First the owner and co-founder of CCA Kristin Perrin and her daughter Kenleigh. Kristin, along with her co-founder Mindy Callender, opened CCA in October of 2010 in a small 1,000 sq ft space that now houses Bellingrath Pharmacy.  With a vision to grow the sport of Cheerleading in their community, they started small with only 24 students and have continued to grow in numbers each year as well as see Central Cheerleading strengthen. Central Cheer has grown tremendously over the years and we can’t wait to see it continue to grow in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

Next we have our head Coach Amy Stevens who has been with CCA since 2017. Amy is the Head coach of the CHS Varsity Cheer team as well. Kristin and Amy cheered together at CHS and both have a heart for Central and cheer. CCA would not be the same without Amy Stevens and her contributions over the last 7 years. Amy has 3 kids of her own that keep her extremely busy. 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Wall has been with CCA for 10 years. She started coaching for us as a freshman in high school and has continued all the way through gaining her nursing degree. She now coaches in her off time as a NICU nurse. Hannah is currently the CHS JV head coach and head coach for Central Rec Select Game Day Nationals team. Hannah is also a CHS Cheer Alumni.

 

 

 

 

Cassidy Young has been with CCA since 2019. She is also a CHS Cheer alumni. She is currently the assistant CMS coach, the assistant CHS coach and a head coach for Central Rec Select Traditional Nationals team. Cassidy was a member of the USA JAG all girl team in 2022 where they won the Gold medal on an International stage.

 

 

 

 

 

Hayley Wall has been coaching for CCA since 2019. She is a CHS Cheer and Central Rec Alumni, Hayley is currently attending LSU and is a Diamond girl for the LSU baseball team. She enjoys assistant coaching many of the Central Rec teams, including the Select Game Day Nationals team.

 

 

 

Kenleigh Perrin has been officially coaching at CCA for 5 years. She began coaching as a freshman in high school, but unofficially Kenleigh has been helping her mom with the gym since she was 12. Kenleigh is an assistant coach for several teams including the Select Nationals team. Kenleigh was 6 years old when CCA opened and was the driving force behind us opening the business, as there were no options that would prepare our girls for school cheer in Central and we didn’t want them cheering for opposing school mascots. She is also a CHS cheer and Central Rec Alumni.

 

 

 

 

Taylor Richard began coaching for CCA in 2019 and has been coaching ever since. Taylor was a dedicated softball player who decided to give cheer a try and fell in love with the sport. Taylor is a head coach to our Mini (5-6) team and also an assistant coach for our youth (8-10) aged team. She is also a CHS Cheer and Central Rec Alumni.

 

 

 

 

 

Makayla Smith has been a part of CCA since 2019. She has a heart for kids and cheerleading. She is a CHS Cheer and Central Rec Alumni. Makayla currently is the head coach of our Peewee (6-8) team and an assistant coach for our youth (8-10) team. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmy McClure has been coaching for CCA since her freshman year in high school, 2019. Emmy has a big heart for the littles and currently head coaches our Tiny (3-5) team. She also is an assistant coach for several other teams including our Select traditional Nationals team. She is also a CHS Cheer and Central Rec alumni.

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Whitley has been a part of CCA cheer for 4 years and we have loved every single one! Brandon is also the CMS head coach and a head coach at Zachary Cheer Academy. While Brandon doesn’t currently coach any of our rec teams directly, he is always helping out. He coaches the CHS and CMS teams in tumbling and offers open gyms for all of our teams to participate.

 

 

 

 

Hayley Wall has been coaching for CCA since 2019. Also a CHS Alumni, Hayley is currently attending LSU and is a Diamond girl for the LSU baseball team. She enjoys assistant coaching many of the Central Rec teams. 

 

 

 

 

 

Testimonials
What is your favorite part of the new gym? 

• “We love our CCA!!! It’s really a great place for girls! They learn more than just tumbling skills and cheer!! They learn teamwork, commitment, and they have excellent role models to look up to!” -Renee Cashio
• “These girls made more memories than I could have ever done without this team and that right there is worth every penny. You see it’s not just the competitions. It’s practice. It’s seeing your friend learn a new skill. It’s birthday parties and play dates. It’s dinner and dancing. These girls love being together and look forward to the weeks that we see each other more than once. Its a team. It’s love. It’s family.”-Amanda Lipinski
• “Community support! The CCA gym provided space for the CHS team to practice for nationals !! Looking forward to the future of both these programs !”
  -Sharon Ball (CHS Cheer Varsity Sponsor)

• “Yes love the atmosphere of CCA! The new coaches seemed to fit right on in!! Viewing room is great and so is the size of the new gym!!! Happy to be apart of such a great program!!! Great coaches!!!” -Brittney Heine

Hayley Wall has been coaching for CCA since 2019. Also a CHS Alumni, Hayley is currently attending LSU and is a Diamond girl for the LSU baseball team. She enjoys assistant coaching many of the Central Rec teams.