Location: USF
Parking Information: TBA
General Information:
- All candidates need to pre-register
- Practice Dates for selected candidates directly following evaluations
- If you have any questions with the process, please email: bullscoedcheer@usf.edu
- Subject: YOUR NAME- COED TRYOUT INFORMATION
- PRE-REGISTRATION FOR TRYOUTS IS REQUIRED
- Please only register ONE time
Tryout Eligibility:
- Full Time USF Students
- First Year in College Students with an ACCEPTANCE letter to USF for Summer and/or Fall
- Transfer Students who have been accepted OR pending an admissions decision with a completed USF application (all things received by USF)
To Prepare for Evaluations:
- Complete the Pre-registration
- Upload your Head Shot
- Acceptance Letter
- Learn the Fight Song & Sideline
- Print out the Waiver - Must bring with you to tryouts.
- Obtain a Physical or print out paperwork from your Physician that you are cleared to participate in activities in 2025. All new candidates MUST have a physical prior to trying out. - Must bring copy of physical to tryouts
We are a Co-ed Team- all of the Males are bases and all of the females are top girls/flyers. We will spend time reviewing the Fight Song & Sideline, but we will primarily be focusing on stunts & tumbling. Flyers: You do NOT need to come from a co-ed team in high school to be able to make our team. Most of the top girls/flyers are from All Girl High Schools or All Star Teams.
Skill Evaluations - Each participant will be evaluated on the following:
- Females:
- Required: Solid Standing Tuck
- Encouraged: Running Layout and/or Full; 2 to full
- Game Day Stunts:
- Extension, Liberty, Cupie, Tick Tock, Spinning Variations
- Elite Stunts:
- Hand in Hands, Rewinds, BHS Ups, FHS Ups, etc
- Various Inverted Skills
- Sideline & Fight Song:
- Sharpness & Motion Placement
- Meg work (Males)
- NEW: Baskets - ability to learn baskets quickly
- Straight ride
- Toe Touch
- Tuck
- Layout
- Ability to Lead Crowd
- Interview & Attitude
*Please note: Not all skills are necessary to make the team. We will be evaluating everyone individually based on execution, difficulty, coachability and attitude.
Evaluations at Tryouts:
The Team is selected by the USF Coaching Staff. Cuts may be made after each session until the final session when the team is announced. Note: The Evaluation is closed to spectators.
You must attend each day. We understand that many of you will be in school on Friday, and we can provide a document on letterhead to verify that you were in attendance. You should be able to provide this to your school so that you are excused for using a “College Visit Day”.
*If an emergency arises (ie. AP Test, graduation, finals), please contact us ASAP.
What To Wear:
*Check our Hair & Makeup Tutorial*
Game Day Hair and Makeup.MOV
Day 1: USF Attire
Females: Curled Mid-Ponytail, Game Day Makeup, Tall Socks, White Bow
Males: Well- Groomed
Day 2: GREEN USF Shirt with Black Shorts
Females: White Bow, Curled Mid-Ponytail, Game Day Makeup, Tall Socks
Males: Well-Groomed
Day 3: Team Practice: New USF Team Shirt and Shorts
Females: hair neatly pulled back with white bow
Males: Well Groomed
Day 4: Team Practice: USF Shirt with Black Shorts
Our school colors are GREEN and GOLD. These are the colors that we recommend you wear to the evaluation. You can also visit our online store to buy USF apparel (link in Instagram). It may be helpful to note that our cheerleaders have a very clean cut image. We have pictures and video tutorials of Game Day Hair & Makeup. Please go to our Instagram account @usfcoedcheer and view photos/videos there, especially from “Make The Team Mondays”.
Males - Practice shorts and a T-shirt (no tank tops). Our male cheerleaders are
generally clean shaven or well-groomed.
Females - Practice shorts and a T-shirt, Tall socks, White or Green Solid Bow, Pearl Earrings, Hair and Makeup should be Game- Day ready.
*No jewelry of any kind is permitted including belly rings and other body piercings, except for 1 set of Pearl Earrings. Nails must be an athletic length at all times!
