Looking to Join CHEER Colorado?
Next season starts October 1 and we are officially kicking off Volunteer Recruitment with our CCO cheer bootcamps (optional skill-building bootcamps where you will learn CCO stunt techniques and choreography) and volunteer tryouts (mandatory to become a CCO Performing Volunteer).
Interested in Non-Performing Volunteer Opportunities?
If cheerleading isn't your jam, we have more ways to volunteer! Community volunteers serve in a supportive capacity to amplify the mission of CHEER Colorado through individual acts of service that help ensure CCO performances, events, and collaborative projects are successful.
Location & Parking
Steele Athletics
2200 E 77th Ave, Ste 300
Denver, CO 80229
We aim to practice as central to Denver as we can, and typically have one consistent tryout/practice location each season.
*Please note that the bootcamp and tryout location may change. We will contact everyone who registers directly if that happens.
2026 Times & Dates
All bootcamps and tryouts take place on Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Registration opens at 6:30 p.m.
Bootcamp #1 - September 23rd
Get ready to kick things off and start preparing our folks for tryouts!
Bootcamp #2 - September 30th
One more opportunity to get everyone ready to bring their BEST to tryout day!
Tryout Day Option #1 - Saturday, October 3rd, 9 AM - 12 PM
A weekend opportunity for athletes to try out for CCO! Location to come.
Tryout Day Option #2 - October 7th
Second opportunity to try out for CCO AND the final due date for SPARK Evals!
If you are interested in participating in tryouts to become a performing volunteer we recommend that you attend at least one bootcamp prior to tryouts. If you are not able to attend tryouts, you can work with our coaching staff to plan an individual tryout at the end of an earlier bootcamp.
*Please note that attending a cheer bootcamp is not a commitment to tryout. We encourage everyone to come experience one or more bootcamp days and then decide if you'd like to continue with tryouts.
Registration Forms
All current and prospective volunteers interested in participating in CCO Cheer Bootcamps and Tryouts must complete all of the following forms. Start with Step 1 and once completed the confirmation statement will include a link to the next form. If you ever get stuck you can come back to this page and pick up on the step you left off at. Please e-mail info@cheercolorado.org if you have any issues with the registration process.
Step 1: Participation Registration Form
Step 2: Proof of Medical Insurance Form
Step 3: Emergency Contact Form
Step 4: Medical Disclosure
Step 5: CCO Risk & Release of Liability
NOTE: If you arrive at bootcamps or tryouts with incomplete paperwork you will not be able to participate until you complete all paperwork and show proof of current medical insurance.
Support the Mission
CHEER Colorado recommends a $5 donation to participate in individual bootcamps. Venmo QR codes will be available at the registration table.
What to Wear
Please wear a black or white t-shirt or tank top and athletic bottoms of your choice. Close toe athletic shoes are required - ideally cheer shoes with a smooth bottom.
Performing Safety Expectations
Fingernails, including artificial nails, must be short (not visible from the palm side of the hand), rounded or square, and smooth.
100% of jewelry (including body piercings) must be removed or taped over with medical tape prior to the start of bootcamp. Medical tape will be available if needed.
Hair must be pinned, tied, or otherwise secured out of one’s face. Hair longer than shoulder length must be gathered and tied back.
No chewing gum or choking hazards while actively practicing, warming up, or being on the mats.
Eyeglasses must be made of shatterproof materials and be held in place with an elastic strap.
NOTE: You will not be able to participate in all aspects of our bootcamps and tryouts if you are not in compliance with the performing safety expectations above.
Learn More
If you have any questions about our bootcamps, tryouts, registration process or participation rules please reach out to info@cheercolorado.org.
Volunteer Tryouts
Registration + Paperwork
You can register at any time between now and Tryout Day.
(Follow Registration Steps Above)
Bootcamp Participation
We recommend attending at least one bootcamp prior to Tryout Day.
Skill Evaluation
Tryouts take place in person on October 3rd.
(See Evaluation Rubric)
SPARK Evaluation
Learn more about the SPARK Assessment and our values below.
SPARK ASSESSMENT
CHEER Colorado Values Assessment
Demonstration of Values
Submission of evidence of how you demonstrate SPARK in your every day life. This could be written answers, slide shows, songs, poems... whatever feels most comfortable and authentic to you.
Video Interviews
60 second video responses to two separate questions: "What is CHEER Colorado" and "How do you intend to fulfill your fundraising requirement this season?"
Handbook Quiz
Fill-In the blank questions to ensure you have read the most recent Volunteer Handbook.
Supplemental Information
A personal reference that you have worked with in the past. Former CCO volunteers must also complete a personal assessment of their past experiences with CCO.
Our Values
CHEER Colorado exists to show up for, positively impact, and further strengthen the Colorado LGBTQIA+ Community. That is our mission. Our values describe HOW we show up. At CHEER Colorado hold ourselves and each other accountable to show up with SPARK!
S - Safety
P - Philanthropy
A - Accountability
R - Respectability
K - Kindness
S - Safety
An environment in which you and each of your teammates can be and feel safe (physically, psychologically, and emotionally), can only exist if each individual within is committed to its formation and protection.
Our goals are extraordinary—in order to achieve them, so must be the sense of safety we feel among each other.
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P - Philanthropy
We are focused on what we can give, not what’s in it for us.
Donating our time, talent, and funds is not just what we do, it’s how we show our love to our community and each other.
We are charitable first, and cheerleaders second.
A - Accountability
CHEER Colorado has developed a sterling reputation and earned our community’s trust by being dependable, reliable, and keeping our commitments. This reputation was built—and will either be maintained or eroded—by a series of tiny, seemingly individual decisions.
You, and your decisions, are CHEER Colorado.
R - Respectability
Our volunteers are looked to as ambassadors of CHEER Colorado, the State of Colorado, the Pride Cheerleading Association, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
We actively and continuously work to earn the respect of our fellow volunteers, the groups we represent, and the public at large—whether in front of audiences of thousands or when no one is looking.
K - Kindness
We spread joy and positivity with intention: recognizing, celebrating, and encouraging the exploration and expression of people’s authentic selves.
In our interactions with each other, with those outside the organization, and with ourselves, we model the welcoming, kind, and accepting behavior that will make CHEER Colorado the home—and the family—that people choose.