Coaching Staff
- Fall Head Coach: Sarah Chamberlain
- Fall Assistant Coach: Alexis Anaya
- Fall (JV) Coach: Kassandra Aguirre
- Fall (Freshman) Coach: Dymond Robinson
| Team | Tryouts | Practices | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall - Varsity | May 28th & 29th 3 pm - 5 pm | Mondays & Thursdays (Sept-Nov) 3 pm - 5 pm | MANDATORY Summer Camp: 8/12-8/16, 8/19-8/23; 9 am - 12 pm Games are Fridays or Saturdays (Sept-Nov), usually 6 pm Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting |
| Fall - JV | May 28th & 29th 3 pm - 5 pm | Thursdays (Sept-Oct) 3 pm - 5 pm | MANDATORY Summer Camp: 8/12-8/16, 8/19-8/23; 9 am - 12 pm Games are Mondays (Sept-Oct) at 4 pm Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting |
| Fall - Freshmen | August 13th & 14th 9 am - 11 am There will be bus pickups at: Passaic City Hall 8:15am Clifton (Main & Piaget) 8:20am Paterson City Hall 8:30am | Mondays (Sept-Oct) 3 pm - 5 pm | MANDATORY Summer Camp: 8/14-8/16, 8/19-8/23; 9 am - 12 pm Games are Saturdays (Sept-Oct) at 9 am Emphasis on Cheers, Dancing, Jumps, & Stunting |
Tryouts
- Athletic clothing
- Hair must be up
- NO JEWELRY
- Get there EARLY – In the Athletic Center
- 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
- 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
Requirements to Tryout
If You Make The Squad:
Expectations:
Missing summer camp dates 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!!