Spring Tryout
- Date/Time
- April 28 6pm-8pm
- April 29, 1pm-4pm
- Location: TSU Recreation Center
- All Participants Need To Submit A Headshot/ Full Body Photo With Application/ Waiver (In – Person Only)
- Bring Your Tryout Application Fee 45.00 Money Order / Cashiers Check Made Out To Texas Southern University
- Candidates Submitting Video Submission Need To Mail Their Money Order/ Cashiers Check To:
Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne St, Houston Tx 77004
All candidates who are out of- state, who can't attend in person are welcome to review, practice, and submit their tryout videos to head coach shontrese.comeaux@tsu.edu.
General Requirements:
- Admission Letter of Acceptance – Incoming Students
- 2.5 GPA or higher – Returning Students Current Head Shot Photo
- Tryout Application (Electronically through Apply Now link)
- Onsite Interview w/ Current Coach and Advisor
Tryout Requirements:
Previous cheer-leading experience is recommended (High school level or All-star)
Must have stunting ability/skills Tumbling – Minimum standing back tuck and running back handspring back tuck
Jumps:
- Toe Touch, Pike, Triple Jump Combination
- Co-ed Stunts (male): Toss chair (minimum) and optional stunt
- Partner stunts (female): best stunt
- One (1) Cheer – taught during clinic
- One(1) Chant – taught during clinic
- Fight Song – taught during clinic
Mascot Tryout Requirements (Male and Female Mascots are Welcome):
ATTIRE: Tryout in Suit
Bring two (2) clean T-shirts for performance day
PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES:
- Never talk while in uniform
- Gesture to game situation questions asked by judges
- Show spirit on and off performance area
- 1:00 Minute Skit (NO MUSIC)
- 30 Sec. Skit (w/music)
- Props Acrobatics
- Crowd Involvement
- Sign Usage
- Dance
- Themed Performance