Cheerleading Handbook

Intra-League Cheerleading:

  • Registration Fees: Early $140, Regular $160, Late $185
  • Required Uniform Package of $60 is in addition to the registration fee and must be paid during registration.
  • When registering, estimate your cheerleaders uniform size. There will be a fitting to confirm or change uniform sizes.
  • Recreational cheer program for girls in Kindergarten through 4th grade
  • No experience necessary
  • All practices and games are at Murphey Candler Park.
  • Squads have a two day a week commitment.
  • If registrations do not support individual squads for the 4th grade teams, the girls will be combined with the 3rd grade squads.
  • Girls will be placed on squads according to their grade in school as of September 2011. The only exception will be for the child of a coach, if the cheerleader is within one grade level of the squad grade.
  • Girls in 5th to 7th grade cannot cheer in the Intra-League at this time. If registrants increase in this age group, squads may be formed.
  • Cheerleaders will be given a t-shirt and shorts set which is the required uniform for practice.
  • Division 1 Colt Travel Cheerleading: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

  • Registration Fees: Early $140, Regular $160, Late $185
  • Colt Cheerleader required uniform package is $225. You can purchase a portion or all of the package during registration. The warm up suit, socks, and shoes are the same items from 2009 & 2010. The uniform top and skirt are the same items from 2010.
  • When registering, estimate your cheerleaders uniform size. There will be a fitting to confirm or change uniform sizes.
  • Advanced recreational cheer program for girls in 4th through 7th grade.
  • Cheer for 4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th grade Division 1 Atlanta Colt travel football teams.
  • All practices are at Murphey Candler Park.
  • Games are played at local parks throughout metro Atlanta.
  • Practices are on Tuesday and Thursday nights for two hours. There will be a Monday practice at the start of the season until games begin.
  • Squads are limited in size. Once a squad is full, the girls will be placed on a waitlist. All 4th grade girls have the option to cheer in the Intra-League program.
  • Girls will be placed on squads according to their grade in school as of September 2011. Proof of grade in the form of a final report card for the 2010-2011 school year will be required no later than the first practice. Parents may send a copy of the report card to the attention of Laura Hogan at ACYA, Suite 419, 3522 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 30319, email it to [email protected], or bring it to a uniform fitting.
  • When forming the squads, an exception will be considered for cheerleaders if BOTH of the following conditions are met:
    Parent coach or sibling on a team or squad one grade up or down.
    AND
    Open spot on the target squad after May 31st.
  • Cheerleaders will be given a t-shirt and shorts set which is the required uniform for practice.

     

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