Spring 2013 Tryout Flyer | Download 2013 Tryout Application | 2013-14 Rules & Policies

The Fighting Illini Cheerleading team has a mix of both co-ed and all-girl stunt groups.  There are 21 girls and 12 guys on the 2012-2013 team. 

Tryouts for the 2013-2014 Cheerleading Team will be held on April 20-21, 2013. ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLINICS IS MANDATORY. Video entries are not permitted.

If there are any changes in the tryout process (dates, times, location), we will let you know by email and we will post the changes on the website. Please include a current email address on your application!

Details about the formal tryout process are outlined below.

What to wear:

Guys: Navy blue shorts and an orange top. Avoid wearing baggy clothes. Please be clean shaven and have a conservative haircut. ABSOLUTELY NO JEWELRY!

Girls: Navy blue shorts and an orange top.  Avoid wearing baggy clothes.  Keep hair pulled back away from your face and wear a white bow. ABSOLUTELY NO JEWELRY! Do not use lotion prior to practice, as it makes stunting more difficult.

All tryouts events will be held at the Richard T. Ubben Basketball Complex, 1750 S. Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820

CLINIC AND FIRST CUT - Saturday, April 20th, 9 am - 12 p.m.
Girls: Tumbling skills, sidelines and fight song will be evaluated. Tumbling skills are not taught at the clinics.  Fight song (posted below) should be perfected before coming to tryouts.  The first half will be evaluated during the tryout process.

Guys: Basic stunt clinic and instructional clinic on sidelines and fight song.  Fight song (posted below) should be perfected before coming to tryouts.  The first half will be evaluated during the tryout process.

CLINIC AND SECOND CUT - Saturday, April 20th, 1-4 p.m.

Basic stunts such as a walk-in torch, chair, extension, liberty, stretch, & arabesque are taught during clinics.

CLINIC AND THIRD CUT - Saturday, April 20th, 6-9 p.m.

Stunt clinic for all trying out, interviews for new candidates will be conducted. 

FINAL CLINIC - Sunday, April 21st, 9-11 a.m.

Mandatory review for all remaining tryout candidates.

TRYOUTS - Sunday, April 21st, Warm ups 12:30 p.m.; Tryouts 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

All candidates must supply the following by April 5, 2013:

1. Proof of acceptance to or enrollment in the University of Illinois
2. A physical within the past six months (NOT NEGOTIABLE). Please download or use a similar form. | Download Medical Form
3. Photocopy of current insurance card
4. Application
5. Signed Code of Conduct and Expectations Agreement from the 2013-2014 University of Illinois Cheerleading Rules & Policies
6. New applicants must also provide two letters of recommendation from current or former coaches and/or teachers. The letters should outline the applicant's most outstanding athletic and academic achievements (i.e. leadership, sportsmanship, commitment, work ethic, and responsibility). Letters should be submitted with the application in separate envelopes with the recommender's signature across the seal.

Tryouts for Illinois Cheerleading consist of performing the following:

*Application forms for current, incoming or transfer students must be received by April 5, 2013.