What to Expect Fall Season 2025-2026

IMPORTANT DATES

Pre-Season

  • Uniform fittings are May 16th

    • K & 1st @4:45pm

    • 2nd & 3rd @ 5:15pm

    • 4th-6th @ 6:00pm

    • 7th & 8th @ 6:30pm

  • Fundraisers 

    • Raising Cane's May 2nd

    • 4th of July Booth

Cheer Camp:

  • August 16 and 17

  • location TBD

  • ES Youth Cheer participates in a Cheer Camp with other teams from the league. Attendance is expected unless the program is notified (elsegundocheer@gmail.com) by July 1 of the conflict.

Teams (All ages are as of July 31, 2025):

  • Our program is for ages 5 through 14 years as of July 31, 2025. Participants who are 5 must be in Kindergarten and participants 14 years of age must be in 8th grade for the 25-26 school year.

  • Teams will be composed of individuals who are within 2-3 years of age.

  • Exact divisions TBD after sign-ups are complete. Tentative age breakdown:

    • Tiny Mite (TM)- kindergarten and 1st grade

    • Mighty Mite (MM)- 2nd and 3rd grade 

    • Junior Pee Wee (JPW)- 4th, 5th, and 6th grade

    • Jr. Varsity (JV)-  7th and 8th grade

Season Dates: 

  • Each team has a different end date based on which competitions you compete in.

  • Tiny Mite- August 4- December 16

  • Mighty Mite- August 4- February 3 with the possibility of extending through March/April

  • JPW- August 4- through March/April

  • Jr. Varsity- August 4- mid-April

    Games:

  • First football game is August 30th

  • Games are on Saturdays

  • Our home games are at Culver City High School. Away games schedule is tbd. Play-offs end in November but our football season will end once our team is knocked out of the playoffs.

  • Generally speaking, times are as follows:

    • Tiny Mite- morning

    • Mighty Mite- late morning, mid-day

    • JPW- mid-day, early afternoon

    • Jr. Midget- afternoon, early evening

Competitions:

  • There will be two League competitions this year

    • Local Competition- Date and Location TBD

    • Regionals- November 16th @Aniahem Convention Center

  • Mighty Mite, Jr. PeeWee and Jr. Varsity will all continue on with local qualifying competitions and hopefully Las Vegas/ Florida for Nationals in January through March.

  • With the exception of illness, injury, or family emergency, if an individual is unable to compete at one of the competitions, the coaches must be notified by September 1 at the latest. If an individual is unable to compete at one competition, it will likely impact their role at all competitions as the same routine is used throughout the season.

Practices:

  • Attendance at practice is expected. In the sport of cheer, routines are composed of stunts and pyramids. When an individual is absent, the entire group is unable to practice their stunt, impacting the progress of the entire routine.

  • Practices are held in El Segundo, typically at Richmond Street School and Center Street School.

  • Tiny Mite

    • Practices Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30pm.

    • Closer to competition, practices may be extended by half an hour and/or an extra day may be added.

  • Mighty Mite

    • Mondays and Wednesday from 5:45-8:00 pm

    • During competition season, possible Saturday practices may be added. 

  • JPW

    • Practices Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:45-8:00

    • During competition season, possible Saturday practices may be added

  • JM

    • Practices Monday and Wednesday from 5:45-8:00.

    • Saturday practices may occur when there is not a Saturday game.

    • Closer to competition and during competition season, practices will be added on Tuesday, Thursday, and/or Saturday