PROGRAM
INFORMATION
FEES
FOR THE 2010-2011 SEASON:
Below is a listing of fees that you can expect to pay as a participant in
Cheerforce. Fundraising will be available to help defer the costs, and each participant will have an individual account that
fundraising profits will be applied to.
Team Fees: $45.00 per month charged
June through March due on the 1st of each month
Uniform Fee Estimate:
$285.00 (includes top, skirt, hair bow, sneakers and is yours to keep)
Try-out
Fee: $10.00 (non-refundable)
P.J. Gymnastics one-time yearly registration fee:
$40.00
PRACTICES:
Practices are held at the Perry Juniata Gym, Industrial Drive in Mifflintown.
PJ Gym is a fully equipped gymnastics gym which includes a spring floor, in-floor trampoline, and several different styles
of mats to aid in mastering standing tumbling. Practices are generally closed sessions with the exception that parent viewing
times (usually one-half hour) are assigned to each team either at the beginning or end of each practice. Seating is available
in the lobby for parents.
Pre-Summer Schedule:
All
cheerleaders will practice Sunday, May 30th, Sunday, June 6th & Sunday, June 13th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Practice
on Sunday, May 30th is optional due to the holiday weekend. The June practices are mandatory.
Summer Schedule-(Begins June 22nd)
June through August Practices:
Practices over the summer months will be on either Tuesday or Thursday night from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., depending
on which team you are assigned to.
Fall Schedule- (Begins
August 29th)
September through April Practices:
All teams will practice
on Sunday afternoon/early evening beginning on August 29th and will continue through the beginning of April. Specific time
slots for each team will be announced at a later date.
Practices are
MANDATORY. Any request to miss a practice must be approved by the head coach. The Cheerforce policy on attendance is explained
in further detail in our team handbook.
COMPETITIONS:
Competition registration fees are included in the monthly team fee. Cheerforce attends approximately eight
competitions beginning in December and continuing through April. Competitions are typically local with the possibility of
one or two out-of-state national competitions. Cheerforce does NOT charge for national competition fees which customarily
range from $90 - $100 per cheerleader, per competition. However, Cheerforce does have two (2) MANDATORY TEAM fundraisers per
season to help cover the costs of the team’s entry fee. Please see “Mandatory Fundraisers” below for more
details.
TEAMS:
Team Divisions (i.e., tiny, mini, youth, junior, senior) will be based on interest at each age level.
FUNDRAISERS FOR INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AND
MANDATORY TEAM FUNDRAISERS:
Cheerforce offers monthly optional fundraisers to benefit your individual
account. Funds from your individual account can be used to offset your out-of-pocket expenses such as monthly team fees, uniforms,
etc. Cheerforce holds two (2) mandatory fundraisers per season, usually a bingo event in the fall and a product sale in the
spring. These fundraisers help pay for competition fees, choreography, music, gym rental, etc. These two mandatory fundraisers
benefit the Cheerforce teams and are necessary to keep monthly fees affordable to everyone.
Each participant is given the option to participate in the mandatory fundraisers and raise the set minimum amount of profit
necessary, or you may choose the buy-out option. The buy-out option means you do not have to participate in the mandatory
fundraisers because you will pay the set minimum profit. For example, you may be required to sell 10 items which will generate
a profit of $40. You have the following options:
*Sell 10 items to profit $40 for the Cheerforce
account; or
*Sell less than 10 items and pay only the profit difference; or
*Sell
nothing and pay $40 to the Cheerforce account
CHEERFORCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
All participants will receive a Cheerforce Handbook which outlines all
policies and procedures of our program.
