The cheerleading program at Matoaca Middle School has the ultimate goal to help our athletes develop confidence, discipline, teamwork and goal setting. Cheerleading also teaches athletes to be proud of their successes, accept defeat gracefully, and maintain respect for fellow competitors.

Our cheerleading program involves learning and preforming a variety of skills, including tumbling, jumping, dancing, stunting and pyramids. Cheerleading is a team sport that requires a lot of teamwork and synchronization.

The Matoaca Middle School cheerleading squad has a long-standing tradition of being competitive and successful.

For the 2024-2025 school year, conditioning will begin Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Anyone interested in trying out must be there every day.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the season will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 10 and will end late in February, depending on playoffs.

For the 2024-25 school year, tryouts will be held Tuesday, Sept. 10 and Wednesday Sept. 11. The final day of tryouts will be Friday, Sept. 13. There will be no tryouts on Thursday, Sept. 12.

A sports physical form must be submitted on or before the first day of tryouts. The physical must have been completed after May 1 prior to the school year.

There will be cuts, but everyone trying out is required to follow the rules enforced within the program. Athletes need to pass five classes per VHSL rules in order to be eligible to cheer.

On the first day of tryouts, each athlete will receive a form that their teachers need to fill out which includes their grades and comments from teachers if they chose to supply one.

During tryouts, workout clothes and cheer/tennis shoes are required.

Jordan Zema
JordanZema@gmail.com