Practice and Tryout Infomation


Practice Schedule Football/ Basketball Cheer Teams :
Cheerleading practices begins the week before school starts in the fall. Fall Football and Winter Basketball practices run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from  6:00pm-8:30pm. Practices run from mid August until the end of March.   Additional evening and weekend practices will be determined throughout season and by necessity.


Dance Practice Times

Dance practices begin the week before school starts in the fall. Practice times run Sundays 6-9pm ,Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9PM,   Additional evening and weekend practices will be determined throughout season and by necessity.

Weight and Strength Program
All UND Cheer & Dance are required to attend a mandatory Strength & Conditioning Program three days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Times will be set by Cheer & Dance Strength Coach.

Summer Camps
Cheer teams will attend a private cheerleading camp while dancers attend a two day session with a choerographer in mid August. Camp is mandatory and attendence is required.


2010-2011 CHEER/DANCE TEAM TRYOUTS DATES ARE SET!!

FRIDAY APRIL9th 4:30PM-9PM

SATURDAY APRIL 10th 9AM - 5PM

SUNDAY APRIL 11th 9AM-5PM


 

Cheerleading/Dance Positions Available:
• The cheer team consists of 16-24 male and female members. The cheer team cheers at all home and away football games as well as for home Men's and Women's basketball games

* A separate co-ed team will only be formed if there are 6 or more males, if not ,all male and female cheerleaders will cheer together on one team.


• The dance team consists of 12-20 females. Dancers perform at all home football
and home basketball games.


•The Hockey cheer team will consist of 10-14 female members. The Hockey cheer team will cheer for all home Men's hockey games



What to Bring to Tryouts:
• $15 Clinic/Tryout Fee
• Current Insurance Information: Company and Policy Number
• Liability Release Form Filled Out (See online application link below)
Liability Release Form
• Application Form Filled Out (see online application link below)
Tryout Application
*If you are under 18 your parents need to sign the forms under your signature*

• Attire: Proper foot ware for stunting or dancing. Fitted clothing for females.

 

If you can not physically attend tryouts you need to do a video tryout. Please see below for what to include on your video.

Video Tryouts- Must include tryout application,Liability Release and $15 Clinic/Tryout Fee.

Cheer-Introduction of yourself and why you want to cheer at UND,Tumbling skills, 1 floor cheer, 2chants,1 dance,all-gril stunting skills, co-ed stunting if trying out for the co-ed team.

Dance-Introduction of yourself and why you want to dance at UND,
split leap, switch leap,side leap,single, double and triple turn, fouettes,toe touch,any other jumps, leaps or turns you are able to perform, 2 dances.

ALL VIDEO TRYOUTS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THEN APRIL 1st 2010! PLEASE SHIP TO :

UND Athletics-Cheer/Dance

Hyslop Sports Center Room 120

2751 2nd Ave North Stop 9012

Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013

 

For more information please contact Amber Eberhardt at amber.eberhardt@yahoo.com