Warrior Cheerleading

ABOUT SYC RECREATIONAL CHEERLEADING

What is Recreational Cheer?

The SYC Recreational Cheerleading Squad is an instructional, recreational cheer program that performs sideline cheers for Football games in the Fall and Basketball games in the Winter. The program incorporates cheers, dances, jumps, stunting, and tumbling into their sideline and halftime performances.

Who Can Participate?

Recreational cheer is open to cheerleaders within grades Kindergarten to 6th grade and in the SYCSD or surrounding Southern York County area. All participants must register through the SYC Youth Club and sign the parent code of conduct and medical waivers in order to join the team.

What is the Commitment?

Practice:
Participants must be prepared for two evening practices per week (beginning approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the sports season. Practice participation is highly recommended - especially for the older teams to safely prepare their stunts. If a child is going to miss a practice, please notify the coach before the practice. Practice takes place at one or more of the SYCSD elementary schools and other local gym facilities.

Games:
For Football cheerleading, games are from late August through October on Saturdays or Sundays. Home games are held at Susquehannock High School football field (approximately one half are home games) while away games are at other local sports facilities within a 1 hour drive.

For Basketball cheerleading, games are from December through mid-February on Saturdays or Sundays and held at one of the SYCSD indoor school gymnasiums (for home games) while away games are at other sports facilities within a 1 hour drive.

Registration Fee:
Football Cheer: $120 program fee
Basketball Cheer: $100 program fee
The Program fee includes insurance, facility usage, hair bow, Homecoming gifts (for football), end of season medal and gift, and uniform rental. Uniforms must be returned immediately after the season concludes or you will be charged the 1/2 of the uniform cost.

Additional expenses will include:

Cheer Warm Ups – To be ordered through spiritwear website which is separate from your registration (approximately $55). Warm ups are considered OPTIONAL. Black leggings and a red or black jacket may also be used.
Indoor Cheerleading Shoes – Kaepa Cheerful or any white cheer shoe (available from Flying Feet, Amazon.com, or any cheerleading retailer approx $35-40)

What Else Should I Know?

Cheer Camp:
The cheer program generally offers a cheer camp during the summer before practice begins to learn a cheer and dance. This camp is three evenings and is a great way to meet their squad. Camp information is usually available by June 15th. Camp fees pay for facility usage, water, snacks, hair bow and Tshirt to each participant as well as serve as a fundraiser to the cheer program.

Fundraising:
The cheer program requires participation in one fundraiser to continue to support the program. Monies raised from the fundraisers have been used for pom poms, safety equipment, banquet costs, Tshirts for all cheerleaders, etc.

To learn more, please contact Nina at [email protected].

SYC Cheer Registration Info

2024 SYC Cheerleading (Football)

Goal: The goal of the SYC Fall Cheerleading program is to provide an instructional recreation program for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Our program supports the Southern York County Warriors Football program, cheering sidelines of all away and home season football games. We provide a fun environment for your child to learn cheers, dance, tumbling and stunting.

SYC Youth REC Warriors Cheerleading is now open for registration. Anyone that will be in Kindergarten through 6th Grade starting August 2024.

Practice will be Tuesday & Thursday evenings starting August 6th at 6:30 pm and will end no later than 8 pm. Practices may (in coach's discretion) reduce to one evening per week midway through the season (after Homecoming weekend). Location to be announced (most likely Shrewsbury Elementary). Games are on Saturday or Sunday afternoons/evenings at Susquehannock High School or at other schools for away games.

Registration cost is $120, which includes our program fee, hair bow, medal, and a small banquet fee. Also covers required facility usage, administrative and insurance costs of the youth club. A significant portion of the fee is also attributed to the uniform rental. If all uniform pieces are not returned by the cheerleader at the end of the season, you will be charged the balance of the uniform cost (total cost of the 4 basic uniform pieces is approx $120).

The 4 basic uniform pieces (red&white shell top, red&white skirt, black crop top & black bloomer bottoms) will be provided as part of your registration but must be returned after the season. Warmups are optional and are paid for separately through a spiritwear link that will provided after registration closes. Warmups can be retained by the cheerleader for subsequent years.

Optional: Warm Up Jacket $35

Optional: Warm Up Pants $20

Optional: EXTRA HAIR BOW $10

On your own you must purchase:

No Show white socks and white KAEPA Cheer Shoes. We work with Flying Feet (Mt. Rose Ave, York PA) to obtain a discount on cheer shoes. Basic white sneakers may be acceptable if your child does not intend to be a flyer, however, all flyers must wear appropriate cheer shoes for the safety of themselves and those basing them.

We want you! Are you interested in volunteering? Adult clearances are required.