Welcome to Hanover Jr. Wildcats Cheer!

Hanover Jr. Wildcats is a Pop Warner local association in the Northern Indiana League within the Mid-America Region.  HJW Cheer is a Youth Rec Cheer program that performs at both Sideline and at all League and Regional Competitions. 

Our teams will travel within the Northern Indiana League area.  Many games are with teams that are within an hour drive from Hanover Township.  Home games are played at Hanover Central fields.

Fall Programs
Practices will follow the same number of days and hours as football.  Cheer programs begin outdoors and move to indoor practices Mid to Late September.  The schedule will be set prior to the start of the season and will have minimal changes.  
First 2 weeks - Conditioning 4 days/week
Mid Aug - Labor Day 4 days/week
After Labor Day - 3 days/week

Wildcat teams do participate in League and Regional Playoffs when our teams qualify.  These games are typically played in the Chicagoland area. Cheer teams will cheer at Playoff games with the exception of Competition Days.

Spring Programs
Competition Season (Continuation of the Fall Program)


There are two programs from which to choose.
*The Competition Season is a continuation from the Fall Cheer Program.  Practice is only 2 days a week with Tumbling Workshops and Stunt Skill Progression as the focus of skill development.  Focus returns to sideline cheer as Flag Football begins.

Choosing a Team for Your Child

There are NO TRYOUTS. Jr. Wildcat Cheer teams follow age grouped categories.  Your child's team assignment may change due to a number of considerations including (though not limited to) if they are NEW or RETURNING to Cheer, if there is a known skills progression and their current skill level,  team size, and ages of others registered.  Buddy and Coach Requests are not available.  

Register for your child's current age AS OF JULY 14, 2026.
Example 1: Addie will be 7 on July 10... Addie is has been in Cheer for 2 yrs.  As a parent, I will sign her up sign up for Mitey Mites.
Example 2: Chase will be 11 on August 5... Chase is new to cheer.  Chase will sign up for Jr. PeeWee.
Don't worry so much about this.  You are offered to register for the age groups for your child.  Additionally, HJW holds the responsibility to match teams appropriately and will adjust team levels accordingly as teams are created.  Past season teams are kept together as much as possible.

Teams are outlined at follows:
    Tiny Mites - Ages 5-7
      Mitey Mites - Ages 7-9
  Jr. PeeWee - Ages 8-11
    PeeWee - Ages 9-12
    Jr. Varsity - Ages 10-13
 
Online Registration Process

Give yourself approximately 5-10 minutes to complete the online registration.  

FALL PROGRAMS
Items REQUIRED to be uploaded to COMPLETE Registration
- A clear photo of your child's head and shoulders
- Visit popwarner.sportsaffinity.coom to sign your child's registration paperwork after you have completed payment.
- Your child's birth certificate will need to be uploaded (returning participants may have it already entered.)

Be sure to attend an In-Person Registration for SIZING.  Orders for uniforms will be placed once registration is closed

Other REQUIRED documents hand in -  DUE DATE: JULY 1
   - Your child's sports physical
- Your child's 2025-2026 Full Report Card (ask your school for a copy before the end of the school year)

SPRING PROGRAMS
You will have all items loaded from the Fall.  Add Year Round Cheer to the registration.  Limited opportunity will become available near the end of the Tackle Season if situations change and your cheerleader would like to participate.

• Illness with a Dr. Note
• School Event such as an academic event, music concert
• Boy or Girl Scouts
• Religious Education or Observances

FALL REGISTRATION COSTS
Registration Fee: $275
Uniform Fee:  $75
Additional Credit Card Processing Fee

Hanover Junior Wildcats offers financial benefits to families with multiple children in our programs.  HJW reduces the costs of the Registration Fee with each additional child registered.

Estimated Costs/Discounts with tax and credit card processing. These costs are without any add on costs.
Child 1 Total: $364
Child 2 Total: $676 3% Discount
Child 3 Total: $754 28% Discount
Child 4 Total: $856  38% Discount

SPRING REGISTRATION COSTS
Competition Program (includes Flag Football Sideline)
Registration Fee: $200 + Credit Card Processing Fee

Flag Football Sideline
Registration Fee: $100 +Credit Card Processing Fee