App State Cheerleading
2025-26 Tryouts
May 24 & 25, 2025
Varsity Gym
Tryout Application due May 2nd.
Material and medical paperwork will be sent out to applicants by May 3rd.
Tryout Medical Paperwork and current 5x7 Headshot due during check-in on May 24th.
Tryout Schedule
Saturday, May 24th
9:00 am Check-in at Varsity Gym
During check-in, you will turn in your Tryout Medical Paperwork, 5x7 Headshot, receive your tryout number that will be written on either your leg or arm and a stunt group number (which could change at any point).
You MUST have the following with you at check-in in order to tryout:
- Tryout medical packet (which includes a copy of your insurance card, sickle cell results and updated physical)
- 5x7 Headshot.
Material
Upon check-in, all athletes will review/learn the following material:
- Fight song
- 3 sidelines
- Band dance
Partner Stunts
Athletes will be placed in groups for Partner Stunts
(Coaches will instruct athletes through a skills progression to check athletic ability and strength.)
Tumbling
Athletes will warm up running and standing tumbling on their own. Following a good warmup, athletes will be placed in numerical order to demonstrate the following skills
- Standing tuck x3 (on an 8 count/hold an 8 count)
- Highest running tumbling pass
- Highest standing tumbling pass
~ Lunch Break ~
Game Day Evaluation
Athletes will then prepare for the Game Day Evaluation.
- Fight Song with tuck and stunts
- Toe Touch (females only)
- 1 Sideline (O, D or G)
- Band Dance
Elite Partner Stunts
Athletes will then form groups and start building an elite partner stunt sequence.
AG Elite Stunt Guidelines:
At least 1 Inversion
2 different Body positions
At least 1 spinning and switching skill
Two Dismounts (1 spinning, 1 flipping)
Coed Elite Stunt Guidelines:
At least one body position
Skill to Ext
Skill from a walk-in
Two dismounts
~ Evening Cut for Walk-On Athletes ~
Sunday, May 25th
9:00 am Check-in/Warm up
Elite Partner Stunt Evaluation
AG Elite Stunt Guidelines:
At least 1 Inversion
2 different Body positions
At least 1 spinning and switching skill
Two Dismounts (1 spinning, 1 flipping)
Coed Elite Stunt Guidelines:
At least one body position
Skill to Ext
Skill from a walk in
Two dismounts
**First team practice/meeting will follow**
