Building UNT Spirit Together

As ambassadors for the University of North Texas, we have the special opportunity to inspire excitement and pride in our school. Even as new opportunities come our way, our mission stays the same: grow school spirit, promote excellence, and serve our community. We also want to give our student-athletes an experience they’ll never forget—one that celebrates teamwork, tradition, and Mean Green pride.

Cheer Clinic Information

North Texas Cheer offers two exciting cheer clinics this spring.

The Recruitment Clinic is open to current college students as well as high school students, 9th through 12th grade. The Youth Prep Clinic is designed for students from 3rd to 8th grade. Both clinics will be held at the Volleyball Gym, located at 1536 S. Bonnie Brae St., Building H.

Participating in the Recruitment Clinic? Be sure to show your spirit and wear the right colors for your group:
  • High School Seniors wear green
  • High School Juniors and below wear white
  • Current college students wear black
Spring Cheer Clinics (Feb. 21)
Recruitment Clinic
9th-12th grade, or college
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Youth Prep Clinic
3rd-8th grade
2 - 3:30 .m.

Recruitment Weekend Information

Join us for an exciting Recruitment Weekend packed with fun and spirit! Your package includes:

  • One game ticket
  • Tailgate meet & greet
  • Pregame field access
  • Fall Clinic registration 
  • Spirit shirt

Don’t miss this chance to experience Mean Green pride and connect with the team! Check back soon for the official Fall Clinic date and registration details.

Cheer Tryouts

As part of the team's expectations, cheerleaders represent UNT at athletic and university events and practice three times a week—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Spirit team members also train with Sports Training at least twice a week. All members must be full-time students and maintain at least a 2.25 GPA each semester and overall.

Team Skill Requirements (All skills must be performed on a dead mat surface.)

Standing Tumbling
  • Ladies: Required skill is a back tuck. Be ready to perform four in a row. Preferred skills include toe touch back tuck, back handspring back tuck/layout/full, and standing full.
  • Men: Preferred skill is a back tuck.
Running Tumbling
  • Required: Two tumbling passes with at least three elements in each, ending in a back tuck or higher.
  • Preferred: Punch front step out, whip, arabian, full, and other advanced skills.
  • Example of minimum pass: Roundoff, back handspring, back tuck.
  • Example of preferred pass: Punch front step out, roundoff, back handspring, full.
Stunting:
  • All-Girl: Full up (two feet), inversions (preferred BHS/FHS up), body position with a double down dismount.
  • Coed: Required skills include toss extension and toss hands bump n’ go. Preferred skills include toss cupie/awesome, full up, rewind, back/front handspring up, hand-in-hand, and other elite-level stunts.

Tryouts (Download the Tryout Packet PDF for full details.)

Prelim videos

Your preliminary video is your first chance to show us your skills and personality.  The prelim videos (date TBD) should include:

  • A short introduction
  • Answers to interview questions
  • The fight song performance
  • Jumps
  • Standing tumbling
  • Running tumbling

Be sure to register by the deadline.

In-person finals

In-person finals (date TBD) will require minimum stunt skills and give you a chance to show advanced stunts and dismounts. Be ready to perform all prelim material when asked by judges.