2019 - 2020 Tryout Info
Tryouts will be held during the following dates:
Practice Days
May 13th: 4:30 - 6:00p May 14th: 4:30 - 6:00p Mock Tryout May 15th: 4:30 - 6:00p Tryout day May 16th: 4:30 - 7:00p |
SOP Informational
This will be a way for you to get more information to see if being apart of this step team is what you really want to do. We have two dates set for you and your parents to receive information.
Dates: Students APRIL 15th, 2019 @ 4:15 - 5:00p Parents APRIL 18th, 2019 @ 6:00 - 7:00p |
TRYOUT GUIDELINES
Tryouts Team Tryouts
All potential steppers are required to go through a try-out process. This process consists of a routine being taught and then being performed in front of the sponsors and/or judges the Leadership Team designate. Tryouts will take place at the end and beginning of each academic school year and will consist of a 4 day long process. At the end of these 4 days, the sponsors will select up to 20 people total between both tryouts. Just being a good stepper doesn’t automatically determine if you will be a part of S.O.P. Step Team. Your academics, teacher referrals, application, discipline, attitude and tryout will help the sponsors determine if you are a fit for this organization. All decisions are final.
Tryout Scoring Procedures
1. Performance scoring will be based on the following categories, with each category receiving a value of 0-8 points (168 points maximum/ 56 per judge if three judges):
a. Knowledge of routine
b. Execution of step
c. Precision
d. Facials
e. Showmanship
f. Individual Step (we are looking for execution, complexity, style and precision)
g. Memorizing Poetry
2. Citizenship - 15 points maximum score:
a. One discipline referral will result in a deduction of 5 points.
b. Two discipline referrals will result in a deduction of 10 points.
c. No points will be given to candidates with more than two discipline referrals, ISS, OSS, or DAEP.
3. Grades - 20 points maximum:
a. Grades will come from the current semester average of the candidates.
b. To calculate the score in this area, applicant’s 4th and 5th six weeks grades will be averaged and the average will be multiplied by 0.2.
c. An average below 70 will receive no points in this category.
4. Attendance:
a. While attendance records are not used to determine a student’s inclusion on the step team, we may address the importance of attendance and students may receive consequences for lack of attendance.
5. The performance score of each judge, the conduct score, and the grade score will be added for a total score to not exceed 203 points.
All potential steppers are required to go through a try-out process. This process consists of a routine being taught and then being performed in front of the sponsors and/or judges the Leadership Team designate. Tryouts will take place at the end and beginning of each academic school year and will consist of a 4 day long process. At the end of these 4 days, the sponsors will select up to 20 people total between both tryouts. Just being a good stepper doesn’t automatically determine if you will be a part of S.O.P. Step Team. Your academics, teacher referrals, application, discipline, attitude and tryout will help the sponsors determine if you are a fit for this organization. All decisions are final.
Tryout Scoring Procedures
1. Performance scoring will be based on the following categories, with each category receiving a value of 0-8 points (168 points maximum/ 56 per judge if three judges):
a. Knowledge of routine
b. Execution of step
c. Precision
d. Facials
e. Showmanship
f. Individual Step (we are looking for execution, complexity, style and precision)
g. Memorizing Poetry
2. Citizenship - 15 points maximum score:
a. One discipline referral will result in a deduction of 5 points.
b. Two discipline referrals will result in a deduction of 10 points.
c. No points will be given to candidates with more than two discipline referrals, ISS, OSS, or DAEP.
3. Grades - 20 points maximum:
a. Grades will come from the current semester average of the candidates.
b. To calculate the score in this area, applicant’s 4th and 5th six weeks grades will be averaged and the average will be multiplied by 0.2.
c. An average below 70 will receive no points in this category.
4. Attendance:
a. While attendance records are not used to determine a student’s inclusion on the step team, we may address the importance of attendance and students may receive consequences for lack of attendance.
5. The performance score of each judge, the conduct score, and the grade score will be added for a total score to not exceed 203 points.