The Tryout Process
Selection by Student Body Vote
Selection by Qualified Judges
Selection by the Cheerleading Coach
Combination
Open Squad

Notification of Tryouts
Announcements
Posted Announcements
Morning Announcements

Pre-Tryout Meeting
Tryout Procedure
Potential Time Involved
Approximate Monetary Costs/Fundraising Efforts
Constitution/Code of Conduct
General Program Goals

Selecting Judges
General Fees
Professional Judges
Area Cheerleader Coaches
Conflicts of Interest

Pre-Tryout Clinic
Helpers
Schedule
Assigning Numbers, Grouping Candidates
Mock Tryouts

Running the Tryout

Camp Selection
Tips on how to pick the best camp for your squad!

 Hydration Tips:

• For Coaches

• For Cheerleaders

The forms below are in both Word format, for easy editing, and PDF format, for you to print out.  You may choose to open or save the Word documents or print the PDF documents.

• Judging Sheets:

  • Judging Sheet 1
    To use for all candidates.
    PDF
    Word doc

  • Judging Sheet 2
    To use for candidates trying out in groups.
    PDF
    Word Doc
    

  • Judging Sheet 3
    To use for each individual.
    PDF
    Word Doc

• Master Score Sheets:

  • Individual To see how they scored previous candidates in order to score evenly throughout.
    PDF
    Word Doc
    
    
  • Tabulator To be used by someone with good calculating skills, preferably from the administration.
    PDF
    Word Doc
    
    
• Application for Tryouts Combines parent permission, warning of risk, and grade information.
  PDF
  Word Doc
  
  
• Teacher Recommendation Evaluation form that can be averaged together for one score.
  PDF
  Word Doc
  
  
• Judges' Information
  To help you collect information on your judges from start to finish.
  PDF
  Word Doc
  
  
• Sample Judges' Letter Basic information to send to your judges prior to the tryout.
  PDF
  Word Doc
  
  
• Parent Information To be filled out by all potential candidates' parents.  Includes financial and time considerations.
  PDF
  Word Doc
  
  
• Coaches' Checklist Lets you keep track of what to do, when to do it, and if it has been done.
  PDF
  Word Doc

Good luck with tryouts!
We can't wait to see you at camp this summer!