By Maria Gowdy
The tryouts for Mashpee High Fall Cheerleading are coming up. They are today, June 6th and go until the 9th but there will be no tryouts or tryouts practice on the 8th due to Academic Awards. The tryouts are from Tuesday to Thursday and are from 4:30 to 6:30. Anybody who is interested in trying out can come. At the 2015-2016 winter cheer try outs you learned a cheer, a dance, and at least two typical cheer jumps.
The tryouts for Mashpee High Fall Cheerleading are coming up. They are today, June 6th and go until the 9th but there will be no tryouts or tryouts practice on the 8th due to Academic Awards. The tryouts are from Tuesday to Thursday and are from 4:30 to 6:30. Anybody who is interested in trying out can come. At the 2015-2016 winter cheer try outs you learned a cheer, a dance, and at least two typical cheer jumps.
Remi Shea and Anna Larsson are teaching the cheer and dance this time around. The first two days are when you learn the cheer and dance and on Thursday you will try out in front of couches and Mashpee High Cheer alumni. The dance is not expected to be too hard for anyone to learn, “It’s not very difficult and I am there for anyone who needs help,” says Anna Larsson who has cheered since freshmen year. She knows how it feels to learn a dance in three days.
Unlike Winter Cheer, not everyone can make the team but that is the only real difference between the two seasons. Remi Shea is teaching the cheer and says it is going to be a bit harder than the one taught at last season’s tryouts, “this year we’re trying to get the best team we can possibly have.” Shea says that it isn’t too hard for anyone to learn. Everyone will have the help they need and enough time to practice. “We’ll be able to use it [cheer] at games later on,” says Remi.
They both understand that so much is packed into only three days of tryouts. After teaching all the material in a large group, they would like to break it down and focus more on everyone individually. On the day of the actual tryouts, Thursday June 9th, everyone will get a number and are put into a group of three from oldest to youngest. You perform not only the cheer and dance but will show the judges the two jumps of your choice.
Due to the fact that it is only varsity, there’s not two teams like during winter cheer, the coaches have to make cuts and there are also alternates for fall cheerleading. Alternates are people who might not have made the team at first but fill in if they are any injuries.
So, in conclusion, during tryouts you should expect to learn at least two jumps, and a challenging cheer and dance. On the last day, Thursday you showcase all the material you have learned in a group of three in front of cheer alumni and coaches, including Brenda Price. Fall tryouts are bit harder but that is because there aren’t two teams, there is only a Varsity team. If you don’t make the team at first there is always a chance you could become an alternate. Anyone can try out even if they have no prior experience.