Pizza Ranch fundraiser on September 16 from 5-8:00pm.
Everyone must attend.
Sign up on the sign up sheet for a 4:45- 6:30 shift or a 6:15-8:00 shift.
Little Eagle Cheer Clinic- September 18. You will need to be here from 8:45 to 11:30. Everyone must attend. This is a big promotion for cheerleading.
Be here at 5:30 on Friday night. You should be stretched, dressed and ready to go at 5:30, with shoes on, hair and make-up and whatever else you need to do before the game.
Ribbon should be at least 24 feet long.
RIBBON AND GIFT SCHEDULE
Date
Game
Where
Ribbon
Gift for guest cheerleaders
Aug. 27
DSM
Home
Sarah
Taeler & Marissa
Sep. 3
Van Meeter
Away
Raquel
Sep. 10
Bondurant
Home
Kayla
Starlie & Cara
Sep. 17
Clarinda
Away
Starlie
Sep. 24
Interstate 35/pep rally
Home
Marissa
Raquel & Holly
Oct. 1
PCM
Away
Taeler
Oct. 8
Colfax
Home
Taylor
Taylor & Kayla
Oct. 15
Shenandoah
Away
Caitlin
Oct. 22
Clarke
Home
Holly
Sarah & Maggie
Check out the calendar!
Please let me know ASAP if you have a conflict with these dates or times.
You must know all cheers and dances by now, if you don't you need to get together with another cheerleader.
You must have all of your forms turned in by now as well.
Make up practices will be held for any practices you are not able to attend. You must attend at least 5 workouts before you will allowed to stunt.
Cheer workout:
- Print out this workout and do all Pink exercises on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Do all Yellow exercises on Tues, Thurs, and Sat. Purple/splits should be done every day.
- Rest on Sunday
- If practice is every canceled do the entire workout on that day.
Workout:
Description- Legs
How many Reps?
How many sets
Three level squats
10
3
Jump (repeatedly) on one R-leg, L-leg and both legs.
L=20, R=20 and both=20
2
Wall sits
45 seconds
3
Calf raises- hold weight and go up on toes. Then try it while standing on an edge or step.
20
3
Leg lifts standing up- out to the side and straight in front
15 front 15 side on each side/leg
3
Leg lifts- laying down on your side… inside and outside
25 on each side/leg
3
Leg circles- front, up, behind and complete the circle.
10
2
Straddle and leg lifts
10- R, L and both legs
2
Straddle and leg rotators
10- R, L and both legs
2
Straddle lift and hold- lift and hold up each leg then both for 10 seconds
10 seconds- R, L and both legs
3
Straddles and splits
30 seconds each
3 left,
3 right,
3 middle
Description- Arms
How many reps?
How many sets
Backward push ups
25
4
Push ups
25
4
Planks
30 seconds
3
Practice Motions in mirror- T- motion, Broken T, right bow and arrow, left bow and arrow, left high V, right high V, High V, low V, right low V, left low V, daggers, table top, touchdown, right punch, left punch, right k, left K, right diagonal, left diagonal, clear, clap, clasp,
Description-Abs
How many reps?
How many sets
Regular Crunches
50
4
Right Side Crunches
50
2
Left side crunches
50
2
Right Mermaid lift
25
2
Left mermaid lift
25
2
Backward crunches- lift legs and butt off the ground so your knees touch your elbows
25
2
Baby Crunches- lift lower and upper body off the ground at the same time
25
2
Reaching for V- Legs up in the air spread out like a narrow V. Go up to left leg, then back down, up to right leg and down and then middle and down. Do quickly.
10
2
Frog Crunches- Pu legs in the air in a diamond/frog shape
25
3
Ab twist with weight
10 to each side
3
Varsity Football Cheerleaders
Senior Starlie Vermeer
Juniors Raquel De Graaf Kayla Groenendyk Holly Hessing Taeler Lanser
Caitlin Roozeboom Taylor Van Woerkom
Sophomore Marissa Ferguson
Sarah Fopma
Freshmen Maggie Milby Cara Turner
Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders
Senior
Starlie Vermeer
Juniors
Raquel De Graaf
Kayla Groenendyk
Holly Hessing
Taeler Lanser
Sophomores
Marissa Ferguson
Kara Jansen
Keep checking for dates on Tumble boot camps.
Competition Squad Requirements:
*Must cheer on football and/or basketball cheer squads (state rule)
* 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)
Pella Christian High School
300 Eagle Ln
Pella, IA 50219
Phone: 641.628.4440
Fax: 641.628.3530 office@pceagles.org