Contact: Bethany Brink
email: bbrink@northlinncsd.org
Coaches must be members of ICCA to have cheerleaders try out for the All-Star Cheerleading Squad.
The ICCA is excited to join together with the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association to put together a great weekend featuring senior basketball players and talented cheerleaders. The cheer team is chosen through a video tryout process. A panel of cheer coaches choose cheerleaders to be members of the ICCA All-Star Squad. The fee for participating on the squad is $75. The All-Stars are sent a video from which to learn a choreographed routine which they will perform at Dallas Center-Grimes High School at the end of March. Over the weekend the cheerleaders perform their choreographed routine at the half times of the Boys and Girls consolation and championship games.
2026 Event Dates: Practice on March 27, 2026 and performance on March 28, 2026, times to be announced.
Please contact ICCA All-Star Director Bethany Brink at bbrink@northlinncsd.org with any questions.
Eligibility: Cheerleaders who are in good standing with their squad and school. Seniors will have first choice over underclassmen with similar abilities. The cheerleader’s coach must be a member of ICCA. The coach is not required to attend.Information will be sent to cheerleading coaches in November by e-mail. A tryout video will need to be submitted in the online form by January 15, 2026, 11:59 pm to be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted, please plan accordingly.
To be chosen, the coach must submit the following in the online form:
- Cheerleader contact information
- Stunting and tumbling skills checklist
- The coach must submit the following items on video.
- The tryout cheer
- The tryout dance to the music of your choice, not just counts. (Most cheer music is around 144 bpm, so consider that when choosing your dance music. Example: Toxic by Britney Spears is about 144 bpm.)
- A toe touch
New this year!! All cheerleaders will do the same tryout cheer and dance.
Coaches can complete the All-Stars application here.
Judging of videos will be done by ICCA Board Members and the All-Star Committee. The committee will review all videos submitted and make their decision based on skills demonstrated. All selections are final. Alternates will also be chosen and have frequently been taken to participate in the past.
Forms:
If a cheerleader is chosen, they must submit a medical release form and a parental consent form.
- Medical Release Form (must be submitted if cheerleader makes the team, as coach is not required to attend)
- All-Stars Consent FormÂ
Routine: The routine will be sent to the chosen cheerleaders once all forms and payments are received and they must learn the material before they report to practice on March 27, 2026. More information about the schedule will be sent out to participating cheerleaders.
ICCA awards a $250 scholarship to one senior member of the All-Star squad. This senior is chosen by the All-Star coaches. The announcement of the scholarship winner will be made at the final performance.
2025 All Star Squad
