[*Central_Cheer_Chick]

... I would have a clinic for all potential members. Probably after school on Mon, Tues, and Thurs. I would prefer my tryouts be on a Saturday morning. The tryouts would be closed and only would have certified judges from outside the region. I would prefer to have 3-4 judges, plus me and then a seperate person to tabulate the scores.

Minimum Requirements: Schools song, floor cheer, sideline, base/fly/spot extention AND liberty (full from both), double toe touch, hurdler, pike, short dance, standing handspring on floor, round-off handspring on floor (maybe even series), round off tuck floor/mat, essay, and 3 teacher evaluations.

The girls/guys trying out would not be allowed to wear any clothing that stated that they had cheered at that school in previous years (ex: State Champs 09). Hair up and out of face, plain white t-shirt, and solid color shorts (school color).

I would like to have my tryouts 3-4 weeks after the last basketball game. I would start with a meeting for the girls then another meeting for the parents. For those interested, I would hope to have a gymnastics session or two before/during the clinic for tryouts. That way I could also asess their tumbling potential.

By having tryouts this early I could have a few basic practices to get stunt groups together and pass out fundraising material. Then we would start preparing for camp (home pom routine and so on). This way we could prepare for camp and raise money. My team would also have to sign a strict 'cheer constitution.' I would definitely enforce this as well as a demerit system. I would definitely be a strict coach, but not to the point where they hated me. I would push them as far as I think they could go. If I feel like they don't have a sturdy stunt, that stunt WILL NOT be performed anywhere other than practice. Same with tumbling. We would set goals as a team and individually and work towards those through-out the year.

...I can't wait to coach :biggrin: