cheerleading advice and help needeed plz!!!!?

Question

i really want to try out for cheer leading next year when im a freshman in high school but i've never cheer leaded before or took any tumbling or gymnastics classes im very flexible though i can do a split etc... so i was wondering if anybody had any tips or advice

Answer 1

As 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. If you don't have this ability, just give them all of your enthusiasm during the times that you would normally tumble. Kick high, jump, "large motions"....whatever it takes to make them feel as though you have what it takes.

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. You can work on these first on the floor....stretching yourself just a little bit more everyday until you have proper form. Then work on taking it to the air. When you have your prep and jump perfected, put 1 pound weights on each ankle and jump with them on from that point on. When it comes time for tryouts, take the weights off...you'll jump higher than ever because you have become used to jumping with more weight!

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! make the judges feel like cheering with you by engaging them every time you get a chance.

On tryout day, eat a good breakfast...with complex carbs. Go to the tryouts with your hair up off of your face and in a ponytail, little or no makeup and no jewelry. Let them know that you are a serious contender and not there for a beauty contest!

For pics, help and cheers that you can learn, go to
cheerleading.about.com

hope that helps!

Answer 2

Just be tight in all your movements and always smile no matter what and also be sure to know all the word and movements to everything. You can also talk to people currently on the squad and ask if you need your own cheer or if they give you one so you'll be prepared.

Answer 3

umm you can like go make up some cheers then practice them in ur backyard or yard or wherever then umm when you try out pick out ur best cheer and do that and always smile and be very entergetic or however you spell it lol.

Answer 4

I'd talk to people who are on the squad now and see if they can guide you. I know tumbling--cartwheels, etc-- are a must, then you have to be peppy.

Answer 5

always smile, be tight with your moves, and keep going even if you mess up. i made it with no tumbling, three years in a row :)