WYB Cheerleading is a rec program that offers several classes and sessions to best fit the needs of our growing cheerleaders. We offer a Fall Football Cheerleading session and a Winter Basketball Cheerleading session as well as Cheer and tumbling classes during the fall, winter, and spring sessions.

Fall Football Cheerleading has one practice per week as well as one game per week. Our focus is on learning proper motions and jumps to use in cheers and chants that we do at WYB football games each week as well as a halftime dance for our superbowl game at the end of the season. The season typically runs from August to October in alignment with the WYB Football schedule of games. Girls and boys currently in grades K-7 are welcome in this program. Cheerleaders are typically placed on squads by grade level, however some grade levels will combine or split depending on the number of participants.

Winter Basketball Cheerleading pioneered their first season in 2019-20. Similar to our other cheerleading season practices are once a week as well as one game per week. Our focus is on learning proper motions and jumps to use in cheers and chants that we do at WYB basketball games each week as well as a halftime dance. The season typically runs from November to early February in alignment with the WYB Basketball schedule of games. Girls and boys in grades 1-8 are welcome in this program. Cheerleaders are typically placed on squads by grade level, however some grade levels will combine or split depending on the number of participants.

We currently offer 3 different classes in a Fall session, Winter I session, Winter II session, and Spring session to best fit the needs of your cheerleader. The focus of these classes are to build fundamentals of cheerleading motions and jumps, conditioning and stretching, and tumbling skills.

Preschool/Kindergarten- This class is a 30 minute class for our Cheerleaders In Training girls and boys ages 3-6 years old or currently in preschool or kindergarten.

Cheer Class- This class is a 60 minute class for girls and boys currently in grades 1-6.

Middle/High School Tumbling Class- This is a 60 minute class for girls and boys currently in grades 6-12. This class focuses mainly on tumbling skills needed to progress beyond basic skills and working on back handsprings and back tucks.

Cheer and Tumbling participants should wear comfortable shoes and clothing that they can move and stretch in easily. When practicing on the gymnastics floor, athletes will be in socks or bare feet.

UNIFORMS
All participants in football and basketball cheerleading are required to purchase the current uniform shell top, skirt, bow, and pom poms. Participants also need black cheer briefs, white no show socks, and white shoes.

We offer 3 different uniform packages:

Basic (uniform shell top, skirt, and bow only),
Essential (uniform shell top, skirt, bow, briefs, and socks), and
Complete (uniform shell top, skirt, bow, briefs, socks, shoes, and pom poms).
You can also order individual uniform items and extras from the WYB store.

For uniform help and sizing, please visit the cheer facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/238152096669819/.

We make every attempt to continue to use the same uniform for a period of 2 years, however we have no control over manufacturers or distributors discontinuing or limited stock of uniform pieces.