Spring Break Cheer Camp, March 29 - April 2 ~ Register Here!
TO REGISTER/PAY FOR CHEER SELECT FORCE/POWER/ENERGY/SPIRIT, SCROLL DOWN TO THE JUMPING CHEERLEADER
Info on Summer, Fall & Winter Cheer!
Here is the slide-show from our 2008 CYA Summer Cheer Camp (turn up the volume!) Can't wait to see you all back for our 2009 Summer Cheer Camp!
NOTE: Registration for Summer cheer, Cheer Camp, Fall cheer and Cheer Select (excluding FORCE) can be completed online at www.ChantillyYouth.org (click on 'Click Here to Register for CYA Sports').
SUMMER CHEER FOR POWER (Thursday's beginning June 11-August 27, 6:00-9:00pm at the Olympus Athletic Club)
Summer cheer is back again this year and is offered for ages 10-13. This Summer program is designed for those who plan to cheer through our Winter season on our Cheer Select POWER team and is optional, though highly recommended. POWER is in a very competitive age group and the early Summer program has proven vital to the success of the team and the athletes. Athletes will begin working on skill development specifically designed for the upcoming competition season. This program is not designed for those who wish to cheer just for the Summer months. Coach Michelle and Dawn will continue coaching the POWER team for the 2009/10 season! Registration for Summer cheer opens April 15 and closes June 15.
PRACTICE BEGINS: Thursday, June 11, 6-9pm
LOCATION: Olympus Athletic Club
PRACTICE DAYS: Thursday's, 6-9pm through September 3
REGISTRATION OPENS: April 15
REGISTRATION ENDS: June 15
FEE: $200 p/p (12 practices; no practice Thursday, July 30)
REGISTER AT: www.ChantillyYouth.org (click on 'Click Here to Register for CYA Sports')
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5th ANNUAL SUMMER CHEER CAMP
WHO: Open to CYA and non-CYA kids, age 4 and up!
WHEN: Monday~Friday, July 27-31, 2009
WHERE: The Olympus Athletic Club in Chantilly (home of Cheer Select)
14424 Albemarle Point Place (near Target & Costco)
COST: *Grade K-1: $219 (for half-day, 9am-1pm)
Grade 2 and up: $319 (full-day, 9am-4pm)
*NOTE: Full-day camp is open to K-1 at the full-day rate
EARLY DROP OFF (8am) AND LATE PICK-UP (5pm) is offered again at
no extra charge.
Fall season teams are placed based on age and grade. Team placements will be announced by mid-July with a notification from your coach as to practice days, times and location. All teams will cheer for CYA football games (games typically fall on Saturday's). Teams will begin practicing in mid-August (at local schools) with CYA football games soon after Labor Day. The Fall season typically ends by end-October with playoff games going into mid-November. We are pleased to announce that our fees for Fall cheer will remain the same as last year. Registration for Fall cheer opens April 15 and closes July 31. NOTE: Any athlete who plans to cheer in our Winter competition program MUST cheer for Fall football first.
PRACTICE BEGINS: Mid-August
LOCATION: Local Fairfax County schools
PRACTICE DAYS: To be determined (coach notifications will go out by mid-July)
REGISTRATION OPENS: April 15
REGISTRATION ENDS: July 31
FEE: $175 (includes: uniform rental/skirt & vest; long-sleeve t-neck for cold weather cheer, hairbow, sweatshirt, County and Program mandated fees)
REGISTER AT: www.ChantillyYouth.org (click on 'Click Here to Register for CYA Sports')
WINTER COMPETITION/TRAVEL CHEER ~ CHEER SELECT [excluding FORCE ~ FORCE info is next item below] (Info pack download available at the 'Forms' section of this website)
Registration for Cheer Select (excluding FORCE) will open early this year ~ April 15th ~ and will remain open until October 1. Our goal is to have all Cheer Select teams placed by mid-August so that teams can begin choreography and skill development geared toward competition. Cheer Select teams will cheer on a modified football game schedule and will compete at their first competition on December 12, 2009. The Cheer Select season will end mid to end-March 2010. We are pleased to announce that the fees for Cheer Select will remain the same as last season.
