AYFCA offers sideline cheer for participants in PreK (4 yrs by 9/1) thru 6th Grade. Register in the age offering your cheer participant will align to based on their age as of 9/1/2025 - sibling alignment requests that are entered during registration will be done separately by the volunteer Cheer Directors, you do not register the cheerleader in the siblings division and your cheerleader will only have the offering open based on her age/DOB - you will enter the siblings division in the appropriate sibling field and the volunteer cheer directors will be verifying those and realigning siblings internally prior to drafts. You will also need to have an image of cheerleaders Birth Certificate and a current water or electric bill to upload during registration. The utility bill must include the home address, billing date and parents name in the image.
Flag Cheer is 5U or 6U (must be 4-6 years old by 9/1/25) 4 year olds can only cheer w/ sibling within flag - others can cheer up to two divisions with siblings (5U to 7U and 6U up to 8U). Tackle Cheer is 7U, 8U, 9U, 10/11U combined or 6th Grade only - 7U thru 6th Grade only can cheer up for/with sibling in any offering. 6th Graders must cheer in 6th Grade and cannot be any older than 6th Grade/must be under 13 by 9/1/25. Cheer teams will be drafted and we do not take coach, rideshare or friend requests. We encourage you to register to coach as we are always needing more parents than we have initially volunteer. You can add own volunteer registration when registering player by simply adding another transaction and choosing your own profile for the enrollment. Cheerleaders are encouraged to attend every practice. Typically, there are 2 practices per week. Practice attendance will determine participation in specific Game Day performances. Skill related performances will be at the discretion of the coach i.e., stunts, tumbling, and complex material/routines.
Cheer registration is $260 for 2025 and this includes the new style cheer uniform. New Poms style will be available as loaners with a check deposit or for purchase and megaphones are same as prior years and can be purchased separately.
Offering: 5U Flag Cheer - DOB: 09/02/19 - 09/01/21 (4.0 and 5.0 year olds)
Offering: 6U Flag Cheer - DOB: 09/02/18 - 09/01/19 (6.0 year olds)
Offering: 7U Tackle Cheer - DOB: 09/02/17 - 09/01/18 (7.0 year olds)
Offering: 8U Tackle Cheer - DOB: 09/02/16 - 09/01/17 (8.0 year olds)
Offering: 9U Tackle Cheer - DOB: 09/02/15 - 09/01/16 (9.0 year olds)
Offering: 10/11U Tackle Cheer - DOB: 09/02/13 - 09/01/15 (10.0 and 11.0 year olds)
Offering: 6th Grade Tackle Cheer - DOB: 09/02/12 - 09/01/14 (11.0 and 12.0 year olds)