EDISON HIGH SCHOOL CHEER
PROGRAM
Head Coach: Cari Craft
cacraft@fcps.edu
JV Coach: Nycole Bell
Freshman Coach: TBA
Dates for Cheer Tryouts
 Eligibility Check in - TBA
1. VHSL Physical (Revised March 2013)
2. Emergency Care Form
3. Both athlete and parent must complete the online Concussion
Education Course
 August 3–August6 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm Clinics/Tryouts
 you must attend all clinics
 You will be judged each day at tryouts so you must attend all sessions
 Wear shirt, shorts, tennis shoes, hair up and make sure they are
school colors
 No jewelry or long nails
 August 7 – Formal tryout- TIME TBA
 August 8- Practice, paper collection, payments
DO NOT PLAN VACATIONS IN
AUGUST
We will be having camp and
practice up until Labor Day.
Plus first varsity football game is
the Friday of Labor Day
weekend
Documents needed to tryout
*all forms are online at www.edisonactivities.org
• VHSL Physical dated after May 1, 2015- must be on the
VHSL physical for not the doctor’s form or county form
– You also must have a current physical in order to participate in
off- season conditioning
– YOU MUST HAVE INSURANCE!
– If you do not have insurance it can be
purchased through the school
• Emergency Care Card
• Concussion Education Module
http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/health/concussion/
ceov_program.shtml
IT IS A SPORT!
 Cheerleading is a fall sport
 IT IS A HUGE TIME COMMITMENT!!!
 Freshman and JV: up to 4 practices a week and Thursday games, Eagles 5 K run,
competing in Rebel Rally and supporting the Varsity squad at conference
competition.
 Varsity: 5 practices a week and Friday games, competing in VHSL sanctioned
competitions
 You will receive a letter or get a participation
certificate
 Making the squad one year in no way guarantees you
will make it the next
 Your GRADES, BEHAVIOR and ATTITUDE can
effect your ability to be placed on a squad
 All cheerleaders and parents will sign a participation
policy
 You should never be at any party where alcohol is
being served or consumed. It is an automatic 30 days
suspension from activities even if you weren’t drinking.
There doesn’t need to be any hard evidence only word
of mouth.
 The principal is the one who determines whether or
not the Participation Policy has been broken-NOT
THE COACH
Practices and Games
 All appointments need to be made on your own time, NOT
the team’s time.
 Work and transportation problems are NOT valid excuses for
tardiness or absence.
 Each cheerleader is allowed 5 absences during each season
(one which may be a game)
 Coaches must be made aware of extended absenses at least a
month in advance.
 Tardiness is only excused with prior notification by a parent
or with a note from a teacher
 Cheerleaders are not permitted to leave practice early.
 The coaches, at their discretion, may change practices times
and dates.
FRESHMAN REQUIREMENTS
 No experience required! We will teach you everything
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you need to know!
Desire to learn and a Positive attitude
Near Level Jumps (side hurdler, front hurdler, toe touch)
Good Motions
Solid voice
Good Facials
Good Dance
Beginner Level Stunting (thigh stand, mid-extension)
Basic Tumbling Skills (basic rolls, handstands, cartwheel,
round-off)
Practice commitment (3/4 practices + game)
JUNIOR VARSITY REQUIREMENTS
 Grades 9-11
 Desire to learn and Positive attitude
 Level Jumps (side hurdler, front hurdler, toe touch)
 Good Motions
 Solid voice
 Great Facials
 Good Dance
 Intermediate Level Stunts(mid-extension, mid-
extension to extension, pop cradle)
 Intermediate tumbling (basic tumbling plus
front/back walk over)
 Practice Commitment (3/4 practices + game)
TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS VARSITY
 Positive attitude
 Level to Extended Jumps (front hurdler, double toe,
pike)
 Strong, Tight Motions
 Solid voice/Great Facials
 Strong Dance
 Advanced Level Stunts (extension, extension with full
down , lib, lib variations with full down)
 Standing Back Handspring. Do not expect to
make the varsity squad if do not have a back
handspring.
 Other tumbling can include: standing series bhs,
round-off bhs, standing tuck, etc.
 Don’t expect to make varsity just because you have a
back handspring. You must have all of the above skills
as well.
 WHEN YOU TRYOUT FOR VARSITY YOU ARE
TRYING OUT FOR A PARTICULAR POSITION
(BASE, BACKSPOT, FLYER) THERE ARE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF POSITIONS
 Practice commitment (4/5 practices + game)
 One practice a week may be held at Afficial All Starz
for tumbling at an additional fee to the cheerleader
Places to take tumbling
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Afficial All- Starz
All Star Legacy
Capital Gymnastics
Cheer Tyme Fairfax
Cheer Tyme Chantilly
Dancensations
571-482-0825
571-283-1001
703-239-0046
703-208-1459
703-376-8625
703-719-9315
 DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER TO START WORKING ON
YOUR BACKHANDSPRING
CHEER IS EXPENSIVE! Prepare NOW!!!
The following are approximate financial obligations of
the program.
 Poms
 Warm ups
 Shoes
 Boy Briefs
 Pre-made ribbons
 Gloves/Ear Warmers
 Megaphone (optional) varsity
 Crop suit Freshman and JV
 Camp
 Varsity Routine Camp
 Camp and Practice clothes
$25.00- 40.00
up to $125.00
$55.00- 70.00
$13.00
$30.00
$25.00
$30.00
$22.00
up to $325.00
$200.00
up to $125.00
Want to learn/review cheers, chants and band dances
 Check out these youtube channels
 TAEdisoncheers2014
 Eaglespridecheers