What Should You Do If Pro Cheer Auditions Get Cancelled?
COVID-19 still isn’t over and most pro cheer squad auditions are being held virtually which can be challenging. Some NFL teams may also be planning not to have their own pro cheer squads this year - although that's still to be determined. So, be sure to double-check your dream squad's audition page for updates.
Just in case your dream squad’s audition gets canceled due to pandemic restrictions, you might feel that your months of audition preparation will get wasted. Don’t lose hope. You can still continue what you’ve started to be even more prepared once the auditions truly come. Find out more below.
1. Keep on eating healthily
When you’re not expecting to attend a squad audition anytime soon, chances are, you’ll abandon your diet plan and go back to eating your everyday foods. This could make you rapidly gain weight which can be hard to lose in the future.
As much as possible, if your diet plan works well for you now, continue following it so that you won’t cram with your preparation checklist on the next possible auditions.
2. Maintain your fitness routine
Exercise goes the same way with your diet. Once you stop working out daily, you could gain weight, lose the strength, endurance, stamina, and flexibility you have built up as a result of reverting back to a sedentary lifestyle.
Keep on sticking to your exercise schedule. Sleep early and wake up early to exercise as you did for the previous months. Do you feel that you’ve reached your workout plateau? Increase difficulty by adding more reps and sets in your routines.
3. Do more research on dance techniques
The more dance techniques you know of and master, the higher the chances you’ll make it to your dream pro cheer squad. Each squad has its own dance style. Judges favor candidates who show high levels of dance abilities for the style that represents the squad.
To test aspiring pro cheerleaders for their level of dance skill, judges and squad coaches either teach an entire batch of auditionees a new routine and see who picks up quickly or they let the candidate dance an improvisational/freestyle routine. Sometimes they do both.
4. Prepare to audition for other teams
You shouldn’t worry much if the squad you’re aiming for cancels their audition process this year. There are still more teams you can choose from that are from nearby states or from a different sport. Don’t get disappointed or discouraged easily.
For example, if you’re going to audition for the NFL Washington Redskins Cheerleaders and it gets canceled, you can still audition for the NBA Washington Wizards Cheerleaders.
5. Prepare common audition requirements
Cramming is one of the top enemies of pro cheer squad auditionees. This is because you have personal and career responsibilities to fulfill as a full-time or part-time career is a requirement of pro cheer squads. At most times, you forget to secure all the documents needed for the audition process.
Use the cancellation to your advantage to review if you have everything you need such as a personal full-body photo, headshot, dancer’s resume, money, and the most important of all: A more confident you.
6. Stay tuned for announcements
NFL pro cheer squads can also revoke audition cancellations. If a cancellation is released, stay positive. Keep on checking your email or visit the website of your dream squad daily for just in case.
7. Attend more prep classes
Similar to learning dance techniques, prep classes will truly teach you everything you need to have to be an audition finalist. If the pro cheer team you intend to join no longer holds prep classes, you can still join the virtual classes of other squads who start their auditions later.
All the tips you have read here are also very useful if you don’t make it to your dream squad. Just stay positive as you pursue the pro cheerleading career. I know you’ll make it. Now go get ‘em, tiger!
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