CHEERLEADING TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS
1. 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
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APRIL 12
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!*
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!*
• 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:
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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.
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.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR FUTURE CHEERLEADERS:
ALL LJH CHEERLEADERS MUST ATTEND THIS CLINIC!!!
ALL LJH CHEERLEADERS MUST ATTEND FITTINGS WITH
A PARENT IF POSSIBLE!
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)
• 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.