LIU CHEER AUDITIONS
Thank you for your interest in joining the 2025–2026 LIU Cheer Team! Below are the guidelines and application for the audition process. Online registration must be completed by April 15, 2025. Applications and proof of acceptance to the University can be submitted at auditions on April 18, 2025.
Please contact Head Coach Troy Allen at Troy.Allen@liu.edu with any questions.
ELIGIBILITY & TEAM INFORMATION
All LIU Cheer members must:
- Maintain full-time enrollment status at Long Island University
- 12+ credits per semester as an undergraduate student
- 9+ credits per semester as a graduate student
- Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
The All Girl team aims to have a final roster of 28–32 members consisting of 7–9 of each stunt position (top girl, back spot, main base, and secondary base). Each candidate selected will be placed in a specific role; no candidate may fill multiple roles.
The Co-Ed team aims to have a final roster of 20 female athletes and 6–10 male bases. All Girl stunt groups may be added to the Co-Ed team. Male bases will be assigned a single stunt partner, not a stunt group.
Female candidates may audition for both the All Girl and Co-Ed teams. Male candidates may audition for the Co-Ed team.
CLINICS
LIU Cheer offers recruitment clinics throughout the year. Participants in LIU Cheer Clinics are permitted to bypass the video round of tryouts. Visit our Clinics page for more information.
Candidates who are unable to attend auditions in person must receive approval from Head Coach Troy Allen to audition via video.
AUDITION CALENDAR
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| April 15, 2025 | 11:59 PM | Audition Applications Due | N/A |
| April 18, 2025 | 4:00 PM | Initial Interview, Tumbling, and Game Day Evaluations | Pratt Recreation Center Gymnasium |
| April 29, 2025 | TBD | **INVITE ONLY Game Day Skills & Traditions, Elite/Collegiate Skills, and Final Interviews | Pratt Recreation Center Gymnasium |
| April 20, 2025 | TBD | **INVITE ONLY First Team Practice & Meet the Sharks! | Pratt Recreation Center Gymnasium |
Interviews are used as a mechanism to learn more about candidates on an individual level. Judges will ask questions that will help determine the best decision for LIU Cheer. LIU Cheer coaching staff do not participate in either the initial interview or invite-only final interview. Results regarding which candidates advance through the audition process will be posted in the Pratt Recreation Center.
Candidates who are not invited to join the LIU Cheer team may request feedback after April 29, 2024.
REQUIRED & PREFERRED SKILLS
Execution of specific skills will be requested of you throughout the audition process. Candidates who advance to the final round will be asked to perform a stunt sequence of their choice that showcases their stunting abilities.
| SKILL TYPE | REQUIRED SKILLS | PREFERRED SKILLS | NOTES |
| All Girl Stunts | Full up to extension, round off up, back handspring up, prep level hand-in-hand | | Modified full up grips and shoulder inverts are not permitted |
| Co-Ed Stunts (Male) | Toss or walk in entry to hands, press extension | | All male candidates are required to perform co-ed style skills |
| Co-Ed Stunts (Female) | Hands, extension, platform, liberty | | |
| Tumbling | Standing back handspring, round off back handspring-back tuck | Standing back tuck, running layouts and fulls | For those not able to tumble, elite stunting ability may be considered |
