Lakewood Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. has two types of spirit squads as follows:

 

TRADITIONAL SQUAD

Traditional Spirit squads compete during the Pop Warner playing season from August 1st through December 31st.

 

YEAR-ROUND SQUAD

The year-round season begins January 1st and ends July 31st. A Year-Round squad must compete in one competition from January 1st to July 31st.

 

* Tryouts of any kind within Pop Warner are prohibited.

 

The age chart for the cheer program is in the table below. The age of the participant on 31 July of the participating Year is the reference age for this chart. In Lakewood Pop Warner, new and returning cheerleaders to our program will be slotted on squads using the nominal grade (grade level for 2012-2013 school year) as stated in the table.

 

Special dispensation from the Cheer director is required for a younger cheerleader to participate in a higher Division. (It is generally discouraged as a younger cheerleader that participates in grade levels above their current grade is at a significant disadvantage with respect to interpersonal and technical skill.)

 

 

*The participant’s age on July 31st of the current year shall be the participant’s age for the coming season.

 

*A squad, regardless of the ages of its spirit participants, must be rostered, certified and registered in the same age division as the football team with which it is associated (e.g., it cannot cheer at midget games and compete as a junior midget cheer squad).