Urbana High School Cheerleading

Information on:

Summer training opportunities * tryouts and more!

Meet The Coaches!

Interested in UHS Cheer? Send an email to Kristin Keefer: kristin.keefer@fcps.org

Meet the UHS Cheer CoachesCoach Kristin:

(UHS Varsity Head Coach)● 20+ years coaching experience

in Rec/All-star/High School● Coachd the last 6 years with

UHS, and have coached with Maryland Twisters Allstars for the last 5 years.

● Previous Coach and Commissioner of LOUYAA and Urbana Rec

Email: Kristin.keefer@fcps.org

Coach Mary : (UHS JV Head Coach)

● Cheered 17 years, including all star, high school, and Shepherd University

● Coached All Star/High School for the last 7 years

● 4th year as UHS JV Coach

Email: MaryAvery.Feigley@fcps.org

Coach Lynsie:(Assistant Coach)

● 4th year as an assistant coach at UHS

● Cheered for 10 years (high school, allstar and college),

● Cheered for 2 years at WVU

Coach Alexis:(Assistant Coach)

● 2nd year as an assistant coach at UHS

● Cheered in middle school and high school in Glen Rock, PA

● Volunteer Coached at Glen Rock

Tryout Clinics and Tryouts ** Must attend all days** Tryout Clinics: August 12th and August 13th 2020 Time: 9am to 12:30pm; Where: UHS Auxillary Gym

Tryout Day: Friday, August 14, 2020; Time: 9am- 12 noon (each student athlete will be assigned a group and a time frame, they will come in, in half hour increments to try out with their assigned group.)

**ALL Student Athletes must be registered online prior to August 12th. No student athlete will be permitted to tryout without being registered and having a physical copy of their physical dated after April 1, 2020.

● https://frederickcounty-ar.rschooltoday.com/○ Select Non-Football, Football or Unified Sports○ Carefully select your student’s school, and complete

registration○ You may only select ONE sport

All Student Athletes will be expected to know all cheers and chants for tryouts. Video links of all UHS cheers and chants will be posted below and on the UHS Cheer social media outlets.

https://youtu.be/rw21JB243rY (2019 Tryout Dance); https://youtu.be/aGR1lb6VS7s (2019 Tryout Cheer) https://youtu.be/qj2aPpb47iU (2019 Tryout Chant) https://youtu.be/4G_zWcvZo5c (UHS Cheer List) https://youtu.be/dkUUGKTd-QE (2018 Tryout Cheer) https://youtu.be/oBocmAUxGVE (2017 Tryout Cheers)

Tryout Requirements:Sidelines:

● Strong, loud voice● Strong, sharp motions● Strong presence (able to get the crowd involved)● Must attend all games● Must be able to attend all practices (in entirety) ● Must know all cheers and tryout dance

Competition:● Strong, loud voice● Strong, sharp motions● Must be able to attend all practices (in entirety), games and

competitions

JV Competition Requirements:● Standing Back Handspring

(preferred jumps to BHS)● Round-off Back Handspring or higher● Able to stunt extended one leg stunts, twisting baskets● Flyers: Heel stretches on both legs, (straight leg Scale, Scorpion, Bow,

Arabesque)

Varsity Competition Requirements:● Standing Back Handspring Tuck; Standing Tuck (preferred jump to

tuck)● Round-off Back Handspring layout or higher● Able to stunt: release move to extended one leg stunts, 2 trick

twisting baskets, full twisting transitions and dismounts● Flyers: Heel stretches on both legs, (straight leg Scale, Scorpion,

Bow, Arabesque)