- Apr 2, 2010
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Couple things to help you out-
1. Natural Makeup- Make sure she has a nice clean look that makes her look clean and polished! This goes with hair too- Don't use as much hairspray or glitzy things as you would for all-star in the hair either, make it look natural!
2. Tell her to be as charismatic as possible! I dont know if they do an interview, but throughout the entire tryout and practices, tell her to sell her personality. As a cheerleader, she's a major respresentative of her school, and they are looking for leaders and mature girls for the team, as well as future captains!
3. Go on to youtube, look up some high school cheers and even some competition routines. Have her learn a couple cheers so she gets a feel for the difference between game cheering and saying an all-star cheer in a routine.
4. Only have her throw tumbling that she can definitely land. Coaches are looking for sharp, well-executed passes that they can rely on the cheerleaders to throw and land. Don't give them false hope/ a reason to put her on JV/freshman if she were to lose the skill for not hit it consistently after getting lucky at a tryout.
5. You said they have 6 hrs of practice before the tryouts- have someone record a video of a cheerleader that has already made varsity doing the dance, fight song, ect- whatever they will perform at tryouts. Then she knows what she needs to look like to make the team, and before tryouts, can practice outside of practice.
6. Definitely ask the coach for what they are looking for when they score- that only shows that you and your daughter are super committed to the team and are striving for that spot! A good coach would respect that!
If I think of anything else, I'll post it :) Good luck!
1. Natural Makeup- Make sure she has a nice clean look that makes her look clean and polished! This goes with hair too- Don't use as much hairspray or glitzy things as you would for all-star in the hair either, make it look natural!
2. Tell her to be as charismatic as possible! I dont know if they do an interview, but throughout the entire tryout and practices, tell her to sell her personality. As a cheerleader, she's a major respresentative of her school, and they are looking for leaders and mature girls for the team, as well as future captains!
3. Go on to youtube, look up some high school cheers and even some competition routines. Have her learn a couple cheers so she gets a feel for the difference between game cheering and saying an all-star cheer in a routine.
4. Only have her throw tumbling that she can definitely land. Coaches are looking for sharp, well-executed passes that they can rely on the cheerleaders to throw and land. Don't give them false hope/ a reason to put her on JV/freshman if she were to lose the skill for not hit it consistently after getting lucky at a tryout.
5. You said they have 6 hrs of practice before the tryouts- have someone record a video of a cheerleader that has already made varsity doing the dance, fight song, ect- whatever they will perform at tryouts. Then she knows what she needs to look like to make the team, and before tryouts, can practice outside of practice.
6. Definitely ask the coach for what they are looking for when they score- that only shows that you and your daughter are super committed to the team and are striving for that spot! A good coach would respect that!
If I think of anything else, I'll post it :) Good luck!
