Tryout Timeline: Tryout Packet Available Mandatory Parent Meeting Session 1 Pebble Hills High School 2016-2017 Cheerleading Tryout Information Monday, May 2-6, 2016 Packet may also be picked up at May 6 Parent Meeting Friday, May 6, 2016 5:30 p.m. in PHHS Library Monday, May 16, 2016 4:10 p.m. in PHHS Dance Room *Complete tryout packet may be turned in prior to May 16 th - Available at PHHS Front Office, Dance Room, or D201 as well as Puentes Middle School and Sun Ridge Middle School front offices. - Receive and Review PHHS Cheer Handbook - Q & A Submission of ALL Tryout Paperwork: 1. Completed Application (page 18) 2. Signed Release Form (page 19) 3. Signed Cheerleading Agreement/Contract (page 20) 4. Physical (dated after May 1, 2016) 5 Teacher Evaluation form for ALL currently enrolled courses. Please provide your teachers with an envelope as these are to be sealed. 6. Copy of unofficial transcript for the 3 rd 9 weeks. This can be obtained from your campus counselor. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN TRYOUT, NO EXCEPTIONS. Session 2 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Learn Cheer, Dance, Material required for Tryout Session 3 Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Cheer/Chant/Dance/Jump Review, Tumbling Practice Session 4 Thursday, May 19, 2016 Final Evaluation Results Posted Thursday, May 19, 2016 Tryout results will be posted by candidate number. All tryout sessions will begin promptly at 4:10 p.m. in the PHHS small gym Uniform Fitting Friday, May 20, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in PHHS Dance Room - Please wear appropriate undergarments, including a sports bra, spandex shorts, and athletic socks - Receive instructions on setting up Varsity Spirit Fashions Payment Center Account - Summer Tumbling/Weight Room Schedule - Signed Statement of Integrity Due - Signed Athletic Handbook Acknowledgement Form - Set up Remind Accounts Tryout Information: General Information: Cheer tryouts will be held in the second semester of the school year. Judges are experienced and professional. No video taping of any portion of the clinics or evaluation by parents or candidates is permitted. Out-going seniors for each campus may be used to teach the tryout material. The senior members may help the entire week of tryouts. Before tryouts: All candidates and parents must attend the mandatory parent/candidate meeting. Candidates and parents are responsible for completing, signing, and returning all forms required. These forms must be completed and turned in by the first day of the tryout process. Parents need to read all information carefully and sign forms indicating their understanding of the expectations set forth by cheer program.
All candidates must be in good discipline standing at their respective school and be cleared from all financial holds. A physical dated after May 1, 2016 must be turned in on May 16, 2016. Any student who does not have a physical on file with the trainer on the first day of the tryout process will not be permitted to participate in tryouts. Candidates must have teacher recommendations (see appendix) completed and sealed in an envelope for each of their current teachers. Make copies as necessary. During tryouts: All candidates should report to the designated tryout site on time each day of the tryout process. Clothing for clinic sessions: shorts, t-shirt/tank top, cheer shoes, hair in ponytail, no jewelry, and athletic footwear. Clothing for formal tryout: black or white shirt, black shorts, hair in ponytail with bow, no jewelry, and athletic footwear. PHHS tryouts and clinics are closed to the public. Parents are asked to drop off their candidate and leave the tryout facility. There will be no areas for parents to wait. Scoring: Cheer tryout participants will be evaluated on skills using a point system (see SISD Cheerleader Tryout Score Sheet). Each skill is assigned a point value. The maximum point value assigned is considered excellent and the minimum point value assigned is considered below expectations. Tumbling begins at the lowest skill level and progressively become more difficult (see PHHS Jump/Tumbling Score Sheet). Points for performing each tumbling element/sequence earns cumulative points. The more difficult the skill, the higher the point value earned. In skills that progressively become more difficult, participants will be asked to perform each skill leading up to the most difficult skill they are capable of doing and will be scored accordingly. Points will be used to compare and rank candidates against one another, but again, coaches will make the final determination on who makes each team/squad. Final member selection will be made based on judge s scores, teacher evaluations, and grades. After tryouts: After tryouts coaches will rank candidates based on the points they earned and will use this to guide the decision for placement on each team. The results of the tryouts will be posted at a location determined by the campus coaches and administration and communicated to all participants. Parents may inquire about their student s tryout results by making an appointment with the cheer coach. Concerns about other students tryout results, including scores, will not be discussed. The campus is responsible for keeping all documentation regarding the tryout process for one year. All decisions regarding teams are made by the campus coaches and administration and are final.
