This year we will be hosting cheerleading evaulations. They will be REQUIRED for all incoming 6th graders and for anyone wanting to potentially move up to a higher cheer squad. For example if you have a 2nd grader on a 1/2 grade team but they have extensive tumbling, stunting, and/or all-star experience they could be evaulated for the 3/4 grade team. 

We will have limited spots on our senior squad for 6th graders. All 6th graders will be evaluated to determine team placements for the Fall 2023.

Fall registration information for those entering grades K-8th in the Fall.

Register here: Fall Cheer Registration when program opens in May 2023

Registration opens May 1, 2023 and closes August 19, 2023

Please direct any questions to VYI Cheer's commissioner, Melissa Pechulis, cheerleadingvyi@gmail.com

Cheerleading is a TEAM sport! Like any other team sport, your athlete is required to be on time to all practices and games.  Our squads practice ONE night a week, and they cheer at one game on the weekend.  The season is mid-August through mid-November (depending on playoff schedules for VYI Football).

• Included in program cost:
  • Camp Pack - cinch bag, T-shirt and shorts (practice uniform), water bottle
  • Squad bow and socks
• Squads will be 12-18 athletes and will cheer for at least one football weight division (could be smaller depending on the number of head coaches we get this season - please consider volunteering if possible).
• Squads are grouped by grade: K/1, 2/3, 4/5, 5/6 and 7/8 (**more grades/kids and number of coaches may move some of the squads around). If siblings are 2 or more grades apart there is no guarantee they will be on the same team. Flag teams will be created for K/1 if enough participants enroll.
• Games are typically at Waters Field in Vienna on Saturdays. Very occasionally games are Fridays and Sundays. Some games might be at Madison, Oakton, Marshall, or Fairfax High Schools.
• Additional items are required to complete the uniform (suggested items in links):
  • black crop top (this is long sleeve turtleneck worn under uniform top - https://www.omnicheer.com/shop/body-basics/cheerleading-bodysuits/chasse-cropped-bodysuit_8432)
  • black briefs, boy cut is popular (worn under skirt - https://www.omnicheer.com/shop/body-basics/cheerleading-briefs/chasse-boy-cut-brief_8430)
  • solid black sports bra (worn under crop top) - if needed (https://www.omnicheer.com/shop/body-basics/sports-bras/chasse-racerback-sports-bra_br326)
  • solid black, full-length, leggings
  • all-white outdoor Cheer shoes (https://www.omnicheer.com/shop/cheerleading-shoes)
  • Senior squad only (7/8) -VYI cheer warm-up jacket (required) and VYI cheer backpack (recommended)
• Squads will be formed by mid-August for Cheer Camp. Cheer weekly practices will start the first week of FCPS.
• Please be sure you are familiar with the VYI Refund Policy.
• Also, be aware our age/grade range is strictly enforced. Siblings might not be on the same squad if 2 or more years apart.
• We will do our best to accommodate special requests, but we cannot guarantee they will be fulfilled.
• Please consider signing up as early as possible so we can start to form teams and order shirts/shorts for practice outfits. Once you register you will have 5 business days to complete payment otherwise the registration will be removed. Sizes can not be guaranteed if registration occurs after June 1.

Call for Coaches

VYI Cheer is seeking volunteer head, assistant, and junior coaches (high school age) for our Fall Cheer programs - the more coaches we have the smaller we can make our squads this year. No experience is required! Please email us for more information.

VYI Cheerleading has a Facebook page - VYI Cheerleading and an Instagram account @cheerleadingvyi

Madison HS Cheerleading is hosting an all day cheer camp at James Madison HS on Saturday May 20, 2023 for current 2-8th graders. Registration information will be out soon. Follow their instagram account for more information @madisonwarhawkscheer. From Madison HS:

"Join your favorite Madison cheerleaders this May for our kid's cheer clinic! Be ready to jump into a full day of stunting, tumbling, and cheering instructed by our staff and cheerleaders. Registration opens soon. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon."

VYI Cheerleading is ONLY offered in the Fall each year. For other months of the year there are multiple cheerleading gyms in the area that offer full and half season competative travel teams, pre-team classes, and tumbling classes. The locations closest to Vienna include:

1 - Cheer Extreme Fairfax (Mosaic Area) - also offers spring break camps (https://cheerextreme.com/fairfax/)

2 - Cheer Virginia (Mosaic Area) (https://www.cheervirginia.com/)

3 - Capital Gymnastics/Cheer - they have a strong cheer program that shares the location in Burke, VA (https://www.capitalgymnasticsntc.com/cheer)

4 - Maryland Twisters Virginia - Sterling, VA (Brambleton) - also offers summer camps (https://marylandtwisters.com/locations/sterling/)

5 - Stingrays Ashburn and Manassas - also offers summer camps

Ashburn - https://stingrayallstarsva.com/

Manassas - https://manassas.stingrayallstarsva.com/

6 - Phoenix Elite Cheerleading - Chantilly, VA 

Each summer Woodson HS has a cheer/dance camp for one week

Adreneline Dance Studio also offers cheer classes and camps each summer

If there are any questions for off season opportunities please email cheerleadingvyi@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Welcome to the VYI Cheerleading page! We're a recreational sideline program that cheers for VYI Football each FALL in Vienna, VA. Our participants range from grades K - 8th grade. We accept all youth who wish to cheer in Vienna. 

If you have any questions please reach out to the commissioner at cheerleadingvyi@gmail.com.