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Building Athletes.
Inspiring Confidence.
Uplifting Community.

KinneCT Cheer Training is a Chicago-based cheerleading movement that empowers individuals to reach new heights together.

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Check out our immersive, hands-on sessions that strengthen technique, elevate performance, and build confidence through guided practice.

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1. Beginner Tumbling

Start strong. Build your foundation.

For athletes new to tumbling or still developing fundamental control. Focus on rolls, handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, bridges, body positions, and safe progressions. Perfect for athletes building strength, coordination, and confidence with proper technique before advancing to power skills.

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2. Intermediate Tumbling

Refine your skills. Gain momentum

For athletes who have mastered foundational tumbling (strong cartwheel, round-off, handstand, and bridge) and are ready for skills like back walkovers, front walkovers, standing handsprings, and running tumbling progressions. Technique refinement, shaping, and controlled power are emphasized.

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3. Advanced Tumbling

Power, precision, performance.

Designed for athletes with consistent handsprings and walkovers who are training tucks, layouts, advanced running passes, and connection skills. Focuses on generating power, dynamic transitions, aerial awareness, and performance-quality execution. Spotting available for advanced skills.

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1. Beginner Stunting

Master the fundamentals of safe stunting.

For athletes or stunt groups new to stunting. Covers grips, entries, stable body positions, timing, counting, and foundational stunt progressions (preps, thigh stands, basic extensions). Ideal for athletes learning roles (flyer, base, back spot) for the first time.

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2. Intermediate Stunting

Clean technique. Strong execution.

For groups confidently hitting prep-level stunts and ready to advance difficulty. Includes extensions, basic body positions (lib, arabesque, heel stretch), transitions, full-ups/downs progressions, and synchronization drills. Ideal for athletes preparing for school or all-star mid-level teams.

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3. Advanced Stunting

Elite skills and advanced stunt sequences.

For seasoned stunt groups performing elite skills consistently. Focus on twisting transitions, advanced body positions, stunt combos, creative entries, pyramids, and performance-ready stunt flow. Ideal for athletes prepping for competitive routines or higher divisions.

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1. Private Tumbling Lesson

1-on-1 skill mastery.

Personalized coaching tailored to the athlete’s exact level. Ideal for athletes needing hands-on spotting, rapid progression, technique correction, or preparation for skills like handsprings, tucks, layouts, or combination passes.

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2. Private Stunting Lesson

Small-group stunt training for fast results.

For individual flyers, bases, back spots, or full stunt groups wanting focused instruction. Covers grips, entries, elite body positions, transitions, twisting skills, and technique clean-up.

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3. Private Strength & Flexibility Lesson

Elevate your mobility, power, and form.

Targeted conditioning and flexibility to improve jump height, flyer shapes, endurance, control, and injury prevention. Fully customized based on athlete goals.

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4. Private Team Clinic

High-impact training for your entire team.

A customized, team clinic designed to refine your athletes’ skills across stunting, tumbling, jumps, routine execution, or game-day material. Includes group drills, technique work, synchronized timing training, and team-based corrections. Ideal for school teams, rec programs, or all-star squads preparing for competition or tryouts.

5. Private Coaching Clinic

Professional development for your entire coaching staff.

A dedicated training session for a full coaching staff, tailored to the program’s needs. Topics may include safety and spotting, skill progressions, routine structure, score sheet strategy, season planning, practice structure, or program development. Ideal for school districts, rec organizations, and growing programs looking to level up coaching consistency and technical knowledge.

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1. Tryout Prep Clinic

Walk into tryouts with confidence.

Comprehensive prep for school or all-star tryouts. Covers motions, jumps, sideline routines, technique clean-up, tryout etiquette, scoring expectations, and mock evaluations. Great for athletes wanting polished skills and real-time feedback.

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2. Stunt & Tumble Clinic

All the skills. All in one clinic.

A hybrid clinic combining tumbling, stunting, conditioning, and technique refinement. Ideal for athletes wanting a full-skill boost or for teams wanting stronger all-around performance.

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3. Jump Technique Clinic

Higher, cleaner, sharper jumps.

Focused on jump height, flexibility, power generation, landing control, and motion alignment. Includes targeted drills for toe touches, hurdlers, pikes, and jump sequences.

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1. Safety & Spotting Certification

Train safer. Coach smarter.

