Junior Team

Beginning to advanced motion technique and jumps • Beginning to advanced Dance Technique • Beginning to intermediate stunting skills or willingness to try • Loud Voice • Tumbling expectations: None

• There are no tryouts for sideline teams. Everyone who registers will be on a team. All athletes will start team practices in the Summer within their assigned team.
• Starting in June, squad members will learn cheers online (emailed). In-person camp/practices are scheduled to start 2x a week after the 4th of July holiday weekend.
• The Junior team will attend a stunt intensive clinic July 21st – 24th. This is where the team will be drilling the fundamentals of stunting, and we will be organizing stunt groups for the season.
• An overnight Summer Camp for the Junior Team is scheduled for August 4th-7th. Attendance is highly encouraged, as we will be stunting, learning halftime material for the season, and bonding as a team!
• In the Fall, squad members will practice 1x-2x a week and cheer at home football games 1x/week. The team will cheer at a variety of West Linn Youth Football games.
• This team is great for athletes looking to learn more about cheerleading, or if they are interested in joining our Competition Team or trying out for a high school cheer team.
• The registration period for this team is March 29th through May 30th.

Once registration closes, all registered participants will receive an email link to cheer videos that cheerleaders should learn over April-June, to prepare for July practices. It is the responsibility of each cheerleader to take the time to learn their team cheers and sideline dances over Summer.

Starting in July/August, squad members will attend practice in the Summer through the Fall 1x-2x/week. Summer practices will be utilized to perfect cheers/halftimes for football, basic motions, jump, tumbling and stunting technique.

In the fall, squad members will cheer at home football games and selected away playoff games 1x/week. The team will cheer at a random selection of WLYF games for various grades. Some younger cheerleaders may swing up to cheer with 7th/8th based on cheer/dance ability, skill and maturity at the coaches’ discretion.

This team is great for athletes looking to learn more about cheerleading or for those interested in registering for our competitive program in August. Grades 5th-8th are eligible to participate in our competitive program which runs in tandem with our sideline season September-February. There are additional fees to be on the competition team.