• 2 FOOT EXTENSION

• TWISTING PRONE

• BARREL ROLL

• STRAIGHT RIDE BASKET

WE DON’T MEAN TO SCARE ANYONE WITH OUR ATTENDANCE POLICY. HOWEVER, CHEER IS VERY MUCH A TEAM SPORT AND IF JUST ONE PERSON IS MISSING, THE ENTIRE TEAM LOSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE STUNTS. WE HAVE SEEN OUR PLACEMENTS AT PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS AFFECTED BY ABSENCES, SO THESE RULES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE A FUN, LOW-STRESS EXPERIENCE FOR OUR ATHLETES.

AUTHORISED ABSENCES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• GRADED EVENTS FOR SCHOOL EXAMS

• FAMILY WEDDINGS / FUNERALS

• ILLNESS THAT INCLUDES VOMITING

• SCHOOL RESIDENTIALS (UNLESS THEY FALL IN THE 3 WEEK RED ZONE BEFORE A COMPETITION)

• INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL INTERSTELLAR COMPETITIONS

UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• DENTIST / DOCTORS ETC APPOINTMENTS (PLEASE SCHEDULE THESE OUTSIDE OF MANDATORY TRAINING HOURS)

• OTHER HOBBIES OR SPORTS PRACTICE OR REHEARSALS

• BIRTHDAYS

• ANY PARTIES

• FAMILY VISITS

• DANCE LIVE TRAINING OR PERFORMANCES

• EXTERNAL REHEARSALS OR PERFORMANCES NOT NEEDED FOR EXAMS, INCLUDING SCHOOL MUSICALS, DANCE LIVE ETC.

• SOCIAL EVENTS / FRIEND HANGOUTS

• HOLIDAYS OR MINI BREAKS (PLEASE SAVE THESE FOR HALF TERMS AND SUMMER / CHRISTMAS / EASTER BREAK

RED ZONE

THE RED ZONE IS THE 3 WEEKS RUNNING UP TO ANY COMPETITION. IN THIS TWO WEEK PERIOD, THERE ARE NO ABSENCES EXCEPT ILLNESS WITH VOMITING.

ANY RED ZONE ABSENCE WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE TEAM WITHOUT REFUND.

RED ZONE ABSENCES WILL COST THE TEAM 250 POINTS IN THE SPACE RACE.

GENERAL ATTENDANCE NOTES

PLEASE ARRIVE 10 MINUTES EARLY FOR SESSION. REPEATED LATE ARRIVALS WILL COUNT AS ABSENCES.

AUTHORISED ABSENCES MUST BE CLEARED BY THE COACHING TEAM NO LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AWAY FROM THE ABSENCE.

IF A STUDENT MISSES A TERM-TIME TRAINING SESSION FOR ANY UNAUTHORISED REASON, A MEETING WILL BE CALLED WITH THE PARENTS TO DISCUSS THEIR TEAM PLACEMENT. ANY FURTHER ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE TEAM WITHOUT REFUND. EACH UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE WILL COST THE TEAM 100 POINTS IN THE SPACE RACE. ANY ABSENCE IN THE RED ZONE WILL COST THE TEAM 250 POINTS IN THE SPACE RACE.

BEING A PART OF A COMPETITIVE TEAM DOES REQUIRE A LEVEL OF SACRIFICE, INCLUDING NOT TAKING PART IN EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT CLASH WITH TEAM TRAINING - IF THIS IS NOT FOR YOU, PLEASE CONSIDER OUR NOVICE / RECREATIONAL TEAMS!

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE ON THE DECLARATION FOR YOU TO SIGN UPON ACCEPTING A TEAM PLACEMENT ON AN ELITE TEAM:

• IF A CHILD CHOOSES TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COMPETITION TEAM(S), THERE WILL BE A £150 DROP OUT FEE PER TEAM, PLUS THE 1 MONTH’S PAID NOTICE FEE FOR TRAINING WILL BE PAYABLE FROM THE 1ST OF THE NEXT MONTH, AND NO MONEY FOR UNIFORM OR COMPETITION FEES WILL BE REFUNDED. THE DROP OUT FEE COVERS THE TIME OUR COACHES NEED TO TAKE AWAY FROM PAID WORK TO MEET AND RE-CHOREOGRAPH THE ROUTINES AND DO ALL THE COMPETITION ADMIN REQUIRED TO REMOVE AN ATHLETE FROM A COMPETITION.

