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Membership Information
Forms and Requirements:
Completed and Signed Registration Form
Birth Certificate (Original for all participants)
June 2009 Report Card or Scholastic Fitness Report (Original copy indicating a 2.0 GPA is required. Participants with less than a 2.0 GPA will need a letter from the school indicating that participation in athletics will enhance the child’s achievement) ALL4 QTRS MUST BE ON REPORT CARD
2009 Physical Form (Physicals must be recorded on the Pop Warner Physical Fitness & Medical History Form included in registration packet and must be dated for the calendar year in which the child will participate).
$50 deposit (non-refundable) to reserve your child’s spot on the team.
** Fundraising opportunities will be available throughout the season to help with all participation costs.
Participation costs:
$50.00 Non-refundable registration fee to hold your roster spot
$250 Enrollment fee – Competitive Cheer
$150.00 Enrollment Fee – Non-CompetitiveCheer
For families with multiple children there is a $25 discount for each child registered after one is enrolled at full price.
All Cheerleaders will receive the following with paid registration:
Spirit Packs for Competitive Cheerleaders:
Cheer Uniform Rental (Shell, Skirt and Poms)
Game Day Accessory Pack (Socks, briefs and hair piece)
Customized Warm Up Suit
Cheer Bag
Practice T-shirt
1 Park Pass (limit of 1 per family) for the practice site
Spirit Packs for Non-Competitive Cheerleaders:
Cheer Uniform Rental (Shell, Skirt and Poms)
Game Day Accessory Pack (Socks, briefs and hair piece)
Practice T-shirt
* Customized Warm Up Suit and Cheer Bag are available for purchase if you are interested.
Cheer Packs (All Cheerleaders):
A red folder for parent letters, cheers, tips and other communications.
A binder filled with all currently used Warrior Cheers
A DVD with tips and cheers used by the Warriors
In Addition all cheerleaders will require:
White Cheerleading or tennis shoes for game day. We recommend tennis shoes because they are less expensive and will get too dirty to be worn at competition.
Competition Accessory Pack (White Body Suit, socks and hair piece)
A water bottle for outdoor practices
Appropriate weather gear- clear poncho or rain jacket, red gloves, red hat or ear covers, white scarves, white leggings and a white turtleneck or long sleeved undershirt.
All competing cheerleaders MUST have clean, white cheerleading shoes for competition.
Competition costs are included with enrollment, however, you will incur various fundraising and memorabilia items at these and most team events. Parents will be responsible for snacks and souvenirs at their own discretion and expense unless otherwise stated.
Placement at the local competition will result in advancement and travel. Costs will beset and stated in advance and fundraising will be required to help cover the additional travel costs for the team. Additional fundraising will also be available to help with individual costs as well.
Fundraising:
Optional fundraising will be available throughout the season to help with participation costs that we may incur.
There will be mandatory fundraising throughout the season to help with the costs of various team equipment, activities and travel.
Participation and Commitment:
Pop Warner football season runs from August 1st until December 31st.
Year Round Cheer will run from January 1st until July 31st.Participation is encouraged but not required to participate in the football season.
While participating in the Warriors Cheer Program all participants are expected to:
Be present and on time at all required team activities including practices,games, competitions and fundraising events.
Be willing to participate in good spirits at all required team activities.
Parents of participants must commit to 2 hours of volunteer time per child enrolled.
Non-Participation will result in a warning. Continuous/excessive refusal to participate will result in exclusion from games, competitions and routines.
Year Round Cheer:
All girls participating in year round cheer can expect to learn a variety of cheer, dance and tumbling skills to prepare them for the upcoming season.
For the first few weeks of cheer practices we will be working as one big group to refresh cheerleading skills and work building new friendships as well as strengthening old ones.
During this time, we will continue practice at the Rec. Center on Thursdays from 7 until 8.
Around the beginning of May, we will take practice outdoors for two days a week, 1 ½ hours per day with the location and time still to be determined. This will continue until the end of the year round season on July 31st.
