UPCOMING YOUTH CHEER OPPORTUNITIES:  

• SPRING READY SET CHEER

• SPRING STUNT CLASS

• SUMMER CAMP 

• ROCKET CHEERLEADING

Ready Set Cheer Grades K-2-Registration open April 1 

The perfect introduction to cheerleading!

Ready Set Cheer is Rockford Cheerleading Program’s beginner class, offered both in the Fall and the Spring, and is open to all students in Kindergarten through Second grade. All cheerleaders will learn cheerleading motions, chants, jumps, tumbling, flexibility, and age-appropriate stunting.  

Ready-Set-Cheer is a fan favorite, and we can’t wait to have you join us!

Spring Stunt:Beginner- Grades 3-6-Registration open April 1 

Looking to learn how to stunt like the cheerleaders you see on the sidelines and at competitions?

Join us for our Beginner Spring Stunt class! Over 5 weeks, participants will be taught age/experience-appropriate stunting techniques and sequences. 

Participants will be grouped based on skill levels, ensuring all levels of experience learn something new! From beginners learning the basics to advanced cheerleaders perfecting their stunts, everyone is welcome! Current Rockford cheerleaders and coaches will be leading this class, offering a hands-on and safe environment for aspiring cheerleaders to learn.

Required items: Comfortable and appropriate practice clothing including a t-shirt, shorts/leggings, socks, and tennis shoes. Please have hair tied back out of the cheerleader's face, remove all jewelry before class, and have a water bottle for each athlete.

Instructors: RHS Competitive Cheer Coaching staff, assisted by Rockford High School Cheerleaders

Spring Stunt: Advanced Grades 3-6-Registration open April 1 

Looking to stunt like the cheerleaders you see on the sidelines and at competitions? 

Join us for our Spring Advanced Stunt Class!

This class is designed for experienced athletes who are ready to take their stunting to the next level. 

Participants must have completed at least two seasons of Rocket, Exhibition, All Star or other comparable cheer experience to be eligible to register.

Over the course of 5 weeks, athletes will focus on higher-level stunt progressions and more advanced sequences. Training will include extended-level skills, controlled transitions, release elements, inversions (as appropriate), and advanced dismounts. Athletes will be grouped based on current skill ability to ensure proper progression, safety, and continued growth. Emphasis will be placed on technique refinement, strength, timing, and elite stunt group communication.

This class is ideal for committed cheerleaders looking to build confidence and consistency in more complex stunts in a structured, high-level training environment.

Required items: Comfortable and appropriate practice clothing including a t-shirt, shorts/leggings, socks, and tennis shoes. 

Please have hair tied back out of the cheerleader's face, remove all jewelry before class, and have a water bottle for each athlete.

Instructors: RHS Competitive Cheer Coaching staff, assisted by Rockford High School Cheerleaders

Cheer Summer Camp: Grades K-5 

Register for the grade you will be in the fall of 2026

Get ready to bring the spirit to the sidelines like never before!

Join our Youth Sideline Cheerleading Summer Camp for a day filled with cheers, stunts, and tumbling excitement, guided by the RHS sideline cheer teams. Whether your little cheerleader is a seasoned pro or just starting, our camp promises a fun and supportive environment to learn and perfect those cheers that will have everyone on their feet. From impressive stunts to dazzling tumbling, this one-day camp is the perfect opportunity to enhance skills, build confidence, and most importantly, have a blast with fellow cheer enthusiasts. Don’t miss the chance to cheer, flip, and stunt with the best! Campers will need to wear athletic shorts/shirts, supportive athletic shoes, and have their hair pulled up. Please send a packed lunch and water bottle with your camper’s name on it.

Registrations after July 7 will not receive a shirt  

Rocket Cheerleading-  Registration opens May 8th

Join us this fall ( late August through mid October) as a member of a Rocket Cheer team!

Rocket Cheerleading offers all students grades 3-6 the opportunity to cheer on the sidelines for the Rocket Football teams. Cheerleaders will be divided into teams based on grade level, and will learn cheers, jumps, stunts and more! All teams will practice on Wednesdays in the RHS Gymnastics Room- the first practice is on August 26, 2026.Exact practice times are dependent on grade/team, but will take place between 5:30 and 8:00pm.Rocket Football Games are on Saturdays starting early September, at East or North Rockford Middle School.  Cheer teams will also cheer at one quarter of a Varsity football game! 

Rocket Football game schedule will be shared with cheer families late August, when available.

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