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Our Cheerleading program provides the athlete with basic fundamentals of cheerleading, to get exercise, gain new life skills, and most importantly, have fun. They will learn body placement, cheers, chants, jumps and stunts in a team setting. Cheer relies heavily on memorization and lots of spirit! DSYSA Cheer wants each athlete to leave the season with more confidence and a better understanding of a football game. We offer two levels of cheer, recreational & competition with a sideline experience. Recreational cheer follows our flag football & Neighborhood Sports program with a sideline experience only. Our Pre-Comp Cheer program will be limited in registration numbers, and will follow DSYSA Tackle Football in the fall, and also perform at our Local Showcase in October. Our competition cheer program will attend 2-3 competitions in the fall under the Pop Warner Little Scholars association, and will also follow a tackle football team for sideline cheer. Our DSYSA Cheer program is a completely volunteer run organization that relies on parents & adults to continue leading and improving the program, we hope you will have some patience with us as we learn and grow this year.

Thank you for your consideration to be a part of our Cheer Family.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT 2023 DATES - ALL PROGRAMS LISTED HERE

The following abbreviations apply below:

Spring Rec = Spring Recreational Cheer/Season
Fall Rec = Fall Recreational Cheer/Season
Pre-Comp = Pre-Competition Cheer
Comp = Competition Cheer

July 31:WED - Pre-Comp & Comp Paperwork Due to Team Parents
August 1:TUE - Pre-Comp & Comp Season Begins
August 1:TUE - Pre-Comp & Comp Season Kick off @ Founder's Park (PM; Time TBA)
August 13:SUN - Fall Rec & Pre-Comp Clinic @ DSHS
August 13:SUN - Mandatory Comp Stunt Clinic @ Moxie
August 15:TUE - DSISD First Day of School
September 2:SAT - Week 1 Tackle Football Games
September 4:MON - Labor Day/No School
September 16 or 23 - Fall Flag Football Games Begin (7 WK Season)
October - Mid - Pre-comp & Comp: HCPW Local Showcase @ DSHS
November - Mid - Comp: SWRPW Regional Competition @ TBD
December 3-8 - Comp: Pop Warner National Competition @ Orlando, FL
December - Mid - Spring Rec 2024 Registration Opens

RECREATIONAL VS. PRE-COMP VS. COMPETITION CHEER

You may find yourself asking, what is right for my daughter? The table below compares our programs side by side as a quick reference. You may also visit the individual pages for more insight into a season.

