Scroll down for lots of helpful information about going to competition. If you have questions, contact Holli Hankes,
JTA Cheer Competition Coordinator, at rhkahankes@yahoo.com. |
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UPCOMING COMPETITONS
Spiritfest November 1, 2008 ORU Mabee Center, 81st and Lewis, Tulsa For more information call 408-3103 www.thespiritfest.com Thanksgiving Holiday Championship American Cheer Power Tour November 22nd Spirit Event Center, 106th Memorial, Tulsa www.CheerPower.com Claremore Cheer Challenge Claremore Youth Football Association December 12th & 13th Sequoyah High School Gymnasium, Claremore www.claremoreyouthfootball.org Mid-South Open Nationals SSCA National Cheer & Dance Championships January 17, 2009 UMAC Arena at Union High School www.SSCACheer.com The Groovy Jam Jamfest Competitions January 31, 2009 UMAC Arena, Union High School www.Jamfest.com |
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COMPETITION GUIDE Taking your squad to competition is a great way to extend the football season and perform in events other than JTA football games. It’s a good team building experience and a lot of fun for the girls to watch other squads. There is a lot of excitement at competition! JTA will pay $20.00 per girl for one competition. If the per girl fee exceeds this amount, Sponsors will need to collect from parents or the squad fund. SPONSORS NEED TO 1. Identify which competitions they would like to participate in and start planning early. Competition season begins in November. 2. JTA requires at least 2 weeks to process competition requests and submit a check. All checks will be made out directly to the competition, not to Sponsors. 3. There must be at least 10 girls to participate in competition. If there are girls on squads who do not want o participate, Sponsors can pick-up girls from another JTA squad in the same grade. 4. It’s helpful for Sponsors to have a parent meeting to discuss the competition practice schedule, costs, competition rules and competition contracts. Parents and girls will be required to sign individual competition contracts. Squads will not be able to participate unless there is a contract on file for each girl. No exceptions to this rule. SUGGESTIONS 1. Routine: A good cheer routine is a combination of sharp motions, jumps, tumbling, stunting and dancing. A good pom routine is a combination of kicks, leaps, turns, and other technical dance skills. Make sure the routine contains more than one formation with good flowfrom one formation to the next. Routines do not have to be difficult. It is better to have a simple routine performed perfectly than one packed with difficulty preformed poorly. Remember loud voices and expressive faces. Be creative! 2. Tumbling and Stunting: tumbling and stunting play a big role in cheerleading today. The whole squad does not have to perform a tumbling skill to utilize it. Use what you have, and the whole squad will benefit. If you have one girl who can do back handsprings, use it. You can use cartwheels, round offs, forward and backward rolls. Competition squads perform standing tumbling and running tumbling, so try to use both if you can. Use stunting in at least two areas of your routine. It looks great to use one group stunt and one pyramid. A stunt group is made up of two bases, a back spot, a front spot, and a flyer. If you have 20 girls you have four stunt groups. A pyramid is a combination of group stunts joined together by holding hands, feet, etc. ALL TUMBLING AND STUNTING MUST BE GRADE APPROPRIATE AND FOLLOW INFC RULES. 3. Uniform: Make sure that every cheerleader is wearing the same thing. Uniform, shoes, socks, hair ribbons, bloomers, and white turtlenecks. White turtle necks are recommended, as it makes the uniform look more complete, hides flaws, and looks sharp on the floor. 4. Make-up: encourage your squad to all wear the same color make-up, applied the same way. If you have a parent who gets upset with the girls wearing make-up, explain that cheer competition is like a dance recital performance, and make-up is just to make the girl shine a little brighter on the floor. Make-up does not need to be applied heavily, but you will see a variety of make-up styles at competition that include false eyelashes and rhinestones applied to faces. If you have enough parents on your squad that would not like their girls to wear make-up, then the whole squad should go with out. Uniformity is the name of the game! For squads going to competition for the first time, listed below are some inexpensive cosmetics that can be purchased at Walgreen’s. These look great on the floor and have long-lasting wear: Mascara: L’OREAL Original Voluminous, Black (in a grey tube with gold lettering) Lipstick: Mabeline Moisture Extreme #190 Royal Red OR Wet ‘N Wild #552 Blush: Isadora Perfect Powder Rouge #01 Blushing Rose Eye Shadow: Revlon Cream Shadow #400 Not Just Nudes Glitter spray or brush on glitter can also be worn to competition. The girls enjoy wearing it. Most competitions will let girls wear it but not apply it at the facility. So please have girls put it on in the parking lot or at home. Remember: everyone wears it, or no one at all. 5. Hair: Styles must be alike. Ponytails and big curls are very popular right now. Some squads even go as far as getting pre-curled hairpieces. However, you can achieve the same look by having girls sleep in pink sponge rollers over night. Reminder: No gum chewing, no jewelry, and no nail polish! And, be sure to work on how the squad enters and exits the floor. This is part of your performance, even though the judging does not start until the music does. Entering and exiting should be done in an organized and planned fashion. EXAMPLE SCORE SHEETS These score sheets are from two different competitions. This should give you a good idea about what the judges look for and how they tabulate scoring. |
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