Here at Pride Cheer Academy we pride ourselves in collecting the best of the best in instructors. Please take a moment and look over our amazing instructors! All of our instructors teach classes and offer private tumbling and stunting lessons. You can contact the instructor directly or contact the academy to set these up.
Coach Evan
Evan Sayres aka “Coach E” is the Principal and Head Coach of Pride Cheer Academy. He contributes 35 years of experience in the spirit industry and is familiar with all its aspects.
Since 2018 to present He has been head coach and The USA Team for the International Federation of Cheerleading.
He has coached several nationally ranked programs and was the founder/director of the Xavier University’s “Spirit Squad”; which included 2 cheer programs, a dance team and mascots.
Coach Evan provides Coordination, Planning, Mentoring, and Innovative Solutions. He achieves this by working closely with owners, coaches, choreographers, judges, athletes and parents. He aids in resolving today’s conflicts and promotes cooperation between the specific divisions in the industry. His detail-oriented approach exceeds industry standard regulations.
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Coach Jimmy-Dan
Coach Jimmy-Dan has dedicated his life to athletics, leadership, and mentorship—both on the field and in the gym. He is a proud husband to Stephanie (married in November 2019) and father to two incredible boys: Aarin (“Big Guy”), born in 2010, and Dillon (“Bam Bam”), born in 2021.
A lifelong football player, Coach Jimmy-Dan began his collegiate football career on a full scholarship at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN, where he also cheered during basketball season. In 2009, he transferred back home to Cincinnati to play football at Mount St. Joseph University. That same fall, he was introduced to Coach Evan and Pride Cheer Academy—and he’s been a vital part of the program ever since.
After college, Jimmy-Dan continued his football journey by playing semi-professionally and competing in Professional Arena Football for four seasons. He played for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters, Northern Kentucky Nightmare, and Cincinnati Flex—earning the title of Arena League Running Back of the Year in 2018.
Beyond the arena, Coach Jimmy-Dan has coached Cheerleading locally at Norwood Middle School for three years and spent a year as the Varsity Head Cheerleading Coach at Conner High School in Northern Kentucky.
At Pride Cheer Academy, Coach Jimmy-Dan specializes in coaching all levels of tumbling and stunting, and he leads our intense and inspiring Sunday Hardcore Cheerleading class. To book private lessons with him, please contact the academy directly.
“I believe there is only one thing in life that defeats us—self-doubt. Skills can be learned. Habits can be broken. There is no such thing as IMPOSSIBLE!”
— Coach Jimmy-Dan
