• to teach "state of the art" cheerleading techniques, material and methods while maintaining Christian standards...being "contemporary without compromise"

 

• to promote and require academic excellence among cheerleaders as well as all other athletes

 

• to develop, advise and educate cheerleaders and cheerleader coaches on safety guidelines and techniques

 

• to inform, unite and excite Christian school cheerleaders and their coaches by newsletters, meetings, competitions, networking

 

• to reward and recognize outstanding achievers both individually and as squads in the area of Christian cheerleading via competitions, scholarships, publishing, etc.

 

• to encourage by fellowship and communication as well as provide information and training to coaches desiring knowledge and expertise in all aspects of cheerleading

 

• to recognize cheerleaders as the athletes they are and the coaches who train them as such

 

• to encourage and promote creativity and enthusiasm with a "be the best that you can be" attitude

 

• most important of all to give our Lord Jesus Christ pre-eminence in all we do

 

• Build PEOPLE Before PYRAMIDS




Statement of Faith

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• We believe in the verbal inspiration and authority of the Scriptures, the 100% inerrancy; that the Bible reveals God, the fall of man, the way of salvation and God's plan and purpose for the ages

 

• We believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit

 

• We believe that men are justified by faith alone and are made righteous before God only through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ through His shed blood as the propitiation for our sin

 

• Justification is an eternal relationship and can never be broken

 

• We believe in the visible, personal and premillennial return of Jesus Christ

 

• We believe in the everlasting conscious blessedness of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost

Philosophy of Cheerleading

• The Power
  "And whatsoever things ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." (Colossians 3:23-24)

 

• The Preeminence
  "...that in all things He might have the preeminence." (Colossians 1:18b)

 

• The Position/The Physical
  "and Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." favor with God and man." (Luke 2:52)

 

• The Peace
  "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same things, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment." (I Corinthians 1:10)

 

• The Persistence
  "being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6)

 

• The Praise
  "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (I Corinthians 15:57)

As with everything in the Christian life, GOD'S WORD & THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT are the guiding principles we live by. Cheerleading is no exception.

Our Spirit Philosophy

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PERFORMING is a SECONDARY ROLE of cheerleading and can effectively promote school spirit when included at appropriate times. CHEER COMPETITION, like cheerleading SHOULD SERVE TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE and SKILL. Christian cheerleaders are skilled athletes and should never take a back seat to anyone else in their excellence..."for ye serve the Lord Christ." CHEERLEADERS SHOULD BE LEADERS/EXAMPLES IN THEIR CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY to the student body in all situations, not just athletic events. A TEAM ATMOSPHERE supplements the secondary curricular program and provides students with educational experiences and learning outcomes that contribute toward the total development of a whole person, a good Christian and a good citizen. Every program, including all camps and competitions, at CHRISTIAN CHEERLEADERS OF AMERICA adhere to this philosophy.

A Cheerleader's MAIN goals are:

-to boost school spirit
-promote good sportsmanship
-develop positive crowd involvement
-provide encouraging, enthusiastic team support
-create a cooperative, LOYAL, spirit within the student body as well as with alumni, parents, fans, and faculty