ULM Cheerleading

Spring 2026 Tryouts

ULM Cheerleading Tryouts for 2026 are designed for athletes with strong tumbling and stunt skills. A $50 tryout fee is required.

Tumbling Requirements

Standing Tumbling:

- Standing BHS series

- Toe touch BHS

- Highly Encouraged: Standing Tuck (85% of team)

Running Tumbling:

- Any variation of running tuck

- RO tuck

- RO BHS tuck

- RO BHS series tuck

- Highly Encouraged: Level 4 specialty passes, layouts, fulls

Stunt Requirements

Building:

- One elite spinning skill

- One elite flipping skill

- One elite switching skill

Dismounts:

- Collegiate dismount or basket

*Top girls must demonstrate a body position

Tryout Dates

Friday, May 1st at 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

- Review "Fight Song" choreography (should be learned at the clinics & will also be posted to ULM Cheer Instagram & YouTube)

- Participants learn a cheer & 4-8 counts of a band dance

- Stunt Practice

- Tumbling Auditions & 1st Cut

Saturday, May 2nd at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

- Review material

- Stunt practice

- Lunch

- Stunt, tumbling, & material tryout - 2:00 PM

- Team Announcement

Sunday, May 3rd at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

- Official Team Photo Taken

- Team Meeting & Fittings

- Mini - Practice

Additional Tryout Requirements:

Copy of front and back of Health Insurance Card

Copy of Driver's License/State Issued ID

Copy of ULM Acceptance Letter

Copy of transcript providing evidence that your cumulative GPA is 2.5 or higher

One letter of recommendation from a former cheer coach/trainer

Current headshot photo (no selfies and photo will not be returned)

Completed tryout packet

How to Participate?

All applicants should fill out the tryout packet and bring it along with the required items listed above to the tryouts.
All applicants must also complete the online registration:

REGISTER FOR CHEER TRYOUTS

For more information about tryouts, contact head coach Sammi Spivey: spivey@ulm.edu

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