I did gymnastics for 7 years but I quit 2 years ago for personal reasons. Now I'm debating if I should try out for cheerleading. Unforunately I can't do the splits anymore but I almost have them back. =]
2007-03-03 04:35:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
You sound unsure of yourself, but you also sound like you have been athletic in the past.
As a current high school cheer coach, I can tell you what we expect from our girls....you can check with your squad to see what the requirements are, and decide if this is something that you would like to achieve.
First and foremost we stress academics. Being a good cheerleader requires a great deal of practice, and this can sometimes hurt your grade point average. We always stress that you can't go on in life to make a living at cheerleading....you have to have an education to do that. Girls must maintain a 2.5 or better grade point average or risk being dropped from the squad for a season. If the grade point average is not raised, she is dropped for the year.
As for the actual requirements:
Knowledge of routines, cheers and chants: Know them backwards and forwards....well enough to begin them anywhere in the middle of the cheer. I have seen many good candidates dropped due to the inability to start a cheer at any point in the routine. We teach one cheer, one chant and a pretty complex 1 minute dance routine. The girls are given 3 days to learn this with tryouts on day 4.
Tumbling/Gymnastics to include cartwheel, roundoff, and back hand spring. Girls who can do a tuck usually get extra points.
Flexibility and Posture: Be able to do splits and heal stretch. In a Liberty or heal stretch position, hold your balance for 20 seconds. Extra points are given for girls who can do arabesques or scorpions.
Judges always look for personality and smiles as well as how well the contender keeps their movements sharp and in proper form! No sloppy arms, wrists etc. You can lose lots of points in this area.
The girls must do 3 jumps: herkie, toe touch, 1 other
Most of all, the judges are looking for girls who have the ability to work as a team and engage the crowd to cheer on their school!
Hope that helps! good luck!
2007-03-05 09:29:56 · answer #1 · answered by coachls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do cheerleading. None of the real dancers do cheerleading in middle school because they hate cheerleaders and they love dance like a billion times better. So all the really good people will be doing dance team and if you don't actually do like dance 5 days a week like the good dancers do since they were like 9 you won't make it. I know my schools not like that because all the people who think they can dance do the dance team and they suck so the others just stick with doing 5 days of dance and competitions every weekend and stuff.
2016-03-28 22:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not sure, then go try it out. If you realize that it is not for you, then you can quit. You would probably do very well, because of the gymnastics. Good luck!
2007-03-03 04:44:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hve tumbling and your still overal pretty flexible you should consider an allstar team but if thats not an option then go for your high school team.
2007-03-04 11:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by girl with questions 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but then again depends on the school. my schools cheerleaders are really.. not.. talented.. at all
2007-03-03 04:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should because you have taken interest in it, go follow your heart and do it!
2007-03-03 04:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for it!
2007-03-03 04:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by treehuggingbeastboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-03 04:41:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