703 UNITED CHEERLEADING

FALL SEASON

The Fall Cheer Season is approximately 12-14 weeks for Tackle Football. Cheerleaders must be 5 years of age by September 1. A MANDATORY parents meeting will be held during the first week of practice to discuss the upcoming season, introduce coaches and answer any questions. Registration for the Fall season is 250.00 per Cheerleader. 
Registration includes; a shell, skirt, crop top, briefs, cheer bag, and bow. Poms are loaned out each season and expected to be returned at the end of the season.

Refund Policy: If a written refund request is made prior to squad assignments, a 50% refund will be issued. If a written refund request is made after squad assignments, no refund will be issued. Refund requests should be sent to

SQUADS:
Squad determination is based on the number of cheerleaders registered in the program.  Though we cannot guarantee, we will do our best to accommodate requests (based on skill level/experience/Director discretion) to keep siblings on the same squad. 

Competitive Cheer

Tryouts for the competition team will be held the 4th week of June and will be announced before the start of the season. The competition team will compete at 5 competitions within the season. The competition team is a travel team. 

PRACTICES:

Pre-Season

• Pre-season practices begin late July 
• A mandatory parents meeting will be held during the first week of practice to discuss the upcoming season, as well as, answer any questions.

Regular Season

• Regular season practices typically begin late-August.
• Expect two OR three days a week (time, days and location will vary by coach) which will be determined and communicated by coaches during the last week of pre-season practice.  
• Cheer practice locations are independent of football practice locations.

Practice Requirements

• Please be on time for practices.
• Dress appropriately (t-shirt, shorts, athletic shoes, no jeans). 
• For safety reasons, no jewelry should be worn - rings, bracelets, necklaces, hoop earrings, long nails. There will be no exception to this.
• Hair must be pulled back and away from face.
• No gum chewing or food.
• Bring water bottle, emergency medicine (i.e., EpiPen or inhalers - please discuss with your coach)

GAMES:

• Cheer squads will cheer for 703 United football teams in all weight divisions.
• Game schedules will not be available until the first week of the regular season therefore cheer schedules will not be released until then.
• During the regular season, Cheer teams are expected to attend ALL home games  (scheduled away games 90TBD)]
• Our squads will cheer for different football teams each week as we have more football teams than cheer squads.
• Games take place from September to November (including playoffs/championship).*
• We cannot guarantee your child will cheer for their siblings’ football team. 

UNIFORMS:

• Uniforms will be distributed by coaches prior to the first game.
• Poms will be loan to each cheerlearder and are to be returned at the end of the season.
• Hair Bows are also provided to the cheerleaders and are required for all games as part of the uniform.  

Cheerleaders/Parents are responsible for (subject to change):

• ALL white no show socks
• ALL blcak leggings- for cold weather
• ALL white athletic shoes - no characters, lights, glitter or dangle charms (cheer shoes are highly recommended - See FAQs)

FUNDRAISING:
Fundraising helps keep our registration costs down and covers costs for game fields and practice locations. Please note the following requirements:

• Participation in fundraising is Mandatory. 

QUESTIONS?
Contact 703 United Cheer Director -