- Feb 24, 2010
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Our school had this format, which worked well:
Tryout for a sideline team (cheer, dance, jumps, running tumbling) & made either-
Freshmen
JV
Varsity
This was the team you cheered at games with.
Then there was a separate tryout about a month later ( you already know most of their skills so it is more skill consistancy & stunting positions). Athletes made either-
JV competition - standing BHS OR running BHS requirement ( this squad was usually novice division)
Varsity competition - roundoff back tuck & standing 2 BHS minimum req. (intermediate to advanced div)
The rest were in "practice group"(like how NFL has practice team vs. actual team) and just worked on their skills to improve and work towards making a comp team in future years + be available to fill in.
We had most practices separate (marked either comp only or all squad) but any time teams were working on competition material & we were together, the other girls would be conditioning, working on school spirit ideas, jumps, doing things to build their skills. They went to a separate area so as not to distract/ be distracted. You have no idea how great quitting competition squad to decorate signs in the corner looks when you have had a LONG full out practice HAHA. But really.......
Tryout for a sideline team (cheer, dance, jumps, running tumbling) & made either-
Freshmen
JV
Varsity
This was the team you cheered at games with.
Then there was a separate tryout about a month later ( you already know most of their skills so it is more skill consistancy & stunting positions). Athletes made either-
JV competition - standing BHS OR running BHS requirement ( this squad was usually novice division)
Varsity competition - roundoff back tuck & standing 2 BHS minimum req. (intermediate to advanced div)
The rest were in "practice group"(like how NFL has practice team vs. actual team) and just worked on their skills to improve and work towards making a comp team in future years + be available to fill in.
We had most practices separate (marked either comp only or all squad) but any time teams were working on competition material & we were together, the other girls would be conditioning, working on school spirit ideas, jumps, doing things to build their skills. They went to a separate area so as not to distract/ be distracted. You have no idea how great quitting competition squad to decorate signs in the corner looks when you have had a LONG full out practice HAHA. But really.......