Varsity Head Coach - Makenzie Mazurowski

JV Head Coach - Tarah O'Sullivan

LittleCanes Head Coach - Shayna Holman

CHEER TRYOUTS & SEASON INFO 2026/27

It's time for Cheerleading '26/'27, and we're so excited for our new season! Take a look at the Tryout and the Season information below, and let us know if you have questions. Sign up for tryouts! Go Canes!!

TRYOUT INFORMATION

There will only be ONE tryout for cheerleading for all of 2026-2027 school year! March 14th is the only date for tryouts! If there is a conflict due to the prior date mentioned above, the make up date will be March 28th. Since this is a makeup date only, there will be requirements for this date. Please contact the Head Coach immediately if the original tryout date does not work. This tryout is for both Football and Basketball season. Any Football season cheerleader who does not want to cheer for Basketball Season is not required to. There will be no new cheerleaders brought on for basketball season.

Tryout Signups: You MUST be signed up for tryouts (including returning cheerleaders). There is no charge for tryout signups. Click the signup button below!

When: Saturday, March 14, 9am-1pm
(Make-up date only with permission - Saturday,  March 28, 9am-12pm)
Who: 6th-12th grades in the 2026/2027 school year
Where: Grace Church Gym, Taylors - 2701 Wade Hampton Blvd, Taylors, SC 29687
Wear: Please wear ALL BLACK. Shoes must have flat soles!

Tryout Requirements
JV Tryout Requirements- In order to be eligible to try out for JV, the athlete must have the following skill:

Tumbling:

• Hold bridge
• Kick up to Handstand
• Clean cartwheel
• Clean round-off

Stunting:

• Prep
• Assisted Prep lib
• Prep with cradle

Cheer Requirement:

• Must be able to perform dance and cheers with rhythm and coordination
• Must have a toe touch to counts
• Must be willing to try different stunt positions
• Energetic and able to lead a crowd
• Must have a good attitude
• Be Coachable
• Summer conditioning/practices
• No prior experience necessary but is recommended
• Willing to learn 45+ cheers from videos over the summer if accepted on the team.

Varsity Requirements- In order to be eligible to try out for Varsity, the athlete must have the following skill:

Tumbling:

• Kick up to handstand
• Clean cartwheel
• Clean round-off
• Back handspring recommended, not necessary.

Stunting:

• Extension
• Lib Extension
• Press Lib
• Half Up (Prep / Extension)

Cheer Requirement:

• Dance with coordination
• Sharp Motions
• Ability to lead the crowd
• High energy
• Summer conditioning / practices
• Toe Touch / Pike / Herkie to counts
• Good attitude
• Be coachable
• Prior dance / cheer experience - not required but is recommended
• Willing to learn 45+ cheers from videos over the summer if accepted on the team.

SEASON INFORMATION

Cheer Staff
Program Manager: Megan Crawford
Varsity Head Coach: Makenzie Mazurowski
JV Head Coach: Tarah O’Sullivan
JV Assistant Coach: Jaime Eidson

Goal
Our Varsity and JV teams are one uniform, one team, one program. Both teams will put in hard work towards commitment, passion, and time management while learning dances, cheers, jumps and stunting skills and techniques. Together, both teams will collaborate in team bonding, shared practices and being unified as one.

Spring Practices: Out of 7 practices 3 absences will be excused!

• April 8th-May 20th (Wednesday Only), 3:30-5:30pm

Summer Practices:  Out of 7 practices 3 absences will be excused!

• June 10th-July 22th (Wednesday Only), 3:30-5:30pm

Season Practices: Season practices will officially begin on August 3rd, 2026. Season practices will have a minimum requirement of attendance which will be communicated after tryouts.

Practice Schedule:

• JV- Monday and Wednesday at Grace Taylors, 3:30-5:30pm

• Varsity- Mondays and Wednesdays at El Bethel Baptist Church, 3:30 -5:30pm

Practices will continue through November 5th for FOOTBALL.

