Bowl Cheerleaders Spread Sunshine

The nation’s best high school athletes arrived into Florida for the inaugural Offense-Defense All-American Bowl game, bringing with them some of the nation’s most elite All-American Bowl Cheerleaders. As ambassadors to the bowl, one of the first items on the cheerleader schedule was a visit to the Miami Children’s Hospital.
 
“Our desire was to spread goodwill to the Florida area and bring joy to the many children who must spend the holidays away from home” said, Cindy Villarreal-Hughes, cheerleader spokesperson. “The cheerleaders had the honor and opportunity to do what cheerleaders are designed to do which is to bring smiles to those less fortunate and in this case, the hospitalized children who might not otherwise get the chance to run out and play with friends during the holiday break.”

The cheerleaders, whose ages range from 19-23, were at Miami Children’s Hospital Wednesday, January 3rd from 10:00 am – 11:30 am. “We brought  toys and crafts for the kids that we can do along with them and we have some really great chants and cheers to leave with them to remember us by” said Sierra Jenkins, one of the cheerleaders who arrived from Texas. The visiting cheerleaders came from the states of Texas and California. They included Shelley  Egan, Sierra Jenkins, Adam Diaz, Marly Campos, William Strother, Najja Conway, and Bowd Beal.

The cheerleaders were part of the sideline entertainment for the inaugural Offense-Defense All-American Bowl game. The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
Game was presented by industry leader, Offense-Defense Sports. The players began arriving on Sunday, December 30th for workouts and camp week going on  from December 31st through January 3rd. The all-star game was telecast live on ESPNU before a nationwide audience.

Offense Defense, a family-owned company whose rich history has developed many of America’s most elite athletes has been putting on events and football camps for over 38 years. More than 200,000 players have learned skills at O-D camps that have catapulted them as high into  the ranks as the NFL. Many others have gone on to attain great success within the coaching field at all levels.

The roster of coaches and instructors at the camps reads like a who’s who from the pro and collegiate ranks. An amazing twenty-eight of the current NFL head coaches have taught at O-D camps. Many current and former stars of the NFL spend a week or two each year teaching not only football skills but valuable life skills. Recent past instructors include Drew Bledsoe, Ray Lewis and Warren Moon. Most notably, former NFL commissioner, Paul Tagliabue has spent time on staff coaching aspiring, young stars on behalf Offense-Defense Sports.