Team BC

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We want to give everyone the opportunity to meet the coaches and learn more about ICU style cheerleading before submitting their tryout video. BCSC is hosting skills camps and tryout clinics as a fundraiser for the Team BC program. 

The skills clinics are intended to provide a pathway for athletes who may want to apply for Team BC in the next year or two or are interested in scholastic or collegiate cheer, whereas the tryout clinics give athletes a chance to meet the coaches, practice the skills needed before the video submission, and understand the requirements.

Yes, we ask that everyone attend the tryout clinic if they plan to apply to Team BC. We understand that the clinics may not work for everyone’s timing, so we require that at least three members of the applying stunt group attend. This also takes into account if you have a stunt group planned in June, and when you go to apply, if a substitution has been made, you can still be eligible.

Please tryout as a stunt group of 4 athletes: two bases, top person and backspot. If you are having trouble making a group, please talk to your current coaches and ask for help! You are permitted to combine with another program’s athletes, as long as you can practice together, and do not try to recruit athletes to your program.

There were athletes that didn’t contribute tumbling to our routine last year, but as the routine/division(s) requires a tumbling section, all groups are encouraged to demonstrate as much tumbling as possible! Our goal is always to have full team tumbling.

No! Talk to your current coaches to make sure you have supervision and their support before trying out. There is no limit on how many groups can apply from one gym/program; however, as bringing together athletes from across BC is the goal of the program, selections for the roster will be made to ensure this is possible. The board reserves the right to final roster decisions to ensure the goal of representation is met. 

That is okay! However, Team BC is not designed to teach athletes a brand new level. Athletes should bring confidence and experience to the program as we meet in person only a few times. Many athletes on the roster in previous years competed at a higher level all season on their home teams, and some competed at the same level or below! 

Performing tumbling on non-sprung mat is a great goal, but spring floor tumbling is fine for tryouts. Please note: if the team is successful in being selected for Team Canada, the Pan Am and ICU Championships will occur on non-sprung floors.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications with athletes in different age groups, because they would not be eligible to compete in any divisions.

You can work with your stunt group to decide which one works best for you. We spaced them out to have one closer to the valley for athletes who may be traveling from the Interior to not have to drive all the way into the city or live in the Fraser Valley, and one in Vancouver to make it accessible to those in the lower mainland or island.

It is $60 per person. You will need to sign up as individuals, or you can have one person sign up the whole stunt group, and arrange payment. You will need to know each member’s sport lomo number, birthdate, t-shirt size and contact information.

Yes, although some of the same topics will be covered, the skills clinics will focus on levels 1-3 and the tryout sessions will focus on level 3 and higher, but there is an opportunity to do both, and you will get a discounted rate if they are purchased together.

Yes! If you sign up for multiple clinics at the same time for one person, you will be eligible for a discounted rate. You will however, only receive one T-Shirt. This multiple clinic discount is only valid for clinics for the same person. 

You can sign up for any combination:

• Both skills clinics
• Both tryout clinics
• one skills clinic and one tryout clinic

Unfortunately, the way the discount code works is that it is only applicable if you sign up for multiple clinics at the same time. 

If you sign up at different times no discount is available. 

You must enter the discount code on one clinic only

Discount code: MULTIPLE25

We will be reviewing the submissions and any registrations that have the discount code activated without an additional clinic registration will be canceled.

For the skills clinics: 

• 10-17 years old (Birth years 2008-2015)

For the tryout clinics: 

• Youth (12-14 years) Birth years: 2014-2011
• Junior (15-18) Birth years: 2011-2007