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NEUQUA VALLEY
CHEERLEADING
2015-2016
WELCOME!
The power point will be located on
our website:
www.nequavalleycheerleading.com
for your viewing pleasure!
Coaching Staff:
Varsity:
Kathy Tichelbaut/Brandon McGhee
JV: Kate Bruno
VARSITY
● Trips down to STATE 2007-2015
● Conference CHAMPIONS 2009, 2013,
2014, 2015
● Sectional CHAMPIONS 2010, 2013,
2014, 2015
2009 State 10th Place
2010 State 5th Place
2012 State 8th Place
2013 State 10th Place
2014 State 2nd Place
2015 State 3rd Place
JUNIOR VARSITY
Conference CHAMPIONS 2011, 2012,
2014, 2015
2013-2nd at conference
OUR MISSION
To promote school spirit and loyalty
●To encourage and inspire our teams
●To represent Neuqua Valley High School in a highly respectable
manner
●To encourage sportsmanship, fellowship, unity and mutual
relationships/respect amongst members
●To encourage high moral standards amongst members
●To perform and compete to the best of our abilities
●To build pride and self-esteem in our members
●To build a cheer dynasty that not only competes at the highest
level but is highly regarded in the areas of sportsmanship and
academics
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Highlights
of
the
Constitution
● At "home" or "away" cheerleaders must display
proper conduct
Each cheerleader is expected to maintain good moral
behavior- no hickeys, no public displays of affection
Wearing the uniform=representing Neuqua Valley!
● NVHS Cheerleaders are important representatives of
our school and are very visible to everyone!
● "Disrespect to any member of the cheerleading staff
will result in immediate dismissal from the squad,
practice, season or game at the discretion of the
cheerleading staff. Inappropriate behavior and
defiance will NOT be tolerated."
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CONSTITUTION ACADEMIC
R
ESPONSIBILITIES
Each cheerleader is required to maintain good grades.
Has to be able to balance academics/extra curricular.
We practice daily and over winter break. We also
practice a few times during finals week.
●Coaches get a print out every week
Have to be passing at least five classes
Two weeks ineligible= contract for two weeks or
removal from team
● Athlete must be in class at least four periods in order
to participate in the nightly activities
●It is the parent’s responsibility to contact coach if your
child will be absent. Coaches do not get daily attendance.
What to Expect...
Cheerleading is a HUGE time commitment!
●Practices
● Over the summer: Practices/camps MANDATORY
● School year: 5 days a week, 2 hour min
● Practices will be broken down into specific
segments working all areas of scoresheet and will
include core conditioning, running, and weight
training
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Extras:
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Tumbling class - Extra Expense
Cardio and weight training
Team bonding activities
What to Expect Cont'd....
Commitments
● Ultimate Speed Summer Camp-MANDATORY
● Football and Basketball Games (home and away)
● Pride Night/Pep Assemblies
● Competitions-weekends
ALL APPOINTMENTS/JOBS/ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF
CHEERLEADING NEEDS TO BE SCHEDULED AROUND OUR
SCHEDULE.
YOU GET 3 FREE PASSES FOR THE CHEERLEADING YEAR
TO BE USED AT YOUR DISCRETION.
Practice Structure
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Same at both levels (Varsity and JV)
Approximate Cost for
Football Season/Basketball Season
Football Season
Athletic fee to Neuqua - $200 (each season)
Over-night Camp – between $300-$400
Skills Camp- between $150-$175
Team Apparel- between $140 - $250
~ Camp clothes- 3 t-shirts, 3
shorts, camp bow
~ Sweatshirt
~ Team bag
~ Make up
Required Uniform (briefs, shoes, hair bows)
– $150
Tumbling class – TBD
NV vs WV t-shirt – $10
Team Bonding Activities
Incidentals (pasta parties)
Basketball Season
Athletic fee to Neuqua - $200 (each
season)
Required uniform Materials
 shoes, bows, socks,
special sports bra
Team Bonding
Holiday parties
State Apparel-$75-$100
Incidentals (goodie bags)
Extra food/competition apparel
Hotel Stay for Parents
Banquet
Senior Gifts
Workshops/Clinics:
GOLD BUILDING
The coaching staff will hold workshops prior to tryouts
GIrls can work on stunting, jumps, motions, and tumbling.
