The Robert Morris University cheerleading program consists of two cheer teams, the Blue Team (all-girl competitive) and the White Team (open cheer). Both teams attend all home and select away men's and women's basketball and football games as well as postseason travel for tournaments. The RMU cheerleaders are non-scholarship but do not have any out of pocket expenses besides competition fees. The University provides all uniforms, shoes, travel bags, warm-ups, sports bras, practice clothes, poms, per diem while traveling, hotel accommodations and all other travel expenses in regard to game travel. Cheerleaders also receive priority scheduling.

BLUE TEAM

The all-girl competitive team cheers for all home and select away football and men's basketball games as well as postseason Northeast Conference (NEC) and NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. The team practices twice a week and all members are required to attend a mandatory workout two to three times a week.

Minimum tryout requirements include:

Tumbling - Minimum standing back-handspring and round-off back-handspring (workable round-off tuck and / or ROBH tuck)

Stunting - Arabesque full down, heel stretch, liberty and scorpion (All women must be versatile and be able to base, back or fly stunt)

Jumps - Toe-touch, hurdler and pike

WHITE TEAM

The White Team is open to males and females and cheer for all home football and women's basketball games as well as select postseason basketball tournaments. The squad practices once a week with the Blue Team, and members can be used as competitive team alternates. Members must have stunting experience and enjoy getting crowds involved in the sporting event they are cheering at. There are no tumbling requirements, however members are encouraged to attend tumbling practices.

Basic Requirements for RMU Cheerleaders:

• Must be enrolled at the University with 12 credit hours
• Must maintain a 2.0 grade point average
• Must be in good physical condition
• Must have health insurance
• Must fundraise for everything not covered by the University

Tryouts: Please look for tryout dates. Tryouts will be held either in the John Jay Gymnasium or the Charles L. Sewall Center, both of which are on RMU's Moon Township campus. (Note: If for any reason one can not attend the cheerleading tryout, submit a video tape with all the tumbling and stunting skills required to tryout to the cheerleading coach)

Tryouts for the 2007-08 school year for cheerleading will be held Friday, April 13, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and again Saturday, April 14, 2007, from 3:30 to8:30 p.m. at the Sewall Center. Please note: Attendance for tryouts is mandatory for BOTH days.

POM TEAM

The newest addition to the RMU cheerleading program is the Pom Team. The RMU Pom Team dances at every home football game and select men's and women's basketball games. All dancers must be currently enrolled at the University with 12 credit hours and must fundraise for uniforms, shoes and bags.

Physical Requirements:

• Technical: Must be able to pick up different genres of dance (i.e. jazz, hip-hop, etc.)
• Must be flexible

Tryouts: Please look for tryout dates. Tryouts will be held either in the John Jay Gymnasium or the Charles L. Sewall Center, both of which are on RMU's Moon Township campus.

Tryouts for the 2007-08 school year for the pom team will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Sewall Center.