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Clinic Date: Monday, May 12
Tryout Times: 4-9 p.m.
Location: TBA
Eligible Participants
Current Youngstown State students
Seniors in High School who will
attend YSU in 2008-09 Academic Year
Two-Team Format
Two squads will be chosen for the 2008-09 season.
The Red team will consist of men and women (flyers and bases
needed). The Red team will cheer all home football games and men's
basketball home games. The travel squad
is chosen from
this team first.
The White team will be an all-female squad. The White Team will cheer at
all home football games and women's basketball home games. Travel
opportunities may be available if space permits.
Both squads will take part in special athletic department events during
the year.
Red Team Requirements:
- Toe
touch & Herkie jumps
- Sideline cheers*
- One large cheer*
- YSU fight song dance*
- Partner and quad stunting*
- Original sideline chant
- Tumbling
- Unspotted round-off backhandspring
- Unspotted standing backhandspring
(*) these materials will be taught
during clinic week
White Team
Requirements:
-
Toe touch & Herkie
jumps
- Sideline cheers*
- One large cheer*
- The YSU fight song dance*
- Quad stunting*
- Original sideline chant
(if you have no
tumbling experience or spotted
tumbling you may be considered for
our White Team)
(*) these materials
will be taught during clinic week
Other items to be
aware of before entering tryout week
- These teams are a full year
commitment, April 4 until 2009-10
tryout.
- Current YSU candidates must be
considered full-time (12 hours) and
in good academic standing
- High school seniors must be a
full-time student (12 hours) in Fall
2008
- Practice schedule for summer is
Mondays/ Wednesdays 5:00-8:00
- School schedule is Mondays/
Wednesdays 5:00-7:00
- Mandatory lifting schedule will be
given to squad members at the start
of summer practices
- Members are only excused from
three summer practices. (EXCUSED
meaning: illness,
vacations, birthdays, & personal
time).
After your third
missed practice, you will be removed
from the team.
If you have any
further questions or concerns,
please email Deanna Theodore at
dmtheodore@yahoo.com |
