Overnight Camps

One-on-one time set aside each day so your NCA Buddy can help you with whatever you choose, whether it’s evaluation material, stunts, cheers, dances, or material from home.

1-4 available, depending on camp.

The NCA All-American Cheer is taught so that nominated athletes can use it for their All-American Tryout.

1-10 available, depending on camp.

NCA provides specialized Jump Classes giving personalized instruction and drills to build technique for Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced jumps.

NCA sets the standard for safety with specific safety classes that provide hands-on training for the entire team. Teams learn proper safety techniques to ensure safe practice and performance all year long. Stunts are taught in progression and drills are emphasized to ensure proper technique. Teams at camp even take part in a Safety Awareness Test to reinforce the importance of safety and new regulations.

Core Stunts are an essential part of every other stunt variation. By learning the correct technique of our six Core Stunts & two dismounts taught, teams will have the proper technique to succeed.

Teams will be asked to perform the Core Stunts that are the foundation of cheerleading technique. The NCA Staff will evaluate the skill level of each team and recommend what level stunt classes they should attend at camp. This ensures that teams are learning stunts that are safe for their skill level.

Stunt classes are offered at Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced/Elite. Teams will learn new, innovative stunts alongside the industry standard stunts associated with their level.

Teams will learn new twisting, flipping and creative pyramid transitions, and structures. This class is a camp favorite for coaches and campers. Teams return home with new pyramid choreography that’s perfect for a routine, pep rally, or game time performance.

Game day begins with a solid foundation of cheer fundamentals. Learn how to effectively lead your crowd and enhance your sidelines with the proper use of props and skills to elevate the game day atmosphere.

The dance is optimal for incorporating both cheer and dance teams, as well as additional spirit program entities. This dance is a novice to intermediate level dance.

Choreographed as a Novice-level dance, the Spirit Dance is taught to the entire camp with a focus on having fun!

NCA is known for setting the standard with the Intermediate-level Hip Hop dance. This dance style allows us to mix it up with a more fluid and freestyle spirit. This is a camper favorite.

Traditional sideline style pom dance that can easily be broken into smaller sideline dances for quick timeouts.

Build on the specialty dances your team has learned with these advanced dance techniques so your team can have the best skills and routines possible.

Campers warm up and stretch with the NCA Staff just prior to physically active classes taking place. Fun and energetic, Cheerobics is the perfect way to avoid injuries and sore muscles.

Build on the skills your team learned in the Jump Technique Class. Optional class for those who want to take their jumps to the next level.

Squads may come to camp as individuals but leave as a cohesive team. The daily interactive team building classes encourage athletes to embrace each other and work together towards a common goal.

Awarded by NCA Staff to individuals who show strength in spirit, technique, and leadership. Nominees and Winners are eligible for select Special Events.

One-on-one time set aside each day so your NCA Buddy can help you with whatever you choose, whether it’s evaluation material, stunts, cheers, dances, or material from home.

1-4 available, depending on camp.

The NCA All-American Cheer is taught so that nominated athletes can use it for their All-American Tryout.

1-10 available, depending on camp.

NCA provides specialized Jump Classes giving personalized instruction and drills to build technique for Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced jumps.

NCA sets the standard for safety with specific safety classes that provide hands-on training for the entire team. Teams learn proper safety techniques to ensure safe practice and performance all year long. Stunts are taught in progression and drills are emphasized to ensure proper technique. Teams at camp even take part in a Safety Awareness Test to reinforce the importance of safety and new regulations.

Core Stunts are an essential part of every other stunt variation. By learning the correct technique of our six Core Stunts & two dismounts taught, teams will have the proper technique to succeed.

Teams will be asked to perform the Core Stunts that are the foundation of cheerleading technique. The NCA Staff will evaluate the skill level of each team and recommend what level stunt classes they should attend at camp. This ensures that teams are learning stunts that are safe for their skill level.

Stunt classes are offered at Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced/Elite. Teams will learn new, innovative stunts alongside the industry standard stunts associated with their level.

Teams will learn new twisting, flipping and creative pyramid transitions, and structures. This class is a camp favorite for coaches and campers. Teams return home with new pyramid choreography that’s perfect for a routine, pep rally, or game time performance.

Game day begins with a solid foundation of cheer fundamentals. Learn how to effectively lead your crowd and enhance your sidelines with the proper use of props and skills to elevate the game day atmosphere.

Choreographed as a Novice-level dance, the Spirit Dance is taught to the entire camp with a focus on having fun!

Traditional sideline style pom dance that can easily be broken into smaller sideline dances for quick timeouts.

The dance is optimal for incorporating both cheer and dance teams, as well as additional spirit program entities. This dance is a novice to intermediate level dance.

Build on the specialty dances your team has learned with these advanced dance techniques so your team can have the best skills and routines possible.

Campers warm up and stretch with the NCA Staff just prior to physically active classes taking place. Fun and energetic, Cheerobics is the perfect way to avoid injuries and sore muscles.

Squads may come to camp as individuals but leave as a cohesive team. The daily interactive team building classes encourage athletes to embrace each other and work together towards a common goal.

