At Category 5 Cheer & Empowerment in Athens, Texas, we use cheerleading and tumbling to help young people grow into confident, resilient, kind, disciplined, and courageous humans — one brave attempt at a time.
#KnowNoLimitsClasses: enroll online. Competitive teams: begin your athlete’s journey.
Wearing Category 5 is a privilege and a commitment—to your growth, your teammates, and the standards you carry together.
Choose a class for focused coaching and steady growth. Competitive-team participation is not required.
Enroll in classes Review the class, athlete details, and payment before confirming.Class schedules and tuition are public. Only team placement and team pricing require a personal conversation with a coach.
Tue 6–7 PM · Tue 7–8 PM · Wed 4:45–5:45 PM
$100/monthMonday 4:45–5:30 PM
$80/monthWednesday 5:45–6:15 PM
$80/monthCheer is the vehicle.
People are the mission.
We coach the athlete in front of us — not an ideal, a ranking, or a roster number. Winning matters. Growth matters more. Character lasts longest.
Explore the Category 5 way
Strength, trust, and opportunity — close to home.Families needed a place where children at every skill level could safely learn, grow, build confidence, and discover their potential.
Athens needed more than a place to train. It needed a community where families felt known, children had room to begin, and growth could matter more than a result.
Rather than wait for someone else to create that opportunity, Category 5 chose to build it.
Read our storyCheer asks athletes to combine strength, flexibility, timing, performance, and trust. The polish is real — and it is earned through careful progressions, repetition, and courage.
Sharp motions, confident expression, and the composure to perform when the lights come up.
Every stunt is a team achievement shaped by balance, technique, strength, and responsibility.
Precision and personality meet in the moments athletes have practiced until they can truly enjoy them.
Our coaches are teachers, steady voices, careful spotters, and honest partners. Their responsibility reaches beyond the routine.
The strongest communities are built when athletes encourage one another, parents are treated as partners, and coaches never forget the person behind the skill.
East Texas is part of the team.
“Every child deserves an opportunity to discover what they are capable of.”
Rachel built Category 5 so East Texas children could be challenged with purpose, encouraged with care, and known as people before they were measured as athletes. That belief still guides every practice, conversation, and next step.
Meet the people beside your athleteNo pressure. No guessing. Just a thoughtful conversation about your athlete and the place they can thrive.
