LEGACY JUNIOR HIGH CHEER TRY-OUT PARENT INFORMATION MEETING

CHEERLEADING TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS   Cheerleading tryouts are open to students in the 7th and 8th grades at LJH.   2. For the 3 terms preceding tryouts, cheerleader candidates must achieve a minimum of a 3.0 GPA EACH TERM. A student may NOT have received any F’s during the year. 3.Students may not ask teachers to change a grade to meet these requirements. 4.The current cheerleaders may help candidates during clinics only. If a candidate receives private coaching from this year’s squad or any other professional involved in the teaching of clinic or the judging of tryouts, that candidate will be disqualified. 5.You must attend all classes on the day of tryouts, or you will be disqualified. (Absences for valid, academic reasons must be validated by a teacher.) 6.Eighth grade students currently on the LJH cheer squad WILL be required to try out for their ninth grade year.

TRY-OUTS APRIL 12TH 3:00 PM

CLINICS APRIL 8TH – APRIL 11TH 3:15-5:15 The gym and mats will be available for individual practice until 7 PM Parents and Coaches welcome after 5:15 PM Monday from 5:15-5:30 9th grade cheerleaders will be available to film routines.

CLINICS AND TRY-OUTS ARE CLOSED! NO ONE IS PERMITTED! *THIS IS A DISTRICT POLICY!*

CLINIC DAILY SCHEDULE MONDAY-Numbers assigned and picture taken. Learn ½ of the cheer and ½ dance. TUESDAY- Learn rest of cheer and dance. WEDNESDAY- Review, rotate through dance, cheer, tumbling, and Rally stations. THURSDAY-Mock tryout *Bring bottle of water and snack for break time!*

THERE IS NO MINIMUM SKILL LEVEL TO TRY OUT You do not need to know tumbling or have taken dance all of your life. You should, however, be aware that the minimum skill on this year’s squad is a back handspring. Both the tryout dance and cheer have optional tumbling choreographed into them.

COMPONENTS OF TRY-OUT: RUNNING TUMBLING ON MATS (YOU MAY BE ASKED TO DO ON WOOD) RALLYING STANDING TUMBLING ON WOOD JUMP SERIES TAUGHT AT CLINICS (4 JUMPS 1 KICK) CHEER TAUGHT AT CLINICS DANCE TAUGHT AT CLINICS CALLBACK JUDEGES MAY ASK TO SEE ANY PART OF THE TRY-OUT AGAIN OR REPEATEDLY

WHAT CAN BEEN WORN AT TRY-OUTS? Clothing for tryouts may consist of: Any solid colored T-shirt or thick strapped tank (no spaghetti straps) Cheer shorts/skorts. No large or baggy basketball shorts. No large logos will be permitted on tryout clothing. Shirts must cover the midriff at ALL times, even when arms are up and fully extended. All hair must be pulled back and completely off the face. Bows are OK NO GLITTER is allowed!

JUDGES AND JUDGING JUDGES ARE FROM OUT OF THE AREA AND HAVE NO KNOWN AFFILIATIONS WITH ANY CONTESTANT OR THEIR FAMILY. WE AIM TO BE AS IMPARTIAL AND AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE! JUDGE’S SCORES, GRADES, AND CITIZENSHIP DETERMINE THE SQUAD

WHAT IS THE “JUDGES TREAT?” It is a SMALL treat or drink to give the judges with a cute/catchy slogan on them. WHY DO WE HAVE TO GIVE A TREAT? Try-outs take a substantial amount of time for the judges, and they do not take a break to eat. By providing a small treat, LJH shows we appreciate that the judges have come to spend their evening judging. WILL THE TREAT BE JUDGED? The size and cost of the treat are NOT judged in any way. IS IT A BRIBE? NO! Please DO NOT spend excessive amounts of money believing that if your treat is the “biggest” or the “best,” it will influence the judges scores.

CHEER FEE Payments May 3RD - $437.50 June 7TH - $437.50 $875

CAMP! JASON AND JENNA WITH CHEERZ GYM HAVE AGREED TO COME TO LJH FOR CAMP JULY 29 TO AUGUST 3, 2013 COMPETITION ROUTINE WILL BE TAUGHT MUSIC WILL BE MIXED ESPECIALLY FOR LJH Cheer camp is mandatory in order to compete!!! LJH CHEERLEADERS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO GO ON OVER NIGHT FIELD TRIPS. THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO INSURE SAFETY AND LIABILITY CONCERNS.

mandatory Cheer safety clinic IMPORTANT DATES FOR FUTURE CHEERLEADERS: mandatory Cheer safety clinic May 14th at 4:00 pm ALL LJH CHEERLEADERS MUST ATTEND THIS CLINIC!!! Uniform fittings April 22nd 3:00 pm ALL LJH CHEERLEADERS MUST ATTEND FITTINGS WITH A PARENT IF POSSIBLE!

COMPETITION IS MANDATORY.. YES!!!! LJH WILL BE COMPETING! COMPETITION IS MANDATORY.. NOT OPTIONAL

*THIS IS FOR ALL FORMS (BY-LAWS, DEMERITS, HAZING, AND CONCUSSION) ITEMS AND FORMS THAT MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION LJH CHEERLEADER APPLICATION FORM COPY OF 3RD TERM REPORT CARD PARENT/STUDENT SIGNATURE PAGE* CHEERLEADING QUESTIONAIRE LEADERSHIP QUESTIONAIRE (OPTIONAL) *THIS IS FOR ALL FORMS (BY-LAWS, DEMERITS, HAZING, AND CONCUSSION)

COMMITMENT CLASS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME CHEERLEADERS PRACTICE! CHEERLEADERS PRACTICE A MINIMUM OF 2 MORNINGS A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR EARLY MORNING IS 6:30 AM THEY PRACTICE A MINIMUM OF ONE EVENING A WEEK WHEN PREPARING FOR COMPETITIONS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND SUMMER CHEER CAMP THEY PRACTICE A MINIMUM OF 3 DAYS A WEEK FOR THE SUMMER THEY ATTEND ALL SCHOOL GAMES AND ACTIVITIES THEY UNDERSTAND THAT CHEER COMES FIRST OVER EVERYTHING OTHER THAN SCHOOL WORK! CHEERLEADERS SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS PRACTICING AND PREPARING FOR ASSEMBLIES, PEP RALLYS, GAMES, AND PERFORMANCES. LJH CHEERLEADERS ARE PART OF A TEAM AND RELY ON EACH OTHER TO HAVE THE SAME COMMITMENT AS THEY HAVE.

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