**Physicals required BEFORE tryouts**

The following forms must be brought on the first day of tryouts (Click on links to print)

Physical Form (Turn in Signed & Completed)

Concussion Form (Turn in completed & signed)

Candidates must have a current sports physical (NCHSAA form - found on NDMS Athletics

webpage under Cheerleading). Little League Football physical forms will not be accepted.

Tryouts are Monday - Thursday, May 23 - 26, 2021 from 3:30-5:00 pm

(3:00-3:20 PM Arrival/Sign In/Paperwork Turn in NDMS Lobby)

Monday - Stunting/Tumbling (3:30-5:30 NDMS Gym)

Tuesday - Learning Material (3:30-5:30 NDMS Gym)

Wednesday - Learning Material (3:30-5:30 NDMS Gym)

Thursday- Tryouts!!!!!! (3:30-5:30 NDMS Auditorium)

It's important to be there ALL days!

Tryout Materials:

Sideline Cheer

Links: Front View - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4wUbHUGsKU

Back View - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5j8XkWlNy8)

Wildcat Power

North Davie! Here We Go!

Yell The Colors That You Know!

Navy! (clap) Orange! (clap, clap)

Navy! (clap) Orange! (clap, clap)

North Davie! A Little Louder!

This Time You Tell Wildcat Pride!

Wildcat! (clap) Pride! (clap, clap)

Wildcat! (clap) Pride! (clap, clap)

Navy! (clap) Orange! (clap, clap)

Wildcat! (clap) Pride! (clap, clap)

Dance

Link to Front View - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vu-QeAXlrw

Link to Back View - www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL4jneZ9uHo

Link to Teach (moves broken down with counts) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxRq1Nw41Fk

Let's Go!

First of all, make sure you know what you are getting into. It is important to know what will be expected of you. There is a lot more to cheering than meets the eye. Find out about practices, camps, games, and anything else that your school does. If you aren't willing to do all of these and give 100%, then you shouldn't be trying out. If you want to do all of these things then here are some good tips.

Before Tryouts

It is important that you start practicing and getting in shape weeks before tryouts. You don't even have to know the date of tryouts to start preparing. So many people don't start preparing until the week of tryouts. Two days they work themselves so hard that on the third day, the day of being judged, they are so sore, they can't give their all. Don't be one of these people. Help yourself out.

First get off your butt and run around the block a few times. Cheerleaders need to have good stamina. Three minutes of straight cheering, dancing and yelling can be exhausting.

Next, stretch your muscles. Stand with your legs apart and reach for the ground. Reach over to your left leg, followed by your right. Do some lunges and work on your splits. Stretching is important. It increases flexibility and makes the body feel good. Also stretch your arms, neck, back, ankles and wrists.

Now you're ready to build some muscle. It is essential that cheerleaders have strong stomachs, legs and arms. Stomach muscles allow for awesome jumps. Leg muscles lift stunts and give you high flyin' jumps. Arm muscles make sharp moves and lift stunts also. So, do sit-ups, push-ups and run up and down stairs. Be creative. There are so many ways to get muscles.

Our team doesn't require tumbling abilities. This is definitely not a skill that can be learned two days before tryouts. If you want to learn tumbling skills, take a gymnastics class. Don't try to teach yourself. This can be very dangerous.

An additional way to be prepared is to take an aerobics class or jazz/hip hop class. This will keep your ability to catch onto dances quickly in check.

Week of Tryouts

Go to ALL practices held before tryouts. This is when you'll learn the cheers and dance that you will have to perform.

When learning a cheer or dance, be sure that you are in a good place where you can see what is being taught, instead of just sort of getting it in the back. Ask questions whenever you don't understand something. Don't feel bad if you don't catch on the very first day. Chances are you're not the only one having difficulty.

Practicing with just counts is good, but you need to get familiar with the beat of the music. If you have the music you can practice at home.

PRACTICE as much as you can. If don't have time to practice physically, practice mentally. If you're sitting in the car imagine yourself doing all the moves perfectly in your head. Even though it doesn't sound like it will help, it really does because it helps you to be able to remember the moves without thinking about it when you go to tryout.

Every time you practice, even when you are learning, do all the moves full out and hit every motion really sharp. This will help it become natural.

Day of Tryouts

Get plenty of sleep the night before so that you are full of energy. Don't spend the night worrying.

Have a good breakfast and lunch that day. You may not want to eat right before tryouts. You don't want an upset stomach. Oranges and water are a good snack.

Be dressed cleanly. This means shorts (not baggy, not too short) with a T-shirt tucked in. It is important to have your hair pulled back out of your face, and remember that some make-up is okay, but don't over do it. Participants must wear a white t-shirt with nothing on it, solid color shorts, sports bra, hair off the shoulders, and tennis shoes on the day of try-outs. You will not be able to try-out with any apparel that has words or graphics.

Participants must have a current physical (within the last year) on a Davie County Schools Athletic physical form before they can participate.

All participants must have acceptable grades and attendance from the previous semester. This means having passed 6 of 8 courses for the year and being in attendance 85% of the time (no more than 13.5 absences.)

Participants must follow the following safety guidelines during clinic and tryouts.

a. Hair must be worn up and off the shoulders and tied securely.

b. Nails must be short in length; they can not be visible when looking at the palm of the hand.

c. No jewelry including earrings, belly button rings, or other piercing may be worn at any time. Covering them

with band-aids or athletic tape is not an option. If you do not remove piercing, you will not be allowed

to try-out. This is a NFHS rule.

Participants will enter gym in groups of 3-4. They will perform Cheer, Chant & Dance and may need to answer a question. Tumbling will be appreciated, but optional.

No spectators are allowed in the vicinity of the gym during tryouts. This includes other participants and parents.

Letters will be sent home with each participant after try-outs. Please wait until you have left school to open your letter.

At Tryouts

When they open the door for you to go in, run, tumble, yell and smile! Show the judges all your enthusiasm.

SMILE! The judges want to see how much fun you're having. Don't have a fake smile though! The judges can tell when you aren't pumped up, you have to show them all your spirit.

Be loud when you yell. Have sharp, clear words. Make sure that the judges can understand you.

Have confidence when you are trying out. Even if you mess up or aren't sure, don't let the judges know it. They usually don't notice if you mess up unless you freeze and yell, oh no!! Just smile and keep going.

If you're unhappy with your performance don't show it until you get outside. Don't let the judges know. Chances are, you didn't do as bad as you thought you did.

If you don't make it, don't give up on being school spirited. You can still join other school activities along with supporting your school's cheerleaders. I wish you all the best of luck.