Stephanie SmallOwner/Cheerleading CoachSteph's love for cheerleading started back when she was around 11 years old. She took gymnastics since the age of 6, but just needed something more. After Steph started competitive cheer she never stopped, she lived and breathed for Allstar cheer. She has traveled to many competitions and has many titles under my belt. After Steph graduated she went to college for medical coding, meanwhile teaching tumbling at a local dance studio. It later turned into her owning her own gym at the age of 21. Steph started with just 20 kids at Xtreme and now Xtreme has grown to approximately 80 cheerleaders/dancers. She is living her dream. Steph's gym has surpassed all her expectations. Her gym is just one of her accomplishments, her other love is being a wife and a mother of two beautiful children Brayden and Brynlee. Stephanie is USASF certified in Level 1-4 in both stunting and tumbling. She also holds certifications in heat illness prevention, sports concussion and sudden cardiac arrest. She is also a Varsity University Graduate. |
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Karin VasilCheerleading CoachCheer has been in Karin's life since she can remember. Karin grew up in a cheer household with her mom as the local cheer coach for nearly 25 years. She cheered under her advisement at Northern Cambria High School for 6 years. Those years included being on one of the only three squads to ever place at state finals from their school. Karin moved on to attend Duquesne University and made their cheer squad.During that process she learned a lot about cheer and decided ultimately academics were a bigger priority. She left cheer behind but not for long. She graduated from Saint Francis University with a Bachelors degree in nursing and worked as a registered nurse and worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 12 years. She now substitutes as a school nurse at Northern Cambria School district where she is also the Varsity Cheer coach. Karin is married to Mike and a mom of 4 kids Benjamin, Mara, Meghan and Lainey. While coaching she loves to watch kids grow and perfect a routine they once thought was way to difficult. Karin has a passion for combining cheer and the big lessons in life of commitment, sacrifice, and perseverance. Karin is USASF certified in Level 1-3 in stunting, She holds certifications in heat illness prevention, sports concession and sudden cardiac arrest. She is also a Varsity University Graduate.
~No lesson in life is ever learned the easy way! It will always be through trial and tribulation. You will never celebrate a success and say “wow that was easy!”
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Derek DinglerCheerleading and Tumbling CoachMy career started 13 years ago at a small D2 gym in SC. After a few years I moved to Dallas to chase higher goals. As an athlete at CA I cheered on Cheetahs for 2 years and won both Worlds and NCA twice as a Swooshcat alone with coaching many NCA Champion Teams along with many Summit finalist teams. I moved to pittsburgh for a change of pace and coached up here for 2 seasons. I love to focus on technique and a strong foundation and have a passion for helping kids find their strengths. |
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