Football, Basketball and competition

cheerleaders and parents,

On Tuesday March 9 cheerleaders will meet in my room right after school and then leave for Jefferson place.  This is a really good opportunity to get involved in our community and to show the elderly that we care enough to take a few minutes to share what we do with them.

Again, they asked us to come which should make you feel pretty important already.  We will cheer and spend time with them for about 30 minutes.  After that we can hang out or go our separate ways until our awards dinner.

Please wear your red hot shirts and black cheerleading/drill team pants.  If you do not have those then you can wear any red shirt and any black warm-up type pants.

The awards dinner will be on Monday March 22 at 6:30 in the commons.  You and your parents can sign up to bring something for our potluck dinner.  I will have a sign up sheet in my room or parents can email me. 

Usually the cheerleaders wear nice/dressy clothes for banquets.

Potluck needs:

8 people for Hot food:

 * Sarah Fopma

* Emily Visser

*Starlie Vermeer

4 people for Drinks:

* Taylor Van Woerkom

4 people for Desserts:

* Amanda Holwerda

*Kara Jansen

*Heather Van Sant

Tumble Jam!

Tumble Jams will take place on Wednesdays after school from 3:30-5:30.  We will work on Tumbling and Jumping skills such as:Forward rolls, Cartwheels, Round- offs, Back-handsprings, Round-off Back-handsprings, Back tucks and more.

We will work on drills, stretching, jumps, flexibility, tumbling strength and conditioning and actual tumbling skills.  These practices are for  anyone that wants extra help on increasing their tumbling skills and overall conditioning.

Anyone is allowed to come even if they are not currently on the cheer squad.  Tumble jams will begin on February 24 and be on every Wednesday until May.

Hope to see you there!!!    

 Competition Squad Requirements:

* Must have a level or higher toe touch.

* Must be able to do at least two parts of a stunt (fly, base, back spot).

* Must have a perfect round off.

   (and the requirements leading up to a round off: forward roll, backwards roll and cartwheel)

* Must have or be working towards a round off back handspring.

Cheering at the college level information:

Waldorf College:

-Toe touch and Front Hurdler

- Stunting

- Tumbling is not required but may help you get a scholarship

William Penn:

- Jumps and stunting

- Tumbling is not a must but it could make the difference between JV and Varsity

- More to come

Indian Hills:

- Bring a chant

-Learn a new chant

- Learn a dance

- Prep/ elevator with cradle dismount

-Tumble is optional

Iowa State University:

-You will perform a fight song, toe-touch and a series of stunts.

-Tumbling is not required to tryout, but no one has made the squad who did not tumble at tryouts.

-Stunts include anything from arabesques, scorpions, liberties and heel stretches with various uptakes (ground ups, hands, walk in) and dismounts (fulls or double downs).

-Tumbling ranges from standing backhandsprings to advanced tumbling passes.

-With both stunts and tumbling, the more difficult the skill, the more points awarded.

-When trying out for the all-girl squad, you may tryout as a flyer, side base or back spot.

University of Iowa:

-Essay :Why I want to be a cheerleader"

-Cheer / Sideline – Predominately motions -skills may be included, but this is to see motion technique

-Tumbling: Backhandspring, Back Tuck, Toe Touch-Backhandspring-Back Tuck, Tumbling Pass

-Stunts: Females – Heel Stretch-Full or Double Down, Arabesque 540 cradle, Toss Stunt, Walk-Up stunt (If on an All-Girl Squad show as much as possible with All-Girl Bases)