SISD CHEERLEADER TRYOUT SCORE SHEET 2016-2017 PARTICIPANT #: FINAL SCORE: FINAL RANK: The purpose of completing this form is to rate the contestant s abilities and techniques as a cheerleader. Each of the evaluation criterion is to be rated as a whole. The sub-points are to be considered within the individual criterion. CRITERION Showmanship & Spirit Jumps Cheer Dance SUB-POINTS Smile, Eye Contact, and Enthusiasm; Entrance and Exit; Confidence, and Crowd Appeal Height, Form, and Technique; Three Consecutive Jumps and Landing Knowledge of Cheer, Voice Projection, Sharp Motions, Timing, and Execution Knowledge of Dance, Rhythm, Timing, Technique, and Execution VALUE SCORE 0-10 USE RUBRIC 0-10 0-10 COMMENTS POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT WOW 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT WOW 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT WOW 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 TOTAL POINTS EARNED Tumbling Technique, Form, and Landing USE RUBRIC Overall Impression Grooming, Neatness, Posture, and Appropriate Clothing 0-10 POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT WOW 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: JUDGE S SIGNATURE:
PARTICIPANT # PHHS TUMBLING/JUMPS SCORE SHEET POINT VALUE 0 No jump JUMPS: HEIGHT, FORM, TECHNIQUE, LANDING JUMP RUBRIC CRITERIA 1 Below level, bent legs, flexed toes, feet apart on landing, timing off 2 Level jumps, average jump technique, flexed toes, feet apart on landing, poor timing 3 Level jumps, average jump technique, pointed toes, landing with feet together, good timing 4 Above level jumps, good jump technique, pointed toes, landing with feet together 5 Hyper-extended jumps, strong jump technique, pointed toes, landing with feet together, all advanced jumps (Toe-touch, Pike, Front Hurdler, Side Hurdler) connected by a whip approach 1) THREE CONSECUTIVE JUMPS PTS 2) DOUBLE TOE TOUCH PTS 3) TOE TOUCH FLIP FLOP PTS OR TOE TOUCH BACK TUCK PTS 4) DOUBLE TOE FLIP FLOP PTS OR DOUBLE TOE BACK TUCK PTS TOTAL JUMP POINTS AWARDED POINT VALUE 0 No Tumbling TUMBLING: TECHNIQUE, FORM, AND LANDING TUMBLING RUBRIC CRITERIA 1 Below level technique, bent legs, flexed toes, poor landing, no connections 2 At Level, average technique, flexed toes, poor landing, no connections 3 At level, average technique, pointed toes, good landing, connected tumbling with pauses 4 Above level, good technique, pointed toes, good landing, connected tumbling without pauses 5 Strong technique, pointed toes, excellent landing, connected power tumbling without pauses STANDING TUMBLING 5) FRONT WALK OVER PTS 6) FLIP FLOP PTS 7) FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP PTS 8) FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP, BACK TUCK PTS 9) STANDING BACK TUCK PTS RUNNING TUMBLING 10) ROUND OFF FLIP FLOP PTS OR ROUND OFF FLIP FLOP, BACK TUCK PTS 11) ADVANCED PASS PTS TOTAL TUMBLING POINTS AWARDED
PHHS Cheerleading Tryout Application Tryout Application: Candidate Name ID 2016-2017 School Year Classification FR SO JR School Presently Attending Birthday Parent(s) Name(s) Address, City, Zip Home Phone Work Phone Parent Cell Student Cell Parent Email Student Email Medical Information: Doctor Phone # Dentist Phone # Insurance Company Policy number Recommended Hospital in the event of emergency 1. Please list any medications and/or food allergies 2. Please list any medications you are currently taking 3. Please list any injuries you are currently being treated - If you have ever been removed or resigned from a cheerleading squad, please explain why: Explain why would you like to be a Pebble Hills High School Cheerleader: Squad Choice Selection for the 2016-2017 School Year: Please initial all that are applicable. If you would like to tryout for both JV and Varsity, please indicate that by initialing both JV and Varsity cheer. Those that select both JV and Varsity, and do not make Varsity, scores will be carried over to the JV tryout. Some or all candidates may be asked to repeat trout material for all three teams. Parent/Student Initials Freshmen Cheer (Grade 9) Junior Varsity Cheer (Grades 10-11) Varsity Cheer (Grades 10-11)
