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Cheerleading

Cheerleading (Fall)

Coaching Staff

Team

Tryouts

Practices

Other Information

Fall - Varsity

May 28th & 29th 3 pm - 5 pm.

Tryouts are not for incoming freshman

Mondays & Thursdays (Sept-Nov)
3 pm - 5 pm

  • MANDATORY Summer Camp: August 11-15 & 18-22 from 9 am to 12 pm

  • Games are Fridays or Saturdays (Sept-Nov), usually 6 pm

  • Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting

Fall - JV

May 28th & 29th
3 pm - 5 pm

Tryouts are not for incoming freshman

Thursdays (Sept-Oct)
3 pm - 5 pm

  • MANDATORY Summer Camp:August 11-15 & 18-22 from 9 am to 12 pm

  • Games are Mondays (Sept-Oct) at 4 pm

  • Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting

Fall - Freshmen

July 14th - July 15th
10 am - 12 pm

There will be bus pickups at:
Passaic City Hall - 9:15am
Clifton (Main & Piaget) - 9:20am
Paterson City Hall - 9:30am

Alternating Saturday’s 9am-11am & Monday’s 3-5pm (Sept-Oct)

  • MANDATORY Summer Camp: August 11-15 & 18-22 from 9 am to 12 pm

  • Games are Saturdays (Sept-Oct) at 9 am

  • Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting

Tryouts

  • Athletic clothing

  • Hair must be up

  • NO JEWELRY

  • Get there EARLY – In the Athletic Center

Requirements to Tryout

  • Complete/updated physical into the nurse BEFORE tryouts

    1. If you are not sure if you are cleared, you should check with the nurse ASAP

  • Cheer (Fall and Winter ONLY)

  • Dance

  • Jumps

    1. You will learn all of these on DAY 1 and tryout (perform them) on DAY 2

  • Positive attitude, willingness to learn, good work ethic, team player, Commitment to cheer

  • Respect for yourself and others (represent PCTI in and out of uniform)

  • Stunting and Tumbling will be evaluated and mandatory for Competition Tryouts

If You Make The Squad:

Expectations:

  • You are a student first and an athlete second

  • You will be expected to follow all rules and guidelines; NO EXCEPTIONS!

    1. OSS, ISS, and Detentions will all have strict consequences

  • Attendance is extremely important, and missing practices and/or games will have strict consequences; you are being given all dates MONTHS in advance; please share these with your parents/guardians, and make all appointments ahead of time around these dates.

  • You are a representative of PCTI Cheer and should always act as such: HAVE FUN and ENJOY

Missing summer camp dates will have consequences – automatic 1-quarter bench NO EXCEPTIONS (there are no excused absences); this is where all cheers and dances will be taught as well as formations made, it is very important that all cheerleaders are present!!

Schedules

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