Tryout Requirements

Stunts:

You are required to either base, back spot, or fly the following stunts:

1. thigh toss platform

2. full up to single leg

3. combination stunt

***The combination stunt must include a spinning/flipping mount or dismount, body position, and transition (tic, spin, power press, or inversion).

Example stunts:

1.Full up lib, power press arabesque, double down

2. Switch up to heel stretch, full down

3. Back Handspring up to platform low to high full around to body position, full down.

***Lib is not a body position

Coed:

You are required to do the following:

1. toss shoulder stand

2. toss platform

3. combination of your choice

***The combination stunt may consist of any two stunts with only one transition.

Example stunts:

1. Toss liberty- hands- heel stretch

2. Toss platform-double take-to an arabesque.

Cheer:

You are to make up your own cheer using the letters U.T.S. and our mascot FIREHAWKS. It MUST include one gymnastics skill such as jumps or tumbling.

Tumbling: 

You are required to do the following:

1. Standing back tuck

2. Round off back handspring tuck and two other gymnastics skills.

*** Females may perform a basket toss as one of the other gymnastics skills.

In addition, applicants will be scored on the following categories:

§ Enthusiasm

§ Appearance

Please wear a white shirt and black shorts for your try out videos. 

***Females: Hair and makeup must be game day ready with a bow (any color)

Scholarships

University of Tennessee Southern has a scholarship program for members of its cheerleading program. However, the level of skill determines the availability of scholarship, and if given, the amount of scholarship.

If you are interested in trying out for comp, you must submit video submissions with the above requirements by April 1st before any scholarship can be discussed. Once the videos are received, I will review them, and we can continue to talk about your scholarship as well as your opportunity to be an athlete on our 2023-2024 UTS Competition Cheer Team!

If you are only interested in cheering on sideline, then you do not have to meet these requirements. Scholarship will then be based on your skill set and can be discussed upon acceptance into the school.