Try-outs – Day 1

Work-out – Stretch, Cardio, Core, Arms Understand the characteristics of a cheerleading Learn the goals for Winter Webpage!! Understand try-out requirements and evaluation Learn and practice cheerleader skills and techniques Learn and practice tryout cheer Created cheer Distribute teacher and personal evaluation

Role Models!! Cheer for HOME Basketball Games

Cheer for Winter basketball games, attend practices Break through banners Basketball Team Spirit Cheer, Jump, Tumbling, Dance, Mounts, Stunts Competition Squad? Community/ School Service - Basketball Fundraiser (March 12) School pride for all activities Group activities

FSEMS Winter Cheerleading Webpage on Avongrove.org: g1.aspx Go to FSEMS tab, click athletics, choose cheerleading from winter tab.

Perform Learned Cheer – “Avon Grove is Here!” Perform created motion cheer Demonstrate 3 best jumps Show split Perform 2 best tumbling movements We will pick numbers to determine order of try-outs.

Teacher evaluation Personal evaluation Interview questions at try-out

Learned Cheer and Created Cheer: Skill and technique of motions, recall of motions and words, voice, showmanship, smile and spirit, beginning and ending stance, poise, creativity and flow (created cheer), and overall performance. Three Jumps: Difficulty of jump, height, skill and technique of approach and arms/legs/toes movements, ending stance, and showmanship. Split: Technique and skill of arms/legs/toes, closeness to the floor, showmanship. Two Tumbles: Difficulty of tumble, ease and effort, skill and Technique of arms/legs/toes movements, ending stance, and showmanship. Scoring rubric will be used.

Hips V Tabletop T Left L Low V Half low V Left/Right Right Diagonal Think about your fist and thumb! Touchdown Liberty Right L Down Right Left Dagger Right Dagger Left Diagonal Down Liberty Left Lunge Right Lunge Front Lunge Down Lunge Half T Low Touchdown Bow & Arrow R/L High/Low Clasp

Avon Grove is here Stand up and cheer Big Red let’s fight And win tonight

Avon

Grove

is

here

Clasp

Stand

up (on toes)

and

cheer

Clasp

Big

Red

let’s

fight

Clasp

and

win

to -

night!

Big Red let’s cheer Hear the crowd Shout out loud F S E M S This is our year