Notes: pg1, MUST, 6/12
Newspaper: Rockport Pilot
Headline: Tumbling Toward Success: True Blue Athletics
Byline: Walter Perry, rockport@southtexasnews.com
Photo Names: True Blue Athletics
Photo cutline: True Blue Athletics are teaching kids the basics of gymnastics
Photo byline: Walter Perry
Step inside the vibrant world of True Blue Athletics, and you’ll immediately feel it. Not just the buzz of bouncing tumblers or the cheer of tiny voices, but the heartbeat of something bigger. That heartbeat belongs to Brittanee Cameron, the founder, head instructor, and the humble force behind one of Rockport’s fastest-growing youth athletic programs.
True Blue Athletics has already become a name kids chant and parents trust. But Cameron’s journey didn’t begin with big budgets or state-of-the-art equipment – it started with two donated mats and a dream.
“I was asked to run a free summer camp through the local youth football league,” Cameron recalls. “I said yes without knowing what it would become. That one camp changed everything.”
From those humble beginnings, holding tumbling classes in the park, mats laid out under the Texas sun, True Blue grew quickly. With each new student, Cameron saw more than just potential; she saw purpose. As interest exploded, the community began to rally around her mission: to give kids a safe, supportive, and fun place to grow stronger in both body and spirit.
“We moved from the park to a church fellowship hall,” she said. “Then to a school gym. But when that door closed, I wondered, ‘Is this really what I’m meant to do?’”
She didn’t have to wonder long. A building in town suddenly became available. At the same time, a gym in Louisiana was closing and selling equipment.
“It was perfect timing. A leap of faith, for sure. But I knew God was guiding every step,” she said.
Now, Cameron is preparing to expand again, into a brand-new, 8,000-square-foot facility. The new space will offer more than just tumbling and cheerleading. She envisions after-school programs, volleyball, martial arts, gymnastics, and adult fitness classes.
“We want to be a home base for every kind of athlete,” she said.
But Cameron’s story isn’t just about sports. It’s about resilience, faith, and community. She’s created a space where young girls perform cheer routines after just three days of camp, where boys get to build confidence and strength in a space just for them, and where college cheerleaders and working professionals alike volunteer their time to support the next generation.
“Sometimes I’d question if I was supposed to do this,” Cameron admits. “But every time I thought I’d hit a wall, another door opened. God had plans far beyond what I imagined.”
This summer, True Blue’s themed camps, like Barbie Week, Neon Camp, and a Boys’ Strength & Agility camp, are more than just fun and games. They’re a reflection of Cameron’s vision: blending athletic training with creativity, inclusivity, and mentorship.
And the kids? They’re not just learning cartwheels. They’re learning discipline. Confidence. Teamwork. They’re growing into who they’re meant to be, one tumble at a time.
So if you hear laughter echoing from the gym off the highway, if you see a group of glitter-covered kids cheering in unison, or if you spot a determined young girl landing her first back handspring, know that behind it all stands a woman who believed in something bigger, and built it, one mat at a time.
Brittanee Cameron isn’t just coaching a team. She’s leading a movement. And Rockport is cheering her on.
