Welcome to Heights Tigers Youth Football and Cheer Page. Please read below for information on our program.

2024 Heights Tigers Youth Football, and Cheer General Information

Spring Flag Football (ages 5-14 years old)

Season begins April 2, 2024. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 6:00-7:30 PM at Denison Park, 1015 Quarry Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 (Monticello and Quarry, behind Church of the Master). 

Registration is $80.00 ($80 is paid to Heights Tigers and $15 paid directly to the league separately). Kids will play a total of 6 games starting late April through the end of May/early June. For those players who continue onto tackle football, we will apply $25.00 of your fees towards your tackle account ($150.00 instead of $175.00). Registration also requires a copy of last report card, BMV-issued State IDs (will be returned at the end of the season), and up-to-date physical (within 1 calendar year). Flag parents will also need to pay an additional $15.00 registration fee to Cleveland Muny Football at www.cmfleague.org/flag-football/registration/. This $15.00 fee will be paid directly to the league and is in addition to the $80.00 fee payable to the Tigers. 

Items needed for Flag football registration:

1. Completed contract (online or printed)
2. Current sports physical
3. State ID (no birth certificates will be accepted)
4. $80.00 registration fees payable to the Cleveland Heights Tigers. Fees are due in full by April 28, 2024. 
5. $15.00 league registration fees payable to Cleveland Muny League


Tackle Football (ages 5-11 years old)

Season begins June 18, 2024. All June practices will be held on Saturdays at Denison Park, located at 1015 Quarry Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121. Practice times will be announced at a later date.

Registration is $175.00. Kids will play a total of 7 games starting late August through the end of October. For those players who continue from flag into tackle football, we will apply $25.00 of your fees towards your tackle account ($150.00 instead of $175.00). Registration also requires a copy of last report card, State ID, and up-to-date physical (within 1 calendar year).

Items required for tackle football registration

1. Registration forms (online or printed)
2. BMV-issued State IDs (will be returned at the end of the season)
3. A copy of 4th quarter report cards, and sports physical (available during practices for $10 if needed).

4. $25 deposit, which is non-refundable. Fee balances are due in full July 1, 2024. Registration items are also due on this date.
5. Current sports physical (must be within calendar year)

Additional Information

Sibling discount: Registering more than one child? Get $10 off for sibling discount.

Referral discount: Refer a friend and receive $25 off tackle football registration.

Early bird special (tackle football only): Pay fees in full before June 1 and receive $25 off.

Football fees ($175) include use of helmet, shoulder pads, and personalized game jerseys which kids get to keep. Parents must purchase cleats, black practice pants and 7-piece pad set. Balance is due July 1, 2024.

Football Skills camps (recommended for new players) begin June 3rd and meet every Saturday at Denison Park (located at 1015 Quarry Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121). Times will be 12-2PM. Skills camps end June 29, 2024. Camp times will be announced earlier.

Conditioning (football) begins June 18th and will take place at Denison Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8pm and on Saturdays from 12-2PM. Each player must complete 10 hours of conditioning before partaking in full-contact drills/practices.

Training camp (football) begins July 30, 2024, and will take place Monday-Thursday. Training camp ends August 15.

School practice schedules begin August 20 and will take place Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 6-7: 30 pm (or dusk) at Forest Hill Park (intersection of Lee and Monticello across from Forest Hill Presbyterian Church).

Games start the weekend of August 17- 18th and conclude mid-late October (playoffs).

We will play a total of 7 regular season games (not including playoffs). Home games will be played at Cleveland Heights High School on Sundays. Away games will be played on Sundays or Saturdays in various cities such as Bedford, South Euclid, Euclid, Painesville, Akron, Elyria, and Lorain.

Every child will play. There are no all-star teams in Cleveland Heights. We focus on teaching fundamental cheerleading and football and preparing children to be successful student-athletes.

Youth sports is fun and safe with the Tigers.

Members of our coaching staff are connected to the staffs at the high school and middle school. Our cheer coordinator is the Varsity Head Cheer coach at Heights and the high school Varsity Football coach is President of our Football Conference. We are the official feeder program for the CH-UH school district and are fully endorsed and supported by the Heights athletic department.

Children will play with and against kids in their own age groups: ages 5-7 (7U), 8 & 9 years (9u), and 10 & 11 years (11u).



Cheer (ages 5-12)

Cheer and majorette fees ($200) include socks, shoes, hair bows, spanks, cheer uniform rental, sweatshirt, and leggings. Cheerleaders and Majorettes keep everything except uniforms, which must be turned in at the conclusion of the season.  Jogging suits are not required and must be purchased separately if parents desire. Balance is due July 1, 2024.

Cheer practices will begin July 8th. Practices will take place at Denison Park (1015 Quarry Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121), on Monday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 6-8PM.

New cheerleader must attend a MANDATORY 2-day cheer camp (date and location TBA). Camps are all day (8am-4pm, times subject to change). Campers will receive a t-shirt and lunch. Cost is $50 per camper.

School practice schedules begin August 20 at Forest Hill Park (intersection of Lee and Monticello across from Forest Hill Presbyterian Church). Practices during the school year go from 6:00-7:30 or until dusk. 

·       Games start the weekend of August 17-18th and conclude mid-late October (playoffs).

·       We will play a total of 7 regular season games (not including playoffs). Home games will be played at Cleveland Heights High School on Sundays. Away games will be played on Sundays or Saturdays in various cities such as Bedford, South Euclid, Euclid, Painesville, Akron, Elyria, and Lorain.

·       Every child will cheer. There are no all-star teams in Cleveland Heights. We focus on teaching fundamental cheerleading and preparing children to be successful student-athletes.

·       Youth sports is fun and safe with the Tigers.

·       Members of our coaching staff are connected to the staffs at the high school and middle school. Our cheer coordinator is the Varsity Head Cheer coach at Heights. We are the official feeder program for the CH-UH school district and are fully endorsed and supported by the Heights athletic department.

Children will cheer for the football team of their respective age groups: ages 5-7 (7U), 8 & 9 years (9u), and 10 & 12 years (12U).