If you haven’t ever cheered in college but really would like to, keep reading as I plan to tell you all of the ins and outs to life as a college cheerleader from the perspective of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Varsity, a wonderful resource which highlights the cheer profession, has a great little article that corelates but from a much more vague standpoint, you can read that here: https://varsity.com/images/library/pdf_college/college.pdf
At Tarleton State University we have been given a multitude of opportunities and resources to help us “take the cake” and excel in the college cheer world. For starters, not only do our cheerleaders receive financial assistance for academics via scholarships and out-of-state tuition waivers, but we also cover all travel and clothing expenses. This includes uniforms, practice wear, travel gear, and poms for the girls and megs for the guys to name a few.
In addition to all of the aforementioned benefits, the opportunities for Tarleton cheerleaders extend well past the financial aspect. Our athletes have access to strength and conditioning coaches that are certified nutritionists and personal trainers. These coaches create and conduct workouts for our cheerleaders which take place in our state of the art Texan Weight Room. Therefore, Tarleton cheerleaders are receiving optimal and effective workout routines and training programs.
Cheerleading is dangerous - accidents and injuries happen. In the event of one of these occurrences we have access to in-house certified athletic trainers. These athletic trainers are nationally accredited and certified to ensure that our cheerleaders get the best treatment and return to play as soon as possible.
Education is our number one priority at Tarleton; it’s the actual reason you are coming to college, therefore we take it seriously. We have mandatory study hall hours each week and access to tutors l for any and all academic subjects , thus enabling our cheerleaders to be the successful students. In order to guarantee our cheerleaders’ academic success, grade requirements must be met in order to maintain eligibility(minimum 2.00 GPA) to cheer, as well as scholarships eligibility(minimum 2.50 GPA).
Let’s talk about practicing, you have to practice to get better right? At Tarleton we have access to our own gym every day from 1-3pm. Inside this gym we have a set of 9 purple flex roll mats that interlock with our Block T logo in the middle. Having these mats gives us the proper space and safety needed to perform our day to day skills. We follow American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA( College Cheer Safety Rules at all times. If you would like to learn more about those college safety rules you can find them here: http://cheerrules.com/aacca-college/
Cheering at Tarleton is a once in a lifetime opportunity that you do not want to miss. Come join the Tarleton family and become a Texan from the inside out.
Sources:
Varsity.com College Cheerleading: Being a College Cheerleader. Retrieved February 01, 2017, from https://varsity.com/images/library/pdf_college/college.pdf
CheerRules.com 2016-2017 AACCA College Safety Rules. Retrieved February 01, 2017 from http://cheerrules.com/aacca-college/
Interesting topic. I hope that your blog site will help with your recruiting efforts.
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