BUTLER
CHEERLEADING
About Butler Cheerleading
About Our Program and Frequently Asked Questions:
We look for well-rounded athletes to represent the Butler Area School District at athletic events, within the community, and competitively. We have three-four game squad teams and two competition teams. Athletes must cheer for a game squad team in order to be on a competition team.
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Junior High Game Squad (7th and 8th grade may be split into two teams at the discretion of the coaches)
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Home Junior High Football Games
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Home Junior High Basketball Games (gold and white)
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Team Community Service Projects
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Attend a One-Day UCA Camp
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Junior Varsity Game Squad
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Home 9th Grade and Junior Varsity Football Games
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Home 9th Grade and Junior Varsity Basketball Games
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Home & Away Girls Varsity Playoff Basketball Games
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Perform at the Pie Festival and Meet the Players
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Team Community Service Projects
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Attend a One-Day UCA Camp
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Varsity Game Squad
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Home & Away Varsity Football Games
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Home & Away Varsity Boys Basketball Games
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Home Unified Bocce Games
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Travel to Post-Season Varsity Football and Varsity Boys Basketball Games
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Perform at the Pie Festival and Meet the Players
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Team Community Service Projects
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Junior High Competition
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Athletes in Grades 7-9 are Eligible
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Compete at 3-5 Local Competitions
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Varsity Coed Competition
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Athletes in Grades 9-12 are Eligible
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Attend an Overnight UCA Camp
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Attend VROC Choreography Camp and Clean-Up
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Compete at 4-6 Local Competitions, including WPIALs
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Plan to Compete at PIAA States and UCA Nationals
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Work the Home Competition to Fundraise for Nationals
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*Coed Clause: If a co-ed competition team is selected, male athletes participating in another school activity or sport may be eligible to participate under a modified attendance requirement at the discretion of the coaching staff.*
Weekly Schedule:
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Game Squads practice 1-2 days a week over the summer months and again before basketball season for 2 hours
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Junior High Competition practices 1-2 days per week for 2 hours
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Varsity Competition practices 2-3 days per week for 2 hours
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Practices are mandatory to attend
Program Requirements:
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TRYOUTS: In order to try out for our program, you must live within the Butler Area School District boundaries and be going into 7-12 grade the upcoming school year. If you were a member of the team in the previous season, you must not have any outstanding obligations (financial or equipment) owed to the Butler High School Cheer Parent Association or Butler Athletic Department.
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AMBASSADORS: Your #1 job as a Butler Cheerleader is to represent the school is a positive, respectful manner. This includes, but is not limited to, how you act at school, practices, games, competitions, within the community, and on social media.
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GAME DAY: Butler Cheerleaders attend many athletic events throughout the season so fundamental cheer skills are incredibly important! This means voice, smile, proper motion placement and sharpness. This can be a deciding factor during tryouts.
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TUMBLING: Tumbling can help set you apart at tryouts. It is not required but is preferred, especially for athletes intending to try out for our competition teams.
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STUNTING: Stunting is only evaluated as a part of our competition team tryouts unless you are a male. Male athletes will be asked to perform a coed stunt and full group stunt during game squad tryouts. We are looking for potential and willingness to learn from our male athletes!
Our History:
Butler Cheerleading has a longstanding history of excellence. Our program was established in 1915 when the President assigned two male cheerleaders to lead the crowd at basketball games. They were provided uniforms and given the opportunity to be on the basketball court during timeouts, quarters, and other game breaks for the first time. The program only continued to grow as more teams were added and we began competing.
