Jai-Ariyah Cooper
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Cheer Instructor with a background in teaching and choreographing cheerleading routines. Strengths include communication, flexibility, creativity, and leadership skills. Experience includes instructing students of ages 5-17, developing personalized training methods, and fostering team spirit. Made a significant impact on student performance through innovative instruction techniques and promoting safety guidelines.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Cheer Instructor
UCA
, FL
05.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented lesson plans to teach cheerleading fundamentals such as jumps, stunts, cheers and chants.
- Demonstrated proper techniques for safely executing stunts, pyramids and tosses.
- Provided feedback to help students develop confidence in their abilities.
- Created a positive learning environment by encouraging team spirit among students.
- Ensured compliance with safety guidelines when teaching advanced stunts such as basket tosses or releases.
- Motivated students through positive reinforcement techniques that boosted morale among team members.
Crew Member
Culver's Restaurant
Brooksville, FL
05.2023 - 10.2024
- Educated customers on menu items, product ingredients and nutritional values.
- Performed cashier duties such as taking orders, collecting payments and providing change.
- Restocked kitchen supplies including food products and utensils.
- Cleaned restaurant area by sweeping floors, wiping tables and emptying trash receptacles.
- Greeted customers upon arrival, provided menus and answered questions regarding menu items.
- Provided excellent customer service to maintain a positive atmosphere for guests.
- Prepared beverages such as coffee drinks, smoothies and milkshakes according to company standards.
- Organized dining room tables with condiments, napkins and other necessities prior to seating guests.
- Completed opening and closing tasks such as setting up workstations, cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.
Cheer Coach
Standing Stronger Athletics
Brooksviller, Florida
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Demonstrated appropriate cheerleading techniques and safety measures to students.
- Created and implemented an effective training program for team members.
- Organized weekly practice sessions, competitions, and other events related to cheerleading.
- Instructed and motivated a diverse group of student athletes in the development of their skills.
- Developed strategies to improve overall performance of the squad.
- Supervised team members during practices, performances, and competitions.
- Encouraged team spirit among participants while maintaining discipline at all times.
- Provided individual coaching to enhance individual skills such as jumps, tumbling, stunts, cheers, chants.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations including proper warm-up exercises before practices or performances.
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding student progress and upcoming activities and events.
- Collaborated with other coaches on campus in order to coordinate scheduling conflicts between teams and programs.
- Taught routines in preparation for performance at sports games and competitions, instructing on safe and correct execution of stunts, gymnastics, choreography and cheers.
- Monitored safety of training, individual exercises and equipment usage to avoid sports injuries and damage to facility.
- Designed routines for performance at shows and sports events, coordinating cheer routines with appearances by dance teams, pep squads and mascots to maximize audience engagement.
Education
Psychology- Concentration On Cognitive Neuroscienc
Louisiana State University And A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA05-2028
High School Diploma -
F.W. Springstead High School
Spring Hill05-2024
Skills
- Performance Coaching
- Injury Prevention
- Team motivation
- Audition preparation
- Training exercises
- Player evaluations
- Customer Service
- Workplace Safety
- Equipment Operation
- Complaint resolution
- Cleaning
- Cash Handling
- Flexible Schedule
Timeline
Cheer Instructor
UCA
05.2024 - Current
Cheer Coach
Standing Stronger Athletics
06.2023 - 08.2024
Crew Member
Culver's Restaurant
05.2023 - 10.2024
Psychology- Concentration On Cognitive Neuroscienc
Louisiana State University And A&M College
High School Diploma -
F.W. Springstead High School
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