Question
How Do I Get Prepared For Middle School Cheerleading Tryouts Freshmen?
Hi , my name is Angel i am going to sixth grade in August i 've cheered since i was five years old i was on allstars and cheered for upward and i am still takig tumbling classes at the allstar gym i go to ( Winnersville Elite Cheer & Dance) and i am wondering how is school cheer diffrent from allstars and upward. I know that in Upward we cheered at basketball games and for allstars we strictly compete accross diffrents places thst costs traveling. But like the gym is closed for a while and since i am going to tryout in Winter 2011 how can i get prepared i strech everday but all i am worried about is my jumps. So is there anyways i can approve on jumps cause my bedroom is really small and it 's hard for me to practice my jumps and my trampoliene is complety like fallen apart it 's like a pile of sand right now just into pieces. I 've went to my middle school ( Hahira Middle School) and got a chance to watch the egith grade cheerleaders peform and she said that all of 6-8 grade cheerleaders are on one team ? And i am also wondering while on team will i have to travel in compete like in allstars or do i compete like at places around the neighberhood? How is it diffrent from allstars? And how is it diffrent from Upward? Is competiion before or after basketball games ? Will i be competing agaist other middle school teams ? And is there any type of tumbling i should know how to do to get on the squad? Is everything in school cheer just chants , cheers and pep rallies or competitions? What if i don 't make the team? Is tryouts really for three days? Where do we practice at school or at a gym? Is it ture that middle school cheerleading is just a popularity contest? Are there more games than competitions? Will i be placed on divison or level base on skills like when i was on allstars ( Valdosta Vipers and some pink team) I 've cheered on school team befire but except i was in kidagarden at a private school where i cheered for a scooer team is that diffrent from cheering at basketball games? Also when i cheered for Upward it was for basketball and is that diffrent from cheering for school basketball players? I know how to do a rounoff, cartwheel, and i am really close to having a backhandspring, and know how to do a backbend kickover almost and i know how to doe a toe touch and herkie and i know all of my motions. Do all school cheerleaders do spirit fingers? Is Middle School cheer like the ones on Bring It On movies are better? Are there camps i need to attend? How long is tryouts? Is middle school cheerleading more like allstars or Upward?
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You sound really good! dont sweat it I'm sure if you have expierence you should make it!
To work on jump try standing by your bed and preform the jump land on the bed in the jump position. (it helped me ALOT!)
Continue stretching and tumbling classes (if you can tumble in middle school it is very impressive to coaches and judges)
I dont know about the spirit fingers or the camps and tryouts. Since all schools are diffrent. School cheer will be diffrent from all stars (less advanced depending your leval on all stars) and middle school is NOTHING like bring it on. Those movies show ALOT of collage leval skills.
Like i said I have no doubt youll make a middle school squad if you have expierence! So GOOD LUCK(:
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Just relax and give them all you've got im sure your do great! From the description just practice and make sure to smile cheer loud and the most important have spirit !
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Hi I'm Jessica and I made cheer at HMS for 2 years and allstars for 3. Now Bring it on... Forget it. It's nothing like real cheer. Next, Be yourself and get to know either a coach or a judge. The first year i tried out i didn't make it. So i joined Winnersville Elite Allstars Juniors Level 2, and turns out the same coaches were judging. Second, make sure you show off during tryouts. You have good experience, so show it. Next, especially if you know your flying, STRETCH STRETCH STRETCH. You get better jumps, better flexibility and better tumbling. I stretch everyday. FINALLY got my bow & arrow leg to go behind my head. HMS rules... they would kill you if you do:
1. diagonal spirit, 2. kisses, 3. rebounds
This year, all cheerleaders are on the same team. You will travel, but not far. Like Tifton or something. It is completely different from allstars. Different rules and different needs. Competition is a two month period during September and October. That is during football season. You will compete against other teams. No tumbling is neccesary, but it can give you a few more points. Cheers and chants go into competition and sideline, and pep rallies show off both teams. Its ok if you don't make the team. It is 3 days. You practice at school, but camp is at Winnersville Elite. That last one is tricky. At a level, yes. But i had friend that was more popular than me, but her boyfriend broke up with her right b4 she went on to tryout and she messed up and didn't make it. There are 3 competitions and a lot of games. Middle school has one division: MIDDLE SCHOOL. Its different from soccer because you cheer in bleachers. This is really long, so i hope i covered it all... welcome!
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