Tryouts
Indiana Tech will hold tryouts on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 9 a.m.- noon in the Schaefer Center on the campus of Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, IN. We are always searching for highly spirited individuals to expand our impact on and off the courts!
During tryouts, participants will learn a chant and a cheer, review jumps and tumbling, and perform required stunts with existing squad members. We recognize that participants may not have experience in all of these areas. We look for individuals with positive attitudes, potential, and that are willing to work to achieve the required skills if they do not already possess the skills needed. Participants should come prepared with the following for tryouts:
Male Tryout Requirements
- Standing Backhand Spring or Standing Tuck
- Round-Off Series, Tuck
- 10 - Count Arm Drill
- Toss Hands, Extension (New cheerleaders)
- Toss Hands, One Foot Skill (returnee of 1 year)
- Toss Shoulders
- Toss Stunt with Full Down (returnee of 2 years)
- Learn the Indiana Tech Fight Song
- Level Toe Touch
Note: All stunts will be spotted and tumbling can be lightly spotted upon request.
Female Tryout Requirements
- Standing Backhand Spring or Standing Tuck
- Toe Touch Backhand Spring or Toe Touch Back Tuck
- Round-Off Series
- Round-Off Series Tuck or greater
- Toe Touch and pike jump
- Learn the Indiana Tech Fight Song
- Toss Hands, Liberty (co-ed, new)
- Elevator Extension (all girl, new)
- Liberty (all girl, new)
- Liberty, Heel Stretch/Scorpion/Scale (all girl)
- Toss Stunt with Full Down (co-ed returnee)
- Liberty Full Down (all girl returnee)
- Toss Shoulders (co-ed)
- Inverted Toe Touch
Note: All stunts will be spotted and tumbling can be lightly spotted upon request.
Appearance
All persons trying out must be neat in appearance and physically fit. For women, you must be game ready, which means hair pulled back and out of your face, natural make up, black shorts, a white or orange t-shirt, and cheer appropriate shoes. No jewelry of any kind, no painted finger nails, and finger nails must be trimmed back. For males, black shorts and a white or orange t-shirt are required for try-outs. All males should be clean shaven and have hair appropriately groomed. Solid color T-shirts and shorts only. Make sure all clothing is neat a presentable with no logos or wording.
