Registration for the 2026 PLAY cheer season will begin April 16, starting at 9:00am.
The last two years have brought some exciting changes for our program, including the offering of exhibitions/competitions (performing on a cheer mat in a gym) and the formation of an all-star team. I want to make sure parents have all of the current program information ahead of registration time. We will be holding an informational interest meeting on April 7 from 5:30-6:30 pm in the cafeteria at PVMS. We will discuss sideline cheer and competitions. We will go into more detail about our all-star team at this meeting, so please attend if your child is interested in all-star cheer this season.
This year our age divisions for the sideline teams will be as follows (based on rising grades):
8u team (1-2nd grades)- will cheer at 10u tackle games if no 8U tackle team is formed.
10u team (3rd grade only)
12u team (4-6th grade non all-star)
All-star (this will be only the 24 girls that make the all-star team; will also cheer at 12U tackle games)
*This season, rising 4-7th grade girls may try out for the all-star team. Tryouts are schedule for May 11th and 12th, 5:30-7:30pm. Girls who are trying out will need to register for the 12U sideline team during registration, and then we will shift the girls that make the all-star team to be a separate sideline team. *if your child plans to try-out for the all-star team, please do NOT add the competition fee during registration (will settle after tryouts).
The fee for sideline is $55. Sideline includes:
- poms, red bow, and trophy
- 6-8 practices in July/August before football games start mid-August
- learning basic motions + cheers + sideline dances
- cheering at 7-8 football games (normally Monday or Tuesday nights), a Saturday homecoming game, and playoff games
- halftime dance
- will NOT include stunting
**Please note, sideline cheer follows the tackle football schedule, which will not be released until early August. The games are all in the upstate area. Home games are played at Dolly Cooper park. The farthest away game is in Seneca. Games are free to spectators except for homecoming and playoffs.
Competitions/Exhibitions- Girls who register for sideline will be offered the OPTION to participate in competitions (all girls who do competitions must also participate in sideline cheer). While this is totally optional, we are asking for a solid commitment upfront. If your child would like to participate, there will be an additional fee of $45 during registration that will cover the cost of a competition bow and a long-sleeve navy liner. You will be committing to one mandatory practice per week (likely Thursday evenings) mid-August until competitions are complete sometime in October/November. These practices will be used to learn the competition routine, which will incorporate a cheer, a dance, stunting, and tumbling. You will be committing to 3-5 competitions (will vary by team, but max 3 for the 8u team). Competitions (dates TBD) are held in various upstate gyms, normally on Thursday evenings, and are $5 per spectator to enter. We will call these “competitions” now because this year the teams will be awarded 1st place, 2nd place, etc awards.
Uniforms- We will be using the same uniforms as last season for sideline cheer. If your child's uniform from last year still fits, they do not have to purchase a new uniform. The cost of the required uniform is $115, which includes a uniform top, skirt and briefs. If your child is only doing sideline cheer (not competitions) and you would like to purchase a long-sleeve liner for the colder games, these will be available to order at the uniform fittings. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our uniform fitting will be Tuesday, May 19- more details to come.
We are so excited for another great season for PLAY cheer!
Please let me know via email if you have any additional questions. Go Patriots!
Thanks,