LANGHORNE, Pa. – Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., the nation’s largest and oldest youth football, cheer and dance organization, today announced that JAMZ will serve as its official Cheer and Dance Development Partner through 2014.
JAMZ provides cheer and dance instruction to youth athletes in the form of camps, clinics and recreational events to improve training and performance for youth coaches and athletes. JAMZ’s camps and clinics include instruction of original dance routines, crowd cheers and chants and comprehensive stunt training.
As part of the partnership, Pop Warner will use JAMZ’s judging software, JudgeSoft, for its national championship event, the Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championships, held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, December 5-9, 2011.
JAMZ will also offer its first ever East Coast National event on January 21, 2012 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia to serve Pop Warner squads seeking additional competitive opportunities on the East Coast. Further, Pop Warner and JAMZ will work to increase involvement in and support of youth recreational cheerleading and dance.
"Our partnership with JAMZ provides a tremendous opportunity for Pop Warner to further develop our high quality cheer and dance program,” said Mary FitzGerald, Chief Operating Officer, Pop Warner Little Scholars. “JAMZ’s knowledgeable and talented staff will provide our members with positive training and competitive experiences in recreational cheer and dance and its state of the art software will ensure our national competition is judged according to the highest and fairest standards.”
“For over a decade, JAMZ has educated youth coaches and athletes on safety, technique and rules,” said Marty Grogan, VP CFO JAMZ. “We take training seriously, but make learning fun and believe in motivating coaches and athletes while building team confidence. We’ve lived, and strongly believe in the quality lifestyle associated with Pop Warner sports. The partnership between JAMZ and Pop Warner Little Scholars represents the perfect blend of knowledge, innovative technology and passion for quality and integrity in the sport.”