![]() In addition to the “Journey” squad, two other Rockstar teams reached the finals. So, when we got back together, all the coaches did a ton of team building with the kids. “The vibe and energy of being together in person is different. With COVID closures and physical distancing restrictions leading up to the event, the team was forced to train and practice via Zoom, according to Mundell, who noted that made it extremely difficult to replicate the energy of being together. The 19 members of the “Journey” national championship squad were coached by Rockstar co-owners Beth Mundell and Jam Davis. The event was held in early May in Orlando. The squad from Rockstar Cheer, appropriately named “Journey,” took the national title in the Senior Level 3 co-ed division for ages 12-18. Photo courtesy of Rockstar CheerĪ local cheer team that fought its way through the COVID-19 pandemic to earn a spot in the All Star World Championships has brought a national championship back to Maricopa. To find out more about Rockstar Arizona’s classes and programs, visit or call 85.Maricopa's "Journey" team from Rockstar Cheer recently won the national championship in the Senior Level 3 co-ed division in Orlando, Fla. We focus on family and that’s why we’re about half as expensive as other gyms.” In her new expanded space in Suite C of the Mesquite Building, Mundell expects to accommodate up to 200 athletes. We have co-ed specialists, dance specialists, tumbling specialists, etcetera. “Rather than having coaches that generalize in a lot of areas. ![]() ![]() “We coach a little differently,” Mundell said. Since its opening, the program has grown from an enrollment of about 65 to 100 athletes and from six to 21 staff members who include a number of specialists. “We want our athletes to be around good role models that will make them good human beings,” said Mundell. In addition, the program emphasizes character-building and self-confidence. ![]() In addition, there is an all-star hip-hop program, which features teams and individuals. Rockstar all-star teams have divisions for tiny, mini, youth, junior, and senior levels 1-5. Rockstar Arizona’s programming encompasses co-ed, all-star, competitive, and recreational cheer and tumble for children 1 to 18 years old, as well as, classes for adults and those with special needs. Cheer programming involves dance, jumping, acrobatics, stunt-building and tumbling, which can showcase solos, duos, group stunt and partner stunt. “We are still an independently owned and operated family business,” Mundell emphasized. The Fyrestorm program quickly gained prominence and for the last two years in a row, Fyrestorm athletes were invited to compete at The Summit – All Star Cheerleading Championship, which according to Mundell “is like the Super Bowl of cheer.” Now to further promote Mundell’s gym as the only local, Maricopa-based USASF-credentialed cheer and tumbling program with USASF and USAG-credentialed coaches, Mundell agreed to license the Rockstar Cheer & Dance name since it is recognized in cheer circles across the nation. ![]() Now Mundell is cheering her gym’s expansion under a new name: Rockstar Arizona. But with an assist from the Ak-Chin Industrial Park Board, Mundell was able to make her dream a reality when she opened her business in August 2013 in Suite E of the Mesquite Building at Ak-Chin’s Santa Cruz Commerce Center. Four years ago, Fyrestorm All-Star Cheer was just a dream of tumbling and cheer coach, Beth Mundell. ![]()
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