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Lutz Chiefs Youth Football and Cheer

2024 ALL YEAR CHEER

POP WARNER  CHEER - 2024 SEASON 

Program Overview
Our 2024 All-Year Cheer program is recreational cheerleading that includes development, sideline and competitive cheer.  All-Year Cheer runs from March through early December (depends on competition placement).  All experience levels are welcome! 

Spring Development is focused on learning and progressing skills. We will work on tumbling, stunting and individual cheer skills. Each month will end in a Showcase to highlight that month's skill development.

Summer Conditioning is focuses on technique,  physical conditioning and learning sideline cheers.

Fall is the start of sideline cheer and competition season. Athlete's will cheer at Saturday football games and begin learning competition choreography. We will be building for a full routine to perform at our Lutz Chiefs Showcase and competitions in October/November/December.

SCHEDULE

Spring Development - March, April & May
-- March 5 - May 21
-- Practices: 1 day per week (Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm)
-- Showcases: Last Thursday of each month

Summer Conditioning - June & July
-- June 4 - July 16
-- Practices: 2 days per week (Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm)
-- There will be no practices the week of July 4th.   

Fall Season - August through early December
-- Begins August 1st
-- Practices* (August): 4 days per week (Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs from 6:30-8:30pm)
-- Practices* (September through November): 3 days per week (Mon, Tues & Thurs from 6:30-8:30pm)
-- Makeup practices may be held on Wed or Fri if practice is rained out.
 -- Sideline Cheer - Football games will be played on Saturdays starting mid-August through October
 -- Competition Cheer - October through early December.

*Jr Tiny Mites (ages 3-4) and Tiny Mites (ages 5-7) will have a reduced schedule. 

All practices are located at our home fields at Oscar Cooler Sports Complex in Lutz.


DIVISIONS
Team placement will be based on your athlete's age and skill level. Our teams for competition will vary based the number of registered participants we have at each age/level. Team placement will be determined by the Cheer Director.

Pop Warner Age Divisions
Jr. Tiny Mites - ages 3-4
Tiny Mites - ages 5-6-7 
Mitey-Mite - ages 7-8-9
Jr Pee Wee - ages 8-9-10-11 
Pee Wee - ages 9-10-11-12 
Junior Varsity - ages 10-11-12-13
Varsity - ages 12-13-14-15-16 
Bantum - ages 14-15-16-17

For registration purposes, you will register by your athlete's age on 7/31/2024.
See our 2024 Registration Info page for fees and registration windows, as these vary by age and date registered.

SIDELINE CHEER: FOOTBALL GAMES

Our All-Year Cheer program includes mandatory participation in sideline cheer at all home football games and most away games. Football games are held on Saturdays and run from August through late-October/early-November. The Fall Football game schedule will be released in August. 

COMPETITIONS
-- Competition season runs from October through early December (season end will depend on team advancement).
-- ALL teams are competitive except Jr. Tiny Mite.
-- Cheerleaders compete at local FYD/Pop Warner Cheer Jam competition with hopes of advancing to Regionals (Thanksgiving weekend in Orlando) and then moving on to Nationals in Orlando first week of December.
-- You must be available Thanksgiving weekend.
-- Our competitive teams (Tiny Mite and up) may compete in 1 or 2 local competitions before Cheer Jam for practice.

Our Jr Tiny Mites will perform an exhibition routine at local Cheer Jam and Regionals in Orlando Thanksgiving weekend.

Last updated 2/17/2024.

2024 LUTZ CHIEFS CHEER CLINIC

2024 CHEER CLINIC

Clinic Dates and Times:

5 Weeks
Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm. (younger ages may end at 7:30/8pm)
1st practice is January 23, 2024.
Last practice/Show What You Know Showcase is February 20, 2024.
All practices are located at our home fields at Oscar Cooler Sports Complex in Lutz.

Program Overview
Our Cheer Clinic is focused on skill development and progressing skills. All experience levels are welcome! It's an excellent opportunity for both new cheerleaders and those looking to level up their current skills.

We will work on tumbling, stunting and individual cheer skills as well as learn sideline cheers and choreography for a full routine to perform at our Lutz Chiefs Showcase after the 5 Week Program.


Divisions
Team placement will be based on your athlete's age and skill level.  Ages 3-13 years old.
Team placement will be determined by the Cheer Director.

For registration purposes, we offer the following :
Cheer Clinic (Non-registered) - $50
Or Included with Full 2024 Registrations


Registration divisions are based your athlete's age on July 31, 2024 


For registration and fees, see our Registration page.

Lutz Chiefs Youth Football and Cheer

656 West Lutz Lake Fern Road 
Lutz, Florida 33548
Phone : 813-777-3144
Email : [email protected]
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