Okay We Have Tryouts For JV Squad The Last Week Of March How Can I Get It REALLY REALLY Good By Tryouts?
We Have A Meeting About Tryouts Tommorrow
2007-03-05 08:29:22 · 4 answers · asked by kenziee 1 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
s a current high school cheer coach, I can tell you what we expect from our girls.
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. To answer your question, the toe touch is done by bringing your toes to your hands in a straddle position while jumping in the air. Practice this position on the floor, stretching your legs further and further each time you reach for your toes. Straddle ups will also help to strengthen your abs...making your jumps higher.
Ask a cheer coach or cheerleader to show you the prep for a jump, once you have mastered the prep and have worked on proper form, put 1 pound weights on your ankles and practice jumping. Do not jump without the weights until the day of tryouts. On tryout day, your legs will feel so light that you will almost float in the air!
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!
For pics, help and cheers that you can learn, go to
cheerleading.about.com
hope that helps and good luck!
2007-03-07 06:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by coachls 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get your body in shape by running, swimming or other cardio exercise. Practice cheerleading moves and work on your flexibility by stretching. Using a trampoline is a good way to practice form on your jumps. You could ask a current cheerleader to help you or ask the cheerleading coach what you can do. And PLEASE do not send some creep your picture.
2007-03-05 08:52:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can realize how gay cheerleading is and how everyone will make fun of you behind your back while being all sweet in person...
2007-03-05 08:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by Tacyella 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
first, make sure you are in shape. you can always practice the moves later. but if you're not in shape, you can't keep up.
2007-03-05 08:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by nikki a 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