CHEER

Odell Eagles Cheerleading (Fall Football Sideline/Competition Pop Warner Cheer 2025)

Our program is a great way for young athletes to learn basic and advanced cheerleading such as tumbling, stunting, dance, and cheer routines. We accept all experience levels and help them to excel to the best of their abilities. Our Fall Football Cheer program cheers on the sideline for our Odell Eagles Football program and is a Pop Warner affiliated program. Games will be on Saturdays at various fields in the Charlotte area so some travel is involved.

Cheering with us gives the kids an opportunity to make lasting friendships and acquire many new skills. Practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings- you will be assigned one night of the week based on Coaching availability! Our “Local/Regional Only” teams.. Jr. Tiny Mite, Tiny Mite, Mitey Mite, and Jr. Pee Wee will practice on Thursday nights only and our older advancing/competitive teams will practice both nights.

We are looking for coaches for ALL ages and no cheer experience is required! We offer lots of help including video tutorials of cheers!

REGISTRATION FEES:

$250 due at the time of registration for all levels. Competition/Advancing teams (Pee Wee, JV, Varsity, etc) will also collect a $150 payment at the first practice that will purchase uniform, bow, and practice uniform that is theirs to keep. If your athlete has her competition uniform from the 2024 season, they may reuse and will not be charged the additional $150.

Registration fee covers insurance, Pop Warner membership, competition and game day fees, coach supplies, music licensing, etc. Our younger, non-competitive squads will receive a loaned uniform for the season that will be returned. [All cheerleaders will need to provide their own white soft-soled cheer shoes.]

PLAYERS AGE:

Tiny Mite 5, 6 & 7
Mitey Mite 7, 8 & 9
Jr. Peewee 8, 9, 10 & 11
Peewee 9, 10, 11 & 12
Jr. Varsity 10, 11, 12 & 13
Varsity 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16

Registration age will be based on their age as of 8/1/2025. Birth certificates are required for all athletes. 

SEASON:

We will begin group workouts after the official season start date of July 15th and begin practices with squads the first week of August! All squads will cheer games from late August-early November. All squads will attend a Pop Warner Little Panthers League Cheer Championship in mid-October (date TBD), and the Mid-South Regional Cheer Championship in early November (date TBD). These events are MANDATORY for all athletes. All of our Nationals-bound teams (Pee Wee, Jr Varsity, Varsity – an potentially Jr. Pee Wee) will continue to Pop Warner Nationals the first week in December. Please be aware that removing your athlete from a competing squad mid-season could result in them being ineligible the following season. Attendance in crucial in cheerleading as athletes can almost never be replaced in the routine.

ASSESSMENTS:

We will not do assessments, but your child will be placed on age/skill appropriate teams. This is not optional, and siblings may be on different teams, as the older teams require more skill and time. We are bound to specific birth date ranges via Pop Warner policies. We cannot honor coach requests, teammate requests, pairing to specific football teams due to these policies. Registration is first come, first serve and we cannot guarantee placement as squads fill.

PRACTICE LOCATION:

Outdoors at Cox Mill Elementary School. Nationals-bound teams will move indoors in November at Odell Elementary.

GAME LOCATION:

Will vary by team once the season begins. Home games will be at Cox Mill Elementary and Away games will be at various Charlotte area locations. Some examples are Harrisburg Park, Mallard Creek High School, Audrey Kell High School, Revolution Park, Hough High School, etc.

FORMS:

You will be required to provide a 2025 Pop Warner Physical Form, a copy of the athlete’s Birth Certificate, academic records at the first week of practice. More information will be available via virtual parent meetings in July.

At this time, we are not doing registration for Varsity athletes but we are extremely interested in having a Varsity squad this year. If your athlete is over the age of 13 and interested in participating, please complete the following Google form instead of attempting registration. https://forms.gle/zRkmtRNFNB47qZ5z6

**We do plan to offer Jr Tiny Mite but as in the past it will be open to siblings of registered athletes who are between the ages of 3 and 5. Information will be sent at a later date.

PLEASE FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK (www.facebook.com/odellcheerleading) AND INSTAGRAM (www.instagram.com/odellcheer) for updates and information about the approaching season as well as FAQs and updates about Pop Warner changes for the 2025 season! Registered families will receive information for virtual parent meetings in June.

If you are interested in volunteering as a Head Coach, Assistant Coach, etc.. Please complete the following form ASAP. This is not a commitment but will allow us to share more information! https://forms.gle/JciGXzrUnXcZCeFc7