CSM Athletics

Cheering at CSM is one of the greatest traditions you can be a part of on campus. The cheer squad is dedicated to cheering at all home football games, as well as select women's basketball games. The goal of CSM Cheer is to compete at USA College Nationals in 2013! To get there, we're looking to recruit talented cheerleaders from high school and all star teams throughout Northern California. We are looking for high caliber cheerleaders and athletes that want to cheer on championship athletics at CSM.

CSM Spring 2012 Tryouts are scheduled for April 20 at 6 pm in the CSM gym. Please contact Liz Diegle cheer coach at ldiegle@varsityspirit.com for tryout paperwork to be emailed to you. All paperwork must be completed prior to trying out.
If you're not able to make tryouts, a video tryout will be accepted, please contact coach for more details on what to include in the video. You may contact the coach at (408) 931-6228 as well to have any and all questions answered.

Frequently Asked Questions

What skill requirements are needed to cheer at CSM?
At CSM we are looking for cheerleaders who have advanced stunting and tumbling skills. Top girls/bases/back spots should be able to perform a liberty, pop cradle or higher level stunts. While tumbling is not required at this point, we are looking for cheerleaders who do have at minimum a standing backhandspring or higher.

What are the school requirements to cheer at CSM?
All cheerleaders must be enrolled full time at CSM in the fall in order to cheer, and maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to cheer into the spring semester.

What are the costs associated with CSM Cheer?
CSM does not pay for cheerleader's uniforms, accessories, or camp. As a result, cheerleaders should plan on paying on average $750 for all travel, uniforms, competition and camp expenses. Cheerleaders will fundraise to compensate for expenses as well as be put on payment plans so as not to pay all at once.

I have minimal to no cheer experience, should I bother trying out?
While we are looking for cheerleaders who have performed at an advanced level, that doesn't mean that simply because you don't have experience you can't cheer. It's up to you to learn your tryout material which will include a cheer, fight song, and stunt, and perform at your best level at tryouts. The coach will determine then whether you will be a good fit for the team given your experience.

What are the time requirements?
Cheerleaders should plan on practicing twice a week in the early Tuesday/Thursday mornings from 7:30-9:30 am, as well as football games on Saturdays. Cheerleaders report to football games an hour to 2 hours prior to kick-off and must stay on the field until the very end of the game. In all the time you will spend cheering on Saturdays is about 4-5 hours at CSM.