We will know your child’s name.
Every athlete deserves to feel seen, welcomed, and understood.
About Category 5
Why we exist.
East Texas deserved more opportunity. So we built it, one athlete, one family, one brave attempt at a time.
What we believe
Cheer 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.
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Strength, trust, and opportunity — close to home. Why we exist
East Texas deserved more opportunity.
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.
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Why she built Category 5
“Every child deserves an opportunity to discover what they are capable of.”
Leadership in Athens schoolsHead Cheerleading Coach for Athens High School & Middle School for the past five years.
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 athlete Our promiseWhat every family
What every family
can expect.
We will celebrate progress.
Brave attempts and steady growth matter, not only polished outcomes.
We will communicate honestly.
Parents are partners, and trust depends on clarity.
We will coach with kindness.
Correction should strengthen an athlete, never diminish them.
We will challenge with purpose.
The right standard helps confidence, discipline, and resilience grow.
We will treat every athlete with respect.
Every child matters, at every age, level, and starting point.
“We coach people before— A Category 5 founding belief
we coach athletes.”
What growth feels likeGrowth happens in
Growth happens in
a thousand small moments.
There is no single before-and-after. Growth takes shape when an athlete feels seen, receives the right support, and discovers that courage can be practiced.
“Someone noticed me.”
A new room can feel uncertain. Learning a child’s name and noticing their effort gives courage a place to begin.
“Someone helped me try.”
Clear teaching and steady encouragement make hard things feel possible — one careful step and one brave attempt at a time.
“Now I can share the courage.”
Confidence becomes character when athletes begin encouraging others and helping someone else feel that they belong.
A new room can feel uncertain.
A name remembered changes it.
One brave try becomes another.
Soon, courage becomes something they share.
The craft of cheerGlamour gets the light.
Glamour gets the light.
Skill earns the moment.
Cheer asks athletes to combine strength, flexibility, timing, performance, and trust. The polish is real — and it is earned through careful progressions, repetition, and courage.
Own the floor.
Sharp motions, confident expression, and the composure to perform when the lights come up.
Strength built on trust.
Every stunt is a team achievement shaped by balance, technique, strength, and responsibility.
Make the work look effortless.
Precision and personality meet in the moments athletes have practiced until they can truly enjoy them.
More than a teamA place to grow.
A place to grow.
A place to belong.
The strongest communities are built when athletes encourage one another, parents are treated as partners, and coaches never forget the person behind the skill.
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East Texas is part of the team. #KnowNoLimits · Start your journeyYour child’s next
Your child’s next
brave step starts here.
No pressure. No guessing. Just a thoughtful conversation about your athlete and the place they can thrive.