Thank you for your interest in the MMS Cheerleading Program. We are looking forward to another great year of cheer here at MMS. Candidates must be a 7th or 8th grader for the 2021-2022 school year to participate in the upcoming tryouts. 

There will be a Cheer Information/Parent Night on May 10th at 6pm in the MMS Gym. This is for anyone interested in trying out; we will review expectations, the season, and tryouts.

 

Here are the steps to follow once you have received this packet: 

1. Complete and turn in the Cheerleader Application and Acknowledgement Form (Download/Print it, fill it out, then turn it in)   Click Here. This will allow us to know how many girls are trying out for each team.

2. Once you have completed the Application and Agreement Form, bring the completed forms with you to tryouts. (links to all forms on page 2)

1. Insurance Form

2. Copy of Insurance Card

3. Concussion Form

4. Informed Consent Form

5. Physical 

 

*Team selections will be based on teacher recommendations, grades, attitude, attendance and cheerleading skills - a sample score sheet is included in this packet.

 

CHANGES THIS YEAR - BE SURE TO READ ENTIRE PACKET

 

My name is Lindsey Mull and I am the head coach for the MMS Cheer Program! I am so happy your child is interested in trying out for the cheerleading program!! I am a couple years into taking over this program and have made a few changes for the upcoming 2021-2022 year. I am super excited for this upcoming season! We will have a team cheering at football games and a team cheering at basketball games. You can see more information about the teams in this packet below. 

 

Cheer Coach Lindsey Mull

lkmull1023@yahoo.com

Tryout Information:

Tryout Dates: 

June 2nd-4th 5:30-8pm

These days will be used for learning cheers, a dance, and working on stunts, jumps and tumbling.

Saturday June 5th: 11am-2pm  This will be tryout day with judges. In small groups, they will present all learned material, jumps, and tumbling. And in large groups; stunts.

Final team roster will be decided on the final day of Tryouts.

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Tryout Requirements 

1. MMS Cheerleading Tryout Application.pdf 

2. Insurance Form

3. Copy of Insurance Card

4. Concussion Form

5. Physical 

Your child cannot participate without all paperwork. 

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What to wear to all days of tryouts:

• Cheer shoes or tennis shoes

• Comfortable clothes that allow you can jump and move around in easily. 

• Hair must be completely up and out of your face. 

• NO jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.) 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Team Information:

Our program offers two different squads. Please read through each squad’s information and decide which team is right for you and your child. Participants are allowed to tryout and participate on both squads, if desired. 

Football Cheerleading Team (25 or less members)

• cheers for all home and away football games (7 total) games on WEDNESDAY

• participates in the Maiden High Homecoming Parade

• Members cannot tryout and/or participate in Volleyball or Cross Country at MMS

• Practices... 

  • Once or Twice a week on Monday (6pm-8pm)  and then either Tuesday or Thursday after school as needed 

Basketball Cheerleading Team (18 or less members)

• cheers for all home basketball games (Dec-Feb)

  • girls are on a rotation for away games/only 8 to 10 go at one time

  • all girls attend a basketball tournament at an away school

  • Games on Tuesday and Thursday

• Members cannot tryout and/or participate in Wrestling or Basketball at MMS

• Practices…

  • Once a week on Monday (6pm-8pm) and if additional practices are needed they will be Fridays after school. 

Estimated Cost:

Each member will be responsible for the following cost associated with being a part of the MMS cheerleading team. All prices are estimated at this time.

 

The following items will be purchased through MMS…

Team T-shirt: $15

Team Tank: $15

Black Bodysuit: $25

Bow: $22

Halftime Music: $35 to $45 (depending on number of members)

Choreography: $50 to $60 (depending on number of members) 

This total will need to be paid by the first day of school: August 23rd, 2021    

 

Optional Items: 

Long-sleeved shirt: $18

Bag: $35

Jacket: $80

These items would be paid for when they are ordered. 

 

The following items will be purchased by you… 

• All white cheer shoes

• White crew cut socks (nike check is fine)

• Black spandex to be worn as bloomers this year

• Any style black athletic shorts (2 pairs)

• Any style black sports bra

• Any style black athletic pants or legging (football cold weather games)

• Any style black/royal “Maiden” jacket or sweatshirt (football cold weather games)

 

Fundraising Events:

We are hoping to complete one fundraiser for the “school cheer fund”. This fundraiser would be a cheer camp for elementary aged students. Please help promote this event when it is time. The “school cheer fund” is used to purchase items that you are not responsible for purchasing (signs, poms, 8th grade gifts, new uniform items, uniform alterations, certificates, etc.)

 

Separate events (organized through parents) will be done for your “personal cheer account” to help offset the high cost of items you are required to pay for.

Examples: Buterbraids, Coupon Books, Doughnuts, etc. 

 

 

Guidelines and Expectations:

1. Academics/Behavior at School

• You must receive a passing grade in ALL classes to participate in any cheer activities (progress reports and report cards will be checked)

• You must be at school for at least half the day to participate in anything cheer related after school. 

• ISS for a full day = unable to participate in anything cheer related after school on that day.

