Keller ISD CheerDrill Team Tryout Informational Meeting

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Keller ISDCheer/Drill Team Tryout Informational
Meeting

• Exciting Changes
• to the
• Tryout Process

Approved by Bob DeJonge November 21, 2008
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Cheer Tryout Process

• Tryouts will take place over a 4 day period
• Tryouts will be held
• Monday, March 9th Thursday March 12th.
• Tryouts will consist of evaluations by the High
  School Coaches. The evaluation will consist of
• Jumps
• Cheer
• Dance
• Tumbling
• Stunts

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Cheer Tryout Process Cont

• Evaluations will be processed and the results of
  the selected squads will be posted via internet
  and at the school on Friday March 13th at the end
  of the school day.

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Benefits of the New Process

• OUR MAIN GOAL IN THIS NEW PROCESS IS TO DO WHAT
  IS BEST FOR THE CANDIDATE AND THE PROGRAM.
• Other goals for the new process include
• Eliminating the stress of tryout day.
• Allowing the Coach/Director to see success over a
  period of time instead of a snapshot on a
  tryout day.
• Cheer Selecting squads by ability including
  stunts.
• Drill Team Allowing candidates to tryout with
  different dance styles.

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Requirements for Cheer Tryouts

• Keller High School
• Varsity Standing Back Tuck and Round Off Back
  or Round off Back Handspring Back
• JV Standing Back Handspring
• Round Off Back Handspring
• Freshmen Standing Back Handspring
• Round off Back Handspring
• Central High School
• Varsity Standing Back and Running Back
• JV Standing Back Hand Spring
• Round Off Back Handspring
• Freshmen Standing or running Back Handspring

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Requirements for Cheer Tryouts Cont

• Fossil Ridge
• Varsity Standing Back and Running Back
• JV Standing Back Hand Spring
• Round Off Back Handspring
• Freshmen No Minimal Requirement

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Cheer Mandatory Tryout Meetings

• ALL MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 630 PM!
• You may attend any of the three meetings
  regardless of your feeder pattern.
• A Parent/Guardian and the candidate
• MUST attend one of these meetings to be eligible
  for tryouts.
• Mon., January 26th Keller High School
• Tues., January 27th Central High School
• Wed., January 28th Fossil Ridge High School

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Drill Team Process

• Each candidate will learn 3 short dance
  combinations.
• Candidates will be evaluated daily and perform
  with current members on the last day.
• Results will be posted via internet or posting
  after tryouts on the last day.

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Drill Team Tryout Information

• Keller High School
• Mandatory Tryout Meeting
• March 24th 700 pm
• Prep-Clinic (optional)
• March 25th-27th 415-615pm
• 5/day Dance Gym at KHS
• Tryouts
• March 30th-April 3rd
• 400-630pm in the Dance Gym at KHS
• Friday 4pm-? In the Dance Gym at KHS

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Drill Team Tryout Information

• Fossil Ridge High School
• Mandatory Tryout Meeting
• March 24th 700 pm
• Try-out week March 30 April 3rd  
• 400 630 PM at FRHS

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Drill Team Tryout Information

• Central High School
• Mandatory Tryout Meeting
• March 31, 700 pm
• Prep-clinic (optional)
• Jan. 26-28 April 6-8
• 400 pm 600 pm
• 5/day in the dance room
• Tryout week April 14th -18th
• 400pm 630pm at CHS

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Timber Creek High School

• One or more of the current High School
  coaches/directors will be coordinating the tryout
  process
• March 31st Parent Information Meeting in the CHS
  cafeteria at 700 pm
• April 6-9th Tryout Clinic in the CHS Dance Room
  400-600 pm