	Rec Cheer (Recreational)	Pre-Comp Cheer	Comp Cheer (Competition)
WHO DO WE CHEER FOR?	DSYSA Flag Football	DSYSA Pop Warner Tackle Football	DSYSA Pop Warner Tackle Football
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?	Spring: 2023 - $226 Fall: 2023 - $242-New Uniform Refresh	Fall 2023 $326	$367-$800; Lower price would be for a returning athlete, higher price would be for a new athlete.
WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATIONS?	Follows DSYSA Flag Football, associated with Neighborhood Sports NFL Flag	Follows DSYSA Pop Warner Tackle Football, associated with Hill Country Pop Warner & Pop Warner Little Scholars	Follows DSYSA Pop Warner Tackle Football, associated with Hill Country Pop Warner & Pop Warner Little Scholars
WHEN DOES SPRING REGISTRATION OPEN?	End of December - end of January	No Spring Season	No Spring Season
WHEN ARE REGISTRATIONS OPEN?	Spring: Mid December thorugh Early February Fall: Beginning of April- Mid July	LIMITED REGISTRATIONS Early April until full	Beginning of April through end of May
WHEN DOES THE SEASON BEGIN?	Spring: After Spring Break Fall: Mid September	Fall Only: August 1 - End Oct	Fall Only: August 1- Mid Dec
HOW LONG IS THE SEASON?	Spring & Fall are both a 6 week regular season games with a 7th week tournament	Games Start Labor Day weekend and run through first weekend of November; 7-8 regular season games, 1-2 playoff games possible.	Games Start Labor Day Weekend and run through first Week of November ***Competition Practices will be held through last competition in December
WHEN ARE UNIFORM FITTINGS?	Spring: End of January Fall: Mid May, Mid June, Mid July	Mid May and Early June	Mid May and Early June
DO WE NEED A PHYSICAL?	No	Yes; before August 1 performed by a physician in the current calendar year, and on the correct Pop Warner Physical form	Yes; before August 1 performed by a physician in the current calendar year, and on the correct Pop Warner Physical form
WHEN DO PRACTICES BEGIN?	1-2 Weeks before the first game	August 1	August 1
HOW MANY PRACTICES PER WEEK?	1 X per week	1-2 hrs	1.5-2.5 hours
WHERE ARE PRACTICES?	Outdoor location determined by head coach	Outdoor determined by head coach + 4 hours of indoor mat time	Indoor at DSISD Facilities available, locations may vary depending on the district availability and at discretion of head coach
WHAT DAYS ARE GAME DAYS?	Spring: Friday Evenings Fall: Saturdays	Saturdays	Saturdays
HOW LONG IS A GAME?	2- 20 Min halves (OT if needed)	1.5-2.5 hours depending on age and game score	1.5-3 hours depending on age and game score
DO WE DO SIDELINE CHEER?	Yes	Yes	Yes
DO WE ATTEND A COMPETITION?	No	Yes	Yes
HOW MANY COMPETITIONS WILL WE ATTEND?	None	1 - October HCPW Showcase (Locals) Show off only	2-3 - October HCPW Showcase (Locals); November Regional Competition (Dallas area); December National Competition (Orlando, FL)
WHO IS THIS FOR?	1st time cheerleader	1st-2nd time cheerleader	2+ year cheerleader
WHAT SKILLS DO WE NEED?	Beginner or New to Cheer	Recommended to have: Cartwheel or Forward Roll and at least one season of Rec Cheer or other outside Cheer classes	Highly recommended to have one of the following skills: Round off, Back Walk Over, Valdez, Back hand spring or higher tumbling skill. Either two seasons of Rec Cheer or one season of Pre- Comp or one season of All- Star Cheer
DO WE ATTEND A CHEER CLINIC?	Optional Spring and Fall Season Clinic Available	Yes; generally Mid August, optional	Yes; MANDATORY CLINIC mid August
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE MANDATORY CONDITIONING HOURS?	No	Yes; MANDATORY 10 Hours of conditioning completed prior to stunting in mid August Clinic - A Pop Warner rule we are required to follow	Yes; MANDATORY 10 Hours of conditioning completed prior to stunting in mid August Clinic - A Pop Warner rule we are required to follow
REQUIRED PAPERWORK	Complete Online Registration Only	Physical within calendar year, Copy of Birth Certificate, Popwarner Required Participant Forms, Prior School Year Report Card	Physical within calendar year, Copy of Birth Certificate, Popwarner Required Participant Forms, Prior School Year Report Card
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION?	Cheer Shoe purchase is at the discretion of your Head Coach	Cheer Shoes - style chosen by Head Coach	Cheer Shoes - style chosen by Head Coach, other squad extras at the discretion of the head coach; ie. t-shirts, other bows, etc.
ARE TRAVEL COSTS INCLUDED?	No Travel	No Competition/ hotel Travel; only Travel within Central Texas for game days.	All travel and accomodation expenses for Regionals (Texas) and Nationals (Florida), are incurred by each family. We do fundraisers as a club throughout the season to help offset some Nationals Costs.

Return To Play Guidelines - COVID-19

Each sport has had to adapt and re-adapt the playing season(s) in light of the coronavirus. Each sport has specific Return To Play Guidelines detailing the safety protocols and expectations of players and participants. At this time, we are confident that cheer will continue to run as scheduled. If there are changes for our season, such as changes in season dates, a shorter playing season or cancellation, the Cheer Board will address those as they arise and you will be communicated with as decisions are made and policies are adopted.

Our cheer program follow policies implemented by the DSYSA Umbrella Board and our partnering organizations (Pop Warner and Neighborhood Sports). DSYSA is currently following COVID-19 recommendations and protocols adopted by our Dripping Springs Independent School District. Other influencing and governing agencies making recommendations and mandates are Hays County, Governor Gregg Abbott, and the Center for Disease Control.