Release Form Applicant Release: I, (applicant name), have read Pebble Hills High School Cheer Program Handbook that governs the Pebble Hills High School Cheerleading Squad. As a representative of my school, I understand and agree to abide by the rules and expectations if selected as a cheerleader for the 2016-2017 school year. Signature of applicant: Date Parental Release: I, the undersigned, have read and fully understand the rules and regulations which will govern my child if chosen to represent Pebble Hills High School as a cheerleader. I further understand that this is an extracurricular activity and that attendance at all practices, games, tumbling, competitions, special functions and camp is a requirement of the elected cheerleader. I hereby give consent to my child, to tryout for cheerleading at Pebble Hills High School and recognize his/her responsibilities and requirement as a leader of their school. I understand that, if chosen, I will be required to pay for the uniform package for my child. I also understand that my child s uniform package will not be ordered unless payment is received by the deadline or my child will be dismissed from the squad. Further, I understand that the school and coach/sponsor will not be held liable for any accident or injury that may occur. We give our permission for our child to receive medical attention in the event that we cannot be present or reached for any reason. Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian Date
PHHS Cheerleader Agreement/Contract I have read the 2016-2017 Socorro ISD Cheerleading Constitution and Pebble Hills High School Cheer Program Handbook and fully understand the requirements and expectations set forth. As a member of the PHHS Cheer Program, I agree to abide by these rules and I am aware of the consequences, should I not meet the requirements listed. I further understand that cheerleading is an extracurricular activity and that attendance at all practices, games, competitions, special functions and camps are a requirement of a squad member. Student Name: Squad: 9 th JV Varsity Student Signature: Date: I have read the 2016-2017 Socorro ISD Cheerleading Constitution and Pebble Hills High School Cheer Program Handbook and fully understand the personal and financial commitment I am responsible for. I agree to pay according to the payment plan provided. I understand that my child s uniform items will not be ordered unless payment is received by the deadline or my child will be dismissed from the squad. Further, I understand that the school and coach will not be held liable for any accident or injury that may occur. We give our permission for our child to receive medical attention in the event that we cannot be present or reached for any reason. Parent Name: Parent Signature: Date:
Pebble Hills Cheer Tryouts 2016-2017 Teacher Evaluation Due May 16, 2016, no exceptions Name of Teacher Period Subject Please rate the Cheer Candidate: 0 being the lowest and 5 being the highest Dependability Leadership Grades Attitude Respectful Teachers: Being a PHHS Cheerleader means representing not only a team, but a school through spirit, motivation, and a positive attitude. Please be as honest as possible as you are the expert on the student s overall character. Please check one: o I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this student for the 2016-2017 PHHS Cheer Program. o I RECOMMEND this student for the 2016-2017 PHHS Cheer Program. o I RECOMMEND WITH RESERVATIONS this student for the 2016-2017 PHHS Cheer Program. o I DO NOT RECOMMEND this student for the 2016-2017 PHHS Cheer Program. Current Grade Teacher Comments: Teacher Signature Please send evaluation back in envelope with candidate s name and seal with teacher s signature on flap. *Teachers may hand SEALED envelope to candidate.