SCICOH CHEERLEADING
PRACTICE BEGINS TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH
Pre-Season practice begins Tuesday, August 6th, 5-7pm at Scituate High School (around back). Pre-Season practices are every Tues, Wed, Thurs, 5-7pm until the first game (Sept. 7th or 8th). Competition practice schedules will be posted when gym times have been finalized. Competition is open to all Peewee and Midget cheerleaders, but is not mandatory.
Please note that Cheerleaders and football players do not follow the same practice schedule.
Dress Code
Hair up in a high ponytail with no side bangs. Please wear a bow.
Wide strap tank tops or t-shirts only. No spaghetti strap tank tops.
Athletic shorts only. No jeans, jean shorts or jean skirts.
ATHLETIC sneakers only - no bare feet, flip flops, sandals, platform or slip on sneakers.
For safety reasons, absolutely no jewelry is to be worn.
Drop off and Pick up
Please drop off and pick up on time. No child will ever be left alone to wait for their ride, however, our volunteer parent coaches have family and work obligations and should not be kept late at the field waiting for parents to pick up their children. Also, please be aware that cheerleaders at the Mite and Peewee levels (grades 2-6) will not be allowed to leave the practice area sidewalk without a parent or guardian. If you are not able to pull up to the practice area curb, you must park your car and walk over to pick up your child. I understand this may be an inconvenience, but your child's safety is our number one priority. The high school parking lot can be extremely busy and is no place for young children to be running through looking for their ride. I appreciate your cooperation on this important safety rule.
Attendance
Attendance is required to ensure the safety and success of all teams. When girls miss practice it impacts the entire team. We cannot safely choreograph a halftime performance when there are excessive absences. Please make every effort to attend ALL practices. Excessive absences will result in exclusion from the halftime performance for the entire season. and/or removal from the cheerleading program.
Cell Phones
All cell phones must be turned off during practices. No calls may be made without permission from a parent coach.
Weather
If practice must be canceled due to bad weather, every effort will be made to contact you. Please check your emails, texts, voicemails and the website before heading to practice on days with questionable weather conditions. If heavy rain and/or thunder occur during practice, please come to the practice field immediately to pick up your child.
Bring your own water bottle
Apply bug spray before coming to practice
Use the restroom before coming to practice
Please see below for our rules on attendance, behavior, practice dress code and required Game Day accessories.
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THURSDAY THEME DAYS!
Each Thursday practice will have a different theme. Come dressed to represent the theme of the day and show your spirit!*
Thursday, August 8th
NEON DAY
Thursday, August 15th Thursday, August 22nd Thursday, August 29th Thursday, September 5th *When choosing your theme day outfit, please keep in mind that cheerleaders must still be able to practice in whatever they wear. Also, keep in mind that this is not a contest. Just a fun way for everyone to show their SCICOH spirit!
NEW ENGLAND SPORTS TEAM DAY
ANIMAL PRINT DAY
PINK DAY
SCICOH DAY
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2013 Season Information
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***Dates, times and locations are subject to change***
Pre-season Practice –
Start date for pre-season practice is Tuesday, August 6th. Pre-season practices will run Tues., Wed. and Thurs. from 5:00pm-7:00pm, Aug. 6th through Sept 5th @ Scituate High School.
Please dress appropriately –
Hair up in a high ponytail with no side bangs. Please wear a bow.
Wide strap tank tops or t-shirts only. No spaghetti strap tank tops.
Athletic shorts only. No jeans, jean shorts or jean skirts.
ATHLETIC sneakers only - no bare feet, flip flops, sandals, platform or slip on sneakers.
For safety reasons, absolutely no jewelry is to be worn.
Bring your own water bottle.
Apply bug spray before coming to practice
Use the restroom before coming to practice.
Attendance –
Attendance is required to ensure the safety and success of all teams.
Excessive absences will not be tolerated. Missing more than three practices during the pre-season practice schedule (8/06-9/07) may result in exclusion from the halftime performance for the entire season. Continued absences will result in dismissal from the cheerleading program. This is done for safety reasons. Teams cannot safely practice their routine if their teammates are absent.
