Cheerleading Responsibilities

1. Cheer Team members are representatives of The University of Texas Pan-American in and out of uniform and will be expected to uphold the highest standards of moral conduct at all times.
2. A respectful and positive attitude must be maintained toward all team members, coaches, and UTPA representatives including faculty and staff.


3. Any Cheer Team member under the influence of drugs or alcohol during a practice, game, event, or function will be terminated from the team immediately.  Moreover, unannounced drug tests will be administered.


4. All members of the UTPA Cheer program are expected and required to comply, on and off campus, with the Student Conduct Code and to observe standards of conduct appropriate for an academic institution. Violations of University-established policies or regulations, the Student Code of Conduct and the Handbook of Operating Procedures are subject to referral to Student Judicial Services and are grounds for termination from the squad.


5. Academics and Cheer Team activities will be Cheer Team member’s top priorities.


6. Cheer Team members are required to attend and participate in all practices and conditioning sessions, athletic games, and all other designated UTPA events. Absences can be excused at the discretion of the Head Cheerleading Coach. Three unexcused absences will result in dismissal from the team.


7. All team members must be on time and dressed appropriately to all practices and events. Failure to show up on time will result in team conditioning. Excuses for being late will not be tolerated.


8. Cheer Team members are expected to be in and maintain a healthy and physically fit condition.  Thus, all members will participate in a conditioning and weight training program.


9. Sportsmanlike conduct must be maintained at all times.  Verbal abuse and cursing, at any event, will not be tolerated.


10. Cheer Team members will actively participate in fundraising projects, benefit performances, and volunteer work for the community.


11. Cheer Team members must commit themselves to UTPA and the Cheer Program for the term of one school year, both Fall and Spring semesters.


12. Cheer Team members will be required to sign an agreement outlining the policies and procedures and the code of conduct for the Cheer Team.  Failure to abide by the terms may result in termination from the team.


13. Dismissal or voluntary resignation from the team will result in revocation of the member’s scholarship.