The Dixie Youth Colonels cheerleading program was founded in 2019 as the youth feeder system for Turkey Foot Middle School and Dixie Heights High School.  We are not directly affiliated with either school, nor the Kenton County School District.  Our cheerleading program participates in the Northern Kentucky Youth Football League (NKYFL) as members of Division 3.  

Our cheerleading program is open to kids ages 3 through 14 that live within the district that has been defined by NKYFL.  Our district includes Edgewood, part of Erlanger, part of Crestview Hills, part of Lakeside Park, and part of Independence.  If your child lives in these areas and attends Hinsdale, Caywood, St. Pius, or Turkey Foot, you child is likely eligible to play in our program.


DIVISIONS

The divisions are setup by age as defined by the NKYFL.  The cutoff is August 1st, so the age of your child on August 1st of the current season will decide what division they will play in.  . 

Spirit Squad  3 to 5 years old
Starters 6 and 7 years old
Midget 8 and 9 years old
Junior 10 and 11 years old
Senior 12 to 14 years old (must turn 14 after 12/31/2023)



PRACTICES

All teams will practice at Pioneer Park located at 3952 Madison Pike, Covington, KY 41017.  Practices will begin mid July and run through the end of the season, which is generally beginning of October for flag and starters, and hopefully beginning of November for the midget and junior teams.

Spirit Squad will practice 1 night a week throughout the season.  Practices run an hour to an hour and a half each night.

Starters through Seniors will practice 4 nights a week (Monday through Thursday) up until the start of school.  At that point, they will cut back to 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday).  Starting September 9th, practices will go up to 3 days per week (Tuesday through Thursday) to prepare for competition.  Practices are generally 2 hours long.

In addition to Pioneer Park, the cheer squads will also have select practices at Premier Athletics to help prepare for the competitions that they will compete in. 



GAMES

Pre-season, regular season, and post-season games are played once a week on Saturdays or Sundays around the NKY area. 
There are generally scrimmages the first 2 weeks of the season followed by an 8 or 9 game regular season.  Midget, Junior, and Senior will also have the playoffs. 

Flag football games last about an hour.  

Starter football games last around an hour.  The starters may also participate in the River City Classic and Kenton County Starter Bowl during the season.  These games are generally played during the week.

Midget and Junior football games last around 1.5 hours.  Both divisions will have the playoffs at the end of the season.



COMPETITIONS

Our cheer squads will perform at the annual NKYFL cheer competition.  The competition is generally held the 3rd weekend in October.  Our director may also place the girls into one or two other competitions that will be communicated to parents at the beginning of the season.