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NEUQUA VALLEY
CHEERLEADING
2014-2015
WELCOME!
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The power point will be located on our website:
www.nequavalleycheerleading.com for your viewing
pleasure!
Coaching Staff:
VarsityHead Coaches: Kathy Tichelbaut/Brandon McGhee
JVTBA
HISTORY OF NEUQUA VALLEY
CHEERLEADING
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VARSITY
Trips down to STATE 2007-2014
Conference CHAMPIONS 2009, 2013, 2014
Sectional CHAMPIONS 2010, 2013, 2014
2009 State 10th Place
2010 State 5th Place
2012 State 8th Place
2013 State 10th Place
2014 State 2nd Place
JUNIOR VARSITY
Back to back Conference CHAMPIONS 2011, 2012
2013-2nd at conference
2014- Conference Champs
OUR MISSION
•To promote school spirit and loyalty
•To encourage and inspire our teams
•To represent Neuqua Valley High School in a highly respectable
manner
•To encourage sportsmanship, fellowship, unity and mutual
relationships/respect amongst members
•To encourage high moral standards amongst members
•To perform and compete to the best of our abilities
•To build pride and self-esteem in our members
•To build a cheer dynasty that not only competes at the highest
level but is highly regarded in the areas of sportsmanship and
academia.
Cheerleading Constitution
Strictly followed
Cheerleading is a HUGE commitment
Please READ the constitution before signing
Highlights of the Constitution
At "home" or "away" cheerleaders must display proper
conduct before
• Each cheerleader is expected to maintain good moral
behavior
• NVHS Cheerleaders are important representatives
of our school and are very visible to everyone!
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•"Disrespect
to any member of the cheerleading staff will
result in immediate dismissal from the squad, practice,
season or game at the discretion of the cheerleading
staff. Inappropriate behavior and defiance will NOT be
tolerated."
HIGHLIGHTS CONT.
•No public
•No
displays of affection
hickeys
•Wearing the
uniform=representing Neuqua Valley!
CONSTITUTION ACADEMIC
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ESPONSIBILITIES
• Each cheerleader is required to maintain good
grades.
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Coaches get a print out every week
Have to be passing at least five classes
Two weeks ineligible= contract for two weeks or removed
•Athlete
must be in class at least four periods in
order to participate in the nightly activities
HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
VS. ALL STAR CHEERLEADING
High School
* Foam Mat
* 7 Panels
* 3 minute routine with half being cheer/no music
* Use of props
* Judging criteria more strict on precision/technique
* Represent school at football and basketball games
* Athletes are held accountable for grades
* Disrespect to coaches, teammates, or competitors is not
tolerated
* Practice schedule - organized team practice 4-5 X's/week
* State Series
What to Expect...
•Cheerleading is a HUGE time commitment!
•Practices
• Over the summer: MANDATORY-see attached
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sheet
School year: 4 – 5 days a week, 2 hour min
Practices will be broken down into specific
segments working all areas of scoresheet and will
include core conditioning, running, and weight
training
Extras:
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Tumbling class - Extra Expense - Mandatory
Cardio and weight training
Team bonding activities
What to Expect Cont'd....
Job Commitments
• Ultimate Speed Summer Camp
• Football and Basketball Games (home and away)
• Pride Night/Pep Assemblies (during the evenings)
• Competitions-weekends
Schedules
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Make sure you get a copy
Attendance is not just mandatory but essential
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You have the schedule now
Needs to be scheduled around these times
Practice Structure
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Same at both levels (Varsity and JV)
Approximate Cost for
Football Season
•Athletic fee to Neuqua - $200 (each season)
•Over-night Camp – between $300-$400
•Skills Camp- between $150-$175
•Team Apparel- between $140 - $250
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~ Camp clothes- 3 t-shirts, 3 shorts, camp bow
~ Sweatshirt
~ Team bag
~ Make up
Required Uniform (briefs, shoes, hair bows) – $150
Tumbling class – TBD
Personal set of weights - $15
NV vs WV t-shirt – $10
Team Bonding Activities
Incidentals (pasta parties)
We will be fundraising to help offset these costs!
Approximate Cost for
Basketball Season
•Athletic
fee to Neuqua - $200 (each season)
•Required uniform Materials
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shoes, bows, socks, special sports bra
•Team Bonding
•Holiday parties
•State Apparel-$75-$100
•Incidentals (goodie bags)
•Extra food/competition apparel
•Hotel Stay for Parents- Feb 6th and 7th
•Banquet
•Senior Gifts
Workshops/Clinics:
GOLD BUILDING
•The coaching staff will hold workshops prior to try-outs
• GIrls can work on stunting, jumps, motions, and tumbling.
