1. EDISON HIGH SCHOOL CHEER PROGRAM Head Coach: Cari Craft cacraft@fcps.edu cacraft@fcps.edu JV Coach: Nycole Bell Freshman Coach: TBA

2. Dates for Cheer Tryouts Eligibility Check in - TBA 1. VHSL Physical (Revised March 2013) 2. Emergency Care Form 3. Both athlete and parent must complete the online Concussion Education Course August 3–August6 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm Clinics/Tryouts you must attend all clinics You will be judged each day at tryouts so you must attend all sessions Wear shirt, shorts, tennis shoes, hair up and make sure they are school colors No jewelry or long nails August 7 – Formal tryout- TIME TBA August 8- Practice, paper collection, payments

3. DO NOT PLAN VACATIONS IN AUGUST We will be having camp and practice up until Labor Day. Plus first varsity football game is the Friday of Labor Day weekend

4. Documents needed to tryout *all forms are online at www.edisonactivities.org VHSL Physical dated after May 1, 2015- must be on the VHSL physical for not the doctor’s form or county form – You also must have a current physical in order to participate in off- season conditioning – YOU MUST HAVE INSURANCE! – If you do not have insurance it can be purchased through the school Emergency Care Card Concussion Education Module http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/health/concussion/ ceov_program.shtml http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/health/concussion/ ceov_program.shtml

5. IT IS A SPORT! Cheerleading is a fall sport IT IS A HUGE TIME COMMITMENT!!! Freshman and JV: up to 4 practices a week and Thursday games, Eagles 5 K run, competing in Rebel Rally and supporting the Varsity squad at conference competition. Varsity: 5 practices a week and Friday games, competing in VHSL sanctioned competitions You will receive a letter or get a participation certificate Making the squad one year in no way guarantees you will make it the next Your GRADES, BEHAVIOR and ATTITUDE can effect your ability to be placed on a squad

6. All cheerleaders and parents will sign a participation policy You should never be at any party where alcohol is being served or consumed. It is an automatic 30 days suspension from activities even if you weren’t drinking. There doesn’t need to be any hard evidence only word of mouth. The principal is the one who determines whether or not the Participation Policy has been broken-NOT THE COACH

7. Practices and Games All appointments need to be made on your own time, NOT the team’s time. Work and transportation problems are NOT valid excuses for tardiness or absence. Each cheerleader is allowed 5 absences during each season (one which may be a game) Coaches must be made aware of extended absenses at least a month in advance. Tardiness is only excused with prior notification by a parent or with a note from a teacher Cheerleaders are not permitted to leave practice early. The coaches, at their discretion, may change practices times and dates.

8. FRESHMAN REQUIREMENTS No experience required! We will teach you everything you need to know! Desire to learn and a Positive attitude Near Level Jumps (side hurdler, front hurdler, toe touch) Good Motions Solid voice Good Facials Good Dance Beginner Level Stunting (thigh stand, mid-extension) Basic Tumbling Skills (basic rolls, handstands, cartwheel, round-off) Practice commitment (3/4 practices + game)

9. JUNIOR VARSITY REQUIREMENTS Grades 9-11 Desire to learn and Positive attitude Level Jumps (side hurdler, front hurdler, toe touch) Good Motions Solid voice Great Facials Good Dance Intermediate Level Stunts(mid-extension, mid- extension to extension, pop cradle) Intermediate tumbling (basic tumbling plus front/back walk over) Practice Commitment (3/4 practices + game)

10. TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS VARSITY Positive attitude Level to Extended Jumps (front hurdler, double toe, pike) Strong, Tight Motions Solid voice/Great Facials Strong Dance Advanced Level Stunts (extension, extension with full down, lib, lib variations with full down) Standing Back Handspring. Do not expect to make the varsity squad if do not have a back handspring. Other tumbling can include: standing series bhs, round-off bhs, standing tuck, etc.

11. Don’t expect to make varsity just because you have a back handspring. You must have all of the above skills as well. WHEN YOU TRYOUT FOR VARSITY YOU ARE TRYING OUT FOR A PARTICULAR POSITION (BASE, BACKSPOT, FLYER) THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF POSITIONS Practice commitment (4/5 practices + game) One practice a week may be held at Afficial All Starz for tumbling at an additional fee to the cheerleader

12. Places to take tumbling Afficial All- Starz571-482-0825 All Star Legacy571-283-1001 Capital Gymnastics703-239-0046 Cheer Tyme Fairfax703-208-1459 Cheer Tyme Chantilly703-376-8625 Dancensations703-719-9315 DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER TO START WORKING ON YOUR BACKHANDSPRING

13. CHEER IS EXPENSIVE! Prepare NOW!!! The following are approximate financial obligations of the program. Poms $25.00- 40.00 Warm ups up to $125.00 Shoes $55.00- 70.00 Boy Briefs$13.00 Pre-made ribbons$30.00 Gloves/Ear Warmers$25.00 Megaphone (optional) varsity$30.00 Crop suit Freshman and JV$22.00 Campup to $325.00 Varsity Routine Camp $200.00 Camp and Practice clothes up to $125.00

14. Want to learn/review cheers, chants and band dances Check out these youtube channels TAEdisoncheers2014 Eaglespridecheers