The goals of the Junior Greyhound Athletic Association Cheerleading program.

The instruction of cheerleading basics. These basics include:

• Working within a group or team in a safe and fun environment
• Correct head, hand, arm, leg and torso positioning
• Jumps and kicks
• Individual and group precision
• Good voice projection
• Teach all safety precautions associated with basic stunt instruction

Coach Responsibilities:

• Direct practice – instructional, fun, varied, non-critical, take attendance
• Choose cheers/dances/sidelines
• Introduce new cheers/sidelines
• Determine formations at games for sidelines, hello, half-time
• Attend games – call out sidelines to appointed captains to correlate with action of game.
• Maintain list of girls names, phone #s, e-mail addresses
• Communicate with parents
• Choose captains – permanent or on rotating basis
• Hand out/collect uniforms

Assistant/Teen-Assistant Responsibilities:

• Teach/demonstrate hello, half-time, sidelines
• Teach/demonstrate correct arms, hands, jumps, kicks and voice (basic skills)
• Teach new sidelines/cheers
• Aid coaches with formations
• Attend games, if available – aid in choosing sidelines

DRAFT August 2002