The dates for these clinics are:
April 16th, April 30th
May 6th, and May 14th
Clinic will be held at GOLD building in either the main gym or aux
gym from 4 to 6 pm.
Not mandatory but HIGHLY encouraged
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• The workshops are $10 per day. Checks can be made out to
WILDCAT CHEER
•What to wear: Navy cheer shorts and a white t-shirt
•Appropriate shoes, hair up in pony with bow.
Tryouts 2014-2015 Season
Varsity:
Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors
16-24 (including alternates for competition)
JV:
Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors
20-23 (including alternates for competition)
Tryouts 2014-2015 Season
Dates of Clinics:
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Tuesday, May 20th:
Learn tryout material
Tumbling Evaluation/Tryout
•Wednesday, May 21st:
Stunting Evaluation/Tryout
Thursday, May 22nd:
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Official Tryouts-Assigned
Time (come 15 min
prior)Times:
Tuesday and Wednesday : 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Thursday- 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (assigned times)
Try-outs
•Where:
•NVHS
freshmen building
•Enter at the main doors for registration
•Time:
Each cheerleader will be assigned a specific
time to try-out
•Try-outs are closed, only athletes and coaches
are allowed
Judging Categories
•Character
Assessment –
*one previous coach + teacher or two teachers
*Behavior at tryouts counts
•Cheer (motion technique, voice, and crowd interaction)
•Dance (rhythm and facials)
•Jumps (form, height, and execution)
•Tumbling (skill and execution)
•Stunting (flexibility in air, proper basing techniques, elite entries
for stunts)
Tumbling Specifics
Varsity
JV
Standing
Standing
Tuck
Two bhs to layout
Two bhs to full
Standing Full
Back handspring
Mulitple BHS
Tuck
Two bhs to tuck/layout
Running
Running
Layout
Connection to layout
Full
Connection to full - specialty pass
Full, bhs, full
Tuck
Connection to tuck
Layout
Connection to layout
Full
Stunting Specifics
Varsity
JV
Full ups
Switch ups
Power Press
Transitional Stunts
Scale
Scorpion
Overstretch
Basket Tosses - Pretty girl kick fulls
* Expect 5 stunt groups and 5
tosses. Flyers must be able to pull
all body positions easily and to an
advanced degree
360
Arabesque
Heel Stretch
Scale
Scorpion
Full Down cradle
Basket Tosses - Kick fulls
* Expect 5 stunt groups and 5
tosses. Flyers must be able to
pull all body positions easily to an
intermediate degree with the
commitment to stretch throughout
season to get to advanced degree
RESULTS
•Teams
will be posted on the NVHS
Cheer Website
www.neuquacheerleading.com
•Friday,
May 23rd after 3:30pm
•Results will be posted by try-out number
•Coaches
will not be discussing try-out
results until Tuesday, May 27th after 2:45
Private Lessons
•This is not mandatory-only suggested if this is
something you are looking for
•See list of locations and phone numbers
•Many locations offer privates for tumbling and stunting
•We will be doing team training during the seasons
which is highly encouraged. EXTRA COST
•If your child is not participating in team training, they
are still required to come to practice and will condition
with the coaches.
Registering for Tryouts:
•Registration is open NOW- MAY 16
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http://nvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=300
•Click on the cheerleading link
•Complete the on-line registration
•After you click submit, a confirmation window will pop up,
print this page for your records
What to Bring to Try-outs
•*Physical
• *Two
envelopes sealed and signed
character assessment
•*If
you have previously cheered for Neuqua,
your coach will fill out one assessment for you
•*CURRENT grade print out
•*Constitution signed
After our "cheer" families
are picked...
•A
check for $200 will be collected to
cover the NVHS athletic fee
•Any
physicals that will expire during the
season will need to be renewed previous
to the date they will expire to ensure the
athlete will not miss any events
What to wear to Tryouts (checklist)
•Plain blue or gold shorts
•Plain white t-shirt
•Proper cheer/gym shoes
•Bow for hair
All hair needs to be
worn in a ponytail.
No jewelry or gum!
No extra skin, please ☺
SQUAD PREFERENCE
SELECTION
You are choosing to join Neuqua Valley
Cheer program.
Based on try-out scores and needs, the
coaching staff will put you where we know
you will fit and succeed
Questions?
Please contact Coach Tichelbaut at
kathy_tichelbaut@ipsd.org
If you know of someone who wants to try
out but was not at the meeting tonight,
please have them e-mail Coach
Tichelbaut. Meeting with a coach prior to
tryouts is a requirement!
Our TARGET is to be STATE CHAMPIONS at the
Varsity level and CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS at the
JV level, support and represent NV, and have a blast in
our journey to reach these goals.
We want
YOU
to be a part of WILDCAT CHEER!
See you at tryouts!!