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Competitive cheerleading is an exciting sport that combines dance, stunting, pyramids, tumbling and jumps into a choreographed routine. Teams will then perform their routine at competitions to be compared against other teams in the same age and skill level.

Cheerleading is open to everyone ages 4 years and up and we have different options available in terms of commitment and competitiveness. These team options are Novice, Prep and Elite and these options are meant to give everyone who would like to cheer an opportunity to do so. Novice and Prep options have reduced time and financial commitments for those athletes who might not be able to make the full commitment of an Elite team. 

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Tryouts for Prep and Elite teams begin on May 11th and will follow the schedule below.

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Please note that athletes are typically kept in their age division until they age out of that division and move up to the next.​

 

Exceptions can be made with consideration of an athlete's higher skill level, maturity and overall coachability and this is something the coaches will decide during the placement process.​

 

During tryouts we are looking at the following in each athlete:

 

- Tumbling skill level

- Stunt proficiency

- Jump difficulty and technique

- Coachability

- Ability to retain choreography

- General sense of work ethic

- Overall attitude

- Ability to take correction and apply feedback

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We also look at the big picture and understand that building new teams is like completing a puzzle with many different angles and aspects to consider to ensure we are setting each team up for success.

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