I want to try out for the freshman cheer team next year but I've never cheered before. Im very fit, strong, and pretty flexible. I can do a: scorpion, heel stretch, scale, arobesque, roundoff, splits, kickover,toetouch, ect.. and I can almost do my backhandspring and a bow and arrow. Im not sure how to do other jumps and I'm also not too sure how to base a stunt.

I am 5'5ft and weigh 119 and still trying to lose some extra weight. Most of my weight is muscle weight, not fat. The girls who were on the 8th grade team are ok. Theres 3 that are decent, one is small and flexible and then there are 2 more that I guess once I learn the skills I could better than and there will probably be more newcomers. Ther are about 10 spots on the freshman team.

Tryouts are in April so I have a month and a half and my school has a freshman, jv, and varsity team. Do you think I can make the freshman team, if so will I be a base or a flyer? Also do you know of anything that I need to learn, I really want to know what kind of skills they will be looking for in tryouts. Also if anyone knows of any good apps or websites to help me learn skills by tryout time, that would be awesome! Thanks :D

Yo will totally make it!! You sound like a REALLY good athlete and the perfect cheerleader!! And don't try to lose extra muscle weight because you need the muscle for stunting. (Trust me!!) go to a local all-str cheerleading gym to continue the tumbling. Don't forget to work on cheer jumps either!! There are some gyms where I live that have cheer prep classes that teach you everything you need to know!! (P.S. You could also be an AMAZING all-star cheerleader!!)

If you have any big gyms (cheer gyms) around your area they tend to have a prep camp for high school tryouts. Thats could help a lot! :) Every high school has different requirements. I'd recommend that you talk to the cheer coach of the high school you're going to or maybe even the girls who are on the team right now ! :) I'm not in high school yet but I'm in 8th and I'm planning to cheer next year in high school too! Right now I do all star cheer.

I have the exact same problem pretty much. I think you should though. If you can do all of those things you will most likely make the team. Me on the other hand.. I am flexible but I can't do like any of those. I might still do it though. So I say do it!

you sound like you can get on it!

i think you could be a flyer since your body weight is more muscle than fat and you're flexible :)

can you answer mine please, on how to do a roundoff properly? x

also, what does your scorpion look like, is it like a dorito or gabi butlers, or in the middle? haha sorry I'm curious!!