Cheerleader tryout poster offers appearance advice, school pressured to pull

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. This is SOP for collegiate cheer. Allstar cheer is very different from college cheer in appearance,

and since there are many Allstar gym kids trying our for school cheer for the first time, they might not realize the Uber bronzed w/ glitter eyelids look is out of step. Half up-half down hairstyle is standard in collegiate cheer. It looks nice and all, but as a cheer coach I can tell you it is less safe than a pony. Putting all the cheerleaders in a single color helps to evaluate them as they try out in groups. You aren't distracted by by pops of color and teensy booty shorts as they execute their routines. (But yes, I believe there are still programs that probably evaluate personal appearance and bodies to some degree, so I have somewhat mixed feelings on this. I am also adamantly against weight checks, but I hear they still do them sometimes.)

Here in Maine, tho, we aren't doing weight checks to the best of my knowledge.