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Parent & Athlete Information Meeting:
Tuesday, April 4, 6:00pm in Cistercian's East Gym
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Tryout Week Schedule:
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Saturday, April 9:
Tryout Material Made Available to Candidates on this Website.
Materials:
Videos of Cheer, Chant & Dance (front & back views),
Music Clip, Cheer Words, Chant Words.
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Tuesday, April 11:
Candidates need to have completed the following by April 11, the first day of tryout clinic:
1. Registered Online via this website
2. Emailed the following documents to coaches at CPSHawksCheer@gmail.com
A. Signed Cistercian Cheer Code of Conduct Form.
B. Signed Parent Consent Form.
C. Completed & Submitted Physical Form to CPSHawksCheer@gmail.com. (All Candidates, All Schools)
D. Completed & Submitted Health History Form to CPSHawksCheer@gmail.com. (All Candidates, All Schools)
Tuesday, April 11 & Wednesday, April 12, 4:30-6:15pm:
Tryout Skills Workout Days to Learn and Review Material, Receive Instruction, Correction, and Feedback
Thursday, April 13, 4:30-6:15pm:
Mock Try-outs with Performance Feedback
Friday, April 14, 4:30 to completion:
Try-outs in front of NCA Judges.
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Tryout Performances - Skills Order:
Individually Performed Skills:
A) Running Tumbling Skills:
Candidates will perform running tumbling and spirit in as the start of the tryout. If a candidate does not have any running tumbling, she will spirit in.
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B) Standing Tumbling Skills:
Following Standing Tumbling, the Candidate will spirit to stand centered in front of judges.
If the candidate does not have standing tumbling, she will spirit directly to stand centered.
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C) Jumps:
THREE Jumps should be performed. One must be a Toe Touch.
Options for the other 2 jumps are Right Hurdler, Left Hurdler, or Pike.
The order of jumps is up to the candidate. Jumps may be whipped, but not required.
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D) Performance Cheer:
Candidate will perform the tryout performance cheer as the final solo skill. Cheer will include a jump or jump sequence.
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Small Group Performance Skills:
E) Chant:
Candidates will perform the tryout chant 3 times with 2 other candidates. (3-3-3 format)
F) Dance:
The final performance element will be the tryout dance, also performed in the small group.
Candidates should briefly spirit after each individual and group element.
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Coach's Email:
Jenna Likes, Head Coach: CPSHawksCheer@gmail.com
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