Cary HS STUNTSpring 2015

About the Coach

• Mrs. Mary Katherine Hackmann

• Currently teaching math and coaching cheerleading at Dillard Drive MS

• Cheer Coach in Wake County for 3 years Carolina Championship

(Greensboro, NC)1st Place – November 2014

Other Coaches in Wake County

• Stefanie Barton: Currently the JV Cheer Coach at Apex HS, Asst. Cheer Coach at DDMS, and Stunt Coach at Apex HS

• Courtney May: Currently the Varsity Cheer Coach at Apex HS and Stunt Coach at Apex HS

• Accolades: Apex HS Varsity Cheer won 1st place at NCHSAA State Cheer Competition in November 2014

What is STUNT?

STUNT removes the crowd-leading element and focuses on the technical and athletic components of cheer, including partner stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, group jumps and tumbling.

4-Quarter FormatRound 2 – 1 pt.Round 3 – 1 pt.Round 4 – 1 pt.

2nd QuarterPyramids/Tosses

Round 1 – 1 pt.Round 2 – 1 pt.Round 3 – 1 pt.Round 4 – 1 pt.

Halftime (10 minutes)

3rd QuarterJumps/Tumbling

Round 1 – 1 pt.Round 2 – 1 pt.Round 3 – 1 pt.Round 4 – 1 pt.

4th QuarterTeam Routine

Round 1 – 3 pts.Round 2 – 3 pts.

Quarter Break (4 minutes)

Quarter Break (4 minutes)

1st QuarterPartner Stunts

Routine Format

• Routines are made up of 9 eight-counts (approximately 35 seconds)

• Routines are in progression of difficulty 1 - 6

STUNT Calendar

• March 2: Tryouts• March 3: Tryouts• March 4: First Team Practice• April 1: First Game (at Apex HS –

versus Apex HS and Knightdale HS)• All other games are on Thursdays in

April• April 30: Playoffs• May 9: Championship

Tryouts

• Cheerleading background is NOT mandatory

• Roster = 8 - 20 players• 8 = minimum number of players to

form pyramids• 20 = maximum amount of uniforms

purchased• Travel Team = 14 players

Mandatory Concussion Test

Thursday, February 122:30pm with Eric Hall

Media Center computers

If you have already completed this, you’re off the hook!

Certification is valid for 2 years.

Questions??

Feel free to contact Mrs. Hackmann at mmiller3@wcpss.net or

http://mrshackmann-math.weebly.com