Tryouts for the 2012-2013 Season will be held Saturday, May 5th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm Sunday, May 6th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm Both days are held in Solomon Court at the Cabot Center Please wear comfortable clothing (NO jeans, etc), sneakers (cheer sneakers are preferred) and a bow if you want! and come ready with the willingness to learn and try new things!! If you cannot make these dates but would like to join the team, please contant Coach Shayne for other tryout options! Anyone who is a student at Northeastern University can join the cheerleading team. Whether you are enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate or University College student, you may participate in Northeastern Cheerleading. Northeastern University does not offer scholarships for cheerleading, therefore the cheerleaders are allowed to participate for more than four years. High school seniors who have been accepted to Northeastern University and plan on attending Northeastern University must bring their acceptance letter to tryout. If you are not able to make the tryouts please contact us for more information. Tryout Requirements All candidates, including students who've made a team in the past, must tryout. We encourage interested cheerleaders to visit NU and attend a practice to watch the team, try stunting and meet the current NU cheerleaders. Tryouts are judged upon the following categories: An Entrance/Appearance A Fight Song 1 Cheer 1 Chant A single toe-touch jump Standing tumbling Running tumbling A minimum of a back handspring or the willingness to learn one is required. Anything higher will increase your chances. You will be asked to show stunting and tumbling skills. Most skills including the fight song, cheer, and chant will be taught at tryouts.