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 offers athletes in grades 1 & 2 the opportunity to cheer on our MINI Team and we offer athletes in grades 3-8 the opportunity to cheer on our Sideline Teams. These teams learn the skill set of cheer and then showcase their skills when they cheer  for the
Palatine Amateur Football Associations football program at games during their season .

Cheer  season begins in July  in the evenings.  We kick off with skill clinics, conditioning, and stunting. It is a great way to prepare for game day.

Sideline Athletes 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 early November. 

We also offer the opportunity for 1st and 2nd graders to cheer on our Mini Teams! We offer 2 sessions for these teams so you may sign up for one or both! 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.

 

 

 

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.

 

2024 Tentative Season Calendar

Registration - Palatine Park District
        04.01 - 05.2
July 30
6
Season Start - Clinics and Stunting
 Football Games begin in late August and end in November

 

 

 

PAFA Competition Teams (Not Offered in 2022-2024)

 

 

Learn More About PAFA Competitive Squads!