Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
Season runs from June through October
Rules:
Practices, camps, events, and games are Mandatory.
Cheerleading is a team sport and when you are not at practice your entire stunt group suffers…we have a short amount of time to prepare for basketball season, pre-game events and all homecoming festivities and attendance is important!!! Therefore, the only excused absences are having a doctor’s note, one family vacation, or a funeral/wake.
If you miss a practice unexcused, you will be benched during the next game. If you miss a game, you will be benched from one of the homecoming festivities including pep assembly and/or parade. Three unexcused absences will result in removal from the team.
Unexcused Absences Include-but are not limited to
- Driver’s Ed(We highly encourage you to take Driver’s Ed during the summer).
- Another sport/program or club
- Missing school without a doctors note
- More than one vacation
- Tumbling
- Work/Interviews
Tardiness is not acceptable! Leave early, be on time! You will be benched if you can’t be on time. If you need a ride, tell your coach and we will arrange a ride for you. Or, be proactive and ask your team mates for a ride prior to practice or a game.
There will be three football cheerleading teams: Freshman tryouts will be in August—so if you are a freshman and you do not make JV/Varsity please come back!
- A JV team consisting of 14-20 freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
- A Varsity team of 16-20 members.
Practices (During Summer):
Varsity and JV will practice 2 days a week during the summer. Varsity will have practices on Tuesday, and Thursday, and Mondays if needed during the school year. JV will practice Tuesday and Thursday during the school year. Summerpractices will be at 1:30pm-4:00pm in the Fieldhouse. Varsity flyers will need to arrive at 12:00 pm to stretch with Coach Reeder. There are times when practices may be longer or at a different time, but you will know in advance. IT WILL BE EXPECTED THAT YOU ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO PRACTICE TO ROLL OUT MATS.
Tumbling Class: Team tumbling will take place at GymTyme Illinois. This will be an 8-10 week session in May. TEAM tumbling is important because it allows the team to bond together. We ask that you participate in these scheduled sessions. You may get extra tumbling practice at your regular gym.
Practices:
Both teams will practice Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 1:30-4:00 (summer), Varsity will have some Monday practices if needed during the school year. Varsity will do weight lifting/conditioning from 4-5 pm during the summer. Varsity and JV will also practice Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:30-6:00pm (school year) in the Fieldhouse.Varsity will have Football games on Friday evenings (home and away games) and some home games on Saturday afternoons. JV’s games will be on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday mornings depending on the schedule.
We will attend Carthage College’s NCA Camp! This is a VERY elite camp that helps out tremendously with our skills and prepares us for the upcoming competitive season!
Mandatory Camp Dates:
The cheerleading program will be going to NCA camp at Carthage College on July 9-11th. Payment will need to be turned in before leaving for camp. This will be mandatory for each cheerleader.
PLEASE DO NOT SCHEDULE A VACATION DURING CAMP WEEK! ALL ATHLETES THAT MAKE THE TEAM MUST ATTEND THE CAMP TO BE READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON!
Varsity Homecoming Choreography will be held at the end of July. There will be an extended practice schedule for these days. Everyone MUST ATTEND SO YOU CAN LEARN YOUR CHOREOGRAPHY SPOT.
*****We understand this is a large commitment, so please DO NOT TRYOUT IF YOU WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE DATES. PLEASE DO NOT TRYOUT AND TAKE SOMEONE ELSE’ S SPOT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMMIT TO COMING EVERYDAY!*****
TRYOUT INFORMATION
May 8th and 9th in the Joliet Central Fieldhouse from 3:30-6:00 pm. WEAR SHORTS, A T-SHIRT, ALL YOUR HAIR UP AND OFF YOUR SHOULDERS, GYM SHOES AND NO JEWELRY. This is for your protection and safety. You will be taught a dance, 4 jumps, and given a stunt group. You will be asked to perform tumbling skills if you have them. Bring your tryout form filled with emergency numbers and grade sheet with parent signature. Mandatory Parent Meeting for anyone that makes the team will be held in the cafeteria on May 17th at 5:30 pm.
