Laurel Steelers is a Howard County Recreations and Parks program and associated with Mid-Maryland Youth Football and Cheerleading.

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Meetings: The organization conducts two meetings prior to the season’s start.  These meetings are vital for both you and your child.  The meetings are designed to give you important information regarding equipment hand-outs, required deposits/fees, needed forms and ID's, as well as having the chance to meet your potential coaches.  Information about the meetings will be mailed to registered participants and posted on this web site under “New & Events”.

Cheer Placement: The Director of Cheer along with the Head Coach will meet with the parent(s) before any player moves are made.  This is done to assure both the cheerleader and the parents that such moves will be beneficial for the child’s experience and success.  Evaluations will be conducted during the first three days of Mini-camp.  All cheerleader moves will be executed before the full workout commences on the fourth day of practice.  Our goal is to make sure the cheerleaders have the opportunity to cheer competitively based on their skills, abilities and knowledge.

Administration:

Team Admins will be needed to help the Head Coach and his/her staff with collecting and maintaining the cheerleader information.  If you are interested in helping out please see the Head Coach during the opening day of practices.

Each cheerleader must have the following:

• A Valid MVA issued ID Card
• How. Co. Sports Medial Release Form
• Participation Form
• Parent Code of Conduct

Please visit the Steelers Downloads area of the WebSite for all required forms.

Uniforms:

Each squad member is issued a Shirt, Skirt, Vest Top, Socks and Poms. Please look for equipment hand-out dates on the New & Events page of this site.

A Deposit Check is due at the equipment handout, which is held by the County, and will be returned at the end of the season once the equipment is turned in.

***Each squad member MUST provide their own Body Suit and Shoes.

Any additional equipment (i.e. Warm-up Suits, Leggings and Equipment Bags) will be at the cheerleaders expense.  Please see your Head Coach for helpful information if needed.

Practice:

Practice begins on Monday Aug. 2, 2010 and will be held three to five nights per week during the first month prior to school starting.  Once school begins, practice will be held two to three nights per week for the duration of the season.  The practice facility is Murray Hill Middle School.  Practice times 6pm - 8pm.  The season will run through mid-November except for those teams that continue on to the post season competitions (we hope all age groups make it that far) or are cheering on any football teams who make the playoffs.

Game Day:

Games are played every Saturday with away games requiring some travel.  Make-up games will be held at Mid-Maryland’s discretion based on field availability.  

Please try to be very flexible with make-up games.

Coaching Opportunities are open

If you have the time, knowledge, and love to working with youth cheer please click the link below to contact:

Patsy Nachtigal Deputy Director of Cheer

Registration Fees and Link:

$125 football - "Early Bird Reg." before June 21, 2010

$150 football after June 21, 2010

"When registering please follow all direction given on the Howard County Website”, then look for Laurel Steelers.Click Here to go to the Registration Page.

Please Note: That all prices given are per child.