About PAFA Spirit
Join the sport of cheer or poms!
PAFA Spirit offers athletes in grades
3-8 the opportunity to participate on a
Cheer or Poms team where they will
participate in local competitions* and
support the Palatine Amateur Football
Association's football program.
Football games are played in Palatine on either Saturday or Sunday each weekend of the season.
Our season begins in late July and includes a
4-night skills camp (evenings 6:00-8:00),
choreography camp, three
practices a week in August, bi-weekly practices
once school starts into November with an
additional practice on Saturday or
Sunday for competition season,
*competitions, and football games from
late August through September.
Cheer
PAFA Cheer is for athletes in
grades 3-8. The sport of cheerleading
includes sideline cheers, stunting,
halftime routines and competition
routines in preparation for junior high
and high school cheer.
Squads (depending on age) will
participate in a minimum of 1 and up 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)
The regular season competition charges
are additional and will be assessed in
May.
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.
There are weekly practices during the
season and Poms squads may perform at
football games EACH weekend the Panthers
are Home.
Squads will
participate in 4-5 competitions during the
season.
The competition charges are additional
and are assessed in May. Competition
details will be provided in July. State
competition fees are additional.
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 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 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.
