Cheerleading Tryouts

Ferris Cheerleading Tryouts

2025-2026 Team Tryouts

Cheer tryouts will be held April 21 - 25, 2025.

April 16, 2025 - Informational Meeting (Parents & Students) at 6:00-6:30 pm at the Ferris Commons

April 21-24, 2025 - Cheer Material Clinics, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Ferris Main Gym

April 25, 2025 - Cheer Tryouts for Varsity & JV Cheer at 6:00 pm in the Ferris Main Gym (Closed to the Public)


Questions? - Email Coach Emily 

Cheer Open Gym

Female Candidates will be scored on the following:

  • Physical Tryout (Fight Song Dance, Band Dance, Short 8-Count Dance, Defense/Offense Sideline Cheer, Timeout Cheer, Jumps, Tumbling, Spirit);

  • Grade Point Average from Semester 1;

  • Teacher Recommendations;

  • Interview & Application;

  • Cheerleading, Guidelines & Sports Knowledge written test. Guidelines found here

Male Candidates will be scored on the following:

  • Physical Tryout (Megaphone Work in fight song, cheers, Partner Stunt: shoulder sit or higher, Tumbling, Spirit)

  • Grade Point Average from Semester 1;

  • Teacher Recommendations;

  • Interview & Application;

  • Cheerleading, Guidelines & Sports Knowledge written test. Guidelines found here

The coaches will use these scores to choose teams.

  • Varsity (+ Guys) - Game Day Competition/Sideline Team

    • Practice Mondays

    • Competition Practice Wednesdays and/or Thursdays

    • Cheer at Football

    • Thursday Assigned Volleyball

    • Wednesday or Thursday Assigned Wrestling

    • Friday Assigned Basketball

    • Game Day Competition Team

    • Rubber Chicken

  • JV Cheer - Sideline & Possibly JV Game Day Competition

    • Practice Mondays and some Wednesdays or Thursdays

    • Cheer at JV Football - Home Games only

    • Cheer at JV Volleyball - Home Games only

    • Cheer at Varsity Wrestling - Home Matches only

    • Cheer at JV Basketball - Home Games only

    • Eligible for subbing at Varsity Games (with material knowledge requirement met)

    • Eligible for Varsity Competition Team (with tumbling skill requirement - standing back handspring)

Traditional Coed Competition Team will be selected based on performance at practices in early Summer 2025.

We are looking at:

  • Tumbling ability

  • Stunting ability

  • Jumping ability

  • Dancing ability

updated 2/20/25 es