Welcome to CG Cheer Informational Meeting

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Welcome to CG Cheer Informational Meeting!
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Info Cards

• Name
• Year in school (next school year)
• Address, Phone Number Email
• Shoe size

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Coaching Staff
Head/Varsity Coach- Heather Kilgallon
email hkilgallon_at_d155.org
phone [phone] Sophomore Coach- Danica Rebe
ck email drebeck_at_d155.org http//www.d155
.org/CG/acad/social_science/kilgallon/Cheerleading
.htm
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CG Cheer

• Cheerleading as a sport
• Athletic Mentality
• Competition
• Follow all IHSA guidelines
• Year round commitment
• August through February

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Camp

• Camp July 9th -13th
• 1pm to 330 pm
• 90 by (or 95after)
• Learn new cheers dances
• Learn to make your moves sharp for the Cheer
  Season
  
• Improve skills before tryouts
• Get to know new people!

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Weight Lifting Camp

• Highly recommended (especially for those who want
  to be on Varsity)
  
• Weight lifting helps bases, back spots flyers
• Works on speed, agility strength
• See informational sheet for details

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CG Cheerclinics

• Clinics (optional)
• Improve skills
• Tumbling
• Jumps
• stunting
• Mrs. Boersma
• Cary cheer elite
• Cary Gymnastics

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Tryouts

• August 8th 10th
• 9am to Noon
• Time subject to change
• We will meet in front of the school-be ready to
  begin promptly at 9am!
  

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TryoutsThings to Know

• Eat a good breakfast everyday
• Bring water/snack
• What to wear?
• Color t-shirt by squad
• Plain shorts
• Sports bra
• Good Gym Shoes (Cheer Shoes!!!)
• No Jewelry (no body piercings)
• Please write your first initial last
• name on the back/front of your shirt
• everyday

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Tryoutsthings to know

• Varsity- Blue t-shirts
• Sophomores- Gray t-shirts
• Freshmen- White t-shirts
• All cheerleaders should have their first initial
  last name on the back
  
• front of their t-shirt

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What will we be evaluated at tryouts?

• Cheers
• Dance
• Jumps
• Motions
• Tumbling
• Stunts
• Attitude
• Athletic Ability
• Team Work

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What does it take to be a CG Cheerleader?

• Positive Attitude
• Hard Work
• Time
• School Spirit
• Commitment

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Time

• Cheerleaders practice every day after school
  usually until 530
  
• 1 football game a week
• 1-3 Basketball games a week
• Competitions (usually all day on Sundays)
• On average Cheerleaders work 15 hours a week
• More time during homecoming, pep
• assemblies competitions

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Costs

• We are working on a package deal for future
  cheerleaders that would include
  
• Warm-ups (embroidered), socks, shoes, bag,
  bloomers, midriffs
  
• This package would cost approximately 200
• Other items throughout the season
• T-shirts, sweatshirts, ribbons,
• Homecoming, pizza parties etc.

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Fundraising

• We do have to fundraise from time to time
• Our big fundraisers this year will be a grade
  school cheer camp- the same week as the high
  school camp- Volunteers needed!
  
• All Cheerleaders will be expected
• to help

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Things to Note

• All cheerleaders must turn in a copy of their
  current physical with their registration packet
  (due Aug. 3rd)
  
• Camp is Highly Recommended
• Help get the word out to the Grade School Girls
• We cant wait until camp
• our upcoming season!

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The End!

• Relay for Life
• Questions?
• Please Sign up for Camp!
• Make sure you signed in!
• Take all necessary paper work
• You can sign up for camp right now!

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