Covers safe spotting, progressions, injury prevention, emergency protocols, and best practices for tumbling and stunting instruction. Ideal for new coaches or programs seeking elevated safety standards.

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2. Routine Building & Choreography Workshop

Design routines that win.

Teaches coaches how to map difficulty, structure visual transitions, build stunt sequences, create strong formations, and design routines that flow and score well.

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3. Judging Criteria Deep Dive

Coach with the judges' eyes

Breaks down scoring categories, deduction triggers, criteria weighting, technique expectations, and how to maximize points across categories. Great for coaches wanting to elevate competitive outcomes.

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4. Team Culture & Motivation Workshop

Build teams that believe.

Leadership training for coaches focused on communication, team dynamics, and motivation to foster a positive, high-performing culture.

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1. Routine & Choreography Development

High-energy, customized choreography built for your team.

Complete, start-to-finish routine choreography tailored to your team’s skill level, division, and performance goals. Includes stunt mapping, tumbling placement, transitions, formation design, dance, visual elements, and 8-count planning. Ideal for school teams, rec squads, and all-star programs wanting fresh choreography built to maximize scoring potential.

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2. Routine & Choreography Clean-up

Sharper execution. Higher scores.

A targeted session focused on tightening your existing routine. Includes corrections on timing, technique, synchronization, formation transitions, motion sharpness, stunt execution, pacing, and scoring opportunities. Recommended before competitions, showcases, or evaluations.

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1. The Cheer Essentials Playbook

A complete, athlete-centered training program designed to build a strong, confident, well-rounded cheerleader. This series develops the foundational skills every athlete needs—motions, timing, flexibility, strength, performance quality, and mental readiness—so they can thrive in any role on the team.
Perfect for beginners and intermediate athletes who want to level up their entire skillset.

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4. The Tumble Lab

A complete tumbling progression system built to help athletes safely advance from foundational skills to power tumbling. This series focuses on technique, body shaping, strength, air awareness, and clean execution—all taught in clear, accessible steps.

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2. The Base Blueprint

The foundational series every base needs to become powerful, consistent, and safe. Bases learn proper grip, timing, footwork, loading technique, strength mechanics, and partner communication. This is the first truly structured online program built specifically for bases—a major gap in the cheer market.

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5. Coaching Foundations

A comprehensive training program designed for new and experienced cheer coaches who want to elevate their teaching, sharpen their technical understanding, and build teams with confidence, structure, and intentional development.

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3. Flight School

A structured, progression-based training system that develops the strength, balance, flexibility, and technique required to become a stable, confident, and elite flyer. Athletes learn body positions, control, entry skills, and advanced stunt readiness through intentional, safe progressions.

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KinneCT with Coach A

Founder & Head Coach

KinneCT (pronounced "Connect") was born from a simple belief: athletes flourish when science, skill, and community come together. Coach A has been cheering since she was six years old, later serving as cheer captain at Iowa State University, and today leading athletes as a Head Cheer Coach and Cheer Skills and Technique Coordinator for the Midwest Hawks Community Cheer Program, and as the Competition Cheer Coach for Rich Township High School. She’s guided teams to award-winning seasons, but what drives her is seeing athletes discover what they’re truly capable of.

Coaching Accolades

2025 UYFL Cheer National Championship — 1st Place
3× UYFL Midwest Regional Cheer Competition — 1st Place (2023–2025)
2025 Midwest Elite Cheer & Dance “Rock The City” Competition — 1st Place
2025 ICCA State Qualifier Competition — 2nd Place
2024 UYFL Cheer National Championship — 2nd Place
2023 Battle for the Crown — 1st Place
2022 UYFL Cheer National Championship — 3rd Place

Coach A holds a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology & Health from Iowa State University and a Master’s in Cellular and Integrative Physiology from Indiana University, giving her a clear understanding of how athletes develop strength, flexibility, and safe technique. The name KinneCT comes from combining Kinesiology with Cheer Training, reflecting her commitment to training that is both effective and informed.

KinneCT is more than passion work. It is a movement that helps athletes reach new heights together.

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Loved by Athletes.

Trusted by Parents.

Respected by Coaches

Jennifer G

Cheer Mom

"We are SO blessed to have Coach A. 🙌 These girls would do anything for her. THEY DO NOT PLAY ABOUT THEIR COACH A! 😂💜 I’ve watched her grow into such an amazing coach over the years, and the way she pours into these girls is unmatched. 💕✨"

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