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Cheerleading tryout evaluation form
Cheer is the only tryout here that is partly a performance, and the only one where you are assigning a role as much as ranking a group -- a strong base and a strong flyer are not competing for the same spot. Score stunting against what your program is actually certified to run.
The general set
What to score when the whole group is together
These are the columns the scoresheet loads when you pick Cheerleading. They are written to be scored on everyone in the session, which is what a first tryout needs. Coachability sits last on purpose. It is the one every coach marks, and it belongs where they expect to find it.
- Jumps
- Tumbling
- Stunting
- Motions
- Dance
- Projection
- Flexibility
- Showmanship
- Coachability
By position
What to score once you split into groups
A skill that decides one position is noise on everyone else's sheet, which is why these sit apart from the general set rather than being bolted onto it. Pick a position in the builder and the columns rebuild themselves.
Base
- Grip and hand placement
- Leg and core strength
- Dip timing
- Stability under load
- Catching and cradling
- Communication
- Coachability
Flyer
- Body tension and control
- Balance
- Flexibility
- Trust and timing
- Safe dismount technique
- Confidence
- Coachability
Backspot
- Load-in technique
- Supporting the stunt
- Awareness of the whole group
- Catching responsibility
- Calling the counts
- Coachability
Tumbler
- Standing tumbling
- Running tumbling
- Technique and form
- Landing control
- Progression readiness
- Coachability
Running the session
A cheerleading tryout, station by station
The stations the builder can drop onto the sheet for you, in the order they usually run. Delete the ones you are not testing. A station on the sheet that never happened leaves a blank column that looks like a missing score.
- Jumps: toe touch, hurdler and pike
- Standing tumbling
- Running tumbling
- Stunting: group skills at cleared levels only
- Motions and sharpness
- Dance: learn and perform choreography
- Cheer with voice and projection
How to staff a tryout, brief evaluators, and tell families the result afterwards is on the tryouts and evaluation guide . It applies to every sport, so it lives in one place rather than being repeated here. You will also want a medical consent and emergency contact form for everyone on the floor that day, and a player evaluation form at the other end of the season.
Playbook Logix provides customizable templates for informational and administrative use. They are not legal advice and will not meet the requirements of every organization, sport or jurisdiction. Review anything you intend to rely on with your own attorney or your insurance carrier, and check your league and state requirements.
Common questions
What should be on a cheerleading tryout evaluation form?
The skills you will actually test that day, and nothing else. For cheerleading that means jumps, tumbling, stunting and motions and the rest of the set below, plus a notes column and a row per athlete. A column you will not score is a column that makes the sheet slower to fill in.
Should we score by position?
Not in the first session. Score the whole group on the general criteria while you still have everyone together, then run position-specific sheets when you break into groups - that is when the base criteria stop being noise on everyone else's sheet.
How long should a cheerleading tryout be?
Long enough to run the stations below without rushing, and short enough that you are scoring skill rather than fitness. Ninety minutes is a common answer for a single age group. If you need two sessions, evaluate both and average them rather than treating the second as a tiebreak.
Other sports
Tryout forms for every sport we have criteria for
Baseball Softball Basketball Volleyball Soccer Lacrosse Football (Tackle) Football (Flag)
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