Tryout Information
Tryout Week Schedule
Monday 3/4: Clinic Day 1, 7am – Mandatory
- 5 minutes of stretching – draw tryout number
- 10 minute rotations
- Cheer
- Chant
10 minute large group review of cheer, chant
Tuesday 3/5: Clinic Day 1, 7am – Mandatory
- 10 minutes in groups
- Dance
- 10 minutes
- Jumps - T Jumps, Toe Touch
- 10 minute large group review of cheer, chant, dance
Wednesday 3/6: Clinic Day 2, 7am – Mandatory
- 5 minutes of stretching
- 10 minute stations x 2
- Jumps – front hurdler, L and R hurdler, L and R pike, toe touch
- Tumbling – advanced station/beginner station
- 10 minutes of spiriting instruction
Thursday 3/7: Clinic Day 3, 7am – Mandatory
- 5 minutes of stretching
- Large group review of ALL material
Friday 3/8: Tryout Morning, 7am – Optional but recommended
- Mock Tryouts
Friday 3/8: Formal Team Tryouts, 4pm-TBD – Mandatory
2024-2025 RHS Cheer & Mascot Tryout Information
Tryout Information Meeting: MANDATORY
Monday, February 26, 2024; 5:30 PM in MS RM 21
Mandatory Meeting, Parent & Candidate MUST both attend
Tryout Paperwork Due:
Thursday, March 1, 2024; by 3:45 pm to Mrs. Korsi or the front office
This includes a valid (non-expired) physical & copy of first-semester grades
Tryout Clinics: MANDATORY
March 4-7, 2024; 0 Hour (7 am); Old Gym
Cheer & Mascot Team Tryouts: MANDATORY
Friday, March 8, 2024; 4 pm; Old Gym
List of New RHS Cheer & Mascot Team posted:
Friday, March 8, 2024; by 10 pm on the RHS Cheer Website
Only those on this list will be on the new team
2023-2024 Cheer Tryout Material
In addition to jumps (toe touch, R/L hurdler, jump of choice) and any tumbling you may wish to show, you will need to perform a cheer, chant, and dance for the judges.
Please learn this material prior to the clinics. The clinics are not for teaching material, but for refining and practicing the material for tryouts.
Jump and spirit techniques will be taught during the clinic, below are some resource videos.
Cheer
Front view
https://youtu.be/AJF7qTFRbsg?si=0OmDIrB0J_YL5xFH
Back view
https://youtu.be/wfvpqNlSh5g?si=UhALT2JtlQJIOPIk
Chant
Front view
https://youtu.be/K-aKz5kYWnE?si=DWaTDNOD1VgQ-U0Q
Dance
Dance (back view)
https://youtu.be/DVJGyipqBME?si=zVyJ0JfQl3NM22By
Dance (front view)
https://youtu.be/IIS4zQJiXoQ?si=hW-wovcejHd-f0jR
Dance (counts)
https://youtu.be/ANZIgq5KIyI?si=NpbnuXc588IZO4PF
Jumps
Jump Basics
Tryout Required Jumps
Toe Touch
R/L Hurdler (front hurdler)