Middle School Sideline

Basketball Sideline Cheerleading Tryout Information

Skills Clinics (required)
Tues 10/27 6-8pm in the Trebein Gym
Weds 10/28  6-8pm in the Trebein Gym

Tryouts (required)
Sat 10/31 9am-12pm in the Trebein Gym

**Must sign up on Final Forms for "Winter Cheer" prior to the first clinic in order to participate that night**

Clinics/Tryout Details
Clinics will be held in the Trebein Elementary gym on Tues 10/27 and Weds 10/28 from 6-8pm.

Clinics are mandatory unless you have a prior committment with a BMS athletic team. If that is the case, you must let the coaches know (email Alison Draves: Alison.draves@beavercreek.k12.oh.us)

Tryouts will be on Saturday 10/31.  Girls should arrive at 9am. We will meet in the Trebein Gym to stretch and do a brief review before actual tryouts start. 

Physicals
If you do not have a physical on file with the school, you need one in order to participate. You will need to print the form off of Final Forms for the doctor to fill out. You can upload your physical directly to Final Forms after it is completed. You can also email a copy to Brenda.spears@beavercreek.k12.oh.us

What to Wear
For clinics, girls should wear athletic clothes and cheer shoes (or gym shoes). Hair should be up in a secure ponytail.  Girls should not wear jewelry other than small stud earrings. 

For tryouts, girls will be expected to wear a plain colored shirt (either orange, black or white) with plain black gym shorts. They should not roll their shorts. Shirts should either be tucked in or secure enough that they will stay down and not show stomach. Girls should wear a supportive sports bra that should not show through their shirt. Plain white low cut socks or no show socks with cheer shoes or gym shoes. Hair should be in a secure high ponytail, no pieces hanging down. Wear a cheer bow (any bow will be fine). 

No jewelry! 

Nails should be a neutral color and a short athletic length! 

What to expect at clinics
At clinics, we will briefly review jump technique and correct motions. These are extremely important skills but we will not spend a large amount of time on them. These are skills that can be reviewed via youtube videos on your own as well. 

We will teach a crowd cheer and a dance that will be performed at tryouts.

What to expect at tryouts
Girls will have a tryout number for the day. They will tryout by themselves. They will come in the gym and when prompted, they will perform the cheer and dance taught at clinics, perform jumps and any tumbling that they may have. Tumbling is not required, but is of course encouraged. 

Results
Results will be posted by tryout number on the Cheer athletic webpage (On the Middle School Sideline Tab) by Sunday Morning (tinyurl.com/Beavercreekcheer).  

Practice Information
Practices for basketball cheer will be held every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday beginning 11/2 at Coy MS. See schedule below. 

• Monday, November 2 – 4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 3 – 4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Thursday, November 5 – 6:00–8:30 p.m.

• Monday, November 9 – 4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 10-  4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Thursday, November 12- 6:00–8:30 p.m.

• Monday, November 16 – 4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 17 – 4:30–7:30 p.m.

• Thursday, November 19 – 6:00–8:30 p.m.

Committment:
Please consider everything you already participate in when considering whether to tryout for basketball cheer. You cannot miss practices for any reason (unless you are sick with a fever or throwing up). We have such a limited amount of time, it is imperative everyone is there. Games begin early December and are multiple days per week. 

*If you are on the BMS Competition Cheer Team, our schedules do work together. Coaches will communicate to make sure any conflicts work out. BUT know that this means you will have cheer 6-7 days per week. Can you manage that with your schoolwork and other committments?  

Questions?

Football Cheer- Contact Coach Emily or Coach Maggie (bmscreekcheer@yahoo.com)

Basketball Cheer- Coach Alison  (adraves@ymail.com)