Q: When does registration open?

A: March 1st for returning and March 15th for New Members

Q: What age does my child have to be to participate in Youth Cheer?

A: Timberwolves Cheer is open to ages 5-15.

Q: Does my child need to attend a particular school, or feed a particular high school to participate?

A: No. This program is open to all kids in the community with an interest in cheerleading.

Q: Do only girls cheer?

A: No! We love boys and girls learning cheerleading together. We have uniforms that fit all athletes who want to participate, and we will do our best to make everyone feel welcome!

Q: Will my Child be cheering with kids his or her own age?

A: Kids of similar ages are combined to form each squad, to the best of our ability and based on registration numbers. Squad rosters are compiled based primarily on age, with consideration within age groups of team dynamics and needs. Pep Squad will not have age groupings but be an "open" level.

Q: I have a son playing football. Will my daughter be cheering for his team?

A: We schedule our game days to be able to cheer for as many teams as possible throughout the season and therefore are unable to guarantee that your cheerleader will be cheering for any specific team on game day. The goal of Timberwolves Rec Cheer is to eventually expand our program and grow to have a dedicated squad at each age level, cheering for the same football team each week. If you would like to share in the experience with other families hoping their child will cheer at their football player's games, join Pep Squad. Pep Squad will have first pick of siblings game schedules.

Q: When do practices begin?

A: Practices begin in early August and will be announced when fields schedules are created and secured.

Q: What is the practice schedule?

A: Beginning in August there will be mandatory practices, dates and times TBD. That usually looks something like Monday-Thursday for Regular Youth Cheer (ages 8-14), and Tuesday and Thursday for our Pep Squad. After Labor Day, mandatory practice will shift to twice a week, approximately 2 hours per practice, and Pep Squad may be once a week depending on coaches and team size.

Q: How long does the season run?

A: Our season starts in August and wraps up the second week of November at the end-of-season awards night/banquet.

Q: When are the games?

A: All regular season games are on Saturdays. Due to many variables we aren’t able to provide a set game schedule at the start of the season, but our aim is to notify you of schedules as soon as we have confirmation from the league for game times and field locations. Plan for every Saturday in our season to be filled with Family, fun, football, Cheer, and friends!

Q: Will the kids have the opportunity to continue to a winter session and compete?

A: YES! We will focus on Timberwolves Sideline Cheer throughout the season, and we will add a try-out and create a performance team that will continue after the NJFL season is over. We will showcase the hard work our cheerleaders put into their sideline/fall season at an end of season NJFL Cheer Exhibition for families and friends to attend, and will prepare our competitive team to continue that exhibition experience through February.

Q: I don’t have any cheer experience but I typically make myself available to participate in my kids activities. Do you have a role for me in this program?

A: YES! We love parent participation. This program is built solely on volunteers. We need head coaches, assistant coaches, team moms and dads! We will train and support any adult that is willing to help make this program a success! Don’t be shy, just let us know you'd like to help!

Q. What is the difference between pep squad and traditional recreational cheerleading?

A. Pep squad is designed for the casual commitment to cheer. There will be cheers and chants to learn and an introduction to choreography and other disciplines based on attendance. This squad was designed for the families that want their cheerleader to be able to share the field with their siblings and friends who play football and the schedule will be based on all participants' sibling football games but is open to athletes who play other sports or may be looking for a more drop-in type activity. This team will require parent volunteer hours for supervising games.

Traditional Recreational Cheerleading as it pertains to youth sports will include a well rounded introduction and progression in the broader aspects or disciplines of sideline cheer, which most people associate with school sports. Cheers and Chants will be the same as Pep Squad, but Rec cheer will be introduced to stunting progressions, tumbling progressions, classic cheer half time choreography and then rally practice with kicks and jumps. These teams will be age-based using the state and national grouping guidelines and game schedules will be based around where Pep Squad is and a balance of ensuring all teams have the opportunity to enjoy cheerleaders at their games. As the program grows, we hope to have cheerleaders at all games every weekend!

Register for the team that best suits your scheduling and commitment needs. Please ask questions!

Q: I have already registered my child for another fall sport. Can my daughter still participate in cheer? 

A: The time commitment required to complete the Everett Timberwolves Recreational Youth Cheer season safely and with integrity is not conducive to participation in most other fall sports. For the safety of every member of each squad, Cheerleaders will be expected to attend all practices and Saturday games, which other sport schedules will likely conflict with. In the event you’d like to fit cheer in with another sport, we encourage you to join the Pep Squad and know you may be asked to limit participation for safety reasons. Please always reach out with questions, let's chat.

Q: We have a lot going on, what happens if we miss some practices or games? 

A. Cheerleading specifically requires progression of skills, and formations for routines and stunting, and these skills cannot be skipped over, and formations cannot be altered easily – changes required due to absences for other fall sports, birthday parties and family vacations, become a physical risk to all involved. If you register your child for cheer, it will be expected that she commits fully to this sport and this program for the duration of the season. We may ask you to move to a different team, have your child wait on the side during a particular portion of a game, chant, or routine, or sit out from a stunt if he is not illustrating safe skills. When participants miss games, that puts teammates in a predicament where they are restricted from displaying their hard work, and also practicing what they've learned during the week. We require advanced warning for all scheduled absences so we may adjust skills and formations.

Q: What will my son or daughter be wearing?

A: Traditional and up to date styled cheer uniforms will be provided. This consists of a skirt with briefs or skort, a shell with long sleeved liners or similar modular uniform layers, pom poms, and bows. You will provide cheer shoes, usually all-white and socks. Specific details will be issued each season.

CONTACT

If you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to email our director, Jené at: javajenemiller@gmail.com or 425-205-3932