Cheerleading

The CTYFL provides an opportunity to cheer in an organized, supervised, safety oriented manner, emphasizing fun for all, and encourages the development of qualities important long after cheerleading ends. To instill and develop qualities such as good sportsmanship, poise, neatness and teamwork. Which will stay with the participants in good stead throughout their lives.

The CTYFL cheerleading program has been growing rapidly, at this time all towns in the CTYFL have cheer squads at all levels of play. Cheerleaders will not only cheer at the games on Sunday but they also compete at the annual CTYFL Cheer Competition. The Cheer Competition is held at the end of October. This competition allows the cheerleaders to showcase all their hard work, dedication, and teamwork.

This competition is meant to give the players a good goal to shoot for, just as the football players, and at the same time we try and keep it fun. All four squads will go to competition. A, B, and C squads are considered competitive and all cheer squads will compete against eachother in the CTYFL Cheerleading Division. Mighty Mites don't compete, but they do participate in the Competition by performing an exhibition routine.

The first day of practice is Aug 1st, and each town has their own practice schedule so you will want to make sure you know when the season starts in your town. Games begin in September and are held on Sundays.

Age Groups For Youth Cheerleading

Mighty Mites - 7-8
C squad - 9-10
B Squad - 11-12
A Squad - 13-14

Ages are on or before December 31 of the current year.