Tryouts – Lunds Akademiska Cheerleadingförening

Tryout Application - Closed

The Tryout application for the season of 23/24 is closed. The information about the tryouts will however remain below.

Are you ready to tryout for the team of Lund Cheer and join the most cheerful association in Lund? On this page, you will find all the necessary information! We are also looking for some more people to join our coach teams – if that sounds like you, please click here!

NEW for this year: there will be 2 teams! More about this further down.

Are you unsure of what cheerleading is? Here is a short description of the different elements in the sport:

STUNTING

Stunting is all about displaying builds and throws during performances and are divided into flyers, bases, front- and back spots. No worries if you haven’t done it before, just be prepared to learn!

DANCING

Dancing is also a big part of cheerleading: in between stunting sequences, dances are performed to put on a tremendous show!

GYMNASTICS

Cartwheels, flick-flacks and flips! There will be some opportunities to train gymnastics during practices, but we mostly rely on availability of previous experience in the team.

TRYOUT AUTUMN 2023

Application closed.

Tryout information and requirements can be read below.

Questions? E-mail us!

tryouts@lundcheer.se

Form Deadline

10th of September

Tryout

17th of September

Location

ISLK Hallen

Requirements

We do not require anyone to have any experience in cheerleading or gymnastics in advance. Previous experience is of course meritorious and if you have any, please mention that in the application form!

Lund Cheer is a part of Akademiska Föreningen (AF), hence all athletes must be a member of AF. You are a member of AF if you have paid for a membership in Studentlund. Other requirements needed to be part of the team:

All team members should agree to the purpose of the association according to 2 kap in the statutes (see “About us”).
All team members must agree to our alcohol- and drug policy which says that members must never be under the influence of alcohol or drugs during practices and that there is a zero tolerance for pushing people to drink alcohol (“alkoholhets”) outside of practices.

In Lunds Akademiska Cheerleadingförening, everyone is welcome as they are; bullying, macho culture, and boring attitudes are strictly prohibited, as are violations based on sexuality, gender, body, socioeconomic background, age, ethnicity, etc.

Our time commitment

We want students who apply to be aware that cheerleading is a sport that requires full attendance from everyone in the team. There are exceptions, of course, but generally we expect team members to prioritize the practices by having good study planning and dedication. As soon as people cannot make it to practice, the rest of the team will suffer from it and will not be able to perform the desired stunts anymore.

NEW: 2 teams!

As of September 2023, Lund Cheer will have a second team as well! The two teams are called Lions and Cubs and will both have different training goals and practice times.

Lions: Lions is the competition team of Lund Cheer of about 30 athletes and will practice twice a week. This team will mostly consist of athletes with previous experience in cheerleading, gymnastics and/or dancing. Lions will perform at various proms and events in Lund, and also travel together as a team to compete with their routine (inter)nationally.

Cubs: Lund Cheer Cubs will consist of about 20 athletes and will practice once a week. This team is perfect for those with no experience at all, beginners, and those who want to refresh previous cheerleading skills. Hopefully the team will be ready for some performances during the spring of 2024!

Regardless of which team you end up in, both teams can expect dinners, “sittningar”, and team activities with the entire association.

In the tryout form, you will be able to wish which team you want to be a part of. If you have any questions, please contact the coaches directly at cubs@lundcheer.se or lions@lundcheer.se.

Training schedule & fee

Training schedule:

Cubs: Mondays 19:00-21:30, Klostergårdsskolan
Lions: Sundays 20:00-22:00, Wednesdays 20:00-22:00, ISLK Hallen

The selected teams will represent Lunds Akademiska Cheerleadingförening for two terms and will have to pay a fee each term. Please mention in the tryout form if you are an international student and for how long you are staying in Sweden.

Training fees for the teams:

Cubs: 250 kr/term
Lions: 300 kr/term

Note that a membership fee of 50 kr/year will have to be paid as well, alongside with the fee for Studentlund.

We are also looking for some extra people to join our coach teams! Please click here if you are interested.

The tryout

The tryout will take place in ISLK Hallen the 17th of September. You apply to the tryout through the form on this page (deadline 10th of September, you may sign up after the open practice!). The tryout will be divided into three parts: stunting, dancing, and gymnastics. More information will be released later on.

We will be sending out a schedule for the tryouts by e-mail after the form has closed. We will only include the first letter of your last name (together with your first name) in the schedule. If you have any problem with this, please let us know in the form.

Location and time

Location: ISLK-hallen (see picture). The entrance is located south-west of the building, (down-left).

Address: Pedellgatan 1R

Date: 17th of September.

Time: between 18 and 22. You will get your time-slot by e-mail before the tryouts.

Preparation: Wear proper training clothes. Come on time! No need to learn any dance in advance like previous years.

Open practice

A free open practice will be held for anyone that wants to test cheerleading or refresh their skills before the tryout. As of the 4th of September, all spots are taken, but you may still sign up for the reservation list through the form below. Please let us know if you cannot make it – so that someone else can enjoy and take your spot!

Date, time and location: 10th of September, 20:00-22:00, ISLK Hallen (same as above).

Sign-up: Open practice (Closed)

Thank you for your interest in Lund Cheer!

If you have any questions about tryouts, please contact us on tryouts@lundcheer.se.

For other inquiries, check out our Contact and FAQ page.

Contact us

Reach us on board@lundcheer.se for business inquiries or other questions. For more information and FAQ, check out page ’Contact’.

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