Cheer Camp 

• Cheer camp will be held for both JV and Varsity in the summer and is mandatory for all cheerleaders. Dates being discussed are June 2-5 or June 9-11.
• The camp will be held either home or away and the specific location is to be determined.
• Our cheerleaders will receive custom coaching with highly experienced staff and instruction in stunting, tumbling, jumps and dance, along with gameday choreography
• Fun, team-bonding activities will be included!
• If a cheerleader absolutely cannot attend cheer camp, she must contact the coach as soon as the rosters come out

Season Requirements Overview

Registration Costs
The Cheerleading Registration Cost Structure has a small inventory of required items to be purchased, which are explained below.

• The JV & Varsity Cheerleading Registration Fee for the Football Season  is $240. Cheerleaders desiring to continue on during the Basketball Season will pay an additional $100 in October.

• The Cheer Pack is required for all new cheerleaders and is $700, which includes Gameday Uniform, Poms, Bag, Jacket and Camp/Practice Wear. Returning cheerleaders may purchase uniform pieces separately during registration.

• Camp cost will be discussed after tryouts. Price not exceeding $500.

Fundraiser Overview
Hurricane Cheer will offer several fundraisers in an effort to subsidize costs, assisting families, while supporting the program. Funds will be applied back to the cheerleader's account. Cheerleaders must be present for any fundraiser they want to benefit from.

Payment Plan Options
Hurricanes Cheerleading provides a Payment Plan option detailed below.

• A downpayment of $100 upon Registration
• The remaining balance will be split evenly and drafted once a month on the 15th of each month for the following four months

Individual Cheerleader Purchases
Shoes – Solid white cheerleading shoes with flat bottom. Can be purchased at Academy Sports.

Black Compression Shorts – Must be worn under shorts at practice and the uniform at all times. You can find a variety of options at many different stores. You can also look up “spandex shorts” on Google or Amazon.

Season Volunteer Requirements
Supporting our Football / Cheer Programs and your student-athletes requires families to assist throughout the season. With your support, we can once again make the 2026 Football Season a HUGE SUCCESS for our athletes and the spectators who cheer our teams each contest. Every family registered in the 2026 season will be expected to sign up for volunteer-coordinated opportunities, which might include help with concessions, admissions, chain gang, ball boy, setup, cleanup, etc. There are ordinarily 5 opportunities to serve required for each Cheerleading family over the course of the entire season.

Required Paperwork
All paperwork must be turned in by the first practice in order to participate. 

Physicals: A physical is required for all participating athletes 6th grade and above. The physical may not be more than 1 year old at any time during the season. 

Wondering when your physical expires? Click Here
Here is the Greenville Hurricanes Physical Form

Birth Certificate: Required only for athletes new to Greenville Hurricanes. Returning athletes will already have their birth certificate on file.

Sport Physical & Birth Certificate Submission: In order to streamline the process, please scan or take a photo of the Birth Certificate and/or the doctor's signature page of the Sport Physical (only need that 1 page). 
Email to Julie Williams at communications@greenvillehurricanes.com.

Hurricane Physicals
Greenville Hurricanes will be offering $25 physicals on Thursday, April 23 from 5-7pm at the office of Dr. Patricia Banke (430 Cox Road, Greer). To schedule contact Julie Williams at  communications@greenvillehurricanes.com.

Check out our YouTube Channel - Canes Cheerleading 

Questions? Contact Program Manager Megan Crawford - cheeradmin@greenvillehurricanes.com

GREENVILLE HURRICANES CHEERLEADING

LITTLECANES CHEER 2026 INFO COMING SOON!

• Rising K5-5th - 9am-12pm / Performance at 11:30am - Parents Invited!
• Rising 6th-12th - 1pm-5pm / Performance at 4:30pm - Parents Invited!

• Tumbling
• Dance
• Stunting with the Varsity Cheerleaders
• Jumps
• Cheers

The Greenville Hurricanes is a volunteer-based program. Each family is responsible to sign up for a role to support the program.

Examples of Roles include:

Coaching
Concessions (if applicable)
Admissions
Home Game Setup and Clean Up
Game Scorebook
Scoreboard
Team Mom

Further information regarding volunteering will be given at the Parent/Player Meeting when the season begins.

Please be familiar with the following:

Handbook - Located under "Program Info" on the Home Page of the web site

Physical Forms - Located under "Program Info" on the Home Page of the web site

Liability Waivers - Signed in the registration process