About Us



Thank you for your interest in the East Coweta High School Basketball Cheer Program. The Basketball Cheer teams consist of the Varsity (V) and Junior Varsity (JV) teams. The role of each team member regardless of the respective team is to serve as a spirit leader and an ambassador of the school. Team members are involved in helping to promote a positive image of East Coweta High School as well as be leaders in the community and surrounding areas. The teams will consists of ECHS students ranging from grades 9th – 12th.

The purpose of the Basketball Cheer teams is to foster appropriate behavior while improving academic performance in all students. Through this program, student athletes learn citizenship, community, commitment, endurance, and teamwork.


Requirements for Tryout Practice/Tryout
​The last day of practice is the actual tryout.
  1. Dress – Practice
(Those that are not properly dressed risk being removed from tryouts)
  1. Must wear shorts and tank/t-shirt. 
  2. Must wear tennis shoes and socks. 
  3. NO JEWELRY.
  4. Dress – Tryouts (The LAST DAY)
    1. All girls must wear all black (tank and shorts).
    2. NO JEWELRY.
    3. Hair & makeup should be performance ready.
    4. Tennis Shoes (Preferably Cheer Shoes)
What are the judges looking for?Our panel of judges will score each girl based on the following:
  1. APPEARANCE - dress, hair, makeup as indicated above.
  2. VOICE – loud, clear, and audible
  3. EXECUTION OF Routine – stomp and shake/sideline performance technique (precision) and coordination.
  4. CONFIDENCE—“attitude” and showmanship
  5. TEAM SPIRIT - teamwork
  6. ACADEMICS - ability to balance extracurricular activities
  7. TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
    * There will be multiple judges and the coaches
    PARENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND PRACTICES OR TRYOUTS.  EACH STUDENT ATHLETE NEEDS TO FOCUS AND WE NEED THEIR FULL ATTENTION! PROSPECTIVE TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE JUDGE'S DECISION THE DAY AFTER TRYOUTS!

Expectations

What can you do to become a part of the ECHS Basketball Cheer teams? We are looking for student athletes who are dedicated to supporting and representing our school. Before deciding to tryout, please consider the time commitment that these activities will require from you, the physical requirements of cheering, and the monetary cost of being a part of the team.  

Commitment

Pre-season workouts/team building begin 5/2, 5/9, 5/16. Mandatory Kiddie Camp, 8am - 11am & Precision Clinic, 12pm - 3pm on 6/5, 6/6, 6/7. Wednesday morning summer workouts begin June 13th. Mandatory Summer Camp 7/9-7/13 (6am-3pm). School Ambassadors 8/1-8/3 8-3pm. Three per week practices beginning 2nd week of school through the end of basketball season. Practices will increase to every day in October. The season begins in November. Dance competition for Varsity in March/April.

interested

 The interest meeting will be on March 13th at 6:30 pm in the 9th grade cafeteria (building #200).  

Tryout Info

If you decide that you are what we are looking for—athletic, dedicated, team-oriented, focused, and responsible then we welcome you to tryouts 4/16-4/20. The completed application packet and teacher evaluations must be turned in NO later than April 12th (No Exceptions). A completed application packet includes the following:
Application
Teacher References
Physical
Concussion Form
Heat Waiver
​Emergency Form.