University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2020-21 Tryout Clinic Days
We appreciate everyone’s continued patience and flexibility during these ambiguous times. Our priority is the safety and health of all members and potential program candidates. This in mind, for the 2020-2021 year we will be holding virtual tryouts. If you are interested to begin the process, please email our Coach Derrick and Coach Andrea at cheeranddance@unca.edu. Once you have emailed our coaches of your interest, you will be given access to the tryout portal app. All requirements will need to be completed in the app. All submissions for the spirit program tryouts are due before July 1st at 9 p.m.
After all submissions have been finalized our Spirit Coaches will contact you to let you know final decisions. We are excited to continue to build our program at UNC Asheville. Continue to check our website and social media outlets for more updates.
We look forward to hearing from you!
CHEERLEADING TEAM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
The UNC Asheville Spirit Team Coaches will be looking for all positions for the team. There will be all-girl and co-ed style groups that make up the cheerleading team. Participants must be able to handle the athletic demands of the program.
Game Day Material: Emphasis on clean and sharp cheer motions, enthusiasm. Participants will learn game day material including: chants, fight song, cadences. Spirit Coaches will be looking for members who can represent UNC Asheville with professionalism, maturity, can best represent the institution.
Jumps: Required Toe Touch, double toe. Additional jumps may be showcased.
Tumbling: Currently there is no tumbling requirements for the cheerleading team. Coaching staff do ask you be willing to work towards basic standing and running tumbling skills. Tumbling skills are performed on a basketball court surface.
Stunting: Coaches will be looking for flyers, main base, secondary base, and back spot positions for the team. You will be asked to preform the following:
- Express Up Extension
- Walk in Liberty with a pop off dismount
- Additional skills may be required: full up, rewind, switch up, low to high, or high to high, flipping and twisting dismounts.
Interview: All participants will have a short interview with the spirit coaches where maturity, attitude, passion, and commitment to the program will be evaluated.
DANCE TEAM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Game Day Material: Emphasis on clean and sharp motions, enthusiasm. Participants will learn game day material including: chants, fight song, cadences. Spirit Coaches will be looking for members who can represent UNC Asheville with professionalism, maturity, and can best represent the institution.
Technical Skills:
- Turns- dancers should be able to perform a clean double pirouette turn. Other turns (triples, laterals, etc.)
- Jumps: Toe Touch
- Kicks: L/R to front, L/R to side, L/R to aerobesque
- Leaps- grand jete, side leap, switch leap, calypso
- Flexibility: Splits left and right, center
Dance Styles: Hip hop, pom and jazz
Interview: All participants will have a short interview with the spirit coaches where maturity, attitude, passion, and commitment to the program will be evaluated.
TRYOUT ATTIRE:
- You must present yourself as a collegiate cheerleader. Please wear UNC Asheville Colors, (royal blue, black, or white) you may also wear UNC Asheville logos.
- Participants must look game day ready with hair and makeup.
- No Jewelry
- Appropriate footwear for cheerleading or dance.