• More than 2 full days of ISS will result in dismissal from the team

• OSS (for any reason) will result in dismissal from the team

    

 2)    Fundraising/Money 

• We will complete one fundraiser for the “school cheer fund”. 

• Separate events (organized through parents) will be done for your personal cheer account to help offset the high cost of items you are required to pay for.

• If you quit or are dismissed from the team, all rights to your money raised or turned in are forfeited.  No money will be returned to you for any reason.

• Any cheerleaders with a negative account balance will not receive items or be allowed to participate until the account is up to date. 

     

 3)   Event Participation

• You must be at everything on time and properly dressed.

• No events will be excused without prior approval

Practices 

• Any cheerleader disrupting practice will be asked to leave. 

Games

• Game schedules will be passed out well in advance, scheduling conflicts should never be an issue for this

• More than 1 unexcused absence from a game will result in dismissal 

• Failure to know the required game material, will result in “sitting”  (sitting with the coach for the entire game in full uniform)

                         

      4)   Absences

• You must notify a coach of any absences as soon as possible.

• No call/No show absences will not be tolerated. You must notify the coach in some way (text, phone, email). Telling another child to tell the coach you will not be there is completely unacceptable. 

• Please schedule appointments around our practice and game schedules. We only have a few precious hours together and need to make the most of our time.

Excused

• All cheerleaders are allowed 3 excused absences from any event (practice, game). This means you have told us in some way you will not be there beforehand. After this point, a doctor's note will be required for all absences or the cheerleader will be dismissed.  

 

Unexcused

• 2 unexcused absences from a practice will result in dismissal

• 2 unexcused absences from a game will result in dismissal

• No call/no show absences are unexcused regardless of the reason. You have to let the coach know ahead of time. 

  

   5)   Ability

• Your ability should progress throughout the season. If your ability does not, you run the risk of not be selected for the team the following year.

• You must maintain the ability demonstrated at tryouts.

    

 6)   Uniforms

• The Football and Basketball uniform tops and skirts are property of the school and must be turned in at the end of the season cleaned and in good condition.

• Do not loan your uniform to anyone for any reason.

   

   7)   Safety

• No jewelry of any kind can be worn at any time

• NO EARRINGS -- do not let your child get their ears pierced during the school year, do that during the month of June or July

• Hair must be up in a ponytail 

• No fake nails, nails need to be kept short 

• Comfortable shirts/tanks,athletic shorts/leggings, and tennis shoes must be worn to every practice.

      

 8)    Extracurricular Activities

• Extracurricular Activities outside of MMS CANNOT interfere with anything cheerleading related - we cannot work around your schedule. 

Football Cheerleaders

• YOU CANNOT TRYOUT FOR VOLLEYBALL

• YOU CANNOT TRYOUT FOR CROSS COUNTRY

                          Basketball Cheerleaders

• YOU CANNOT TRYOUT FOR WRESTLING 

• YOU CANNOT TRYOUT FOR BASKETBALL

Spring Sports 

• Do not interfere in any way. Girls are free to tryout for soccer or softball.

Tumbling

• Tumbling is encouraged to all members to enhance their overall cheerleading skills.  

  9) Contact

• Contact is mainly done through email. Each parent will need an active email account that is checked DAILY for updates.  

 

Although these guidelines have been set, the coach and/or principal have the right to remove cheerleaders from the team for various situations that may arise.

 

MMS Tryout Score Sheet                                                Candidate #

Sideline:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
Execution	Motion Technique, Timing, Memory	10
Showmanship	Voice, Projection, Facial, Spirit	5
Jumps:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
Toe Touch		5
Other		5
Tumbling:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
StBHS/RoBHS		2
St Tuck		3
Cheer:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
Execution	Motion Technique, Timing, Memory	10
Showmanship	Voice, Projection, Facial, Spirit	5
Dance:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
Spirit, personality, crowd appeal, enthusiasm, smile, energy		10
Teacher Recommendations:		Max Points:	Points Earned:	Comments:
Grades, attitude, attendance		32

 

      TOTAL:            

 

Click here to go to the Cross Country google site.

Cross country is a team sport ran by individual runners competing for the best overall team time. Though it is an individual sport, we focus on team energy and working together. Encouraging each other and building one another up is a huge part of this team. Our focus is to grow together & better our individual times as well as our team times. When we work together we will always be more successful.  Cross country will look a little different this year due to Covid19 guidelines & a shortened season. We will have 4 meets this season. Meets will be ran in a relay style with each runner on the team running 1 mile. Our overall times will be added together & that is how teams will be given points.  7th & 8th grade boys & girls who attend Maiden Middle school can participate. Virtual students can also participate in cross country as long as Maiden Middle is their home school. No running experience is necessary, we will build from current fitness levels.

Check out our game schedule on the MMS Athletics calendar.

Click here to go to our Soccer google site.  Please complete this google form of your intent for workouts.   

 

Click here to go to our Volleyball google site.

Practices will be 2:30-4 Monday through Friday.

Check out dates of matches on the MMS Athletics calendar.

Click here for more basketball information.

Click here to go to our Soccer google site.  Please complete this google form of your intent for workouts.