Commissioner Promises There Will be Cheerleading in Cinnaminson

Commissioners from Cinnaminson football .

Commissioners from Cinnaminson cheerleading are still weighing their options on what to do, but board member Annie D’Aiutolo promises: there will be cheerleading in Cinnaminson.

The football players in Cinnaminson will now play for the South Jersey Independent Youth Football Association (SJIYFA), a move made by commissioners after spending more than 20 years with Pop Warner.

“We have the choice of either going with them to the new league or to stay with Pop Warner without a football team,” said D’Aiutolo, commissioner of the Cinnaminson Cheerleading Association.

She, along with other board members, will hold an .

Cinnaminson cheerleading is usually home to four squads, ages 5 to 15—the two older ones have gone onto competitions and .

If the move were to be made to SJIYFA, there would not be an opportunity to compete. However, after speaking with Pop Warner officials, D’Aiutolo said cheerleading can be split up—some squads can stay with Pop Warner while others can join the new league.

“Right now, we are pretty much deciding what to do,” D’Aiutolo said. “But, there will be a cheer program in Cinnaminson.”

Some parents’ concerns are about their 8th-grade girls—with Pop Warner, once the girls hit high school, they can either cheer for the high school team or stay with Pop Warner.

Some parents of the younger girls want to make sure they are cheering at football games, not just in competition.

“We’ve got concerns with that,” D’Aiutolo said.

All concerns will be addressed at Tuesday’s meeting. Anyone with questions before that can e-mail D’Aiutolo at amdaiutolo@gmail.com.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., April 17, at the .