Delco Storm Cheerleading

2026-2027 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

2026-2027 Handbook

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We are an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) competitive cheerleading organization for children ages 5 - 18. We welcome all children regardless of their ability, their experience level, or where they live.  We have experienced coaches who are adept in teaching the fundamentals of cheer in a safe and fun environment. Our season will run from the beginning of September through mid-March.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

It is our mission to provide a fun, safe, and healthy cheer environment for our cheerleaders. Our goal is to help our cheerleaders develop into strong, self-confident individuals, who understand the value of hard-work, dedication, and teamwork. We want to foster a love of the sport of cheer by teaching our cheerleaders the fundamentals of a very demanding sport, while still having fun.

Ages 5-18

OUR TEAMS

☔Sprinkles (6U)

🌧Raindrops (8U)

⛈Thunder (10U)

🌊Surge (12U)

⚡Lightning (14U)

PRACTICES & COMPETITIONS

*Tentative practice schedule. Until registration and team placement is finalized, this schedule is subject to change*

Sprinkles (6U):

Tuesday @ Roosevelt

Thursday @ Roosevelt

Raindrops (8U):

Tuesday @ Kedron Cheerleading

Thursday @ Roosevelt

Thunder (10U):

Tuesday @ Roosevelt

Wednesday @ Roosevelt

Sunday @ Kedron Cheerleading

Surge (12U): 

Monday @ Roosevelt

Wednesday @ Roosevelt

Thursday @ Kedron Cheerleading

Sunday @ Kedron Cheerleading (Tumbling)

Lightning (14U):

Monday @ Roosevelt

Tuesday @ Kedron Cheerleading

Thursday @ Kedron Cheerleading

Sunday @ Kedron Cheerleading (Tumbling)

Our program attends two to four local competitions a month starting in December.

We attend Nationals at the end of our season.

TEAM BONDING

 Delco Storm Cheer believes that at this level, athletes must have fun above all else.

Bringing teammates together through bonding activities encourages collaboration and connections. By providing athletes many opportunities to connect with one another outside of practice, they see one another in a different light. These connections help build genuine friendships that can help establish a team identity, ensure everyone contributes, and make athletes comfortable enough to communicate their thoughts and feelings, which we believe is extremely important.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Cheerleading is a very unique sport in that the absence of one cheerleader affects the entire squad.  Once the routine is choreographed in the beginning of the season, it is very difficult and time-consuming to change. Due to this, it is extremely important that the commitment to competitive cheerleading is fully understood.  Absences from practice must be kept to a minimum, and practice should only be missed due to unavoidable circumstances, mandatory school events,  or illness.  It is extremely difficult to balance other activities and sports with cheerleading, and due to the nature of our sport, cheerleading needs to be your top priority.

If your child commits to Delco Storm Cheer, we must stress that they are expected to be fully present at practices, competitions, and team bonding events. 

FUNDRAISING

There are many added costs each season that are not included in our registration fees. In order to keep our organization running, fundraisers are necessary.  

TWO MANDATORY FUNDRAISERS

Raffle Ticket sale

Beef and Beer Event

In addition to these fundraisers, there will be several smaller *fundraisers throughout the season.  All money raised will go directly towards specific needs of the organization and cheerleaders. Fundraising is an extremely important part of our organization and we value 100% participation in all fundraisers.

*Fundraising dollars go toward helping to pay for many things such as: AAU memberships, AAU team membership fee, insurance, USA Cheer Memberships and training for our coaches, annual bows, pom poms, signs, team banner, competition fees for each competition that we attend, facility rental fees at both Roosevelt and Kedron, practice t-shirts, choreography, music and team clinics, the holiday party for 4 teams, team/coach bonding activities, housing and meals for coaches at Nationals, the team banquet, Nationals gifts for the girls, end of season trophies/gifts, Team Snap, website fees, storage fees, first aid and other assorted supplies, and other expenses.

FEES & REGISTRATION

Thunder (10U), Surge (12U) & Lightning (14U)

$850 + $50 non-refundable deposit

Raindrops (8U)

$650 + $50 non-refunadable deposit

Sprinkles (6U)

$550 + $50 non-refundable deposit

The tuition fees will cover the following:  

AAU Membership

Competition Fees (excluding Nationals)

Practice Shirts

Warm up Jacket

Competition Bow

Facility Fees

Choreography

Tumbling (Lightning, Surge & Thunder)

The tuition fees do not cover: <approx. pricing>

Uniform (liner, shell, skirt and bloomers): $175

Warm up Pants: $75

Cheer bag: $65

Cheer shoes: $30-50

In addition to uniform needs, any Nationals fees (registration and hotel costs), or other competitions that are more than an hour and a half away from Media and need a hotel will be separate as well.

Payment Plans available!

Email delcostormpayments@gmail.com

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