Cheerleading Blog

Benefit for Western Kentucky Cheerleaders Injured in Car Crash

buck dossey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BT Webb and Kent Madison, cheerleaders for Western Kentucky University, were substantially injured in a car crash May 3rd. Unfortunately, the injuries were life altering. Webb was paralyzed from the neck down and Madison from the waist down. Bowling Green High School has offered to help raise funds for costly medical bills to help ease the burden of hospital care.

Working with the Bowling Green High School cheerleaders, Western Kentucky University Cheer Coach Tom Jones is holding a cheerleading clinic at 5:30 PM on July 21st. Entry fee is $30, and is going to a great cause.

If you are in the Bowling Green area and can lend your time or your checkbook, please consider registering for the clinic or making a donation. Contact 791-1751 or e-mail robinjloid@gmail.com for further information.

Donations can be made to the following address:

BGHS
c/o BGHS Cheer Boosters
1801 Rockingham Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104

Tryout: Virginia Tech Cheerleading

buck dossey — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Virgina Tech has announced their Fall Tryout date, to be held August 26 from 7:00-9:00 PM and August 27 from 7:00-8:00 PM. Tryouts take place in the Rector Field House.

Tryout requirements are listed below, and seem pretty typical. One thing that is pretty interesting is the focus on motion technique. I can't remember the last time that I saw motions as a part of tryouts, but hey, if that's what they want, make sure you prepare!

Ladies

Standing Tuck
Toe Touch Tuck
Standing series pass
Running series pass ending with a tuck or better
Strong Motion Technique
Collegiate Appearance (Athletic)

Guys

Standing Tuck
Collegiate Appearance (Athletic)
Both tryouts (Spring & Fall) are based on Skills Evaluations
Coed Stunting
Tumbling
Motion Technique
Jumps

If you think you have what it takes, check out the necessary forms and get 'em filled out.

Good Luck!

Tryout Information and Forms
You will also need to complete the on-line insurance information and the tryout registration.

New Coach: Kansas State Cheerleading

buck dossey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dani Ruoff, three-year coach of the Montana State-Billings University Cheerleaders and graduate of that university, has decided to move to the next phase of her collegiate coaching career and takeover the head cheerleading coach position at Kansas State University.

Ruoff, a 20-year veteran of cheerleading, has already made great contributions to the sport by starting the Montana Cheer and Dance Coaches Association.

It is assumed that Ruoff will be replacing current head coach, Al Enlow, but it is not apparent on their website how the two will be related. (http://www.kstatespirit.com/coaches.asp).

For more about KSU cheerleading, contact (785) 532-7983 or cheer@ksu.edu.

Good luck, Coach Ruoff and congratulations!

Tryouts: South Carolina Cheerleaders

cheer-spirit — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:35:25 GMT

South Carolina just updated their website to let everyone know they are holding a Fall Tryout! Tryouts start August 22nd at 4:30 PM.

VERY IMPORTANT: Make SURE you have your cheer tryout packet back to the coach by August 18th.

Go to http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/ot/spirit/scar-spirit-tryout-info.html to see all the information you'll need in order to try out.

Also, if you have any announcements you want to make to the college cheer community, just write about it at http://www.cheerincollege.com/Blog/Compose.aspx.

Tryouts: NC State Fall Tryouts Announced

cheer-spirit — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hi everybody! This is my first blog on CheerInCollege.com! Let me know if you like it! :)

NC State has just announced that they are going to hold their fall cheerleading tryouts on the North Carolina State University campus on September 9th and 10th. Girls, you need to wear gym shorts, a t-shirt or athletic top, and cheer or other athletic shoes. Guys, you have it a little easier, and so you just have to wear gym shorts, a t-shirt, and athletic/cheer shoes.

For the tryout, you'll need to have a standing tuck and a toe touch tuck, and there is going to be a cheer taught at the tryout - all pretty standard tryout stuff. Tumbling will require 3 elite stunts. The example that their website gives of elite elements include a punch front, front handspring, arabian, 1 ½, whip back, kick full, X-full, switch kick full, etc.

