FALL 2024 - YOUTH ROCKET FOOTBALL CHEER
The West Ottawa Rocket Cheerleading program is ran by Holland Township Recreation Department Staff & the West Ottawa Varsity Sideline Cheer team. This program is available for those entering Kindergarten - 5th grade for the 2024 - 2025 school year.
- Divisions Available (based on the 2024 - 2025 school year)
- Kindergarten & 1st Grade
- 2nd grade & 3rd grade
- 4th Grade & 5th Grade
- Program Fee's
- Each division is $45.00 per participant & includes team sweatshirt/hoodie
- Registration Deadline
- Online Deadline: Friday, August 16th, 2024 @ 5:00pm
- Practice Dates
- Wednesday's during the months of late August, September, and early October
- Where: West Ottawa High School South Football Field/Track
- Times: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
- Wednesday, August 21st
- Wednesday, August 28th (hoodie handout day)
- Wednesday, September 4th (picture day)
- Wednesday, September 11th
- Wednesday, September 18th
- Wednesday, September 25th
- Wednesday, October 2nd
- Wednesday, October 9th (maybe)
- Cheer Game Dates
- They will cheer (4) four game dates on Saturday Mornings. Below is a listing of potential dates they may cheer, pending rocket football game schedules which will be finalized at the end of August 2024.
- Game Times: 9:00am, 10:30am or 12:00pm @ West Ottawa High School South Building Football Field or Middle School Football Field (details TBA)
- Saturday, September 7th
- Saturday, September 14th
- Saturday, September 21st
- Saturday, September 28th
- Saturday, October 5th
- Saturday, October 12th
- End of Season Pizza Party
- The pizza party will be held on either Wednesday, October 2nd OR Wednesday, October 9th from 5pm to 6pm
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2023-2024 "NEW" Exhibition Competitive Cheer Team - 4th & 5th Grade
NEW this year!! Join the West Ottawa Varsity Competitive Cheer program and coaches on learning the fundamentals of competitive cheer and to perform a round or two at the West Ottawa home cheer competition on Saturday, January 6th, 2024! The routine will be performed during the home cheer competition and potentially some basketball game halftime performances as well. Uniforms will be provided on loan basis. Long sleeve shirt, t-shirts & bow's will be available to participants for purchase. Participants must provide black spandex shorts and white athletic / cheer shoes.
Who: Boys & Girls in grades 4th & 5th grade for the 2023-2024 school year
Practices: Monday & Wednesday Evenings from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
First Practice: Monday, October 30th, 2023
Performance: Saturday, January 6th, 2024
If you have any questions or would like more details, please email [email protected]
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2024 - SPRING Tumbling Clinic - 2nd - 6th Grade
Now offering a NEW three-week spring tumbling clinic for area youth in grades 2nd - 6th grade (2023-2024 school year) to work on tumbling skills and learn how to tumble to counts (a cheer specific skill). We will be offering two different clinic levels.
Level One: More beginner tumblers - handstands, forward rolls, cartwheels, etc.
Level Two: More advanced tumblers - back walkovers, back handsprings, back tucks, etc.
When: Tuesday's & Thursday's in April 2024
Dates: April 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25
Times: Level One - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Level Two - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Cost: $60.00 per participant, scholarships available.
Register online by Friday, March 29th @ 5pm.