The Grant Jr. Bulldogs Cheerleading program provides organized Cheer & Pom programs for children from Kindergarden through 8th grade in the Greater Grant Township area. The program consists of five levels, and as many as ten squads.
All squads are assigned to cheer for teams in our Football Program, and will attend all scheduled games. Additionally our squads will participate in competitions as well as other special events.
The cheerleading program teaches the children the benefits of being part of a team, while developing good sportsmanship, character, responsibility, respect, safety and the other essentials of being a good athlete.
..............................CHEERLEADING IS A TEAM SPORT..............................
Cheerleading takes a "TEAM" to be successful; this means we expect parents and cheerleaders to understand that the success of our squads depends on EVERY member of the squad giving 110% and not the efforts of a few.
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SAFETY FIRST:
The safety of the cheerleaders is our # 1 priority, so we provide the best possible training to our coaching staff to ensure that the cheerleaders will be safe.
All coaching staff members are required to successfully complete the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors - Cheerleading Safety and Education Course which is a part of the National Federation Coaches Education - Bronze Level Training program. Additionally all coaches are certified in First Aid & CPR as part of their training, and background investigations are completed on every coach regularly.
Our coaches are also given the opportunity to become members of the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association (ICCA)
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Cheerleaders are placed on squads based on several factors: age, grade, experience, squad size, balance of ages on squads, and other factors that may change from season to season depending on the rules of that year’s competition. We may not always have a Cheer and Pom squad at each level, this is determined based on the number of children in each level.
We can not always accommodate special requests for cheerleaders to be placed on certain squads due to carpooling ect. We have over 130 cheerleaders to consider when setting up squads.
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K-1 - Cheer and Pom
Kindergarten through 1st grade
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2-3 - Cheer and Pom
2nd & 3rd graders
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4-5 - Cheer and Pom
4th & 5th graders
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6-7 - Cheer and Pom
6th & 7th graders
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7-8 - Cheer and Pom
7th & 8th graders
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ELGIBILITY:
Boys and girls that are in Kindergarden through eighth grade are eligible to participate in the Cardinals Cheerleading Program. Cheerleaders entering 9th grade or age 15 prior to November 1st of the current year are not eligible.
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UNIFORMS:
All Cheerleaders will be issued all required uniform items. Cheerleaders and Parents are expected to keep their uniform clean and in good repair at all times. Cheerleaders must be in full uniform at all games and competitions.
