Coaching Staff

• Winter/Competition Head Coach: Caitlin Dowling

• Winter Assistant Coach: Lauren McGorty

• Winter Assistant Coach: Sarah Chamberlain

• Winter Assistant Coach: Alexis Anaya

Tryouts:

• Athletic clothing

• Hair must be up

• NO JEWELRY

• Get there EARLY

 Requirements to Tryout:

• Complete/updated physical into the nurse BEFORE tryouts

• If you are not sure if you are cleared, you should check with the nurse ASAP

• Cheer (Fall and Winter ONLY)

• Dance

• Jumps

• You will learn all of these on DAY 1 and tryout (perform them) on DAY 2

• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, good work ethic, team player, Commitment to cheer

• Respect for yourself and others (represent PCTI in and out of uniform)

• Stunting and Tumbling will be evaluated and mandatory for Competition Tryouts on DAY 1

If You Make The Squad:

Expectations:

• You are a student first and an athlete second

• You will be expected to follow all rules and guidelines; NO EXCEPTIONS!

• OSS, ISS, and Detentions will all have strict consequences

• Attendance is extremely important, and missing practices and/or games will have strict consequences; you are being given all dates MONTHS in advance; please share these with your parents/guardians and make all appointments ahead of time around these dates.

• You are a representative of PCTI Cheer and should always act as such: HAVE FUN and ENJOY

 Winter:

Missing practices will have consequences – automatic 1-quarter bench NO EXCEPTIONS (there are no excused absences); this is where all cheers and dances will be taught as well as formations made; it is very important that all cheerleaders are present!!

Competition:

Missing stunt camp or choreography will result in an automatic alternate position (there are no excused absences); this is where stunt sequences and routines will be made; it is very important that all cheerleaders are present!!

Accomplishments

• 2024-2025 NJTAC 2nd place overall

• 2022-2023 NJTAC third place overall

• 2022-2023 Big North Liberty Division second place

• 2021 Big North Liberty Division Champions

• 2017 State Divisional Champions - NJCDCA

• 2015-2016: NJTAC second place overall; NJ States second place overall

• 2010-2011: NJTAC first place cheer; second place cheer dance, second place overall

• 2009-2010: NJTAC first place cheer; second place cheer dance, second place overall

• 2008-2009: NJTAC champs: First place overall

• 2006-2007: NJTAC second place overall

• 2005: 8th place at Cheerleading Nationals

Schedules

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