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lt strong gt cheer lt strong gt clip art jpgHYF DANCE / CHEER 2017 Season Information

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Hingham Youth Dance / Cheer is a FUN non-competitive sport for Hingham students currently in grades 2 – 8. There are NO tryouts and all girls interested participate fully in both side -line cheers and on field half-time dance routines and stunting. No experience is needed to participate.

Younger girls in grades 2-5 will cheer for the Mites and Peewee (grades 2-5) Hingham Youth Football games.

Older girls in grades 6-8 cheer for Peewees and Midgets (grades 6-8) HYF Football home games with occasional travel games to nearby towns. Although the Fall program is a non-competitive program, we are hoping this year to have the option to participate in Regional cheer competitions. This will ultimately be based on interested girls and total number of registrants at each individual grade level. This has been an interest of girls in the past and we are working to incorporate this into our program. More information will be available after registration and final numbers are in.

Pre-season Stunt Camp Aug. 28, 29, 30

NEW THIS YEAR! Stunt Camp is part of your on-line registration fee. Please note price difference based on age/level.

Location: Cheer Essentials- 155 Webster Street Suite 0-1, Hanover MA

B SQUAD: Mites and 5th Grade Peewees

Mites (grades 2,3,4)August 28,29, 30 9:00 – 11:00(2 Hour time slots)

Peewees (grades 5,6) August 28,29, 30 12:00 – 3:00(see below)

- 6th graders will practice and cheer with Midgets - 5th graders will be placed based on experience and ability (Mites or Midgets)

*5th Graders, Please check with coaches to determine which squad your child will cheer for.

Stunt Camp continued…

A SQUAD: Midgets and 6th grade Peewees Note – 5th graders have the option of tryouts for A squad

Midgets (grades 7,8) August 28,29, 30 9:00 – 12:00(3 Hour time slots)

Pre-season PracticeAug. 28, 29, 30 & 31

  • Start date for pre-season practice is Monday, August 28th. Pre-season practices will run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdayfrom 5:00pm-7:00pm, Aug 27th through August 31st @ Lynch Field.
  • The first week of school, September 4th – 7th, teams will practice Monday – Thursday to learn Half Time Dance routines as well as Side Line Cheers.
  • Beginning the week of September 11th teams will practice 2 day during the week, through early/ mid-October. Days and timesTBD by coaches and will be made available as soon as possible but will most likely be Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5- 6 for B Squad (younger girls) and Tuesdays & Fridays from 5 – 6:30 for A Squad (older girls). Again – final schedules may change based on staff and facility availability. Tuesdays Stunt Practices will be held at the Hingham Recreation Center Gym and Thursday/Fridays Dane practices will be held at Lynch Field.

Dress Code

  • Hair up in a high ponytail with no side/long bangs. All cheerleaders must wear a bow.
  • Wide strap tank tops or t-shirts only, with a bra/sports bra if necessary.
    No spaghetti strap tank tops.
  • Athletic shorts only, with spandex shorts/briefs under if shorts are loose fitting.
    No jeans, jean shorts or jean skirts.
  • Cheer sneakers only: no bare feet, flip flops, sandals, platform or slip on sneakers.
    Socks must be worn.
  • For safety reasons, absolutely no jewelry is to be worn.
  • Bring your own water bottle.
  • Apply bug spray before coming to outside practices
  • Use the restroombefore coming to practice.

Attendance

  • Attendance is required to ensure the safety and success of all teams.
  • Excessive absences will not be tolerated.
    Continuedabsences may result in a cheer leader being sidelined for halftime routines. This is done for safety reasons. Teamscannot safely practice their stunts & routines if their teammates are absent.
  • Excessive tardiness will not be tolerated. Please be respectful f coaches and other cheerleaders.
  • All games are mandatory. If there are circumstance which make an absence necessary coaches should be made aware of this the week prior so that stunt squads and dance positions can be adjusted prior to game day.
  • Exceptions may be made for illness, family emergency, etc. Coaches must be notified prior topractices or games.

Behavior

  • Every cheerleader is expected to be on their best behavior – respecting all coaches, junior coaches, Boardmembers, teammates, football players, opponents, fans, vendors and game day officials at all times.
  • Any behavior considered inappropriate, disruptive, disrespectful and/or unsafe by the coaches will result indismissal from the cheerleading program.
  • Bullying or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes in person as well as cyber-bullying(Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc), phone calls and/or texting.

Games

  • Our first game will most likely be the weekend of Sept. 9/10 (day, time and location TBA).
  • HYF Cheer generally cheers for HOME games with a few away games based on final schedules.
  • The younger girls squad will cheer for the Mites Football games, The older squad will cheer for Peewees & Midgets.
  • Games are generally Sundays with a handful of Saturday night games. In years past there has always been a Playoff game, and one Superbowlgame (IF TEAMS QUALIFY).
  • Attendance at all games is mandatory. Transportation to all games is the responsibilityof parents/guardians.
  • Game schedules will be made available as soon as they are finalized by the football league.

Practice & Game Day Uniforms

SUPPLIED UNIFORM

  • HYF Uniform Vest – to be returned
  • HYF Uniform Skirt – to be returned
  • Cheer Socks – yours to keep
  • Hair Bow – yours to keep
  • Game Day Bag – yours to keep (supplied to NEW cheerleaders only)
  • Practice Shirt – yours to keep
  • 2 Sparkle poms – to be returned

TO BE PURCHASED

  • White Crop Turtle neck – available online @ Omni Cheer or at local dance stores Omni cheer item # BR400 2017 price $12.50
  • Black Boy-cut Briefs - – available online @ Omni Cheer or at local dance stores Omni cheer item # BR200 2017 price $5.95
  • Cheer Sneakers –Chasse Star II @ Omni Cheer item #S1542 2017 price $25.95 (Use sizing guide!!! These shoes do not run true to size) May be available at Dancers Dream in Whitman or at Broadway Dance Boutique in Norwell by Stop & Shop
  • Black Leggings (Fitted not flared) for under skirt on cold days – Target, Old Navy, The GAP, Dicks, etc.
  • Personalized Warm up Jacket – Order forms available during pre-season – run around $35 - $40 based on number of orders
  • Black gloves – for cold weather games ($2 - $3 Dollar Store, Target, etc.)
  • Black Fleece headband – optional (for cold New England days)
  • End of Year Party -- $5.00

Omni Cheer’s website

Yet to be Announced

  • Uniform Handout Date
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Fall Practice Schedule – to be confirmed
  • Game Day Schedule - TBD
  • GameDay Rules
  • Competition Information (Potential for older squad based on total number of participants)

All questions and concerns should be directed to SonyaFairhurst@

You may also reach out to…

Brittany Morisette or

Rebecca Baker

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