Cheerleading

Recreational cheerleading providing performance and competitive cheerleading teams.

Ages

Tiny Exhibition Cheer: 4 - 6 years olds will be on our Tiny Exhibition team. These athletes must be potty trained and currently in daycare/school or organized activity.

Performance Sideline: 6 - 14 years olds will be placed on age-based teams. These athletes will participate in the league showcase or competition as an exhibition team.

Competitive Cheer: 6 - 15 year olds will be placed on competitive teams based on age & skill factors. These athletes will participate in the league showcase and 2 competitions. There is also an opportunity for athletes to continue the season through winter.

When

Performance Team Season: 7/28/26 thru 11/30/26 (super bowl)

Competitive Season: 7/28/26 thru 12/7/26

(tentative dates)

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE THEIR SEASON THROUGH WINTER (DEC-APRIL)

REMINDER: For competitive teams, athletes will be evaluated and placed on appropriate teams based on many factors such as experience, skill level, attention, commitment, etc. The AGE coaching staff wants what is best for all athletes and will place athletes on teams at their discretion, based on factors that best support their skill level, growth, and overall development.

Where

Outdoor Practice:

Arbutus Middle School open grass areas

Indoor Practice:

Relay Elementary School

Practices

Summer Practices (Before Labor Day):

2-3 2 hour practices Monday - Thursday - 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm

** tiny team times may vary **

Fall Practices (After Labor Day):

2-3 2 hour practices Monday - Thursday - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

** tiny team times may vary **

Games

Arbutus is a part of CCYFCL (Carroll County Youth Football and Cheerleading League).Cheerleaders are required to cheer for a certain number of football games in order to be eligible to compete.

UNIFORMS

Cheerleaders will be provided with the following uniform pieces depending on their team placement:

Tiny Exhibition: game day top, cold weather top & bows

Performance: game day top, showcase/competition uniform/top & bows

Competitive: game day top, competition uniform & bows

** Team stores available throughout the season **

Extra Costs

Cheerleaders will be required to purchase specific additional uniform pieces, please check out the all about cheer parents tab for more information!

All cheerleaders regardless of performance or competitive will be required to have either a MD State ID or birth certificate to comply.

Each team will collect money towards game day snacks and team gifts for competitions and homecoming. Amount are TBD.

We are excited to see our athletes celebrate the 100th anniversary of AGE! Join Arbutus Golden Eagles as we soar into our 100th season! The 2026 season is packed with excitement and we want YOU - our amazing community - to celebrate this historic milestone with us. We have a lot of great things planned for 2026 and we want our community to be a part of it! Can't wait to get this season rolling. As always feel free to reach out with questions at AGECheer@gmail.com

Fall 2026

cheerleading details:

Registering cheerleaders will have the choice of two cheerleading tracks, Performance Sideline and Competitive Cheer. Every cheerleader will be evaluated for team placements based on age & skill level. Please know that ALL cheerleaders will be placed on a team whether it is a performance team or competitive team. AGE cheer has a place for everyone!

Registration fee for tiny exhibition cheer is $185, sideline cheer is $200 and competitive cheer is $300. These prices reflect the cost for the full fall season (end of July-November/December). In addition all cheerleaders will have 2 league mandatory fundraisers.

AGES: 4 - 6 years old will automatically be placed on our tiny exhibition teams. Returning 5/6 year olds will have the opportunity to register for competitive cheer. These teams will carry 10 athletes per squad (2). Anything after will be placed on a wait list.

All futures athletes MUST BE potty trained and currently in daycare/school or organized group activity.

Tiny Exhibition teams are subject to practice 2 days per week 45 mins to one hour, participate in Saturday game days and perform in one showcase.

AGES: 6-15 will be placed on age-based teams.

PERFORMANCE SIDELINE CHEER: AGES 4-14, is your cheerleader new to cheer and just wants a chance to see what it's all about? Then this performance track is just right for you! It's a great introduction to competitive cheer without the pressure or commitment competition cheer requires!

Sideline cheer is subject to practice 2 days a week, participate on Saturday game days and perform in one showcase.

COMPETITIVE CHEER: These teams will be primarily based on birth year, as done with the age grids for Cheer and Dance Extreme, the event producer for Spirit of Fall and the Ocean City Open Competition that we compete with every year. We have gotten interest for a younger competitive age, so we will evaluate cheerleaders with the birth year 2020 and above. AGE will not be registering any athlete older then the age of 15 years old.

Competitive cheerleading is for athletes with elite level skills and a desire to be pushed to the next level of cheer. Practice and competitions are MANDATORY.

Cheerleaders interested in attending evaluations for placement consideration for the Fall 2026 Competitive Cheer team should indicate so on the registration form.

Competitive cheer is subject to practice 3 days a week, attend mandatory choreo practice, participate in Saturday game day, one league showcase and 3 competitions.

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