IMPORTANT:
All WINTER SPORTS athletes must be cleared through the Athletics Clearance System by October 5th.
Athletes that fail to do this may not be allowed to participate in the first day of practice or any day following until their clearance is approved.
Please use the Athletic Clearance Guide to help you with this process.
2026-2027 Winter Varsity Cheerleading: (Open to students in grades 9-12)
Head Coach, Eric Gandy: Eric.gandy@hsn.net
Varsity Winter cheer athletes will cheer at Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls home and select away games. Winter Cheer is from mid-November to early February.
Tryouts – Varsity winter cheer tryouts will be on October 27 and October 29; 4:30-6pm. Candidates will be evaluated alongside current cheerleaders within a practice setting.
Practices – Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30pm – 6pm.
First Practice – Tuesday, November 3rd.
2026-2027 Winter Middle School Cheerleading: (Open to students in grades 6-8)
Head Coach, Jaimie Martin: jmartin@shorecrest.org
Tryouts – Middle school winter cheer tryouts will take place on Monday, November 2nd, from 3:30-4:30pm.
We will learn/review the pre-season videos, which include basics such as jumps, stunts, motions, a two 8-count, and cheers/chants, and then finally “tryout.” The team will be announced the same day.
Try out cheer, dance, and motions to learn ahead of time (before the tryout): Link will be shared soon
Practices/Games – We will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm when there are no games and 3:30 pm until the end of the game on game days. If there is a Friday game, there will be no practice on the Monday of that week.
First Practice – Thursday, November 5th.
