THE SETTLERS HIGH: Double Winners

This amazing team coached by H. Smuts and led by R. Lomnitz managed to win an amazing two leagues in one night so due to that we have managed to get our hands on their final practise which we will be showing off.

Well Done WP

I would like to say well done to everyone who was involved in this years drum majorette season, A special thanks goes to the girls who performed their hearts out by the WP Championships.
Special mention goes to the Settlers high who won their league and the upper league.

HOPE ALL TEAMS DO WELL AT NATIONALS

Reminder: WP Champs

Do not forget to join the Drum Majorettes for their WP Champ on June 16.

2nd Groups and Small Drill Competition

On the 21^st of April 2012 will be the 2^nd Groups and Small Drill competitions

VENUE

·        Brackenfell High School

ENTRY FEE

·        R20 for adults

·        R10 for scholars and pensioners

TIMES

·        Chairman’s League: Primary

Category	Time
Flag	09:00-09:12
Throwing Prop	09:18-09:22
Pom/ Non Prop	09:28-09:40
Short Break	09:40-09:55
Small Drill	10:00-10:28
Cheerleading	10:30-10:34

·        Chairman’s League: High and Tertiary

Category	Time
Throwing Prop	10:40-10:44
Tertiary Throwing Prop	10:50-10:54
Flag	10:59-11:23
Tertiary Flag	11:29-11:33
Pom/ Non Prop	11:39-12:03
Tertiary Pom/ Non Prop	12:09-12:13
Small Drill	12:30-13:20

Prize giving will be at 13:30

Primary and High DISA League

Category	Time
Primary Throwing Prop	14:00-14:24
High Throwing Prop	14:30-14:42
Primary Flag	14:48-15:08
High Flag	15:14-15:34
Primary Pom/ Non Prop	15:40-16:00
High Pom/ Non Prop	16:06-16:22

Prize giving will be at 16:30

Winners of 1st Large Drill Competition: The Settlers High

The Settlers High where the winners from last Saturday's competition. Taking first place in all the different categories from leader to squad.

Leader Rosie warming up before the perfomance

team during perfomance

team during perfomance

team warming up before perfomance

leader Rosie

the subleaders

the leader Rosie

team before march on

team performing

the leader and her subleaders

warming up

march on

performance

warm-up

the matrics

leader watching on her fellow team members

How To Start A Competitive Cheerleading Team

1. Find out if there is any interest in your neighbourhood by putting up posters or handing out fliers.
2. Name your team and decide on team colours and team constitution which will govern practice times, eligibility, insurance, monthly fees and discipline
3. Find a practice venue that will allow you to do stunts and tumbling practice, as well as a regulation-size floor mat to practice competition routines.
4. Hold tryouts. Hand out fliers and put up posters to let people know about the tryouts. Give out information on number of members needed, age limit, monthly fees, tryout times etc. also have a dance routine prepared so that you can check the skill level. Make sure you get important signatures such as medical releases, practice rules, financial responsibility, constitution and contact information. You can hold a tryout clinic beforehand. Some teams charge a tryout fee. Make sure you have at least three judges.
5. Keep organized once you have a squad chosen. Gather the all the permission slips, contact information, medical releases etc. keep all your information in a file and make sure to have your attendance records up to date.
6. Create a routine for your team. Start practices and begin training hard for the upcoming season. Give the squad a practice and performance schedule and decide on the organization of a captain and co-captain.
7. Join a cheerleading association. Depending on where you are there are different provincial associations to choose from. They are the ones who decide on competition dates and train coaches.
8. Order all your uniforms and equipment from a reputable company. Your squad will need duffel bags, shell tops, skirts, bloomers, poms, cheer shoes, socks, and at least one set of practice shorts and a team shirt. Optional items include hair bows and team sweat suits.
9. Organise fundraisers to help raise money for transport, uniforms and equipment as the monthly fees will not be able to cover for everything. Also look for donations from the community and sponsors.

And then you are off on your way to becoming a national competitor

Cheerleading: what you can do

Cheerleading is a sport that still needs a lot of growing in South Africa. At the last competition in Western Province only one team was seen competing in the cheerleading category.

One way to grow cheerleading in the country is if we start more cheerleading squads in different parts of the country especially schools. Another way is to provide more training to people who want to be coaches so that there is someone with the appropriate training to help the young athletes.

Organisations will have to help with the training but the rest of the community can help by starting squads and focusing on the easy basic skills and joining forces with gymnastic clubs to help build on tumbling skills.

The next post will help you by giving you step by step guidance on how to start your own Cheerleading Squad

Ciao