UCF Cheer Team General Tryout Information for 2018-19 Team (2025)

1. Copy of acceptance letter or UCF Student ID.
2. Copy of front and back of medical insurance card.
3. Lab results of a “Sickle Cell Test”. (Not just a Doctor’s note) The process for getting this test run is as follows, you must get a prescription from your doctor and go to a lab and get these run and then bring the lab results to tryouts. The results can sometimes take up to 3 weeks to get .....so be sure to PLAN AHEAD. If you are unsure if you have the correct lab work, you can email it toLgooch@athletics.ucf.eduand we will check with our trainer for approval and have him email you back.
4. Completed and signed Tryout Registration Form including signed Medical Waiver papers.
5. General Sport Physical form signed by Physician, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner indicating that you have had a physical in 2019 and are cleared to participate. You can use any general sports physical form or one provided by your doctor’s office. Cannot just be a Doctor Note.

• Complete our Prospect Information Questionnaire.
• Maintain a high core unweighted GPA.
• Take the SAT/ACT test for the first time no later than the spring of your Junior year.
• Also remember that a large part of the Math section of the SAT/ACT is Algebra and Geometry. It is a good idea to take the test as close to the semester that you are taking these courses so that you don’t forget the material.
• Remember that you really only have until the end of your Junior year to get your GPA where you want it to be. The GPA for your first 3 years of high school is what you will be submitting with your college applications. Stay focused in school and remember your goal.
• We recommend that you take the time to do college visits the summer between your junior and senior year. Don’t wait. You should have your schools narrowed down BEFORE your senior year starts and apply to your top 3-5 by October.
• Take a campus tour and attend the spring clinics offered by UCF's team as soon as you start 9thgrade.
• Be sure that you have filled out and submitted a prospect information sheet and emailed or turned it in. This will allow us to track your progress through high school and keep you informed of updates with our program.

HS Seniors

• Complete our Prospect Information Questionnaire.
• Apply for admission to UCF no later than October of your senior year.
• If you are concerned about getting accepted be sure that you don’t wait until the spring of your senior year to begin communicating with us.
• Arrange for a "College Day" visit to take an official tour of the campus and try to include a fall football weekend to watch our cheer team in action. Campus tours can be arranged on line by going to ucf.edu
• Attend a college prep clinic in Feb/ March of your senior year.

Physical Preparation Tips for Tryouts
Please note that we are a strictly co-ed team. All of the males are bases and ALL of the females are flyers. Although we will spend time teaching the cheer and fight-song, a large portion of the tryouts will be spent working on partner stunts. Because most females come from "all-girl" programs and often have limited experience in co-ed flying, we recommend 2 excellent resources to help you gain some experience:

1. UCF College Prep Clinics : Each Fall we host a stunt & pyramid clinic and each Spring, we hold two, one-day college prep stunt clinics. The Fall Stunt and Pyramid Clinic is set for November 3, 2018 and the dates for the 2019 Spring Clinics are Saturday, February 23rd and SUNDAY March 24th . These clinics are designed for men and women who are trying out for college squads and want to work on college stunting. Current High School students or Junior College transfers who attend will have an opportunity to meet our coaching staff and stunt with our team members. This is an excellent opportunity to improve your skills and can provide an invaluable experience.
2. Local All-Star Gyms : Often a local cheerleading gym will offer private co-ed stunt sessions. These private lessons can be helpful when taught by a qualified coach in a safe environment. In the Orlando area, we recommend you contact UCF Assistant Coach Brian Cartier at Uknight Training Center 407-679-6620 or email him at Brian@uknightcheerfitness.com. Other options include coed stunt classes and tumbling privates that are held at either the Double Down All-Star Cheerleading Gym at 407-267-0931. When you call, please let them know that we referred you.

Skill RequirementsEach prospective cheerleader will be evaluated on the following:

• Standing and Running Tumbling on aregularcheer floor (NOT a spring)
  Examples might be standing back or front tuck, standing back-handspring back tuck and a running tumbling pass.
• Stunts (extension, liberty, cupie, heel stretch double full to cradle, and shoulder stand)

If you have a great deal of stunt experience you may be given permission by the coach to add difficulty in how you get into or out of these stunts but that will be the coach's determination based on your skill and you must follow the aacca safety guidelines. (Some examples might be full up, rewind, or double down.)

• Motions (a cheer and a fight song/ band dance will be taught)
• Toe Touch Jump (women only)
• Ability to lead and engage a crowd in a collegiate manner (do not underestimate the importance of this)
• Interview

• Friday May 3rd 9:30 am Check In begins (Clinic 9:30am-8pm.) in the Education Building Gymnasium
  You MUST have your Sickle Cell Lab results (Not just a Dr. Note) when you check in at 9:30 am.
• Saturday May 4th from 9-1 and 4-7 p.m. at the Orlando All Stars East
• Sunday May 5th from 9-1 and 4-7 p.m. at the Uknight Training Center

• General information about our UCF Spirit program including scholarships go towww.UCFSpirit.com

• Email to contact our office:spirit@athletics.ucf.edu/ Office Phone : 407-823-2143