PRACTICE BEGINS: Mid-August
FIRST COMPETITION: December 12, 2009
SEASON ENDS: Mid to end-March, 2010
LOCATION: Local Fairfax County schools (September-October only; November 1 practices begin at the Olympus Athletic Club)
PRACTICE DAYS (subject to change) ~ ALL TEAMS WILL PRACTICE EVERY OTHER SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON:
REGISTRATION OPENS: April 15
REGISTRATION ENDS: October 1
FEE: $750 (includes: rental space, all competition fees, music & choreography, uniform rental). A 3-payment option is available. Email Toni Lightfoot, Cheerleading@ChantillyYouth.org for more info.
*NOTE: In order to keep costs of this sport down and not pass on the increases to you directly, supplemental apparel this year will be purchased separately by parents from the Cheer Select registration fees. The **mandatory items are:
**Every cheerleader must have these items (above) for the season. Purchasing new is optional, as last years designs will be used. Parents are free to order new or may use last year's if the items are in good condition.
NOTE: TO PAY BY INSTALLMENTS ($5 per transaction fee) FOR CHEER SELECT, SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE TO THE JUMPING CHEERLEADER. TO PAY IN FULL FOR CHEER SELECT, REGISTER AT: www.ChantillyYouth.org (click on 'Click Here to Register for CYA Sports')
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CHEER SELECT FORCE
Our FORCE team is the only Cheer Select team that requires a tryout. Tryouts for our 2009/10 team are open to rising 6th-8th graders and candidates need not have cheered for CYA prior. However, cheer and/or dance experience is highly recommeneded as tryouts are very competitive. Our FORCE team will begin competing in October and will cheer on a modified Football schedule. The FORCE season will end mid to end-March 2010.
Registration for FORCE is NOT available online. Anyone wishing to tryout, including former FORCE members, is encouraged to attend our FORCE Parent Interest meeting on Wed., April 29, 7:30pm at the Chantilly Regional Library.
Please note, candidates will be judged by a panel of local high school coaches. No candidate is guaranteed a spot on the team. All candidates are welcome to join our POWER team which begins practicing in June (see 'Summer Cheer' above). No cheerleader will be left out of our Cheer Select program.
PRACTICE DAYS: Tuesday's & Thursday's, 7-9pm:
REGISTRATION OPENS: April 29
REGISTRATION ENDS: May 7
PRACTICE BEGINS: May 26
FIRST COMPETITION: October 4
SEASON ENDS: Mid to end-March 2010
FEE: $1,325 (includes: rental space, all competition fees, music & choreography, uniform rental). A 3-payment option is available. Email Toni Lightfoot, Cheerleading@ChantillyYouth.org for more info.
*NOTE: In order to keep costs of this sport down and not pass on the increases to you directly, supplemental apparel this year will be purchased separately by parents from the Cheer Select registration fees.
**Every cheerleader must have these items (above) for the season. Purchasing new is optional, as last years designs will be used. Parents are free to order new or may use last year's if the items are in good condition.
Installment Plan for Cheer Select (Travel Cheer) 2009/10 THIS IS REGISTRATION FOR: POWER, ENERGY & SPIRIT
NOTE: There is a $5 per transaction fee for installments.
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BELOW IS FORCE REGISTRATION FOR THE 2009/10 SEASON BELOW:
NOTE: There is a $5 per transaction fee for installments.
We LOVE our Coaches!
We are hiring coaches this year ~ please consider joining our team! It is an amazingly rewarding experience and one that will make a difference in your life. Please contact Toni Lightfoot, Program Director, for more info at Toni_Lightfoot@yahoo.com, or call 703-476-0784.
CYA Cheer on FOX 5 MORNING NEWS! FOR VIDEO OF CYA CHEER ON FOX 5 NEWS, CLICK HERE: CYA CHEER ON FOX 5
Recently our very own ~ and Northern Virginia's only ~ Cheer Dad team, FUSION, was tagged by the Fox 5 Morning News Team! Be sure to have your channel, recorders, DVR's and/or Tivo's set to Fox News, channel 5 on Monday morning, April 20! We will announce the times soon.
Our FUSION team this year is comprised again of only our Cheer Dads. They worked so hard this season and proudly took the 2nd place title at the Battle at the Capitol National competition in the Parent Team division!
Fox 5 will feature FUSION's entire routine, as well as short clips of some of our other Cheer Select teams. Be sure to check it out and watch ... you may see someone you know on TV!
