The Coed Cheerleading Squad is a varsity team that cheers for home and away football, men’s basketball and select home volleyball matches. Travel rosters are limited to six or 12 cheerleaders; however each cheerleader is required to be available to travel to all football away games, postseason bowl and conference championship games as well as postseason men’s basketball tournaments. The Coed squad performs both all-girl and coed stunts. Female cheerleaders are permitted to try out as a TOP or a BASE but are required to be able to TOP basic coed stunts.

*All cheerleaders MUST have tremendous game day appeal, SPIRIT and dance ability.

Tumbling Requirements: *Females only
Standing
Standing Tuck
Triple Toe Tuck
Running
Round-off Back-handspring Full

Stunting Requirements: *Minimum skills *Must be versatile
Coed Stunts:
Extension
Hands Lib
Hands Stretch
Hands Aero
Toss Platform
All-Girl/Four-man Stunts:
Elite One-Legged Variations
*Must be able to double-down

The Coed cheerleaders are limited to specific skills on a basketball court surface because of safety rules. The following skills are prohibited during a basketball game.
a. Basket tosses of any kind
b. Stunts in which the base uses only one arm to support the top person
c. Flips or released twists into or from partner stunts unless they are braced by both sides
d. Two and one half person high pyramids *College Pyramids
e. Inversions in stunts or pyramids
f. Twisting tumbling skills

Coed Practice Schedule/Commitment:
Being a Clemson cheerleader is a time commitment. Coed cheerleaders practice 2-3 times a week while in season and attend workouts at 6:30 a.m. twice a week.
In addition, cheerleaders are required to participate in many on- and off-campus events during the year.

Expenses:
There are no out-of-pocket expenses as a game day cheerleader. All game day necessities and travel are provided by the University. In addition, scholarships are now provided for members of the Spirit Squad, the increments are below:

First year members: $750 (split $375 per semester)
Second year members: $1,000 (split $500 per semester)
Third year members: $1,500 (split $750 per semester)
Fourth year members: $1,500 (split $750 per semester)
(You must cheer the ENTIRE year to qualify for scholarships, unless you graduate early.)

Tryouts:
Spring Tryouts are held every April. Typically, a spring tryout fills all squads; however if any spots are open, a fall tryout would take place in August.
For more information, visit our tryout webpage.

November Tryouts: The Coed team will be holding a tryout on Monday, November 21 at 6:15 PM to replace graduating seniors. This tryout is open to MALES only. Please contact kkwiatk@clemson.edu to register and for more information.

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