Sideline Cheer Tryouts

Sideline Cheer Tryouts
2020-2021

Health and safety is always our biggest priority, which means that we are currently rethinking our cheer tryout format and timeline, ensuring that we are adhering to the current shelter in place guidelines. We are switching to a virtual tryout. We'd like to thank you for your patience and flexibility during this time.

Step 1 - Online Forms Submission

1. Look over tryout packet

2. Teacher Recommendation Form-
Please email the link below to 2 of your teachers from the current school year. In your email, please let them know that you are trying out for cheer and would like them to give you a recommendation. To save them time, in the email, also include the course you are taking with them, your current grade in that course and your 1st semester grade.

Enrolled in a Rocklin Unified School, use this link: https://forms.gle/2LZJwZeZNgYtoNCR7

Enrolled outside of the district, use this link: https://forms.gle/P5kgcuB2TBSdwt1s5

3. Online Application
Click the link to complete the application as soon as possible. This enables us to email you updates regarding tryouts. Please submit by May 1st

After the application has been submitted, coaches will begin reaching out to schedule virtual interviews. Please check your email for this request.

Step 2 - Online Informational Meeting

Tryout Info Video - Please watch before attending virtual meeting

Students - attend one of the virtual information meetings on April 3rd at 3pm or April 14th at 4pm
> Links to the meetings will be emailed out. Please make sure to complete the online application.

Parents - attend the virtual informational meeting on April 14th at 6pm

>Recording from the parent meeting

Step 3 - Video Submission

-Submit your videos for evaluation using this FORM
(before submitting the form, upload the videos to Youtube, change setting to unlisted so only those with a link can view your videos.)

Videos to Include in Form by May 8th-(EXTENDED)
1. Tryout Material - Dance to front with music, chant to front and toe touch to front (released by email on April 22nd)

2. Tumbling examples - any standing tumbling and tumbling passes you can do on our own (videos from the past 9 months may be submitted)

3. Strength assessment - a 3 minute video of you performing the following exercises back to back. DEMO video

1 minute of situps (count out loud)
1 minute of drop squats
1 minute of pushups (count out loud)

4. Stunting examples - any stunting examples from the past 9 months. If possible, create a compilation video, rather than sending me several different videos

Tryout Tips:

Academics
Get your grades up now! You must have a 2.0 or higher to tryout and no more than 1 NM.

Dance and Sideline Chants
To prepare for tryouts, girls should be working on their motion placement, sharpness and energy which will be evaluated on a dance and sideline chants.

Jumps
They should also be working on jump technique and flexibility. Each girl trying out will need to show her toe touch.

Tumbling
The girls will also have an opportunity to show any tumbling skills they have. Those trying out for all levels are expected to have a back-handspring or be enrolled in tumbling classes. Varsity will be expected to show a back-handspring during their tryout. (A spotter will be available for those who are close to the skill on their own, if we are able to conduct on campus tryouts)

Stunting
A huge part of cheerleading at Whitney High School is stunting and a lot of considerations must be made before creating effective stunt groups. The girls will work together to build successful stunt groups. Each will also be evaluated on their stunting technique and stunt safety.

Interview
Coaches will be having informal interviews with each girl so that we get to know each as an individual and their goals if on the team.

Note: Please do not plan any vacations during weeks that we have practice as all team members are expected to attend all practices.