Program Manager: Shayna Holman
Contact E-mail for More Information: ghurricanescheerleading@gmail.com
TIME FOR CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS - GIRLS AND GUYS!!
Why Cheerleading?
One of the goals of our team is to break barriers. I cannot brag enough on the members of last year's cheerleading squad---they have already done this! The Hurricanes Cheerleading Squad is not the stereotypical cheer team. It is a team made up of members who support, encourage, bring out the best in each person and treat each other like family. We want to restore the true spirit of cheerleading. It is a co-ed sport that requires various levels of athleticism and enthusiasm found in both males and females. Whether you've been on a cheer team or not, you have done some form of cheering at a game or watching from home.
(If you are a male and undecided, please see the link below on "Male Cheerleading".)
Link: Male Cheerleading- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqEKixU30LcJz1p-wYdgWLOCyRahhP9JqhYwm5iY3hE/edit?usp=sharing
Fun Fact: Cheerleading was an all-male sport when it first began in 1877. The first woman was allowed on the team in 1923 but women were not recognized in the sport until the 1940's)
HURRICANE CHEER TRYOUTS 2019/2020!
What’s New This Year!! Tryouts for Hurricane Cheerleading are DIFFERENT this year!
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This year we will have a separate tryout for Basketball season.
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Depending on number of people trying out, we may have 1 team (Varsity only) or 2 teams (Varsity and JV).
TRYOUT INFORMATION
BASKETBALL SEASON ONLY!
In order to participate, you must have filled in the online Waiver - bit.ly/HurricanesWaiver
Dates (please attend both dates)
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Tryouts - Saturday, 10/5 - 9:00am-2:00pm - Grace Taylors
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Required Athlete / Parent Meeting - Tuesday, 10/8 - 7:00-8:00 pm - Pleasant Grove Baptist (YES! A different location!) New cheerleaders will need to turn in a sports physical and copy of birth certificate.
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Reminder: Depending on the number of people trying out, we may have 1 team - Varsity only or 2 teams - Varsity and JV.
(if you aren't able to attend these dates, please respond directly to Shayna Holman - ghurricanescheerleading@gmail.com)
Location - Grace Taylors (2701 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greenville, SC 29615) - Enter the building through the back doors. The gym is on the left.
Uniform Fitting - 1:30PM on Saturday 10/5. Every cheerleader will be responsible for choosing the correct sizes! You cannot return the uniform. Parents, I strongly suggest you help your cheerleader with sizing.
Who Can Participate – Girls AND GUYS 6th-12th (school year 2019/2020). Must be homeschooled OR in a traditional school that does not offer Cheer. No experience necessary.
How Do I Prepare for Tryouts? Please use this link for information - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x6iU8XySb-4Fj-OoqghtBhmD-JEId3AImNqXISvvB-0/edit?usp=sharing
More Information on Male Cheerleading - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqEKixU30LcJz1p-wYdgWLOCyRahhP9JqhYwm5iY3hE/edit?usp=sharing
SEASON INFORMATION
Practices – Tuesday 3:00-4:45pm November-February (End of basketball season)
Mandatory Cheer Camp - November 1 (5pm-8pm) - November 2 (9am-5pm) @ Grace Taylors
Program will involve – teamwork, cheers, stunting, spirit, voice projection, positive attitude, etc. (We will not teach any tumbling or jumping during basketball season.)
Program Manager - Shayna Holman, a graduate of North Greenville University, where she cheered all four years, is the Program Manager for the Cheerleading program. Shayna was homeschooled from preschool to graduation, and she and her husband are also youth pastors at a local church. Shayna has received her spirit safety certification with the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches & Administrators.
Our head coach will be Kylie Lewis, a Hurricanes Cheerleading Alumnus
Games – Varsity will be cheering for the Greenville Hurricanes Varsity mens and womens select basketball games which can be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays.
Program Costs –
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Uniform - $150 - (girls - includes top, skirt, warm-up jacket, poms, bow, shirt) (boys – includes shirt, warm-up jacket, megaphone, and shirt) (Warm-up pants are optional for both boys and girls at an additional $30) PLEASE NOTE - The cheer uniform used in 2018/2019 has been discontinued. ALL CHEERLEADERS WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW UNIFORM THIS YEAR.
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Shoes (purchased individually – see below)
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Spanx/Bloomers for girls (purchased individually- see below)
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Shorts for guys (purchased individually – see below)
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Registration - $150 ($50 for returners from the current FOOTBALL SEASON) - (includes organizational overhead, insurance, equipment, gym acquisition, supplies)
TOTAL: $300 (for those needing a new uniform) $50 (for returners from the current football season who already have a uniform)
Cheer Rules & Regulations - Please use this link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xQtYeyMBDQ1ecbgDVBAc3cHOQukpDifJ/view?usp=sharing
Girl's Uniform (Jacket not pictured)
Boys Uniform
This is what LAST YEAR'S uniform looked like.
There may be a new style this year.
Things to Buy on Your Own - Cheerleaders are required to get their own shoes, bloomers (girls only) and shorts (guys only).
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Shoes -- Guys must be in any athletic shoe in black, white, red, or grey in any combination. Girls must be in all solid white cheerleading shoes with flat bottom.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Cheerleading Program Manager, Shayna Holman - ghurricanescheerleading@gmail.com