About us
Shire Elite Cheerleading was founded in 2012 by Laura Garrett when she was just 20 years old. Originally, she started Shire Elite to cheer competitively again as there were no other clubs in the area, however she discovered a love for coaching. Mitchell Lennon also started off wanting to compete as an athlete, but grew passionate about coaching and is now director of the tumble program at Shire Elite. He believes in having an open minded approach to skill development, and places importance on researching and educating himself on new tumbling techniques.
Fast forward to 2023, and we've taken our first team to IASF Worlds in Orlando. Our Royals International Level 5 Small Co-ed team placed 4th in the world and 3rd in the Nations Cup!
Shire Elite is the Australian All Star Federation’s Cheer Gym of the Year and Gym Coaches of the Year as voted by gym owners across Australia in 2019. Laura and Mitchell have coached their teams to National Grand Champion titles and multiple National Champion titles every year since 2013. Shire Elite teams have competed in USA, New Zealand, and won the only fully paid bid to IASF Worlds in 2020. Shire Elite is home to competitive cheerleading in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, our family has grown a lot since we first began!
We pride ourselves on our positive culture and family environment. Our club has a clear focus on teamwork, work ethic, and most importantly, our family culture. We have recently undergone a restructuring of our tumble program which has created uniformity, cleanliness, and encouraged progression across the program as a whole. As a club, we also strive for uniformity and progression in our stunting, and execute this through reinforcing a focus on basic techniques. We are so excited to work with you and share these techniques!
Our People
Laura Garrett
Owner
Mitchell Lennon
Owner / Coaching Director
Lisa Motisi
Gym Manager
Amanda Adams
Admin
Kelsey Dolan
Coach
Social Media Manager
Brisa Gallo
Coach /
Performance Program Manager
Georgia Johnson
Coach/ Floor Supervisor
Recreational Program Manager
Sianna Eyles
Coach
Kerrin Oakes
Coach
Tayla Motisi
Coach
Amelia Bohringer
Coach
Jess Conway
Coach
Kenzie Halden
Coach
Hannah Motisi
Coach
Rayner Formica
Coach
Liv Timpson
Coach
Bella Missos
Coach
Jess Turnbull
Coach
Amelia Bohringer
Coach
Ally Harper
Coach
Liz Penfold
Dance Coach /Admin
Kelly O'Connor
Dance Coach