Do I have to have experience to try out for the Chaffin Spirit Teams?

• • No experience is required to try out for the spirit teams. We welcome any candidates who are interested in cheer and dance, and have accepted many past members with no previous experience.

How do I get signed up for tryouts?

• Attend the mandatory tryout meeting  with a parent and fill it out the required paperwork.

What do I have to do to get ready for tryouts?

• Turn in a current physical exam form to Coach Wilbourn or Coach Chamberlain (less than 15 months old)

• Report to practices March 4th-6th

• Sign up for optional technique and tryout clinics

When will I know that I made the team?

• Results will be released via email and social media on tryout date at 8:00 PM.

How many people will make the team?

• Cheer will be between 12 and 20 candidates, and Charmers will be 12 to 24. The number accepted depends on the tryout scores.

If I make the team, do I have to compete?

• Both cheer and Charmer teams will compete in 2025. Participation will be mandatory for all team members this year.

Who decides who makes the team?

• Cheer and Charmer tryouts are judged by Coach Wilbourn and 1-2 qualified guests. Guests judges are different for cheer and Charmer tryouts, but all have an extensive knowledge and background in the sport.

What do I have to do to try out?

• The cheer tryout involves a crowd cheer, jumps, and tumbling (standing and running) performed individually, and chants and dance performed in a group of 3-4.

• The Charmer tryout involves one routine integrated with leaps, turns, and kicks performed in a group of 3-4.

• Certain skills are not required for trying out (back tuck, splits, etc.)

What if I miss tryouts? Can I make it up?

• There will be no makeup tryouts

Can parents watch tryouts or practice?

• No, practice and tryouts are closed to public. 

Can I know what my score is?

• No, scores are kept confidential.