Excessive tardiness will not be tolerated. Coaches will keep track of tardiness and the minutes will be added up. Once a cheerleader has reached a total of 90 minutes, one absence will be added to their attendance record.
All games are mandatory. Missing even 1 game during the season may result in dismissal from the cheerleading program.
Exceptions may be made for serious illness, family emergency, etc. Coaches must be notified prior to practices or games in order to be excused.
Behavior –
Every cheerleader is expected to be on their best behavior - respecting all coaches, junior coaches, Board members, teammates, football players, opponents, fans, vendors and game day officials at all times.
Any behavior considered inappropriate, disruptive, disrespectful and/or unsafe by the coaches will result in dismissal from the cheerleading program.
Bullying or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes cyber-bullying (Facebook, Twitter, etc), phone calls and/or texting.
Games -
Our first game will be the weekend of Sept. 7 - 8 (day, time and location TBA). Teams will cheer a total of TEN GAMES PER SEASON - eight regular season games (home and away) and one Playoff game, and one Superbowl game (IF TEAMS QUALIFY). Attendance at all games is mandatory. Transportation to all games is the responsibility of parents/guardians.
Game schedules will be made available as soon as they are finalized.
Game Day Accessories –
White Bodysuit (full length - not crop), Royal Blue Boy Shorts - purchased online at teamcheer.com or omnicheer.com
Sneakers - purchased at Good Sports, Rte. 3A, Cohasset
Socks - White no-show athletic socks, purchased at any major retail store
Warm Ups - Purchased from Rockland Athletics. More info TBA
Game Day Bag - TBA
Hair Bow - TBA
TBA-
Uniform Handouts - Warm Up Orders - Fundraising Information - Fall Practice Schedule - Game Day Schedule - Game Day Rules - Competition Information (tentative competition dates – 11/9 and 11/23)
All questions and concerns should be directed to Scicoh Cheerleading Director Sheila Mahoney at sheila.mahoney68@gmail.com
Please visit the Cheerleading page of our website for the latest news and information from Scicoh Youth Cheerleading.
WWW.SCICOHFOOTBALL.COM
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2012 Midget competition cheerleaders on another successful competition season! The team took FIRST PLACE at the New England Cheer & Dance Competition on November 10th, and came in a CLOSE SECOND PLACE at the Old Colony Youth Cheerleading Competition on November 17th. Our cheerleaders represented the SciCoh program with spirit, pride and good sportsmanship. We are so PROUD!
Click on the link below to view action shots from their first place performance!
http://www.midcoastphoto.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=31115#page=1
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2011 Peewee and Midget competition cheerleaders on their amazing performances at the Old Colony Youth Cheerleading Competition in Boston on November 19th! WAY TO GO SCICOH!!!
Click on the links below to view action shots from each team!
Peewee Photos
Midget Photos
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2011 Peewee and Midget Competition Teams on their FIRST PLACE WINS at the New England Cheer & Dance Competition in Boston on November 12th!
Click on the links below to view a ction shots from each team!
Peewee Photos
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SciCoh Cheerleading Director Sheila Mahoney and 8th Grade Cheerleading Coach Marianne Zilonis with New England Patriots' Patrick Chung at the SciCoh Tailgate Fundraiser!
The Peewees came in THIRD PLACE out of 9 (very big) teams!
And the Midgets once again took FIRST PLACE!!!
Both teams represented our program with spirit, pride and good sportsmanship and we are so proud of them!
http://zpics.smugmug.com/Other/OCYCA-Scituate-Pee-Wee/20233661_j79RWX#1599211921_mqVxWZV
http://zpics.smugmug.com/Other/OCYCA-Scituate-Midget/20260642_3FJ8Xc#1601787246_5m95M7G
Both teams represented the our program with spirit, pride and good sportsmanship and we are so proud of them!
WAY TO GO SCICOH!!!
http://www.midcoastphoto.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=20534
Midget Photos
http://www.midcoastphoto.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=20722
