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Description
The High Flyers Cheerleading Team is a youth cheerleading team for females ages 10-14 with and without experience that aims to build upon and advance fundamental skills and interest in the principles of sideline cheerleading. This developmental team focuses on fundamental skills and builds upon and further expands the knowledge and skill set of sideline cheerleading. This includes learning different sideline cheers and performing dances/routines at halftime during the Summer Youth Basketball League games.The primary mission of this program is to promote the expression of sideline cheerleading to middle school aged participants and practice positive sportsmanship, teamwork, communication, confidence, leadership, etc., between peers and coaches. This is a developmental program that will stress on the fundamentals of sideline cheerleading and getting those participating prepared for future cheerleading opportunities as they get older. All practices will take place at the Culpeper County Fieldhouse.
Registration Includes:
- Full uniform: shell, skirt and bow
- Cheerleading tryout clinic (and tryout day) - no additional fee to try out
- Pre-season practices
- Team Pictures will be priced separately according to the photographer.
Specific goals of the team:
- Build upon and further expand the foundation and skill set of sideline cheerleading.
- Learn to properly display acts of sportsmanship, teamwork, communication, confidence and leadership while building upon their prior knowledge and skill set of cheerleading.
- Learn at least 8 different cheers and 2 dance routines by the end of the season.
- Learn various other skills (stunting, jumping and tumbling).
- Gain the confidence to pursue cheerleading or other sports in the future.
- Team Practices & Game Schedule:
- Practices are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm-6:30pm or 6:30pm - 7:30pm (depending on team placement) starting June 1st, 2026. ***Some practices may take place outside, and extra practices may be scheduled on certain Fridays.
- Games are Saturday afternoons/evenings starting July 18th, 2026.
- Cheerleading Team Tryout Information and Important Dates:
- Cheerleading Tryout Clinic: April 20th & 22nd, 2026, from 7:00pm-8:30pm (all those trying out must attend the two-day clinic).
- Cheerleading Team Tryout Day: April 24th, 2026, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
- Team Placements will be sent out to parents on April 27th, 2026, via email.
- Parent/athlete meeting and uniform fitting: May 1st, 2026, from 5:30pm-6:30pm.
- Pre-season practices: May 13th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd, 2026, from 5:30pm-6:30pm or 6:30pm-7:30pm (depending on team placement).
- Team pictures: TBD
- Cheerleaders' performance in the Brandy Station Fireman's Parade: TBD.
Please wear athletic clothing and tennis shoes. Bring a water bottle.
Skills
Beginner
Intermediate
Location
Culpeper County Fieldhouse (Aerobics Studio), 16388 Competition Drive
Instructor
Department Staff
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