Cheer Participants

When does the season begin and end?
While the exact start and end dates vary from year to year, the first practice usually begins around mid August. The first game of the season will be in September after Labor Day with the Super Bowl taking place mid-November ending prior to Thanksgiving.

What is the registration fee for cheer and what does it include?
The registration fee for cheer is $110 this covers program participation in the league and includes a practice shirt - Gildan 100% Cotton T-Shirt - sizes to include Youth (XS - XL) - Adult (S - 3XL). Late registration after April 30 thru May 14 will incur an additional late fee of $75 per participant. 

What additional items will my child need for cheer and what is the cost?
Your child will need an Aledo cheer uniform (2023 style), megaphone, pom poms.  They will also need white cheer shoes and white no-show socks that can be purchased anywhere. Participants that need to purchase any cheer uniform item ($36 Top and $53 skirt) will need to attend, purchase and order at one of the fitting dates.  Emails with a sign-up genius are sent to all registered cheer participants for uniform fittings which are held in April and May so watch for emails from AYFCA regularly.  Most cheerleaders use the uniform for 2 years - a new uniform style was selected for 2023 and will be worn again for 2024.  A new uniform style will be required for 2025. 

Each participant will need to purchase the megaphone and poms if they do not already own them from prior year/s. A team store link will be sent out for these items with deadlines or can be ordered/purchased at one of the fitting dates. 

There will be season spirit events that could include additional costs such as, pink out and homecoming. However, these additional costs cannot be required for participation and are managed at the team/coach level.

Some teams choose to purchase separate matching team bows.

Is it possible to have my football player and cheerleader siblings assigned to the same team even though they aren’t the same age?
The AYFCA allows 5U or 6U Flag cheerleaders to cheer with cheer or football sibling's team two levels up to 8U only (5U to 7U, 6U to 8U). Cheer participants in 7U+  can cheer up to any level with sibling - you  will enter the sibling information during the cheer participant's registration process in the appropriate registration field/s.