Cheer Tyme Inspiration is Cheer Tyme’s CheerAbilities team, designed for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program focuses on inclusion, teamwork, confidence-building, skill development, and giving athletes the opportunity to participate in competitive cheerleading in a supportive environment.
How it works
- The team practices cheerleading skills such as motions, dances, jumps, stunts, and routines that are adapted to the athletes’ abilities and strengths.
- Many athletes are paired with buddiesβvolunteers who help provide encouragement, guidance, and support during practices and competitions. Cheer Tyme actively recruits mature and caring individuals to serve in this role.
- The team performs and competes at CheerAbilities events and has even participated in national-level competitions, including events in Orlando.
What is the eligibility to be on Cheer Tyme’s Cheer Abilities Team?
A person 6 years old and older (no maximum age) who has an intellectual disability. A person is considered to have an intellectual disability for the purpose of participating on Cheer Tyme’s CheerAbilities Team, Inspiration, if the person satisfies one of the following;
1. The person has been identified by a professional as having intellectual disabilities as determined by their localities
2. The person has a cognitive delay, as determined by standardized measures such as intelligent quotient or “IQ” testing or other measures that are generally accepted within the professional community
3. The person has a closely related developmental disability. A “closely related developmental disability” means having functional limitations in both cognitive skills and practical adaptive skills
CHEER TYME INSPIRATION
More About the Cheerabilities Director and Coaches
Bobbi Segin has 35 years of experience in the human services field, supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities in achieving an everyday life filled with opportunity, inclusion, and personal growth. She is the CEO and President of Bobbi Project Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with intellectual disabilities participate in sports within their communities. She also serves as the Cheer Abilities Director at Cheer Tyme, with 13 years of experience engaging athletes in All Star cheerleading and creating meaningful opportunities for teamwork, confidence, and success.
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Have Questions?
All interested athletes please contact Bobbi@CheerTyme.com
If you wish to donate to this organization you may do so through Bobbi’s Project!