But not all those in one pass! :)

If you want to see more about the Wolfpack cheer tryouts, be sure to visit their website by clicking here.

Gotta go to cheer practice,

Carrie

2007-2008 NCState Cheer Squad

Front Row: Katie Swicegood, Winslow Phipps*, Kim Hartofelis*, Jenna Whitt*, Laura Kenny*, Calvin Cole* and Erika Armwood

Second Row: Lauren McKinney, Candace Rubenstein, Lauren Tefft, Ashley Isaacs, Mary Kathryn Fodel, Holly Humphries, Casey Hinson, Jessica Fortunel, Jessie Oldham and Stephanie Heiner

Third Row: Tom Peluso, Mike Hudak, Chase Carter, Jordan Ford, Byron Green, Mike Zeinemann, Ben Hall, Chris Wilson and Anthony Gutierez

Fourth Row: Chris Verreen, Curtis Rice, Alex Powell, Daniel Wilkins, Stephen Hammond, Chris Hartshorn, Nick Feamster and Peter Domenig

Fifth Row: Kerri Donnellan, April Casey, Sydney Lee, Kristen Bolinger, Summer Hill, Tiffany Brown, Stacey Bryner and Kaylee Allen

University of Georgia Cheerleaders on TV

buck dossey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that the Travel Channel will be airing a segment tonight on their show, Lawrence of America, that will feature the University of Georgia cheerleaders. Here's a quick excerpt about the show from the Travel Channel website:

"American college life is based on ancient Greek and Roman traditions, according to English reporter Lawrence Beldon-Smythe. He's in Georgia to prove this by visiting a sorority house, going to a college football game, and learning how to be a cheerleader."

After the show, Lawrence will be answering questions about the episode on his blog, http://lawrence-blog.travelchannel.com/.

Check it out!

Great College Cheerleading Blooper Video

buck dossey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

We've all seen the compiliation blooper video of some cheerleaders, band, and others. It's certainly made the rounds and really is funny the first 5-10 times you see it.

But a new one just came across my inbox that I thought you would like to see and I've posted it below. It's a blooper video put together by the cheerleaders of Lindenwood University, of Lindenwood University. There are some really great falls and funny moments that we've all seen at any given practice.

Check it out!

Uploading Cheerleading Pictures

buck dossey — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Uploading your pictures to CheerInCollege.com can be tricky at first. In order to get your pictures onto CheerInCollege.com, you'll need to create a Flickr account and then sync your photos with CheerInCollege.com.

The cool thing about having Flickr is that you can upload as many pictures as you want, and organize them any way you want. When you're linking up your Flickr and CIC accounts, you have the option to choose a PhotoSet to house your cheer pictures. The reason for this is that if you already have a Flickr account and want to use it for other pictures than just cheerleading pictures, you'll be able to easily share the pictures with CheerInCollege.com that you want, and keep the rest of them private.

While getting the two accounts linked up can be challenging at first, in the long run, we think you'll have a much better experience on CheerInCollege.com

New Squad: Texas Christian University All-Girl Cheerleaders

buck dossey — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

TCU has announced their new cheerleading squad for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year. Way to go, new squad!

- Alise Abel
- Kari Berdelle
- Jessica Davis
- Allison DeHaven
- Leslie Dyer
- Blair Eckerle
- Rachel Fisher
- Andrea Harmon
- Laureen Hutchins
- Jessica Martin
- Markie Paddock
- Lindsay Randall
- Kelli Ross
- Emily Silva
- Laura Thompson
- Whitney Wilbur

New Squad: Texas Christian University Co-Ed Cheerleaders

buck dossey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 2008-2009 TCU Cheerleading Team has been announced. Congrats to the new team!

- Kelsey Altenhoff
- Emily Agee
- Kalyn Ballard
- Tamara Bennett
- Jacob Conger
- Blake Gordon
- Trey Dickerson
- Josh Herrington
- Ellie Spencer
- Ashton Worthan