Indiana University Athletics
Cheer Commitment
If you are selected for one of the Indiana University teams, you'll be required to stay for a team meeting and the first practice after the teams are announced. If you are not selected for either of the teams during the selection process, do not have your parents contact Indiana University or the coaching staff.
All commitments are subject to change.
May Practice
TBD
Practice Weekend
Date TBD
• Details to be given by June 1, 2023. Plan to arrive no later than 3 p.m. Practice location will be in Bloomington. Report time will be 2 p.m. for everyone on Day 1.
UCA College Cheer Camp
Date TBD
• Camp is mandatory for entire program.
2022-23 School Year Commitments
• All home football games are required
• Assigned volleyball games are required
• All home men's basketball games are required (including those that fall over Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Breaks)
• All home women's basketball games are required (including those that fall over Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Breaks)
ALL TIMES ARE MANDATORY. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL PRACTICES AND CAMPS THAT ARE SCHEDULED. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE AND PLAN AHEAD!
• 1. Practice Times: Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m., and Sunday from 6-8 p.m. Do not register for classes during this time period. Your practices are mandatory. Professors schedule tests during practice times. We ask that you plan ahead and attempt to work out alternate test times with your professors.
• 2. Work-Out/Conditioning Times: Conditioning times will be given to us for Fall Semester. We'll be scheduled around the varsity athletic teams' times. You will be required to work out two (2) times per week. If you do not work out, you do not cheer the game that week. Each work-out lasts about one hour, and time and day is determined each semester.
• 3. Games: You are required to be present at all games for the sport you are supporting regardless of when the game may be - team members do not get to pick and choose games to attend. If you cheer for Men's and Women's Basketball and there's a scheduled game over Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Breaks, you WILL be present at the game. All of the basketball players show up; therefore, you, too, will show up. Please be aware of this requirement prior to trying out. We'll have as many approved schedules available for you to see during the try-out weekend as possible. Again, professors schedule tests outside of class times, and the tests may come in conflict with games. We ask you to plan ahead and attempt to work out alternate times with your professors.
• 4. Nationals Competition Commitment: College Nationals is not a program priority; rather, it is a goal. First and foremost, all squads must master game cheering and basic fundamentals for the primary purpose of Indiana Cheerleading is support of our varsity sports. Every program member will be considered for a National team. The IU Coaching Staff will announce the National teams during the Fall semester. IU will attend the UCA College Cheerleading Championships held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida each January. If you are selected for a National team, plan on very little Christmas Break. It is imperative we practice over the Holiday Break. The 2023 National Competition is January 13-15, 2023.