Cheerleading Tryout Information 2018~2019

Cheerleading Tryout Information 2018~2019 Cheerleading is an athletic extra-curricular activity that was created to support athletic events and facilitate school spirit. As you read the following information, please remember that a cheerleader s first responsibility is to her academic program. All cheerleaders will be expected to follow the same general policies and regulations as the athletic program as set forth by the Baldwin-Whitehall School District Athletic Handbook. In addition, cheerleaders will be expected to follow the guidelines set forth by the cheerleading coaching staff. Every candidate needs to have a physical dated 6/1/18 or later. Physicals will not be authorized earlier than Tuesday, May 31, 2018 and shall be effective, regardless of when performed during a school year, until the next May 31st. **MANDITORY PHYSICAL TURN IN DATE TO COACHES BY 6/11/18** Physical forms can be printed from the Baldwin-Whitehall School District Website http://www.bwschools.net (under athletics section part 1, 2, 3 & HIPPA) Tryout Dates and Times Any student who does not attend a tryout practice, leaves early, or arrives late will be responsible for learning material on her/his own time. Everyone MUST ATTEND tryouts. NO VIDEO SUBMISSIONS or late tryouts! Practices and Tryouts will be held at Harrison Middle School on the following dates! Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tryouts will be held on Thursday, April 5, 2018 @ HMS Please report at your teams designated times: 7th & 8th Grade 5:00 pm Varsity & JV 6:30 pm *Varsity & JV (ONLY) every candidate will be immediately fitted for your camp clothes and new shoes from our Varsity Representative! **MANDITORY Parent Meeting Time: Thursday, March 15 th @ BHS LGI Room 6:00-8:00 pm **If you make any team, the uniform hand out date will be the first event on your NEW TEAM calendar! **Varsity & JV UCA Camp Dates June 18-21, 2018 at Slippery Rock University **Competitive Best of the West Camp @ Shaler HS- June 23 & 24, 2018 **Harrison Cheerleading Camp Dates @ HMS TBD All candidates should arrive to tryouts on time. Each day of tryouts candidates should wear a plain white t-shirt with plain black or purple shorts. Hair should be pulled back WITH A BOW and make-up should be to a minimal. Candidates will be judged on: (3 UCA certified judges) STUNTING 40 Cheer 10 Dance 10 Toe Touch 5 Double Toe Touch 5 Standing Tumbling 10 Running Tumbling 10 Overall Effect 10 Total: 100 points

Highlander Cheerleader Contract The cheerleading program is governed by the same general policies and regulations as the athletic program set forth in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District Athletic Handbook. The cheerleader s primary purpose is to support athletic events and facilitate school spirit. Please keep in mind the importance of the obligation that you have made to devote your time and efforts to cheerleading. I. Purpose II. Academics A. A cheerleader s first responsibility is to her academic program. The educational process should not be compromised by participation in cheerleading. B. Each member of the squad has the responsibility to uphold, reflect and to project the goals and ideals of your school, Athletic Department, and the school district. A. Cheerleaders will abide by the Eligibility Rules in the athletic handbook. B. All cheerleaders must be passing their 4 core classes (Math, Science, Social Studies, English) with a 60% in order to be eligible to cheer. Athletic Director will contact coaches each week about grades. C. If a cheerleader becomes academically ineligible, they are to meet all grade requirements before participating in any cheerleading events. III. Attendance ** Being part of the cheerleading team is learning good time management skills!! ** A. Tardiness: a) Being on time is MANDATORY! This means being fully dressed and groomed and ready to begin practices and games. (If you need to change you will be considered late!) b) Being late WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. It s your responsibility to leave early enough to make it on time to practices and games. (Unless an emergency arises). If you are late, even one minute, you must call. c) Three late arrivals or early leaves will result in ONE unexcused absence and could lead to suspension with possible dismissal. d) CALL THE COACH if you are running late. She will then determine whether the case of lateness is legitimate. If it is, the lateness will be excused. Calling a teammate is not a substitute for calling the coach! e) If you are more than 15 minutes late to a practice or game for any reason not known by the coach, it counts as ONE unexcused absence. B. Attendance: a) Schedules will be distributed each month in calendar form by your coach. Keep in mind that situations can change and schedules may be altered. b) If a cheerleader is not in school for at least ½ day, she is not permitted to practice or cheer that day. Excessive absence from school will lead to suspension with a possible dismissal. c) Excused absences include a doctor s appointment with a doctor s excuse, death in the family, illness (phone call required), or religious holiday with a note, one DOCUMENTED college visit per senior. All appointments should be forwarded to the coach in writing for approval one day after the schedule is distributed. d) One unexcused absence will result in a one game suspension. Three unexcused absences will lead to dismissal. Ex: attending school and missing practice, excessive vacations during the school year, all star cheerleading, dance, work, homework. e) Due to safety issues, if you miss a practice before a game, you WILL NOT cheer at the game. f) You must attend ALL practice and games, even if you are injured or unable to cheer. g) Any unexcused absences (practice or games) will result in NOT lettering for that season h) Cheerleaders will ride the bus to and from any game or match unless noted from Athletic Office i) Your responsibility to the team is not fulfilled until the completion of the last game of your season. Whether this during the REGULAR OR PLAYOFF SEASON (girls or boys- VARSITY ONLY).

