Tryout Info Meeting

January 22nd RV Auditorium  7pm 

 RV Cheer Philosophy

 

The main focus of the Ralston Valley High School Spirit Squads is to support athletics and the RVHS student body. We also, secondarily, participate in competition.  The actual time spent at an athletic event is a very small amount compared to your overall commitment if you are chosen to be a member of the cheerleading or pom squad at RVHS.  Your actions, reactions, manner, conduct, and judgment should all positively reflect pride in your school, yourself, and your squad.  People will judge the squads by what you do or don’t do in the hall and classrooms of  RVHS.  It’s our goal to have spirit squads that reflect the very best of Ralston Valley High School.  Our commitment in upholding the policies of this team is a vital part of our success.

 

Goals:

• To maintain high academics

• To support school athletic teams and activities

• To build a spirit program that is respected, positive and fun

 

Tryout Information

Stunt Clinic March 14th 9-11 am or 12-3pm (cost $55.00)

Cheer Clinic - March 16th, 17th & 18th 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Try outs Thursday, March 19th starting at 4:15 p.m.

Results available online Friday, March 20th  after 3:30 p.m.

All tryouts and clinics are in the small gym.

Athletic Paperwork must be turned in to the arbitrator prior to participating in any clinics

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Dress

Wear solid black bottoms and a solid white shirt, cheer shoes or tennis shoes.  No bare midriffs and athletic shorts must be worn over spandex.  

Hair must be in a ponytail with a bow for all clinics and tryouts.

 

Fee

 A $15.00 tryout fee is required to pay for qualified judges and materials.

This is waived if you attend the stunt clinic. 

 

Cheer Requirements

Jumps

Tumbling

Cheer (posted online 2/12/2020 )

Cheer dance (posted online 2/12/2020)

Fight Song (posted online 2/12/2020)

 Stunting

Online Interview

             

                

Eligibility

 

Students making the squad must meet CHSAA athletic eligibility and have a yearly physical.

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Practice

Cheer requires a serious time commitment.  Attendance at scheduled practices is mandatory.  Practice will be scheduled in advance and athletes must make arrangement to be there.  Athletes will not be excused from practices for anything other than illness or an emergency.  In those cases, a parent note is needed to excuse the absence.

 

Fall Semester – 4-5 practices daily practice; 1 to 3 games a week until Winter Break 

 

Spring Semester – practice 4-5 times a week until Nationals; 1 to 3 games per week until Spring Break

 

Practices begin in the Spring.  A physical must be completed before an athlete is eligible to practice.

 

Practices Starts

May 4th 

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Transportation

 

It is the responsibility of the squad members to make sure that they have transportation to every practice, game, and event.  If a squad member is not seventeen, he or she cannot drive another student to an away school event.  If you are under the age of seventeen, you will need to have a parent permission form filled out that allows you to travel with someone over the age of seventeen.

 

Approximate Costs- Cheer

• The athlete must purchase uniforms, and practice gear. The expected cost is around $1950 - $2550 it varies on uniform needs  Some custom pieces need payment in order to order them ie. warm-ups

•  This includes Summer Camp, Uniforms, Practice gear   

• Nationals- approximately $1,500.00 plus expenses ( some food, souvenirs, etc.)

      Varsity and JV will attend if we qualify

 

 

Important Dates

 Summer Camp Dates

• June 11-14 — Varsity Masters Camp at CSU 

• July 9-12- JV and Freshman Camp at CSU

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MANDATORY ATHLETE and PARENT MEETING

APRIL 1st 7:00pm