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Cheerleader Video Requirements

Potential Raider Cheerleaders:
Please make sure your technical skills are taped on a VHS tape or DVD in the order listed below. Ladies should wear a black sports bra, black shorts and have their hair half up and curled with a white ribbon. Gentlemen should be nicely groomed and wear a white t-shirt with no lettering or graphics and black shorts.  

Flexibility (Ladies Only):
    ☐ Left Heel Stretch
    ☐ Scale or Scorpion
    NOTE: Performed on the ground.

Jumps:
    ☐ Toe Touch
    ☐ Pike
    ☐ Right Hurdler

Tumbling:
    Standing
    ☐ BHS
    ☐ Standing Tuck
    ☐ BHS-Tuck
    ☐ Toe-Touch Tuck
    NOTE: Gentlemen may use a spot on their tuck.

    Running
    ☐ Series of BHS
    ☐ RO-Tuck
    ☐ RO-BHS-Tuck
    ☐ Pass
    NOTE: Perform your BEST tumbling pass, which may include Layout, Layout Step Out, X-Out, Full Twist, Kick Full
    or a combination pass to include whips, etc.


Stunting:
    Coed
    ☐ Toss Chair/Pop Down
    ☐ Toss Extension/Cradle
    ☐ Hands Liberty/Pop Down
    ☐ Toss Liberty/Full Down
    ☐ Optional Stunt

    All-Girl
    ☐ Elevator/Bump Down
    ☐ Extension/Cradle
    ☐ Ground Up Liberty/Full Down
    ☐ Optional Stunt
    NOTE: Perform your BEST optional stunt, which may include a stretch, scale, scorpion, arabesque, cuple/awesome
    and full down or double down dismount. You can use former teammates to help you with this segment.


Game Day Chant: You can use one of your High School chants or create one. The chant should be performed at least three (3) times.

Motion Technique
: Four (4) eight-counts of a Fight Song. NOTE: You can use your High School Fight Song, All-Star motion technique section or create four (4) eight-counts of motions.

Dance (Ladies Only): Four (4) eight-counts of a dance. NOTE: You can use a dance routine from your High School or All-Star team or you can create the choreography.

Personal Interview: Five (5) minute phone interview conducted by the WSU Spirit Unit Coaching Staff.

Questions and additional information should be directed to the Spirit Coordinator at wsucheerdanz@wright.edu. If you are selected as a member of the Spirit Unit, you will be notified by e-mail within 72 hours of the final tryout day.

Good Luck and Go Raiders!

     
 
 
Wright State Spirit Unit