Once outdoors, girls will be split into three teams – Tiny Mites, Mitey Mites (Both Non-Competitive) and Jr. Peewee (Competitive). All teams will perform at the local competition in June. Details will be announced as they are received. We will need to do a fundraiser drive for year round competition outfits.
Both Tiny Mites and Mitey Mite teams will consist of cheerleaders ages 4-9 who will focus mainly on their exhibition performance routines along with continuing to tighten cheer skills along with learning cheers and chants.
Jr. Peewees (Competitive) will consist of cheerleaders ages 9 through 11 who will focus mainly on executing their competition routine along with continuing to strengthen, sharpen and advance their cheer skills.
We are currently in the process of setting up a tumbling and possible dance class for the Warrior cheerleaders.
Traditional (Football) Season:
Traditional Season runs from August 1st through December 31st. During this time:
All participants should come prepared, to participate in activities and to follow the Warrior Cheerleader Rules.
Practices will begin in August and will be for 3 days a week, 2 hours per day with the days, times and location still to be determined.
Game Day:
Games will be held on Saturdays.
Home games location still to be announced.
All participants should arrive 1 hour before the game starts and report directly to their coach.
Once they are on team time, they are expected to remain on the field, with the team, until the end of the game except in cases of emergencies.
Please do not distract your child while he/she is performing.
Parents are NOT allowed on the field unless they are volunteering with the team.
All uniforms should be neat, clean and complete. This includes:
Shell top
Skirt
Bottoms
Socks
Shoes
Hair Bow
Poms
In cooler/colder weather, we will be getting warm ups. These may not be worn during games. If it is cold on game day, you may wear white tights or leggings under skirts, red gloves, white scarves, white hate/ear muffs/covers and a white turtle neck/long sleeved shirt or bodysuit. Please come dressed prepared for weather.
On rainy days you may wear a red or white hoodie or a clear poncho/rain jacket.
No makeup or jewelry allowed!
Hair should be pulled up into a ponytail or 2 pigtails and out of your face.
All participants are expected to arrive on time and prepared for every game. One person missing messes up our half-time routine that we have worked on all week.
Everyone is expected to participate in all chants and cheers. Non-participation may result in exclusion from future routines. Please encourage your child.
Everyone should be in good spirits. Rudeness towards others in any way will not be tolerated by participants or parents.
Excessive absences and non-participation may result in exclusion from our competition routine.
Competitions:
Year Round Cheer Competition: To be announced
Local Competition: 10/18/2009 – West Bloomfield High School
Tiny/Mitey Mite Gala: 10/25/2009 – Bollingbrook, Ill.
Regional Competition: 11/15/2009 – Northern IllinoisUniversity – Dekalb, Ill.
National Competition: 12/07/2009 – 12/11/2009 - Held at Disney’sWide World of Sports in Orlando,Fl.
Local competition participation is mandatory for all participants.
We will be participating in the Tiny Mitey Mite Gala in Bollingbrook, Ill.
Jr Peewee and Peewee level may advance to regional and national competitions. These costs will be additional if this happens. Fundraising will be available to help.
Additional competition information will be handed out later on during the season.
Other Activities:
We plan to hold many more fun and character building activities for the cheerleaders this year including:
Arts and Crafts Night
Tumbling and Dance Classes
Bring a Friend to Practice Days
Skate Parties
Slumber Parties
Picnics
Theme Days
And More!
If you have any ideas that you would like to share or an activity that you would like to share with our team, please let us know!
Communications:
Team folders will be sent home weekly with important information, announcements, tips and forms. Be sure to check this regularly.
We will have team time after every practice with open discussion for parents.
We will hold parent/team meetings monthly as scheduled. Check folders for upcoming meeting dates.
Important information will always be posted on our website –
We are always open to comments andsuggestions before and after games, practices and other team activities.
You can contact our cheer coordinator byphone or email at any time:
Cindi Bolden
734-323-5649
Sinnygirl22@gmail.com
Volunteer positions are always open; please ask what you can do to help.
