Thiel cheer team hosting third annual Lil’ Scratchers camp for boys and girls ages 4-12

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- The Thiel College cheer and dance team will host its third annual Lil’ Scratchers Youth Cheer Camp at Maenpa Court on July 16 and 17.

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Led by Thiel’s cheer and dance team head coach Randall Burnett M.A. ’22, the summer camp is for boys and girls ages 4-12. The cost is $75, and participants will get a T-shirt and a bow. All participants will be invited back to march in the Sept. 28 Homecoming parade perform with the Tomcats during the first quarter of Thiel’s Homecoming football game against.

For more information or to register, contact Burnett by phone at 724-992-9368. The camp has nearly 40 attendees registered.

“We created Lil’ Scratchers to teach essential skills and techniques to young athletes, ensuring they enjoy themselves and create lasting memories,” Burnett said. “The program serves as a way to support the youth in our area and gives Thiel athletes an opportunity to engage with the Greenville community. I’m delighted to witness the growth of the Lil’ Scratchers Program and to see so many returning participants each year, eager to join in the fun.”

Athletes who attend the camp will learn cheerleading basics from the Tomcat cheerleaders, including motions, jumps, stunts, pyramids, and tumbling.

Burnett guided the Tomcats cheer team to a first-place finish at the National Cheerleaders Association College Nationals in Daytona, Fla. in April 2023. The Tomcats finished third last year and were second in 2022. Since Burnett’s hire in 2018, participation on the cheer team has been steadily increasing, with the roster growing from 14 to over 30. Burnett earned a Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership from Thiel College in 2022 and a bachelor’s degree in communication from Clarion University in 2012.

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