Cheerleading
Recreational cheerleading providing performance and competitive cheerleading teams.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON ♥️
Ages
Performance Cheer: 3 - 4 - 5 years old will be on team Futures. These athletes must be potty trained and currently in daycare/school or organized activity.
6 - 14 years old will be placed on age-based teams. These athletes will participate in the league competition.
Competitive Cheer: : based on BIRTH YEAR, as done with the age grids for Cheer and Dance Extreme, the event producer that we compete with every year. We have gotten interest for a younger competitive age, so we will gauge interest and evaluate cheerleaders with the birth year 2009-2017. Athletes will be place on age and level appropriate teams. Athletes will participate in 3 Mandatory Competitions.
When
Performance Team Season: 7/29/24 thru 11/16/24 (super bowl)
Competitive Season: 7/22/24 thru 12/7/24
COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADERS INTERESTED IN COMPETING PAST OUR REGULAR SEASON (WINTER CHEER) WILL NOW HAVE THE OPTION TO DO SO! MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW!
REMINDER: For competitive teams, athletes will be evaluated and placed on appropriate teams based on many factors such as skill level, attention, attitude, etc. The AGE coaching staff wants what is best for all athletes and if we feel as though athletes need more fundamental cheer building, then they may be placed on a performance team.
Where
Summer Outdoor Practice:
Arbutus Middle School open grass areas
Winter Indoor Practice:
Relay Elementary School
Practices
Summer Practices (Before Labor Day):
Mon & Wed or Tues & Thurs - 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm ** futures times may vary **
Fall Practices (After Labor Day):
Mon & Wed or Tues & Thurs - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm ** futures times may vary **
Games
Arbutus has returned to the new CCYFCL (Carroll County Youth Football and Cheerleading League). Currently there are 10 programs that represent the CCYFCL which will have rotating games throughout the season. Cheerleaders are required to cheer for a certain number of games in order to be eligible to compete. A game schedule with locations will be provided in August. Parents can expect up to 1 hour travel time for some field locations
UNIFORMS
Cheerleaders will be provided with the following uniform pieces depending on their team placement:
Futures: game day - cold weather top - bows - special homecoming attire
Performance: game day - showcase/ccfl competition uniform - bows - special homecoming attire
Competitive: game day - competition uniform - bows - special homecoming attire
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 competitive cheerleaders will have an additional $100 registration fee applied to cover the remaining fees after the regular season costs of $185.
ALL cheerleaders regardless of performance or competitive will be required to have either a MD State ID or a CCYFCL League ID. More information to follow.
Each team will collect money towards game day snacks and team gifts for competitions and homecoming. Amount TBD
WINTER CHEER IS BACK!
Arbutus will be offering athletes who make competitive teams as well as performance cheerleaders who would like to become competitive to carry out their season throughout the winter/accept bids for end of season competitions. The total cost for the winter season is $550. The total break down is for competition fees for 6 additional competitions, gym rental, and admin fees such as keeping the website up to date for communication during the season. This total can be fundraised for and there will also be an option for a payment plan.
Fall 2024
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Registering cheerleaders will have the choice of two cheerleading tracks, Performance Cheer and Competitive Cheer. Every Cheerleader will be placed on a Performance Cheer team with the opportunity to be evaluated for placement on a Competitive Cheer team.
Registration fee for both tracks is $185 and covers uniforms, bows, new homecoming items, as well as cover league & program fees. Competitive Cheer will have an additional $100 fee.
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!
PERFORMANCE CHEER: AGES 3-14, is your cheerleader new to cheer and just wants a chance to see what it's all about? Are you as a parent not up for the commitment of competitive cheer? NO WORRIES, then this new performance track is just right for you! It's a great introduction to competitive cheer without the pressure or commitment competition cheer requires!
AGES: 3, 4 or 5 years old will automatically be placed on our futures team. However, they will still follow and be included in all aspects of the performance cheer track! This team will carry 10 athletes. 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.
AGES: 6-14 will be placed on age-based teams.
ALL performance rec cheerleaders will:
- practice 2 days a week
- 1 game on Saturday
- participate in program showcase & league competition
COMPETITIVE CHEER: This year, we will be going 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 gauge interest and evaluate cheerleaders with the birth year 2017 and above (senior team birth year to be determined based on age grid to be released). Competitive cheer is for cheerleaders with elite level skills and a desire to be pushed to the next level of cheer. Competitions are MANDATORY. Cheerleaders interested in attending evaluations for placement consideration for a Fall 2024 Competitive Cheer team should indicate so on the registration form. Also, please note all cheerleaders who make a Competitive Team, there will be an additional $100 registration fee applied to cover the remaining fees after the regular season costs of $185. This additional fee covers the added competition fees, upgraded bling uniform and competition bow.
ALL competitive rec cheerleaders will:
- practice 2-3 days a week
- 1 game on Saturday
- participate in program showcase
- participate in 3 competitions
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!
We are excited to see our athletes this season! Be sure to spread the word with friends! We have a lot of great things planned for 2024! Can't wait to get this season rolling. As always feel free to reach out with questions!
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24-25 Winter Cheer
Arbutus will be offering athletes who make competitive teams as well as performance cheerleaders who would like to become competitive to carry out their season throughout the winter/accept bids for end of season competitions.The total cost for the winter season is $550. The total break down is for competition fees for 6 mandatory additional competitions, gym rental, and admin fees such as keeping the website up to date for communication during the season. There will be a payment plan option as well as opportunities to fundraise for the winter season fee.
If you choose to do a payment plan, the payment plan numbers will be adjusted for the second payment in January once signed up!
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out AD/Coach Kiyra!
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