FloCheer is highlighting the small gyms and programs that help elevate All Star cheer and build champion athletes on and off the mat for Small Gym September. This week, we’re sharing the story of Full Force All Stars!

Quick Hits with Full Force All Stars:

• Location: York Haven, PA
• First Year: Originally 2010, reopened in 2024 
• Number of Teams This Season: 8 teams
• Website - Click here for more

The Story of Full Force All Stars: 

Full Force Allstars is a small-town gym with a HUGE heart. What started as a dream has grown into a program built on family, hard work, growth, and believing that every athlete is capable of more than they think.

Full Force isn’t just a place where athletes come to learn cheerleading, it’s a place where they learn confidence, discipline, perseverance, and what it means to be part of a team. Our athletes are encouraged to work hard, celebrate each other, and never let the size of our gym determine the size of our dreams.

What makes our story so special is that our success has never been measured solely by trophies. We celebrate the athlete who finally hits the skill they’ve been working on, the shy athlete who finds her voice, the child who gains confidence, and the teams that learn to pick each other up when things don’t go perfectly.

We may be a small gym, but we show up with BIG energy, BIG dreams, and an even BIGGER family.

- Kaylee Miller, Coach at Full Force All Stars 

Meet The Owner: 

Tanisha Lopez is the owner of Full Force All Stars, but is so much more than an owner/coach. She is one of the people who makes Full Force what it is.

She has helped create a program where the expectations are high, the work is hard, and the athletes are pushed to become the very best versions of themselves. She doesn’t look at Full Force as “just a small gym.” She has built a program that expects to compete with the best—and has given our athletes the tools, training, and confidence to actually do it.

She has helped create a culture where athletes work hard for each other, coaches pour everything they have into their teams, and accomplishments are celebrated across the entire gym.

Fun Facts about Full Force All Stars: 

• Full Force All Stars won the Triple Crown in their first year open with their Senior 1 team - Lady Storm
• In their second year open, the Youth 1 team, Code Pink, was the first youth 1 team to EVER win the Triple Crown
• Also in their second year open, their Senior 1 team, Lady Storm, won The D2 Summit

What Makes The Program Special:

There is a level of competitiveness, determination, and expectation at Full Force that you can feel the moment you walk through the doors. Our athletes aren’t taught to walk onto the competition floor thinking, “We’re a small gym, so let’s do our best.” They’re taught to walk on believing they belong there, and then prove it.

Full Force has produced Summit-winning athletes and teams, national champions, and teams that have competed successfully against some of the biggest and most established programs in the country. Code Pink’s incredible season, including their Triple Crown, JAMfest Super National Championship, CHEERSPORT National Championship, and near-undefeated record, is just one example of the level this program competes at.

But our competitive success isn’t an accident. Our coaches expect a lot from our athletes. We work. We condition. We focus on technique. We build skills from the ground up. We don’t lower the standard because we’re a small gym, we raise our athletes to meet it.

And while the competitive side of Full Force is intense, the gym itself has an incredible sense of family. Our teams genuinely support one another. Athletes celebrate each other’s successes, learn from each other’s challenges, and understand that when one Full Force team succeeds, the whole gym wins. That’s the combination that makes Full Force different.

Where You Can Find Full Force All Stars This Season:

•  NCA All-Star Nationals
• CHEERSPORT Nationals
• COA
• Spirit of Hope Grand Nationals
• Coastal at the Capitol Super Nationals
• Cheer Power
• Aloha

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