2019-2020 Tryouts
The following dates are highly recommended if you choose to be a part of the cheerleading program. If you are in spring sports
or cannot make it to these times and days, you will need to email Coach Courtney at ckeller2@wscloud.org ASAP to make sure
you are included in the tryout process. Tryouts are open to any student enrolled or plans to enroll at WKHS for the following
school year.
Mandatory Pre-Tryout Meeting -
April 15th 6:30-8:00 pm WKHS Room 207
Tryout Practices -
Monday April 15th 4:00-6:00 WYB Gym (Bus Provided from WKHS)
Wednesday April 17th 6:30-8:30 WKHS Main Gym
Monday April 22nd 4:00-6:00 WYB Gym (Bus Provided from WKHS)
Thursday April 25th 5:00-7:00 WKHS Aux Gym Court C
Tryouts - Sunday, April 28th, WKHS Main Gym from 12:30 - 3:30 (Please choose your time using the link HERE)
What teams are there, and who can make what?
We will field a Varsity, Junior Varsity, and a Freshman Squad.
Freshman: Freshman may only make the freshman teams, but may be moved up at the discretion of the coaching staff if
deemed necessary. There is a maximum of 16 spots on the squad.
Junior Varsity: The JV squad will be comprised of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. There is a maximum of 16 spots on the
squad.
Varsity: The Varsity squad will be comprised of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. There is a maximum of 16 spots on the
squad, with a minimum of 12 spots for Football Cheerleading. There is a maximum of 10 spots on the squad, with a minimum
of 6 spots for Basketball Cheerleading.
How are the cheerleaders picked?
The skills needed to be a good cheerleader and representative of WKHS are, crowd leading ability, jump execution, tumbling and material comprehension.
If minimum squad requirements are not met for the Varsity squad, the coaching staff will decide placement based on tumbling requirements and overall scores at tryouts.
An athlete with a medically documented injury that prevents them from trying out, may be evaluated by game film from the previous season. Only video filmed by the coaching staff will be used.
Skill Requirements:
Jumps: Toe touch, right or left hurdler, and a toe-touch/hurdler combination are requirements at tryouts. Judges will be looking for the following in each jump: sufficient height off the ground, leg and arm placement in the correct position, pointed toes, and a solid landing.
Tumbling: The only tumbling requirement will be for the Varsity Squad. In order to make the Varsity Squad you must throw and land a standing Back Handspring. All tumbling performed will be scored based on the difficulty of the skill and how well the skill is executed. Judges will be looking for the following in each skill performed: body placement (legs/arms) in the correct position, pointed toes, solid landings.
Crowd Leading Ability/Material Comprehension: All potential cheerleaders will be required to learn and perform a cheer, a chant and dance to show how well they learn new material and how well they can perform that material in order to lead a crowd. This material will be posted to the website on the first day of Tryout Practices and will remain on the website until tryouts are completed. Judges will be looking for the following for the cheer, chant, and dance: motion placement (arms/body in the correct position), sharpness (moving quickly from one position to the next), voice/enunciation (loudness and clarity), confidence of material (knowing and performing the material) and spirit (enthusiasm during and after performance)
Tryout Scoresheets:
Use the link below to view our tryout scoresheet. Each judge will use these scoresheets to judge each athlete. All scoresheets will be added together to create a total that will be used for placement on squads.