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    Perry Cheerleading
    2025-2026
    Tryout Information

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    • Tryout information packet & Application: Posted April 1st 
    • Current Puma Tryouts will be: End of April 
    • Incoming Puma Tryouts will be: The second or third week of the new school year
      • There are no exceptions to this schedule per AIA bylaws.
    • The athlete & parent meeting will be: the beginning of April 
    • There will be an incoming athlete parent meeting: Mid-July 
    • All athletes who do make the program in the spring will attend mandatory summer training and camp. 
      • All athletes who are interested in trying out for the program in the Fall are invited to summer training and camp.
      • Training will run Tues/Thurs in May and Mon-Thurs in June.
      • Summer camp is typically the last week of June.
    Anyone can join our information and clinics BAND here to receive information as it becomes available.
     

    Recommended Skills

    *We encourage all athletes to try out, regardless of experience. You never know what areas you could excel in that earn you a spot on the team.*

    Varsity Cheer 

    Standing Tuck required
    Jumps to tuck required
    Two bhs to tuck required
    Round off back handspring layout required
    • Round off back handspring full/ specialty pass preferred 
    Variety tumbling encouraged
    • Whip through
    • FWO through
    • Cartwheel/ RO tucks
    • Standing bhs to tucks
    • Ariel through
    Advanced stunting skills (Heel Stretch full down, 360s to the top/ 1.5s, various inversion & release skills (back handspring ups/ hand to hands, switch up full ups etc.)
    Exemplary Jumps including Jumps series to tuck/ bhs tuck
    Dance and Cheer with Proper Motions (Clean and Sharp)
    Exemplary Fitness test score-Fitness test may consist of a timed mile, sprints, sit-ups, and push-ups
     
    JV Cheer   
     
    Standing two back handsprings Required
    • Standing tuck preferred
    Round off back handspring tuck required
    • round off back handspring series to tuck/ layout preferred 
    Intermediate Stunt skills (Extension full down, Liberty Cradle, 360 to the top, round off ups etc.)
    Jumps and Jumps to standing back handspring/ bhs series
    Dance and Cheer  with proper motions (Clean and Sharp!)
    Exemplary Fitness test score- Fitness test may consist of a timed mile, sprints, sit-ups, and push-ups
     
    Freshman Cheer:

    Standing back handspring and round off back handspring required.

    Standing tuck and round off back handspring series or preferred. 

    Basic Stunt knowledge (Extension Cradle, lib cradle) Jumps Dance and Cheer  with proper motions Exemplary Fitness test score- Fitness test may consist of a timed mile, sprints, sit-ups, and push-ups

    Competitive Game Day:

    Collegiate style sharp motions, with proper motion placement. Genuine enthusiasm. Clean variety of jumps with proper technique. Standing tuck preferred. 

     

    Time Commitment:

    All Perry Pom and Cheer athletes are required to cheer at all home football games as well as girls and boys' home basketball games. Varsity squads will also travel to away football games. All squads could travel for basketball playoffs. There will be other MSE's (Mandatory Spirit Events) such as practices, assemblies, parades, fundraisers, competitions, and team events that will be worth points toward their spiritline class grade.