About PAFA Spirit Cheer
Join the sport of cheer !
The sport of cheerleading includes
sideline cheers, stunting, jumps,
motions, halftime routines and
competition routines in preparation for
junior high and high school cheer.
PAFA Spirit is a feeder program for our local high schools. We offer athletes in grades
1 & 2 the opportunity to cheer on our
MINI Team and we offer athletes in
grades 3-8 two opportunities to cheer with us!
3rd-8th grade Athletes may participate on a
Cheer team where they cheer for the
Palatine Amateur Football Associations football program
at games during their season or athletes may
participate on a cheer team that supports the Palatine Amateur Football Associations football program in September and then attends local competitions* in Ocotober and/or November!
Cheer season begins in July in the evenings.
We kick off with skill clinics,
conditioning, and stunting in early
July. It is a great way to prepare for
game day and Choreography.
Competition teams will practice 3-4 nights during July and August and then 2 nights once school starts. They will cheer for the PAFA Football teams during the month of September at Home games. Additional practices will be scheduled on Saturday or Sunday in September and October for older teams and October for younger teams in preparation of competition season. There will also be a
choreography camp in August.
Athletes that cheer at football games only will practice 2-3 nights a week
during July and Augustt and then 1 night a week once school starts. They will cheer each weekend, either Home or Away on Saturday or Sunday, during the PAFA football regular season (Aug-Oct) and then will cheer during the Playoffs and Championship games in November.
We also offer the opportunity for 1st
and 2nd graders to cheer on our Mini
Teams! These teams practice in August
through early October 1 night a week and
will also cheer at home football games
on either Saturday or Sunday in late
September, early October.
Squads (depending on age) will
participate in a minimum of 2 to
5 competitions in October and November.
Eligible squads will participate at
State competition the first full weekend in
December. (if a bid is earned)
Competition details will be provided in
July. State Competition fees are
additional.
Flags
PAFA Flags is not currently offered by
PAFA Spirit. If you are interested
in starting a Flags Corp, please contact
the PAFA Spirit President.
When offered, PAFA Flags is for athletes
in grades 6-8. There are weekly
practices during the season and game day
performances in preparation for high
school flags.
Poms
PAFA Poms is not currently offered by
PAFA Spirit. If you are interested in
coordinating a Poms program, please
contact the PAFA Spirit President.
When offered, Poms is for girls in grades 6-8.
The sport of poms focuses on competition
routines in preparation of junior high and high
school poms.
Tumbling and Dance
Tumbling is an important part of cheerleading
and dance is an important part of poms. PAFA
strongly encourages our participants to enroll in tumbling
and dance classes and clinics if they wish to continue in High School Cheerleading
or Poms at a varsity or competition level.
PAFA does not include tumbling or
dance lessons as part of the program, however tumbling is incorporated into routines for those girls with tumbling experience. Our coaches are not certified gymnastics/tumbling coaches and thus, to ensure safety, they do not spot or instruct on tumbling techniques.
There are a number of fantastic cheer
tumbling programs throughout the
Palatine area.
Volunteers Needed!
With the exception of our high school coaches, we
are an all-volunteer organization and we
always need the help of our participant
families. If you are interested in
volunteering please contact
the PAFA Spirit President.
