Providence Athletic Association
2025-26 Winter Cheer (Basketball Season) FAQ
How old does my child have to be to cheer?
Please see the Chesterfield Cheerleader League Age Chart for details on the ages of the cheerleaders on the squads:
CCL Age Chart 2025
How much does cheering with PAA cost?
Each family must pay a $25 yearly dues fee to PAA and a cheer registration fee. Cheerleaders returning from the fall 2025 football season do not need to purchase a new uniform. All new cheerleaders need to purchase a new uniform
All squads:
$75 Cheer Registration
$125 Required Cheer Uniform for all NEW cheerleaders includes shell top, skirt and pom-poms, crop top liner, briefs, slouch socks, hair bow
(Returning cheerleaders from the 2025 Fall football season can use the same uniform, and/or purchase new items as needed. See Coach Coco if replacement uniform items are needed)
Optional Uniform items:
$72 Personalized warm up jacket and pants set
How do I sign up my child for cheering?
Online cheer registration starts on 10/1/2025 and ends on 11/15/2025
On our paasports.com website, click on the Register button. Add your child's information to your account, then you should see the correct cheer squad available for signups.
Important Note:
- Returning cheerleaders select the registration option 2025/2026 PAA Cheer (Winter) - Returning Cheerleaders Only from 2025 Fall Football season
- New cheerleaders select the registration option 2025/2026 PAA Cheer (Winter) - New Cheerleaders Only
There is another form that needs to be filled out during the season. You can fill it out online, save it and send it our cheer director at [email protected]
Chesterfield Cheerleader League Medical Form
When are payments due for the season?
You can make a full payment for all fees when you register your child.
Payment plans are also available for registration and uniform fees
(For new cheerleaders, be sure to select the 2025/2026 PAA Cheer (Winter) - New Cheerleaders Only option so that uniform fees can be included in the payment plan)
This season, we're also happy to announce we're offering volunteer discounts again and scholarships are available! Additional information about the sibling discount and the scholarship application can be found in the online registration
What is the practice schedule? Where will practices be held? When do games start?
Practices for all squads will be announced soon, but plan for practice to start in late October or early November
The exact time of each squad's practice is up to our coaches and cheer director.
Please contact our Cheer Director Coco, at [email protected] for details!
All basketball game schedules are determined by the Chesterfield Basketball League, but typically games start the 2nd week in January, after the school winter break
Besides cheering at the basketball games, are there other events the cheerleaders participate in?
Yes!!
We'll also attend tumbling classes as well plans as well as plans to go all out with an end the season banquet!
What are the plans for fundraising this season?
We have one fundraiser planned for winter cheer, with the proceeds to go towards paying for an away game uniform, tumbling classes and cheer bags for each cheerleader!
We'll get our families more details about the fundraiser when the season starts.
Are you looking for cheer coaches and other volunteers this year?
Great question! And absolutely!
We are always in need of cheer coaches, team parents and other volunteers to help with the concession stand at games, fundraising and lots of other activities.
We're also looking for junior coaches! So if you know of a teenager who'd like to assist with coaching our cheer squads, we could definitely use their assistance! And it's a great way for them to earn volunteer hours!
So please let us know if you would like to help! PAA is a volunteer organization, and we definitely need all of our parents to participate and assist in order to be successful.
Have more questions?
Feel free to email Coach Coco at [email protected]
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR ORGANIZATION! GO BEARS!!