Custom All-Star Cheer Tryout Shirts

All-star cheer tryout shirts give tryout week a coordinated visual identity. Athletes evaluating for next season's teams wear numbered tryout tees so coaches can track individual performance. Evaluators wear polos that distinguish judging staff from athletes. Bear Grips Pro Shops prints tryout apparel with no minimum and per-athlete number personalization at checkout.

Cheer Tryout Week Apparel Categories

Tryout week typically uses several apparel categories:

• Athlete tryout tees. Numbered tees worn during evaluation. Each athlete gets her tryout number for coaches to track.
• Practice apparel during tryout week. Athletes wear coordinated practice apparel for stunting and tumbling segments.
• Evaluator polos. Coaches and outside evaluators wear polos that distinguish them from athletes.
• Tryout reveal apparel. Some gyms host a placement reveal event. Athletes wear coordinated reveal apparel.
• Made-team apparel. Once teams are announced, athletes immediately order their new team's apparel.

Designing Cheer Tryout Tees

Tryout tee design priorities:

'TRYOUT' designation prominent. The word 'TRYOUT' on the back of the shirt, sized large, ensures coaches can identify athletes at a glance.

Athlete number on back. Each athlete gets a number assigned for the tryout week. Personalized at checkout so each athlete enters her own number.

Gym identity on front. Gym logo and gym name on the front-chest. Standard gym branding.

Year and season. 'Tryouts 2026-2027 Season' marks the tryout year and the season the athletes are evaluating for.

Simple, athletic typography. Bold, clean typography that reads well at distance. The shirt's function is to identify athletes during evaluation, so legibility beats decoration.

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Best Bear Grips Products for Tryout Apparel

Tryout apparel needs to be functional, breathable, and budget-friendly:

• Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee (Bear Grips), $19.88 VIP base. Standard athlete tryout tee.
• Performance Workout Tank (Bella+Canvas), $19.88 VIP base. Tank option for warm-weather tryouts.
• Ladies' Moisture Wicking Tee (Sport-Tek), $25.88 VIP base. Performance fabric for athletes during stunt and tumbling segments.
• Ladies 3" Fitness Shorts (Sport-Tek), $30.88 VIP base. Athletic shorts for tryout floor work.
• Men's Performance Polo Shirt (Sport-Tek), $34.88 VIP base. Evaluator and coach polo with 'EVALUATOR' or 'COACH' back designation.

Athlete Number Personalization at Checkout

Per-athlete number personalization is what makes tryout tees functional:

• Gym assigns numbers. The gym sends each athlete her assigned tryout number before tryout week.
• Athlete enters number at checkout. Each athlete enters her number in the personalization field when ordering her tryout tee. Number prints on the back of the shirt.
• Coaches identify athletes by number during evaluation. Numbered tees make it easy for coaches to track individual performance, even with 60+ athletes on the floor at once.

This eliminates the chapter chair coordinating a master spreadsheet of athlete names and numbers. Each athlete handles her own number entry.

How to Order Cheer Tryout Apparel

Setting up tryout apparel 4-6 weeks before tryout week:

1. Open or use the gym Bear Grips shop at shops.beargrips.com/for/all-star-cheer.
2. Upload the tryout tee design with 'TRYOUT' designation and gym identity. Configure the athlete number field as personalization.
3. Add the design to the Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee.
4. Add an evaluator polo as a separate product (Sport-Tek Performance Polo with 'EVALUATOR' back designation).
5. Set retail. Tryout tee retail: $28 to $32. Evaluator polo: $44 to $50.
6. Send the gym her assigned tryout number to each registered athlete, then share the shop link so athletes can order their numbered tees in time for tryout week.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should cheer tryout apparel launch in the gym shop?

4-6 weeks before tryout week. The gym sends each athlete her assigned tryout number first, then shares the shop link so athletes can order numbered tees with adequate lead time.

Can each athlete have her own tryout number on her shirt?

Yes. Athlete number personalization is set up at the product level. Each athlete enters her assigned number at checkout, and the shirt prints with the entered number.

Do evaluator polos need to be different from athlete tryout tees?

Yes. Evaluators and athletes need to be visually distinguishable during tryout week. Evaluator polos with 'EVALUATOR' or 'COACH' designation create the distinction at a glance.

What is a good retail price for cheer tryout apparel?

Standard tryout tee retail: $28 to $32. The Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee at $19.88 VIP base gives the gym $8 to $12 margin per shirt. Tryout apparel is often subsidized by the gym, so some gyms set retail equal to the VIP base.