The Hillsborough Jr. Raiders are proud to offer two cheer programs. Our recreation cheer program is for children in grades K-8 who are looking for game day cheer experience.  Our competition cheer program is offered to children starting in grade 3 and provides  additional training and a chance for the squads to showcase their talents at competitions throughout the state.  Below is a brief overview of each program.

Recreation Cheer Program

• Summer practices begin in the middle of August and run through the first week of September.
• Cheering at football games football teams close to their age group
• Cheer Rally at the Hillsborough High School.
• The Jr Raiders also offer a pre-competition cheer program for K-2 athletes that want a taste of competition cheer.

Competitive Cheer Program

• Choreography camp lead by professional coaches in an indoor cheer gym.
• Our competition cheerleading teams practice on 9 panel spring floors. These floors are specialized for the improvement of skills in cheerleading and tumbling.
• The teams will perform at about 8 highly competitive competitions across the region from fall through early winter.
• Our coaches have many years of experience coaching recreational cheer, all star cheer and college cheer. They all hold a variety of different safety and sport-related certifications including United States All Star Federation (USASF), Positive Coaching Alliance, Concussion Safety, CardiacWise, HeatWise, Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y and more.
• Numerous competition cheerleaders have continued their careers through high school, all-star cheer programs and eventually college cheer programs