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ATTENTION:
If you missed try-outs but are still interested in the team, please attend our practice Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, in PED North Gym 9-11 PM.
Email cheer@usc.edu with any questions.
2011 USC CHEER TRYOUTS
September 8th & 9th, 2011
7:00-9:00PM
Meet on the front steps of PED
For a detailed schedule, see below. Potential members can sign up for the tryouts emailing list by:
. Attending the Sports Preview for Club Sports, Thursday, August 18th & 19th (the days after move-in) at the Lyon Center 7:30-9:00PM.
. Attending the Fall Involvement Fair, August 24th, 10:00AM-3:00PM.
. Sending us an email (cheer@usc.edu) to get on the tryout emailing list.
If you cannot make the tryout dates, please email cheer@usc.edu to schedule a make-up tryout date. Also see "Exceptions to Tryouts" below.
Thursday (Sept. 8th) 7:00-9:00PM Front steps of PED
. Warm-up/stretch
. Jumps/tumbling
. Travel to Lyon Center
. Learn cheer and Fight Song (to perform at tryouts)
Friday (Sept. 9th) 7:00-9:00PM Front steps of PED
. Warm-up/stretch
. Stunting tryouts
. TRYOUTS
What to bring
. This form here(completed)
. Student ID number
. Insurance card
. Water bottle
. Towel
What to wear
. All participants (male or female) are required to wear cheerleading briefs/spandex under their shorts.
. Females and males with longer hair are required to have their hair up in a ponytail so their eyes are not covered. Hairspray is recommended to ensure hair does not come out or interfere during stunting or tumbling.
. USC clothing is highly encouraged to show school spirit!
Tryouts
The first day of tryouts is a jump, tumbling, and cheer clinic, in which participants can practice skills, receive spots, and get feedback from coaches. A cheer and Fight Song dance will then be taught - these will be performed at the second day of tryouts for judges.
The second day of tryouts contains a stunting clinic in which judges will give scores each participant based on overall performance during the clinic. All participants will stunt at the same time, and coaches will rotate participants between groups to get a better understanding of each person's abilities. Judges and coaches will be scoring participants during this stunting session on their flexibility, technique, and strength. Participants will then tryout individually. Each person must perform:
. A toe-touch, pike jump, and a jump of the participant's choice
. One standing and one running tumbling pass
. The cheer learned from the cheer clinic
. The Fight Song dance learned from the cheer clinic
. Participants will also be asked interview questions about themselves and about the team. This is a very short interview, and will only be about 2 minutes long.
Results
Results from tryouts are emailed the night of tryouts.
Requirements
. Student must be full-time (at least 9 units per semester, undergraduate or graduate)
. Student must be able to attend every practice, with exceptions only for UNEXPECTED situations such as death in family, serious illness, etc.
. Student must be able to attend every performance, without exception (see Calendar for specific dates).
. A standing back handspring is strongly recommended. For running tumbling, a round-off back handspring tuck and/or round-off tuck is strongly recommended.
. USC Cheer decides its membership based on ability and attitude. However, most members have high school and/or all-star experience with cheering, stunting, and tumbling.
Exceptions to Tryouts
If for some reason you cannot attend regular tryouts, a video may be submitted to the coach at the address below. However, you may not miss any practices which start in September. If you are a Spring admit, please contact the coach at cheer@usc.edu to discuss membership options. To try out by video, mail a DVD of the individual tryout list of skills and of yourself in the most difficult stunt you can do to:
Lyon University Center
Attn: Coach of USC Cheer
1026 W. 34th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2500
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