IV. Behavior A. Respect all rules and school policies and exemplify manners of good sportsmanship. B. If you are placed in detention, ISS, social probation, you may not attend practice or cheer until that obligation has been met. This absence will be considered unexcused. C. All cheerleaders MUST treat each other and the coach with respect. D. If a cheerleader is disrespectful to a teammate at a practice or game, the coach will deem a punishment at her discretion. *Talking about a teammate behind her back WILL BE considered an act of disrespect. NO FORM of disrespect will be tolerated and if deemed present it may result in a suspension with possible dismissal from the squad. E. If a cheerleader or a cheer parent is disrespectful to the coach, she has the potential to be dismissed from the team. Questioning the coach s decision making is a form of disrespect. If a parent needs to speak to a coach it CAN NOT be at an event and must be dealt with outside of the team being present (24 hour cooling off period). F. If a cheerleader is removed from the team or quits during the season, they are NOT permitted to try out the following year. G. No cheerleader may practice, stunt, or tumble without a coach being present. H. NO CELL PHONES will be used at practice or games unless there is an emergency situation. I. ALL PRACTICES ARE CLOSED, NO PARENTS OR VISITORS! V. Uniform A. Appearance should be neat and clean at all times (washing instructions will be provided) B. You will be responsible for ALL uniform pieces issued to you. If not returned at the end of the season you are responsible for the cost. C. ABSOLUTELY NO jewelry of any kind should be worn to practice or games! (All body piercings should be removed for practice or games.) D. Hair must be half-up or pulled back off of the face with a bow. E. Cheerleading uniforms must be clean and wrinkle free for all games. VI. Concussions/ Serious Injuries A. Baseline concussion testing is encouraged for all our NEW and RETURNING cheerleaders. (Boosters will reimburse any NEW cheerleaders fee up to $25). B. If you receive a concussion or serious injury during the season, you WILL NOT be permitted to return to cheerleading until a doctors script has been presented to a coach and the high school training staff indicating their clearance. C. Any restrictions placed on a cheerleader from a doctor will take place until noted otherwise. D. Any practices or games missed due to an injury WILL NOT be considered unexcused absences. E. If you are attending a game with an injury, you are to dress in team warm ups and sit with your coach not directly with the team. VII. Competitive Cheerleading (HS Level ONLY) Details to be determined once all cheerleaders have made a BHS cheerleading squad; informational meeting to follow. This year s competition squad will consist of 9-12 graders. A mat team of 16-20 cheerleaders and 4-5 additional ALTERNATES (gameday) will be chosen at a later date. This team will compete at the local level, state level, and national level if qualified. Cost will be additional to upfront season costs. If for any reason a cheerleader on the competition squad is placed on academic or social probation they will be removed from any routines and placed as an immediate alternate to no longer compete. All competition cheerleaders MUST attend choreography All competition cheerleaders WILL letter for the season due to competing at the Varsity level (10 th graders and below, 11 & 12 automatically letter for being on Varsity) This team will hold open gyms during the summer and 2 day a week practices during the regular season

VIII. Harrison Middle School Cheerleading A. This team is made up of 7 th and 8 th graders who will cheer ALL HOME middle school football and basketball games B. They will participate in a MANDITORY camp to learn stunts and pyramids to use throughout their season C. Practices during the summer will take place once a week as open gyms. ALL middle school athletics are not allowed to have any practices during the summer (school wide). D. Practices during the school year will take place 1 day a week E. Middle School will follow the same attendance policy as the high school stated in Section III of our contract. IX. Cheerleading Booster Information A. If after the tryouts your cheerleader leaves the program for any reason they are still held responsible for the following items due to cost being split per amount of cheerleaders that make the team for the year. a. Coaches Camp Fees B. Once parts and pieces are ordered to any of our vendors, you are responsible for the cost of the items you ordered due to the large bulk orders. *Each Cheerleader is allotted NO more than 2 EXCUSED VACATIONS during summer. Please submit all vacation dates to coaches AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL CHEERLEADERS AND PARENTS MUST EXIT THE BUILDING UPON COMPLETION OF TRYOUTS. SCORES WILL BE POSTED ON THE DOORS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. YOU WILL COME IN AND MEET WITH YOUR COACH AND RECEIVE YOUR CALENDAR IF YOUR TRYOUT NUMBER HAS BEEN POSTED. THANK YOU! I have attended the parent meeting or spoke directly to the COACHES and I have been made aware of the approximate cost for my daughter to cheer for the current season. I understand there will be multiple ways for fundraise for these expenses and I will be responsible for the balance. Parent Signature Date Please sign, and return this form on 1 st day of tryouts on April 2, 2018.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name Phone # Current Grade and School Attending Address Parent E-mail address Parent/Guardian Name(s) Summer Vacation Dates Cheerleader Cell Phone Number (For Coaches Use) I have read and agree to the Highlander Cheerleader Contract: Cheerleader Date I have read the cheerleader contract and understand the expectations of the cheerleaders, parents, and coaches in the Baldwin-Whitehall cheerleading program as stated at the meeting on March 15, 2018. Parent or Guardian Date Please check the appropriate line or lines. I am trying out for the Middle School Squad (7 th and 8 th Grade) I am trying out for JV (9 th and 10 th Grade) I am trying out for Varsity (11 th and 12 th Grade) I am interested in a future tryout for the competition squad- HIGHSCHOOL ONLY