Ball State University Athletics
Cheerleaders Holding Fall Tryout Sunday, Sept. 11
September 05, 2011 | Cheerleaders
Ball State cheerleading head coach Wendy Richards has announced Sun., Sept. 11, will be the fall tryout date for the 2011-12 coed and all-girl cheerleading squads.
Tryouts will begin at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena are expected to be completed by 10 p.m.
All those interested need to complete the attached forms and return to Molly Myers, Ball State Athletics, HP 116, Muncie, Ind., 47306-0929.
For additional information contact Myers at mmyers@bsu.edu or 765.285.3242 or Coach Richards at wrichards@varsityspirit.com.
Following are the minimum qualifications necessary to become a member of the Ball State cheerleading squads:
Ball State Requirements to be a Ball State Cheerleader
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COED SQUAD
FEMALES
TUMBLING:
* STANDING TUCKS
* STANDING BACKHANDSPRING BACK TUCKS
* TUMBLING SEQUENCE(S) ENDING WITH TUCK/LAYOUT/FULL (ANY OF THESE, BUT DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ALL 3)
STUNTS:
* TOSS EXTENSION * TOSS LIBERTY *
* TOSS STRETCH * * FULL UP LIBERTY OR STRETCH *
* POSSIBLE FULL DOWNS IN STUNTS ** * POSSIBLE BASKET TOSS TOE TOUCH **
*THESE ARE MORE DIFFICULT, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL TO PERFORM THESE SKILLS.
** THESE ARE STUNTS THAT WE MAY ASK INDIVIDUALS TO TRY ON THE SECOND DAY OF TRY OUTS.
**WE ARE LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL TO DO THESE STUNTS.
CHEER / FIGHT SONG:
* A SIDELINE AND/OR THE BALL STATE FIGHT SONG MAY BE TAUGHT FOR YOU TO PERFORM
* YOU MAY BE ASKED TO SHOW A TOE TOUCH/ OR DOUBLE TOE TOUCH WITH NO PREP IN BETWEEN
MALES
TUMBLING:
* ATTEMPT STANDING TUCKS/ AND OR BACKHANDSPRING
* ANY TUMBLING PASS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
* ATTEMPT A ROUND OFF AND/ OR A ROUND OFF TUCK
STUNTS:
* TOSS EXTENSION * TOSS LIBERTY *
* TOSS STRETCH* * FULL UP LIBERTY OR STRETCH*
**THESE ARE A MORE DIFFICULT AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL TO PERFORM THESE SKILLS.
CHEER/ FIGHT SONG
* A SIDELINE MAY BE TAUGHT FOR YOU TO PERFORM
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ALL GIRL SQUAD
TUMBLING:
* STANDING BACKHANDSPRING
* POWER ROUNDOFF BACKHANDSPRING TUCK
* ATTEMPT: STANDING TUCK AND A STANDING BACKHANDSPRING TUCK
STUNTS:
* PREVIOUS YEAR FLIERS MUST FULL OUT OF A STUNT AND SHOW AN EXTENTION, STRETCH AND ARABESQUE
* PREVIOUS YEAR BASE & BACK SPOTS MUST BASE/BACK SPOT A FULL DOWN, EXTENSION, LIB, & AEROBESQUE.
* NEW PEOPLE TRYING OUT MUST SHOW A LIB. YOU WILL NEED TO DECIDE WHICH POSITION THAT YOU ARE
(I.E.: BASE, BACK SPOT, FLYER).
CHEER/ FIGHT SONG
* A SIDE LINE AND/ OR THE BALL STATE FIGHT SONG MAY BE TAUGHT FOR YOU TO PERFORM
* YOU MAY NEED TO SHOW JUMPS (TOE TOUCH/ DOUBLE TOE TOUCH, ETC...)