For more info, email our contact for this event, Tracy Rickard, CYA Cheer Assistant Program Director at MRickard05@msn.com.
GO FUSION!
Fall Season FAQ's FALL SEASON ~ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. How do I register for the Fall season, how much is registration this year, and what does it include? Registration for the Fall 2008 season is now closed. Registration for the Fall 2009 season will open April 15, 2009.
2. How old does my son/daughter need to be to cheer for CYA? As long as they are age 5 by Sept. 1, 2008 ~ they can cheer for CYA!
3. How many times a week is cheer practice? Normally the squads practice 2 times per week BEFORE school begins in September. However, the youngest squads sometimes have one practice per week for one hour once school begins. Practice times are set by the individual coaches. The older squads may even practice 3 times a week.
4. Who are the Coaches, and are they trained? Our coaches are all volunteers, and most of them are parents of cheerleaders on the squads. All of our coaches are AACCA safety certified; and most are NCA certified as well.
5. Who do the cheerleaders cheer for - and where? Our CYA cheerleaders cheer for our CYA football players! All games are played on local fields, and usually are held on Saturday’s. Every once in a while there could be a Sunday game; or Friday evening game.
6. Are there any other events they cheer for? YES! We have several events they cheer for throughout the season - the Chantilly High School Homecoming Parade, CYA’s annual SPIRIT DAY in October, Performance Day in November, and a cheer clinic hosted by the Chantilly High School cheerleaders! We also do a few fundraising activities as well.
7. Can my daughter cheer for my son’s CYA football team? Our squads are sorted by age, and if your daughter is near the same age/grade as your son, then we usually can accommodate that. However, if the age/grade spread between them is 3+ years, we are not able to honor that request. We do our best to honor every request we can.
8. When does the season actually begin and end? Our season ’kick off’ is at the July 28- Aug. 1 CYA Cheer Camp! Practices will begin a week after CHEER CAMP, and the first actual football games will be right after Labor Day. The games normally go all the way to end of October. If, however, the football team your daughter/son cheers for makes it to the ’playoffs’, they actually could be cheering through the end of November. So the season goes from mid-August to mid-November (possibly end-November).
9. Do you need more cheer coaches? YES, YES, YES! We are always looking to have more coaches! We will train and certify you. Email Cheerleading@ChantillyYouth.org if you are interested!
10. How can I stay informed of CYA Cheer information? You should monitor this site; and you could also be on our mailing list for our ’In Touch" Newsletter! Simply us at Cheerleading@ChantillyYouth.org and request to be on our mailing list.
11. What do I do if we are interested in the CYA Cheer Select program? Please visit our website at www.CheerSelect.com.
If you have further questions, email us and let us know!
Cheers!
Meet the CYA Cheer Leadership Team!
The sport of cheerleading has come a long way in the past several years, providing many new opportunities for kids. CYA Cheer has jumped on that train and in the past five years we have doubled our registration; are offering our 5th annual summer cheer camp; held our first Spring Break cheer camp; and are now entering our fourth year running the largest youth recreation competition cheer program ~ Cheer Select ~ in Northern Virginia!
Please join me in celebrating the commitment and dedication to our CYA Cheer Leadership team:
Nicole Dudas ~ Assistant Program Director
Nicole celebrates her fourth year with CYA Cheer and is not only the head coach of Cheer Select's FORCE squad, but is our lead choreographer for Cheer Select's five teams. Nicole also holds the position of design and management of our Summer and Spring Break camps. Along with these responsibilities, Nicole is in charge of coach training and workshops, covering both the design and implementation.
Toni Lightfoot ~ Program Director
Toni celebrates her 7th year coaching with CYA cheer and her fifth year as Program Director and is the head coach for Cheer Select SPARKLE. She overseas both the Fall season and Winter competition season, as well as enters now her second term/third year on the CYA Board of Directors.
Tracy Rickard ~ Assistant Program Director
Tracy has been with the cheer program now for six years, serving first as a coach and then giving her time and expertise managing all elements of apparel and design, uniforms and uniform design, and production, as well as supplemental apparel sales and budget. Tracy manages this division, and is instrumental in the oversight and evaluation of both the Fall Season cheer and Winter [competition] Cheer Select.
All of our coaches and staff have a profound commitment to CYA Cheer and we will continue our dedication to your children. We thank you for your unrelenting support to this program!
