WELCOME TO NAZARETH CLIPPERS CHEERLEADING!

Registration for the 2026 Season will open on 

Sunday, April 26th at 8am.
Registration is Online only!

Registration will close as levels fill.

MANDATORY PARENTS MEETING/ UNIFORM HANDOUT

All cheerleaders registered for the 2026 season are expected to attend along with their parent(s)!

Thursday May 28th

**NOTE the change in the team level names from previous seasons. We entered into a new football league. The Colonial League. There will be 4 regular teams in this league and they are named differently than the previous league. We will continue to have the Baby Bows Program!

*If you AND your cheerleader ABSOLUTELY cannot make your scheduled time, please email Kristen McGaughran to discuss if it is possible to make alternate arrangements*

• The second half of each meeting will be about competition
• Work Bond/ Equipment Bond will be collected at this time; checks will not be cashed if work bond is completed and equipment is handed in after competition season ends.
• (5) Lottery and (2) Bingo Tickets will be handed out at this time (Paid for along with registration)

Accessories: 

The Nazareth Army and Navy will be our accessories supplier again this year. Please reach out with any questions prior to placing your order!

If you need to try on any of the accessories, please stop by The Nazareth Army and Navy during regular business hours.

• All accessories' orders must be placed via Clippers Cheer Apparel 2026  the by MAY 24th! 
• The accessory store will close at midnight on May 24th. NO EXCEPTIONS  can be made! This deadline is put in place so we have our accessories in time for the season.
•  MANDATORY ITEMS FROM ARMY NAVY: Warm up jacket, Black Midriff and Black Boy Cut Bloomers.
• Girls may wear any all-white CHEER sneakers (subject to coach approval), white NO SHOW socks and a black racer back or crossed-strap sports bra or tank top, clear rain jacket
• If you have any lightly used accessories you would like to donate, please post them in Clipper Cheer Chatter on Facebook for others to claim.

** As always, THE CHEER BAG IS NOT MANDATORY! Cheerleaders can use any bag/backpack that can be zipped for their cheer bag.

**BABY BOWS DO NOT NEED TO ORDER ANY ACCESSORIES; however, feel free to order anything you want to purchase for them!

Work Bond/ Equipment Bond/Lottery:

Checks (made out to NCAA or Nazareth Clippers) for $150 will be collected at Parent Meeting/ Uniform handout, checks will not be cashed if work bond is completed and equipment is handed in. Lottery and Bingo tickets will be handed out at this time (paid for along with registration).

BABY BOWS DO NOT PAY FOR ANY BONDS OR FUNDRAISERS.

Baby Bows do NOT need to attend the parent meeting. Baby Bows will have a brief meeting and receive their t-shirts, shorts and bow on the first day of practice. 

Attendance:

Attendance is mandatory for all practices, games and Clipper events. Cheer is a team sport and if even one cheerleader is missing, it impacts the entire team! As always, practice will be every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from July 28th - August 27th from 6-8pm, and attendance at all five weeks of practice will be a consideration when deciding our competition teams. Girls interested in competing are strongly encouraged to attend our Cheer Chaos Kick-Off Camp, and attendance at the NHS Cheer Clinic is mandatory for all competition teams.

• If your cheerleader is missing from a stunt we must replace her for the stunt to go up. We will not allow stunting without adequate practice; it is simply not safe! 
• If your cheerleader is not there to learn the dance, the coaches can’t completely re-teach it when she returns, or the routine will NEVER be complete. We cannot teach formations, transitions, stunts and placements through a video or when girls are missing. 
• Our cheerleaders need to be at practice to learn the cheers they will do on the sidelines - we can learn a lot of cheers over three weeks of practice, but only if the girls are there!

BABY BOWS is our introduction to the cheer team for 4 year olds.  They will practice on Tuesday nights from 6-7pm starting August 4th. Practices will run until the showcase at our last home game (Date TBD)  The Baby Bows will also participate in the Halloween Parade and are invited to The IronPigs game (They do not perform at the IronPigs but are welcome to join the parade around the field)

Competition Teams:

I am EXTREMELY excited for the upcoming competition season this year after our great Comp season last year, and I hope you all are as well! Our 2025 competition teams did AMAZING and made us all very PROUD! This season we plan to compete in 5 or 6 UCA ACCREDITED competitions. We NEED indoor practice space which gets very expensive. As always the goal is to keep your fees at a minimum. Since we want our girls to continue to have the same things as they did last year, all comp girls will need to participate in our Competition fundraiser. 

If you completely finish the fundraiser, you will pay NO COMP FEES, receive your COMP BOW FOR FREE, your COMP PRACTICE GEAR FOR FREE and a SPECIAL COVER UP JERSEY FOR FREE! You will not be able to purchase the Comp cover up, you must earn it! You will only earn the cover up by COMPLETELY filling the calendar. Partial calendars or submitting the $150 fee will not earn you the cover up.

We will follow the UCA designated levels according to birth year (not grade level) and there will be no exceptions. Competition will be by invitation only; invitations will be extended based on the following criteria: 

6U (2020 and younger) and 8U (2018 and 2019) Criteria:

• Commitment and attendance during the previous comp season and game day practices
• Your cheerleader’s interest and ability to fully participate in practice with minimal distractions. If your daughter needs to be redirected continuously or expresses lack of interest during August practices, she will not be able to make it through a LOOONG comp day with just her coaches and teammates.

12U (2014 and 2015) and 10U (2016 And 2017) Criteria:

• Commitment and attendance during the previous comp season and game day practices
• Your cheerleader’s interest and ability to fully participate in practice with minimal distractions.
• Placement will be determined by Level of skill and ability to cheer, dance, stunt, tumble and jump as assessed during our Competition Team try-out on May 31st.

  Competition is VERY rewarding for these girls and shows them that hard work pays off, however, it is a BIG commitment! With that being said, if you cannot commit to ALL practices and competitions, please do not take a spot on the competition team from another girl. 

A Note from Coach Kristen: 

There will be many exciting opportunities for all cheerleaders that cheer for our football teams this season: Stunt Clinics in summer
(June 13th, June 27th, July 18th, August 1st), Cheer Chaos Kick-off Camp (July 21nd, 22rd and 23th), NHS High School Clinic (Tentative Aug. 8th), Youth Night at The NHS Stadium (Tentatively Sept 18th), BINGO (Sept. 26th), Coca-Cola Park Performance (Sept. 11th), Nazareth Halloween Parade (October 17th), and much more! Most of these events are not mandatory (but strongly encouraged!) and come with additional fees that are not Clipper fees. Please keep an eye on your emails for additional updates and join us on our Clipper Cheer Chatter Facebook Group (link below).

Clipper Cheer Chatter Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122558981968886/?ref=sharehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/122558981968886/?ref=share&exp=4a9f

Iron Pigs Ticket Link
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Nazarethclippers7

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Please email the Clippers Cheerleading Commissioner, Kristen McGaughran ([email protected]) with any questions. We look forward to another amazing season!