Varsity vs. Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squads

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Lucy Spain on behalf of Expert Village here to talk about an introduction into cheer leading. After we find out about where our tryouts are going to be held and what the requirements are, you are going to need to make a decision of whether you are ready to tryout for a junior varsity squad or a varsity squad. A junior varsity squad is going to be the beginning of level squad, the varsity is going to be a more advanced squad. That is not to say for your first time cheering you may be ready for a varsity squad if you have a background in gymnastics or some other skills that might add on to your quality as a cheerleader you may be ready to go ahead and step up for the varsity squad. Once you get a list from your coach about what to expect at each tryout, there is going to be certain things you have to master. There will be different jumps, different tumbles and different stunts for each squad. I would recommend if you're just starting out to start by mastering the basics because you're going to have a better chance of making the squad. You confidence is going to be up and then maybe after that you'll be ready to tryout for a varsity squad. You also have to consider again the time and dedication that you want to put in if you want to put in 2 nights a week of practice as opposed to 4 nights a week. I would definitely consider starting out the junior varsity squad. It's also going to matter in whether or not your going to be traveling varsity squads are going to travel a lot more. You may be even going out of state or even out of the county for competitions so that is an important factor as well. Now that you have gotten to look over your junior varsity and varsity requirements, you need to make a decision and start mastering those skills."