The dates for these clinics are: April 21, 22nd and 29th
April 21st- 4 to 6
April 22nd-5 to 7
April 29th-4 to 6
Clinic will be held at GOLD building in either the main gym from 4 to 6
pm. Not mandatory but HIGHLY encouraged
The workshops are $10 per day. Checks can be made out to
WILDCAT CHEER
●What to wear: Navy cheer shorts and a white t-shirt
●Appropriate shoes, hair up in pony with bow.
Tryouts 2015-2016 Season
Varsity:
Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors
16-24 (including alternates for competition)
Only 20 complete
JV:
Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors
12-23 (including alternates for competition)
Tryouts 2015-2016 Season
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Dates of Clinics:
Tuesday, May 5th:
Learn tryout material
Tumbling Evaluation/Tryout
●Wednesday, May 6th:
Stunting Evaluation/Tryout
● Thursday, May 7th:
Official Tryouts-Assigned
Time (come 15 min
prior)Times:
Tuesday and Wednesday : 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Thursday- 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (assigned times)
Try-outs
Where:
●NVHS freshmen building
●Enter at the main doors for registration
Time:
Each cheerleader will be assigned a specific
time to try-out
●Try-outs are closed, only athletes and coaches
are allowed
Judging Categories
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Character Assessment:
Returning to Program:
2 character evals from coaching staff, 1 teacher
New to Program:
3 teachers or previous coaches
*Behavior at tryouts counts
●Cheer (motion technique, voice, and crowd interaction)
●Dance (rhythm and facials)
●Jumps (form, height, and execution)
●Tumbling (skill and execution)
●Stunting (flexibility in air, proper basing techniques, elite entries for stunts)
RESULTS
Teams will be posted on the NVHS Cheer
Website
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www.NeuquaValleyCheerleading.com
Friday, May 8th after 3:30pm
●Results will be posted by try-out number
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Coaches will not be discussing try-out results until Monday, May 11th after
2:45
If you would like to discuss why your child did not make a team, we can
only offer you suggestions for the improvement for next years try-out.
Athletes may not make the team due to their character evaluations. Those
are not shared.
★ Spots are not guaranteed for returning members. Every year we have
someone that gets moved down.
Registering for Tryouts:
Registration is open April 19th – April 30th
Go to: http://nvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=300
Click on the cheerleading link
Complete the on-line registration
After you click submit, a confirmation window will pop
up, print this page for your records
What to Bring to Try-outs
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*THREE envelopes sealed and signed
character assessment. Won’t take if not
sealed.
*If you have previously cheered for Neuqua,
your coach will fill out two assessments for you
●*CURRENT grade print out
●*Constitution signed
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After our "cheer" families
are picked…
Athletes will attend an ice-cream social at
the Gold Building at 3:45pm on May 12th.
A parent meeting will take place on May
12th at the GOLD BUILDING at 5:30pm.
●A check for $200 will be collected to cover
the NVHS athletic fee
●Any physicals that will expire during the
season will need to be renewed previous to
the date they will expire to ensure the athlete
will not miss any events-TURN ALL
PHYSICALS TO NURSE
What to wear to Tryouts (checklist)
Plain blue or gold shorts
Plain white t-shirt
Proper cheer/gym shoes
Bow for hair
No extra skin, please ☺
All hair needs to be
worn in a ponytail.
No jewelry or gum!
Squad Selection:
You are choosing to join Neuqua Valley Cheer program.
Based on tryout scores and our needs, the coaching staff will
put you where we know you will fit and succeed
Questions?
Please contact Coach Tichelbaut at
[email protected]
If you know of someone who wants to try
out but was not at the meeting tonight,
please have them e-mail Coach
Tichelbaut. Meeting with a coach prior to
tryouts is a requirement!