Cheerleading tryouts are in April and I want to make the squad this year soooo bad! What do I need to do in order to make it?
(I'm going to be a sophomore)
2007-03-10 12:13:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
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.
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.
For pics, help and cheers that you can learn, go to
cheerleading.about.com
hope that helps!
2007-03-10 12:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by coachls 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If ;you want something bad enough than you have to really work for it. I was a cheerleader from the time I was 6 until I graduated from college. You have to really work hard get people who are honest to judge you and tell you what you need to work on. Be willing to put out the effort, there are allot of other people who want to be cheerleaders also and the ones that make it are the ones that put forth that extra 10% Get a former cheerleader to help you take a cheering class work on your tumbling, your rhythm, timing and cheerfulness. Your enthusiasm. Good luck smile and be cheerful
2007-03-10 12:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Practice, practice, practice! Come up with a good routine / cheer. Practice it until you've got it down, that way at tryouts you will be prepared with a good routine, and confident that you will be able to make a good impression.
Good luck! Rah Rah Rah!
2007-03-10 12:18:22 · answer #3 · answered by Speedy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just do ur best and good luck from another member of the class of 2010 lol
2007-03-10 12:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
need 2 no gymanstics
2007-03-10 12:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by jossy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