

Recreational Sideline Football Cheer
Alliance Cheer is a recreational cheer program offered to athletes in the grades of Kindergarten-8th grade. Cheerleaders perform at youth football games during the fall season. Cheer teams will perform for multiple Alliance Hawks Football Teams during the fall football season.
Registration Open 3/17/25-6/5/25
Cost: $400, Payment Plan Available
​Cost includes participation and uniform cost as well. Uniform includes Champion brand shell (top), Skirt, Poms, bloomers, bodysuit and Bow. Cheerleaders will need to purchase white socks & shoes separately.
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Check out our Alliance Cheer Payment Plan that provides an option to pay the registration fee with four separate payments instead of all at once.
REGISTRATION & COST
CHEER SCHEDULE
Games: Fall Season games take place between August-October. Games occur on Saturday & Sunday. Teams perform for one game per weekend.
Practice: Will begin in August. Practice will take place once a week on Mondays, for 1.5 hours. Weekly practices begin after the 4-day Pre-Season Fundamentals Clinic.
Fittings/Parent Meeting: June 7th, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Location: Emmanuel Fellowship Church. This is required to ensure all cheerleaders receive the appropriate sized uniforms. Please contact us or your coach if you cannot attend this meeting date.
AGES
Cheer eligibility is based on an athletes grade, for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Ages/Grade: K-8th Grade


Pre-Season Fundamentals Clinic
The Pre-Season Fundamentals Clinic is provided to all registered Alliance cheerleaders before the start of the season. This clinic is designed to prepare athletes by focusing on key cheer techniques, cheers for the season, and stunt work.
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Day 1: This day is exclusively for new cheerleaders. It will cover the basics of cheer techniques and jumps, ensuring that everyone gets a strong foundation.
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Days 2-4: These sessions are open to all registered cheerleaders, including both new and returning athletes. These days will focus on more advanced cheer skills, cheers, and stunts that will be performed throughout the season.
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This clinic is a valuable opportunity to get ready for the season and improve your skills, so we encourage all cheerleaders to participate!
Our Coaches
Cheer Director - Karen Bartak
Cheer Coach- Andrea Kinnie
Alliances Cheer is led by a team of experienced and talented volunteer coaches, led and managed by our cheer director, Karen Bartak. Andrea Kinnie serves as the coach for the cheer team under the direction of Karen Bartak. Andrea has assisted with the Alliance Cheer team for the past two seasons and loves building and growing our youth athletes.
As a staff we focus on building our cheerleaders flexibility, coordination, confidence and leadership.
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If you are interested in volunteering as a cheer coach, please contact us. Volunteering for one of our cheer teams is a great opportunity for high school cheerleaders to obtain volunteer hours. Please contact us for more information if interested.
