2.  Coach D  Finishing third year of teaching Biology and Earth and Space Science at OE  Fourth year Coaching

3.  Try out information and requirements  Season Calendar and commitments  Costs  Changes for the season

4.  Clinics (optional) › April 27th 3:30-6:30 › April 28th 3:30-6:30 › April 29th 3:30-6:30 Clinics will take place in one of the 3 gyms April 30th Time slots will be assigned on Monday › Start first group at 3pm in the dance room › Friday May 1st- will meet with each candidate individually starting at 2:45pm in the dance room

5.  Clinics › Teach technique required › Routine › Possible tricks › Try-outs  Try out in groups of 3 or 4  Show a mock try out during clinics  Outside judges

6. points 1234 Single Pirouette 5 Double Pirouette 5 Triple Pirouette 5 Fouettés- à la seconde 10 Splits- right left center 15 Toe Touch 5 Calypso 5 Leap- right left center 15 Switch Leap 5 Routine Memorization 5 Routine Technique 5 Routine Presentation 5 Routine Xtra 8 counts 5 School Song 5 Overall Appearance 5 Tricks Total:100

7.  Grade sheet  General information sheet  Updated physical- need a photocopy turned in  Must register to 8 to 18  Attend tonight’s meeting

8.  No set number for either teams  Mostly Freshmen and Sophomores on Junior Varsity (but juniors and seniors can be on JV)  Varsity- Juniors and Seniors, (have taken some Freshmen and Sophomores in the past based on ability) › Must have two 8 counts of fouettés in second to make Varsity

9.  Football team vs Competition team  Spring tryout=football and camp  Fall tryout= competition team/basketball  Helps us allow for more girls to get the experience (ie girls in fall sports can still do comeptition or for transfer students)  Helps keep dancers motivated and working towards the competition season

10.  Season lasts 10 months  Start practices in May (Week of May 5th first practices)  UDA Camp July 7-10 at Wheaton College  August-October Football Season  IHSA Competition season November- end of January  Basketball- November- February  Break- March

11.  Football vs. Basketball › Will practice technique and condition together through this summer › Practices are run separately in order to share the dance room › Practices added during Competition season (this includes Friday and Saturday practices when needed)

12.  JV will perform at all home sophomore football games and basketball games.  Varsity will perform at all home football and basketball varsity games- pregame and halftime

13.  IHSA- can have 28 on roster- can floor no more then 24  Always have to have a backup in case of injury/sickness/emergency  Alternates have the toughest job because they have to know every single person’s part.  Can always change- will have tryouts throughout the year for both teams  Alternates are competition only- not game unless we are running a competition piece

14.  New members- cost is higher  Camp fee $350 › Dance shoes- 2 pairs and dance sneakers › Camp clothes- 3 outfits one per each day of camp › Duffle bag &garment bag › Hair bows › Socks › Personalized warm-ups › Use these items all year, and the girls keep them › Roughly around 1,500 dollars to start off

15.  Spring fundraiser- Schaefers flower baskets  August- Fay’s BBQ  Fall- Mini Pom Camp › Football season and possibly basketball  Winter-Poinsetta’s  Hosting IHSA competition (biggest fundraiser)  Yankee Candles  Bows!!

16.  Poms › Performance: 27@$40= $1080 › Practice: 27@$30= $810  Camp › Continuing Coach’s Education- about $300  Competition › Registration Fees: about $200/team= $400 › Competitions: 8@about $110 each= $880 › State= $300 in fees › Gifts for the girls  Costumes for competition-Varsity and JV  Choreographers  Banquet

17.  Flower and Candle fundraising money raised by girls will go to your individual costs. › More money fundraised = less money out of pocket

18.  May 5 th at 6pm Meet the Team and First parent meeting  May 12 th Mandatory uniform fitting and camp clothes ordering night 6pm

19. Questions?