Canton Chiefs Cheerleading

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY:

In order to continue cheerleading, you must maintain a 2.0 GPA and be passing at least 4 of your classes. All girls are required to bring a copy of their progress report once they are issued in the fall. Any girl who has a GPA below 2.5 will be required to bring in bi-weekly progress reports until the GPA is above 2.5. Please talk to someone and get help if you are having trouble in any of your classes! We want you to stay a part of this team, but you must remember school ALWAYS comes first.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Practices are mandatory!  If for some reason you must come late, leave early or miss a practice you must get it excused at least a day in advance.  Parent notification is necessary. Please make an effort to plan your schedules around cheerleading.  It is important to have everyone there in order to have an effective practice.

For every minute the cheerleader is late or must leave early they will have a minute of conditioning added after practice. After 2 tardies they will sit out for half of the following game and after 4 tardies they will sit out an entire game. Each cheerleader will be allowed 1 absence per season. Prior notification is still necessary for these days! After 2 absences they will sit for half of the following game, after 3 absences they will sit out the entire game. After the first instance of un-notified absence a parent meeting will be called. If a 2nd instance occur, it may result in dismissal from the team. Legitimate reasons such as family emergencies or school events will not count toward these personal days, as long as they are cleared with the coaching staff first. If a cheerleader is late to a pre-game practice they will sit out for the first quarter of the game. For any instance in which the cheerleader must sit out for a game, they will still be required to attend the game in uniform and stay with the team. Continued absences or tardiness will be addressed on an individual basis, but may result in dismissal from the team. 

ATTITUDE AND RESPECT

All cheerleaders are expected to show respect towards the coaches, teammates, and themselves. In addition to this we expect all girls to display a positive attitude. Repeated instances of poor attitudes and disrespect will result in punishment to be determined on a case by case basis. 

PRACTICE CLOTHING

Please be sure to wear comfortable athletic clothing for all practices.  Baggy long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts or pants are strongly discouraged.  Due to the nature of our sport it is important that you are able to move easily and also that the coaches can see these movements well.  In regards to undergarments, make sure that you are wearing full covering underwear.  Spandex shorts or briefs are highly encouraged under your shorts.  With stunting, jumping and tumbling these assure that you will not be showing parts we don’t want to see!  

All cheerleaders are required to have a pair of cheerleading shoes.  We will be placing an order for these on Wednesday June 3^rd.  Please make an effort to keep these shoes clean.  They should be worn only during practice or game days, do not wear them outside other than these times. If at any time a cheerleader does not have the proper apparel or shoes, they will not be allowed to practice. The same penalty as lateness will be applied until they are able to get the proper apparel. 

Jewelry will not be allowed during practices for safety reasons. Please do not make the coaches have to regulate this. Failure to remove jewelry before practice will result in extra conditioning after practice. Cheerleaders should not have painted nails, acrylics or nails that are visible past the fingertips. (MHSAA regulations)

TEAM UNIFORMS

We will be issuing multiple team uniforms including skirts, shells and warm-ups.  These items must be turned in at the end of the season.  Any athlete that does damage to the uniform or fails to turn it in will be responsible for the cost of the uniform.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

In the event of a conflict please call or email the coaching staff before going to the athletic department. We would like to make every attempt to resolve these situations within our team. 

All other school-wide rules and regulations are stated in the Student Athlete Handbook.  Please refer to this for additional information.

If you have any further questions please feel free to email the coaching staff at coaches@cantoncheerleading.com.  Coaches' phone numbers are also listed below. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.  We are looking forward to another great year in hopes of building a great tradition!

GO CHIEFS!

 StudentAthleteHandbook.pdf