Cheerleading tryouts. PLEASE HELP.?

Question

For freshman new to the
highschool who want to try
out for cheerleading when
are tryouts??

They can't be in fall because football starts like very close to that so when are they?

Lemme know cause I wanna be prepared.
Thanks so much!

When I said "new to the highschool" i just meant like 8th graders going into highschool. not people transferring into a new school.

Answer 1

Every school is different. Check with a member of the cheer squad or look for flyers to find out when tryouts are. If you want, you could always call the school and ask for a contact number for the cheer coach. When you have her on the phone, you could then get a good idea about what the requirements are and what they will be looking for. You didn't say how much cheer experience you have so, as a current high school cheer coach, I can only 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.

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

i guess it depends on your high school. most of the schools around where i live have tryout when school is fixing to be out for summer. like my old high school just had tryouts for next year. your school should tell yall when they are too. or just go by the main office in your school and ask. doesn't hurt to ask.

Answer 3

Well my high school tryouts are next month in April.