- Tumbling for JV and Varsity will begin in June at GymTyme Illinois. $100 will be due atthe start date. The exact start date will be announced once the teamsare formed. Payment should go to GymTyme Illinois.
- It is highly recommended that stunt groups are figured outprior to tryouts and that prospective cheerleaders attend open gym at GymTyme Illinois to get extra practice time on tumbling and stunting. To find out times for open gym, please look at the GymTyme Illinois website for their open gym times and prices. Veteran cheerleaders will be asked to stunt on the first day of tryouts so prior preparation is needed.
- To make JV you need to be working on a flip flop and/or execute a flip flop. To make Varsity you need to attempt or have a standing back tuck. If you execute a tumbling skill at tryouts, it will be expected that you perform the skill throughout the season and then build upon your skills. We expect to see growth in your performance during the football season.
Tryout results and team information will be posted at the following website on Friday, May 11th by 4pm:
YOU MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE TO TRYOUT IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT JOLIET CENTRAL. INCOMING FRESHMEN DO NOT NEED A PHYSICAL.
If you have any questions before tryouts—please feel free to contact Coach Reeder at or stop by room 191.
**Bring the next 2 pages with you to tryouts!**
Name: ______ID #: ______
Fall 2018 Year in School (Circle one): FRESHMEN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR
Address: ______City/State/Zip: ______
Phone #: ______
In Case of Emergency: (Name and Phone #): ______
Period / Course / Grade / Teacher's Signature / Comments1
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We (student/parent/guardian) have read the rules for the 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryout.
I (parent/guardian) give my student permission to tryout for cheerleading.
(Parent/Guardian) Print Name:______Signature:______
(Student) Print Name:______Signature:______
Name:______Tryout Number: ______
Fall 2018 Year in School (Circle one): FRESHMEN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR
Judging Form (To be filled out by JT Staff)
CHEER ARM MOTIONS:( 5= above average 4= average 3 = fair 2= below average 1= poor)
MOTIONS1234 5
DANCE1234 5
FACIALS1234 5
SUB TOTAL:______
JUMPS:
TOE TOUCH123 4 5
HURDLER 1234 5
PIKE1234 5
OPTIONAL1234 5
In order to receive a 5 for Optional, a combination jump must be executed
with above average performance. SUB TOTAL:______
STUNTING: BASEFLYER BACK SPOTUNSURE
Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
Stunt:
Half = 1 point
Full/Extension = 2 points
Liberty = 3 points
Arabesque/Heel Stretch = 4 points
Scale/Scorpion/Bow-and-Arrow = 5 points
2 manextenstion/lib = 6 points
1 man extension/lib = 7 points
Dismount:
Sponge = 1 points
Cradle = 2 points
Single Twist Down = 3 points
Controlled Pop Down from Co-ed Stunt = 3 points
Kick Single Twist Down = 4 points
Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
EXTRA POINTS: (Ruby Slipper, Switch Up/Full Up Lib, Heel Stretch, Scale) (Add points to stunt score)
Elite Entry (Full Up or Switch Up) = 1 point
Advanced single variation [Not including Liberty] = 1 point
SUB TOTAL:______
Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
TUMBLING:
Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
Standing Tumbling:
Round Off/Cartwheel = 1 point
Flip Flop = 2 points
Series of Flip Flops = 3 points
Jump Flip Flop = 4 points
Flip Flopto a Tuck = 5 points
2 Flip Flop to a Tuck = 6 points
Back Tuck = 7 points
Toe Touch Tuck = 8 points
Flip Flop Full = 9 points
Standing Full =10 points
Running Tumbling:
Round Off/Cartwheel = 1 point
Round Off + Flip Flop = 2 points
Round Off + Series of Flip Flops = 3 points
Round Off + Back Tuck = 4 points
Round Off + Flip Flop + Back Tuck/Layout = 5 points
Round Off + Flip Flop + Full Twist = 6 points
Joliet Central 2018Football Season Cheerleading Tryouts
SUB TOTAL:______
GRAND TOTAL:______