Get Fired Up with the Red Knights Cheerleaders!

CHEERLEADING FOR AGES 5 TO 13

Lead the crowd with your Red Knights spirit! Join a Norchester Red Knights cheerleading squad and fall in love with this fun, popular sport. Our award-winning squads build self-confidence, teach sportsmanship and create lasting friendships among the cheerleaders.

Our cheerleaders learn cheers, chants, jumps, dances and stunting — and will perform them all during football games, special events and an optional end-of-season cheerleading competition!

We provide athletic opportunities for beginners to experienced cheerleaders:

  • Flag Cheerleading Squad for children ages 5-6 years

  • Tackle Cheerleading Squads for youth ages 7-13 years

Age Standards

To ensure a safe and positive environment, each cheerleader is placed in a division based on age. Our programs have no cutting of squads.

Child Safety is Our Priority

All coaches, assistant coaches and any volunteers in direct contact with cheerleaders have completed a criminal background check and child abuse clearance.

Commitment

Cheerleading requires a strong commitment to the program. Squads need every member present on a regular basis to perform their cheers, dances and especially stunts! The success of the program is driven by the level of support delivered by our coaches, players, parents, volunteers and the community.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Cheerleaders age 5-7 years old, as of July 31st, cheer at the flag football level. At the tackle cheer level, there are 3 divisions: 9U (8-9 years old), 11U (10-11 years old) and 13U (12-13 years old). All ages are as of July 31st. If you have additional questions about your child's eligibility, please contact our Cheer Director.

  • Our first practices will start at the end of July or early August. Our season typically starts the weekend after Labor Day and runs through October. Squads whose teams make the playoffs will also cheer in November.

  • Practices are 3-4 nights per week, depending on cheer squad, before Labor Day. After Labor Day, practices are 2-3 nights per week.

  • Cheerleaders should wear athletic/gym type clothing to practice. Cheer shoes and socks. Hair pulled back. No jewelry of any kind. Please bring a towel or blanket to start practice on. Please bring a water bottle labeled with your child's name.

  • Cheerleaders need to be in full uniform for games. (Hair bow, shell/top, long sleeved crop top in cooler weather, skirt, black bloomer or skate shorts, black leggings in cooler weather, cheer socks and cheer shoes. Hair must be pulled back into bow as requested by your coach. No jewelry of any kind. Please bring a water bottle labeled with your child's name.

  • During the season each family must volunteer a minimum of:

    • 2 hours per registered Flag football player/cheerleader

    • 4 hours per registered Tackle football player/cheerleader

    Parents can sign up to complete their hours through SportsEngineDescription text goes here

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