Round 1: Attend the Spirit Interest Clinic on March 30, 2019.

OR

Round 1: Video Tryouts

All interested participants, who are not attending the Spirit Interest Clinic, should submit a video to Arkansas Tech Spirit Squad staff via YouTube showcasing their skills and technique.

What should the video include?  

• On the video, please include your name, high school, the squad in which you are interested, and why you want to be a Golden Girl or a Tech Cheerleader.
• See below for the skills and technique that should be showcased on the video for each squad. All skills listed should be included on video and should be filmed facing the camera. Please feel free to showcase skills that may be more advanced that are not listed below. Skills can be in any order.
• All videos should be uploaded to YouTube. The link to the video must be sent with the required tryout information to spiritsquads@atu.edu at one time. Please use participant's name as the subject of the e-mail.

*When uploading video to YouTube, under privacy settings choose the unlisted setting. Please use participants name as the title of the video. Copy and paste the URL of the video to the e-mail being sent to spiritsquads@atu.edu.

Performance: (Females only)

• Your School's Fight Song (One time through, do not repeat.)(Design own routine if not previously on a squad.)
• Your School's Sideline Chant (One)

Tumbling: (No use of spotters.)

• Females
  • Standing Back Handspring
  • Standing Back Tuck 
  • Running Tumbling Pass-Minimum of Back Handspring Series
• Males (optional but preferred)
  • Standing Back Handspring and/or Tuck
  • Running Tumbling

Stunting: (Males required. Females preferred.)

• Toss Hands
• Solid Stunts from toss hands-extensions, liberties, etc. (preferred)

*Females feel free to include all girl and/or coed stunting in your video, but it is not required.

Clothing:  

• Females: Please wear black spandex shorts with a black sports bra and solid white cheer shoes. Please wear hair up and off the face.
• Males: Please wear black athletic shorts, a white t-shirt, and solid white cheer shoes.

*Note: Tech Cheer does have midriff tops that are worn throughout year.

Performance:

• Your School's Fight Song (One time through, do not repeat. Design own routine if not previously on a squad.)
• Original Choreography (20 seconds in length)

Technique:

• Triple Turn (both legs)
• At least three fouettes in a la seconde/straight leg
• Calypso
• Right Leg Splits
• Left Leg Splits
• Center Splits
• 2 Eight Counts of High Kicks
• Right and Left Leg Split Leaps
• Center Leap
• Tilt Jump
• Switch Leap
• Turning Disc
  
  

Clothing:

• Females: Please wear black spandex shorts with a black sports bra, jazz shoes or tennis shoes are accepted.

*Note: Golden Girls do have midriff tops that are worn throughout the year.

General Information:

• Clinic: May 9, 2019 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm in Hull 111 and 112 (Dance Studio and Double Gym) 
• Open Gym/PracticeTime/Interviews to follow until approximately 4:30 pm
• Tryouts: May 10, 2019 from 9:00am-12:00 pm in Hull 111 and 112 (Dance Studio and Double Gym)
• Selection:  Team will be announced shortly following the last group to tryout.
• Team Meeting:  If participant makes the squad, one must stay following the announcement for team meeting, including fittings for uniforms and important paperwork.

*All interviews, clinics, and tryouts are closed to the public.

Performance Evaluation:

Females only.  (Motion Technique, Sharpness, Memorization, Voice Projection, Enthusiasm/Spirit, Collegiate Appearance)

• Fight Song:  Taught at Clinic (Must Have Back Handspring)
• Sideline Chant:  Participants will learn and perform chant at tryout

Tumbling: (Spotters will not be available.)

• Females
  • Standing Back Handspring
  • Standing Back Tuck (preferred)
  • Running Tumbling Pass-Minimum of Back Handspring Series
• Males (optional but preferred)
  • Standing Back Handspring and/or Tuck
  • Running Tumbling

Stunting:

• Single
• Base
• Fly
• Back-spot
• Group
• Heel-stretch
• Full Down
• Partner
• Toss to Hands
• Toss to Hands Extension
• Toss Chair

Clothing:

• Females: Please wear black spandex shorts with a black sports bra and solid white cheer shoes. Please wear hair half up with a white bow along with game day makeup. Absolutely no jewelry should be worn. Any tattoos must be covered.
• Males: Please wear black athletic shorts, a white t-shirt, and solid white cheer shoes. Absolutely no jewelry should be worn. Any tattoos must be covered.

*Note: Tech Cheer does have midriff tops that are worn throughout year.

Performance Evaluation:

(Motion Technique, Sharpness, Memorization, Voice Projection, Enthusiasm/Spirit)

• Fight Song- Taught at Clinic
• Jazz/Hip Hop Routine-Taught at Clinic

Technique:

• Triple Turn (Both legs)
• At least three fouettes in a la seconde/straight leg
• Calypso
• Right Leg Splits
• Left Leg Splits
• Center Splits
• 2 Eight Counts of High Kicks
• Right and Left Leg Split Leaps
• Center Leap
• Tilt Jump
• Switch Leap
• Turning Disc

Clothing:

• Females: Please wear black spandex shorts with a black sports bra, jazz shoes or tennis shoes are accepted. Please wear hair all down and full game day makeup. 
• Absolutely no jewelry should be worn. Any tattoos must be covered.

*Note: Golden Girls do have midriff tops that are worn throughout the year.