Awarded by NCA Staff to individuals who show strength in spirit, technique, and leadership. Nominees and Winners are eligible for select Special Events.

NCA is dedicated to providing instruction, competitive opportunities and memorable experiences for cheerleaders with an emphasis on leadership and safety. Cheerleaders have the honor and responsibility of creating a strong sense of school pride and elevating spirit within their school and community through five key roles – crowd leader, spirit raiser, ambassador, athlete and entertainer. When squads focus on achieving excellence in each role of the cheerleader, they lead the way in elevating spirit within their school and community.

Along with the five roles of a cheerleader, teaching proper progressions and safety training are top priorities at NCA. As stated by the National Federation of State High School Associations, the four crucial aspects of leadership are communication, team building, problem solving and motivation – each of which are a focus in our summer camp curriculum. Together, as partners in building strong school spirit programs, this makes up the Varsity Spirit / NFHS Credentialing program.

The title cheerleader says it all, leading the crowd through cheers. They can do this by using a combination of crowd-effective chants and skills to rally the crowd and together and support the athletes on the field or court. Signs, poms, megaphones and flags are vital tools to get the crowd’s attention and communicate loudly and clearly how they should participate. This should strengthen unity among the fans, encourage sportsmanship and foster pride and loyalty for the school and community.

When cheerleaders spread their sense of pride for their school both on and off the field, they are helping others build a connection to their place of learning and the community within it. Spirit raising is taking the pride cheerleaders have for their school and sharing it with others. Whether it means making signs and encouraging their peers to attend the big game, planning and hosting pep rallies, organizing sprit weeks or keeping the positivity up in and out of the classroom, spirit starts with the cheerleading team.

As some of the most visible students on campus, it is important for cheerleaders to be positive role models for others both inside the classroom and out in the community. As examples for other students, cheerleaders can help raise the bar for academics, school spirit and behavior. At games, the cheerleader’s primary role is to support the success of others. How many other athletes can say that? Cheerleaders celebrate other team’s victories just like it’s their own. Win, lose or tie, cheerleaders understand the value of sportsmanship and the importance of supporting others, teaching them to be better role models both on and off the field.

Just like all athletes, cheerleaders have the natural drive to perfect their skills and progress to new ones. Cheerleading requires strength and flexibility to perform stunts, jumps and tumbling. Technique creates a strong foundation for hitting skills and learning new ones. Physical endurance is required to cheer throughout an entire game, during practices and at competition. Competition is an opportunity for recognition for the incredible job cheerleaders do throughout the year. While it does showcase great athleticism, it should not be the team’s primary focus.

Not only do cheerleaders support the athletes on the field, they entertain the crowd in the stands in between plays, during timeouts or halftimes and during other spirit raising events. By performing visual dances, partner stunts and tumbling, cheerleaders create a visual interest to supplements the in-game entertainment never distracting what is happening on the field. If the crowd is engaged with what the cheerleaders are performing on the sidelines, they are more likely to yell for the athletes on the field or court.

Through our camps, we have consistently stressed safety awareness classes that emphasize the importance of proper technique and progressions for all cheerleaders. There is no more important issue in cheerleading than safety. Our goal moving forward is to continue to make cheerleading safer and safer, and to ensure that our athletes understand it is vital in their team's success. We will go through a Safety Awareness and Spotting Seminar before we start stunt class, too!

From individuals leading within a squad to a squad leading on campus and in the community, spirit leaders will focus on developing the fundamental NFHS leadership skills. The four crucial aspects of leadership as stated by the NFHS are communication, team building, problem solving, and motivation. The NCA Staff will lead you every step of the way through the Squad Credentialing Program!

Learn proven techniques for successful spirit program management as well as elevating your school’s spirit like never before. Also, 100% of the NCA Staff are USA Cheer Safety certified so you learn safety the right way from the start!

Attend daily Coaches’ Meetings, a Coaches’ Goal Setting and a Final Coaches’ Q&A with your Head Instructor discussing topics such as safety, new rules, unifying your spirit program, credentialing and more. Then after camp, your State Director is a year-round resource for all of your questions and needs!

NCA loves our Coaches! Coaches that attend NCA Summer Camp receive a Coaches Manual/Spirit Book, coaches gift, bonus material, opportunity to earn CEU credits, free camp curriculum & music (per team), access to the exclusive NCA Coaches Video Series and access to our free NCA Tryout Kit.

The exclusive NCA Coaches Video Series is available to all of our NCA Summer Camp coaches. These instructional videos are perfect to reference throughout the year and are created for you! This year our Coaches Video Series will cover Social & Emotional Learning, Stunt Insider, NFHS Overview, Division Breakdown at NCA Competitions and a Bonus Prepping Your Team video.

Top Team Chant, Band Chant, and Cheer are all offered as Final Day Competitions for NCA Overnight Camps. Click the button to learn more about each of these competitions.

Our Mascot Curriculum is offered at select 4-Day Overnight Camps. Click the button to view the 4-Day Schedule.