Cheerleading Tryout Information

Interested in what the summer schedule looks like for cheer including camps and choreography? Here are our tentative dates for summer of 2020.

READY TO REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS? CLICK HERE!

Pre Tryout Clinic (April 6th ) REGISTER HERE (please note you will need a $20 check made payable to HRHS CHEER and a current physical on file with HRHS) CANCELLED

IMPORTANT DATES

Tryout Events

*All below dates must be attended unless you speak with a coach and get prior approval*

March 25th: Pre-Tryout Parent Meeting 6:00PM at HRHS in Commons Powerpoint will be emailed with all necessary information. Please look this over and note any questions you have.

April 2nd: Live Q&A forum about informational powerpoint sent on 3/25 via Google Hangout (you will receive an invite in your email, please email us if you were NOT at the pre-tryout meeting!)

April 6th: Optional Preview Clinic ($20) 3:15-5:30 PM **REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY. Please bring a $20 check payable to HRHS CHEERLEADING. -> REGISTER HERE CANCELLED

April 24th: All tryout materials due!

• Online registration submitted
• 2 Online Teacher Recommendation Forms submitted (link for recommendation form located here) Please E-mail this form to the teachers you would like to fill it out.
• HRHS Cheer contract read and signed by parent & athlete
• Athletic clearance obtained & turned in to Veronica Ruiz in the Athletic Office. Please visit www.hrhsfalcons.com/athletics for specific directions on arbiter athlete
  • $185 athletic fee Paid
  • Arbiter Athlete Completed and Submitted
  • Physical submitted to Veronica.Ruiz@dcsdk12.org

To ALL tryout clinics athletes must wear: PLAIN Black T shirt or tank top, white, blue or black shorts, nothing that says Highlands Ranch Cheerleading, cheer/ athletic shoes

April 28th: Materials and Skills Review Clinic 6-8 PM

April 29th: Mandatory Tryout Clinic 6-8 PM

April 30th: Mandatory Tryout Clinic 6-8 PM

May 1st: Official Tryout 4-8 PM

May 2nd: Team lists posted

May 5th: Uniform Fitting @ 3:00-4:30 in dance room

May 5th: New Team Meetings @ 5:30 in Commons

ELIGIBILITY

ALL current 8th graders who plan on attending Highlands Ranch in the Fall of 2020 and all current 9th-11th graders who go to Highlands Ranch or are zoned to Highlands Ranch. You must be in good academic standing and have no outstanding HRHS Cheerleading balances.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT TRYOUTS:

MATERIAL

You will learn the fight song, and two sideline cheers on your own before tryouts with a whole group review on April 28th. You will stunt, tumble and jump at tryouts and perform the material you have learned. Tryout material will be emailed to athletes who are registered for tryouts starting April 20th to the email provided on registration form.

WHAT TO EXPECT

All week we want you to show us who you are! Show up as the athlete you want to be in this program. We want to coach athletes who want to be present, who work hard, who use their time wisely, and who make others around them better. Inspiring others is part of the job description in high school cheerleading. If you want to make a team, show your leadership skills, respect of the sport and coaches, and avoid anything that could portray you as having an attitude, being part of a “clique”. Try things that are new, trust the coaching, and follow examples set by veterans.

Day 1: Sideline dance, Fight song, cheer and jumps coaching. Begin stunting .

Day 2: Jumps, tumbling, stunting (begin putting together sequences). *You will be put in stunt groups for the rest of the week based on this day*

Day 3: Stunting, quick material review

*You will work with your group to perform the sideline, cheer and fight song, and then will work on a choreographed stunt sequence.

Day 4: Practice for the first hour and review, stretch. Then, final tryouts for each group.

**All tryout decisions are final however, you may request a face-to-face meeting with coaches to discuss results.**