Washtenaw Warriors Cheerleader Rules 2009-2010
These rules are to be followed by all cheerleaders at all times!
Practice time is team time. Once you are here, you are to remain on the field/floor with the team until practice is over. You are expected to participate in all practice activities.
Water and bathroom breaks are designated. There are no exceptions besides extreme emergencies. You should use the bathroom before practice.
When you hear the whistle, you will have 8 counts to get prepared in your place in line.
Pay attention and be serious when we are practicing. If you goof around, you could cause yourself or someone else to get hurt. Anyone caught goofing around and not paying attention during practice will sit out.
When you are performing, your motions are supposed to be tight, sharp and with the team. Your voice when cheering should be loud enough to be heard. Mistakes will not be punished but lack of effort or refusal to participate will not be tolerated.
Unless you are helping or performing a stunt, your hands should not be on anyone else. Do NOT pick on, insult, spread rumors about or leave out other team mates. Treat everyone as you would like to be treated. We are all one as a team.
Pay attention, listen anddo not talk while coaches are talking. Usually, when we are talking, it is important information that you need to hear.
Your participation and behavior not only reflects on you but more on your team mates and coaches. Everyone is here to either teach or learn cheerleading. We want this to be fun and exciting too but our main focus during these 2 hours is cheerleading. There will be punishments for those who choose not to pay attention and follow the rules. There will also be rewards not only to individuals but also to the team with good behavior and accomplishments. How you choose to spend practice time is always your choice.
Helpers and demonstrators will be rotated. Everyone will have multiple chances to be a leader and helper throughout the season. In order to come to the front and demonstrate for the team, you must first know exactly what you are doing, how to properly execute it and have been participating and following the rules. In order to help out with other things, you must participate and behave during practice.
No gum, candy or snacks until the end of practice. You should eat and use the bathroom before practice begins.
If you are late and we are warming up or have already warmed up, please have a seat until we are finished. Those who are late will warm up as a group with a helper.
Make sure that you bring your folders to practice everyday. We will have lots of handouts and activities each week that you should be taking home and working on. Also, if you have been or are going to be absent, you can get the lessons that you missed without falling behind.
During practice, we will be following our practice schedule as closely as possible. If you have a cheer or an idea that you would like to present to the coaches, it must be done during free time, before or after practice.
Consequences
Warning for personal and team interruptions and/or non-participation.
Run – 1 to 3 laps depending on the severity of the situation.
Run 3 laps
Individuals will be asked to sit out of practice. As a team, cheerleaders will run.
Individuals will receive a warning note home and will not participate in weekly activities or games. As a team, all cheerleaders will run the ultimate cheer drill and all fun activities for the week will be cancelled.
Team dedication Awards
During the season, every fewweeks, coaches will evaluate the progress of our practices. If you:
As a team show discipline, eagerness to learn and willingness to participate.
Have a good attendance record as a whole.
Come prepared and ready to participate.
Put in a good group effort.
Practices as a whole go 95-100% well.
We will award you with a free practice day. Team rules still apply but practice will be an open activity or picnic.
Explanation of Charms
Charm points are awarded based on monthly/weekly evaluations, improvements and dedication.
Under special circumstances, extra charms may be awarded.
Charms will come attached to a card that explains the reason for the award.
When you get your cheer bracelet at the end of the season, remove your charms from the cards and attach them to it.
At the end of the year, those with the highest amount of charms will receive a special prize.These will be awarded at our end of season party.
Explanation of Stickers
Stickers are awarded for remembering to bring your folders to practice.
You can get one sticker at each practice to put on your cheer folder.
At the end of the year, those with the most stickers on their folders will be entered in a special raffle for cheerleaders only.
Explanation of Rewards (For Parents)
All participants will be receiving various rewards for their efforts throughout the season. Any special contests or rewards that we offer to the cheerleaders are for the sole purpose of encouraging participation, effort and self confidence. All children will be treated equal and will be given equal opportunities and rewards. If, for some reason, you or your child feels that they are not being treated equally, please let us know so that we may fix this problem as soon as possible.