• MEMBERS OF THE INTERSTELLAR ALLSTARS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO COMPETE IN CHEER OR DANCE AT ANOTHER GYM OR PROGRAMME DURING THE SEASON THEY’VE COMMITTED TO.

• IF A STUDENT OR THEIR PARENT DISPLAYS NEGATIVE BEHAVIOUR INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BULLYING, SPREADING NEGATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME, SHARING ROUTINE MATERIAL, OR ANYTHING THAT CAUSES PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS TO ANY OTHER INTERSTELLAR COACH, PARENT OR STUDENT, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PROGRAMME IMMEDIATELY AND NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. THE SAME IS TRUE IF A STUDENT OR THEIR PARENT WILLFULLY DAMAGES INTERSTELLAR PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER STUDENT OR ATHLETE.

• WE ARE RENOWNED FOR OUR INCREDIBLE SPORTSMANSHIP AT EVENTS - IF A STUDENT OR THEIR PARENT DEMONSTRATES NEGATIVE BEHAVIOUR AT AN EVENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ARGUING WITH JUDGES, BEING RUDE TO EVENT STAFF OR OTHER ATHLETES OR THEIR PARENTS, DAMAGING EVENT PROPERTY OR ANYTHING THAT CAUSES PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS TO ANOTHER PERSON, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE EVENT AND THE INTERSTELLAR ACADEMY IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT REFUND.

• PARENTS HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMING ATHLETES UP TO THE AGE OF 16. THE INTERSTELLAR STAFF ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STUDENTS DURING THEIR TIME IN WARM UP AT EVENTS.

• THE ATTENDANCE POLICY WILL HAVE TO BE AGREED TO

IN ADDITION TO THESE IMPORTANT POINTS, WE WILL ALSO ADD POINTS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE AND OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY POINTS. THESE ARE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR ATHLETES AND INTEGRITY OF OUR PROGRAMME.

WE WILL BE RUNNING OUR ANNUAL SPACE RACE, AND THERE WILL BE SEPERATE RACES FOR NOVICE, PREP / ELITE AND DANCE TEAMS.

POINTS CAN BE GAINED FOR YOUR TEAM BY ATTENDING ANY EXTRA CLASSES THAT WILL FORWARD YOUR TRAINING INCLUDING PAY AS YOU GO WEEKEND CLASSES, ANY CHEER WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS AND PRIVATE LESSONS, AS WELL AS MAKING NOTES ON YOUR COMPETITION PERFORMANCE.

ANY UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES WILL COST THE TEAM 100 POINTS EACH AND ANY RED ZONE ABSENCES WILL COST THE TEAM 250 POINTS.

THE SPACE RACE ENCOURAGES ATHLETES AS INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR ROLE IN THEIR TEAM’S SUCCESS, BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD, IN A FUN WAY. THE SPACE RACE IS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR TEAM AND THEIR OWN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IS JUST FOR FUN!

THE WINNING PREP / ELITE TEAM OF THE SPACE RACE AT THE END OF SEASON 5 IN JULY 2027 WILL RECEIVE A PIZZA PARTY SLEEPOVER AT THE STUDIO, WINNERS BADGES AND WINNERS VELCRO CAP PATCHES.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SPACE RACE MVP WHO WILL BE THE STUDENT WHO ATTENDS THE MOST EXTRA SESSIONS IN THE SEASON. THE SPACE RACE MVP WILL BE ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS (NOVICE, PREP, ELITE AND DANCE) AND WILL WIN EXCLUSIVE SPACE RACE 2027 MVP MERCH AND 50% OFF THEIR TRAINING FEES FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON!