Spotlight Cheer and Dance Competitive Team Try Out Pack Season 2018-2019
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Spotlight Cheer and Dance Competitive Team Try Out Pack
Season 2018-2019
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Try Out Process
3. What to Expect
4. Social Media Policy
5. Dates for Diary and Fees
6. Contract (Try Out Form)Spotlight Cheer and Dance Competitive Team Try Out Pack
Season 2018 – 2019
Competitive Team Try Outs
Spotlight Cheer and Dance are looking forward to our fifth competitive season; we are now
recruiting for more competitive Cheerleaders and dancers for our season 2018-19. In order to gain a
place in the team, try outs will take place as the children will be carefully selected based entirely on
their current skills. If your child gains a place on the team they are expected to be dedicated and
attend every training session possible. I ask you to read through the following documents and be
very sure this is for you before signing up. By trying out you are telling me you want to take your
dace/cheer to the next level and you are willing to work hard the whole season through.
The rules and codes of conduct are in place to protect us as a programme but also all the children
within the teams.
Try outs will take place 2nd June 2018 at the studio from 9-2pm. Try out cost £6 should be paid in
cash when returning your child’s signed form. Your child will not be allowed to try out unless correct
form is signed and payment is made by 1st June.
Children may try out to compete in more than one team this must be clearly stated on from. Please
be aware if trying out for two or more teams that there will be additional entry fee for comps and
additional costs for training.
Try out results will be emailed out on the 11th June, you will then have one week to confirm if your
child is accepting there place. Team placing is final and is not open for discussion.
The children currently in the competitive teams have a brilliant time at the competitions. It is a
fantastic way for the children to develop their skills and build confidence within the sport. It takes a
lot of hard work and dedication but i believe it is so rewarding for the children to compete against
other teams around the country.
Any other questions or information required feel free to get in touch.
Thank you
Katie Black
07816293877
Spotlightfife@gmail.com
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Season 2018 – 2019
Try Out Process
Please be aware before trying out for cheer:
In order to try out you must be able to complete the following skills to a reasonable standard:
Forward Roll
Handstand
Cartwheel
Round off
Close to Front and back Walkover (these skills are essential for level 2+ teams)
Please attend the session that matches your child’s age as of August 31st 2018.
Cheer Try Out Times:
3-6 years 9:00-9:30am
6-8 years 9:30-10:00am
9-12 years 10:00-10:45am
12+ years 10:45-11:30am
Please be aware before trying out for Hip Hop Crew:
Children will be taught a small routine on the day that they will be expected to perform in small
groups/individually.
Crew Try Out Times:
Ages 11 and under – 11:30-12:15pm
Ages 12+ - 12:15-1:00pm
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Season 2018 – 2019
What to Expect
1. You will have to be able to commit up to 2 hour practice a week for Cheer and 1 hour
practice a week for Crew.
2. Training times for each team will differ depending on age and level. Days and times will be
stating in results email. If your training times don’t suit then you decline your place.
3. The competition season runs from August-May. Training sessions run term time only, with
optional classes during holiday breaks.
4. This will be highly competitive to gain a place on the team therefore if you know your child
will not handle rejection well please have a think about whether it is a good idea for them to
try out.
5. If children fail to turn up to practice without a valid reason they put there place on the team
in jeopardy. We need full teams to every practice or it affects every member.
6. A new uniform will need to be purchased if your child gains a place on the team.
Cheer - trainers (around £30) and bow (£10-15). The uniform will cost £85. This will be due
to be paid by 1st August. (Same uniform as last season).
Crew – Dance uniform/trainers will be confirmed August time and cost around £50.
7. Red Zone- is two week prior to competition every child must be in full attendance, if a
session is missed during this time the athlete will be withdrawn for that competition.
8. If your child is going to be absent from a session please provide valid reason 24 hours prior
to training session, i understand this is not always possible but as much notice allows
training sessions to be re planned and not wasted.
9. 3 unexplained/no show/unreasonable excuses from one athletes results in a competition
ban.
10. Buses to competitions will only run when feasible, this will depend on numbers. However
you are expected to be able to get your child to and from the competitions. There is no
supervision provided during these days.
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Season 2018 – 2019
Social Media Policy
This policy has been developed to inform you about using social media so people feel enabled to
participate, while being mindful of their responsibilities and obligations. In particular, this policy
provides practical guidance allowing all parties to benefit from the use of social media, while
minimising potential risks and protecting those involved.
Spotlight Cheer and Dance understand everyone involved in the club must recognise that the
responsibility to safeguard exists both at home and in the studio. Coaches, volunteers and Parents
need to act responsibly and this includes the use of electronic communications. Clubs and
organisations that set up websites have a responsibility to ensure safeguards are in place. Coaches,
and those in a position of responsibility in clubs and must ensure they communicate responsibly.
The club should:
1. Refrain from publishing comments about other clubs, athletes or any controversial or potentially
inflammatory subjects.
2. Avoid hostile or harassing communications in any posts or other online communications.
Harassment is any offensive conduct based on a person`s race, sex, gender identity, national origin,
colour, disability, age sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, religion or any other status
identified by The Equality Act 2010.
3. Identify all copyrighted or borrowed material with citations and links. When publishing direct
paraphrased quotes, thoughts, ideas, photos or videos, give credit to the original publisher or
author.
4. If it maintains a website, blog, chat room, video-sharing site, bulletin board or other social media
that promotes their club, should remember they are responsible for reviewing responses to online
posts and resolving any concerns about the propriety of the responses before they are posted.
5. If a blogger or any other online participant posts an inaccurate, accessory or negative comment
about the club or anyone associated with the club, do not respond to the post and contact Katie
Black directly as the Clubs Owner.
Parent Guidance:
1. Show an interest in the communications between the club, you and your child. Open
communication about club activities/issues often means that concerns are picked up early and
issues can be resolved more easily
2. Familiarise yourself with Spotlights websites, text messaging and social networking sites
3. Understand Spotlights communication practices. If the club uses text messages or emails as a
source of communication you may request to be copied into anything sent to your child
4. Ensure your child understands that they should tell someone that they trust about
communications that make them feel uncomfortable or when they’ve been asked not to tell their
parent/carer or coach about the communication
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5. Remember as a parent/carer of a child at Spotlight, you and your child are responsible for and
need to abide by the club policy, regarding comments that you place online about the club or
coaches, opposing teams or family members of any of those groups
8. Inform Katie Black, the Clubs Owner as soon as possible if you or your child receives any
inappropriate communication from any member of coaches or any other person associated with the
club and save the communication
9. Parents must not use social media to speak ill of Spotlight or any staff or associates or to
comment on athletes, training sessions or competitions events.
10. Parents must not reveal any information they may have received about a follow athlete.
Athletes Guidance:
Athletes must not:
1. Post, host, text or email things that are hurtful, insulting, offensive, abusive, threatening, or racist
as this would go against club’s rules and could also be against the law. Or post personal comments
in relation to the management or operation of the club, opposition team member(s), or any family
members of those above.
2. Engage in any personal communications, ‘banter’ or comments about coaches, players’
opposition teams.
3. Give out personal details online including mobile numbers, email addresses or social networking
account access to people you don’t know well offline
4. Use internet, web-based, phone or any other form of communication to send personal messages
of a non-football nature to any member of staff/volunteer at the club
5. Use inappropriate language.
Be smart about protecting yourself and your privacy. When posting content online there is potential
for that content to become publicly available through a variety of means, even if it was intended to
be shared privately. Therefore, you should refrain from posting any content online that you would
not be happy for anyone to see, even if you feel confident that a particular individual would never
see it
Policy breaches
Depending on the circumstances breaches of this policy may be dealt with in following sanctions
which will be upheld and agreed by the clubs coaches:
Training ban
Competition Ban
Removal of Athlete to compete
Removal from Spotlight Cheer and Dance
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Dates for Diary
Your child must be available the following competition dates, and also two weeks prior to these
dates they must attend all training sessions no exceptions.
Event Producer Venue Date
Future Cheer USN Bolton Arena 18th November 2018
Ice Motherwell 19th and 20th January 2019
Ice Gateshead, Newcastle 23rd and 24th March 2019
Future Cheer Braehead, Glasgow Date to be confirmed (likely
25th May 2019)
Legacy Emirates Arena, Glasgow 1st and 2nd June 2019
Fees
Training times will differ depending on which team your child is placed; this will be stated on results
email. Training will be charged at £4 per hour, £2 per hour for second or third teams selected for.
This season all entry fees for comps will be added together with a £7 admin fee and divided over 6
months, this will then be due to be paid every four weeks along with fees. This way I won’t need to
set so many deadlines and worry about missing entry fee dates. If you wish to pay it all off in
September you are more than welcome to do this. I will provide payment cards and stamp each one
once payment is received monthly as proof of payment.
Most competitions provide breakdowns on their individual sites if you Google the event producers,
you can also find spectator prices too. However, I will still do spectator tickets orders throughout the
year.
Number of teams Total cost of entry Paid over 6 months Amount due per
your child competes fee plus £7 admin fee month
in
1 £131 Sept,Oct,Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb £26.20
2 £211 Sept,Oct,Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb £35.20
3 £291 Sept,Oct,Nov,Dec,Jan,Feb £48.50
All competition and training fees are non refundable. If any fundraising takes place throughout the
year Jan/Feb payments may be subsidised.
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Season 2018 – 2019
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Cheer/Dance Try Out Registration Form
This form should be filled out and handed back with £6 payment no later than 1st June
Participant
Name of child:
DOB:
Age as of 31st August 2018:
Address:
Tel:
Emergency Contact
Name:
Relationship:
Tel:
Any medical conditions i should be aware of?
My child will be attending-
Cheer try out (please circle appropriate session) Dance Crew Try out (please circle appropriate session)
3-6years 9-9:30am 11 years and under 11:30-12:15pm
6-8years 9:30-10am 12+ years 12:15-1pm
9-12years 10-10:45am
12+years 10:45-11:30am
Please state if your child if your child would like to be considered for Cheer crossover - competing two cheer teams:
I accept and have read the entire above document. I understand the decision of the coach during try out process is final.
Signature _____________________________________ Date_________________________
Signature of parent/guardian_______________________ Date_________________________
Important- Email address results should be sent to _______________________________________________________
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