Cat 5 is comprised of several committees that deal with a specific sport, such as football, basketball, and baseball, as well as committees that deal with general school spirit and with advertisement.

Find the committee that interests you!

Football Committee
Basketball Committee
Baseball Committee
PR/Marketing Committee
Incentive Committee







FOOTBALL COMMITTEE back to top

The Football Committee is responsible for planning and running all events related to football on campus and at Sun Life Stadium, such as Freshman and Senior Walk, face-painting outside the student section, and conducting various giveaways.  The Football Committee also works with the Rathskeller Advisory Board (RAB) to organize, plan, and run football tailgates at the Rat for all away games.  In addition, the committee helps to organize and plan the annual Cat 5-sponsored football road trip.

The Football Committee will help in developing and advertising tennis promotions during the spring semester.




BASKETBALL COMMITTEE back to top

The Basketball Committee runs Haith's Faithful, the elite membership program for men's basketball, as well as distributing issues of the Gameday Report at the basketball games.  It also works with Athletics and Marketing to plan, organize, and carry out numerous events, activities, and giveaways, ranging from shirts and rally towels to USB flash drives and Crocs, for both men's and women's basketball games.

For information on Canes Basketball, visit the official University of Miami Student Section website at www.umbeach.com.  Also check out the Basketball Committee on Facebook.




BASEBALL COMMITTEE back to top

The Baseball Committee works to promote the baseball team through various activities and giveaways throughout the spring semester.  It carries out promotions and giveaways, as well as planning and implementing an effective student section for all home games.

During the fall semester, the Baseball Committee will be responsible for promoting and developing soccer events.

Check out the Baseball Committee on Facebook.




PR/MARKETING COMMITTEE back to top

The PR/Marketing Committee is responsible for designing various flyers, posters, and other advertisements to promote Category 5, UM athletic teams, and school spirit in general.  The committee handles advertisement like creating Facebook events to promote certain games and events on campus.  Members also assist in the design of shirts, towels, and other giveaways for the various Cat 5 committees, as well as other ways of marketing Category 5 and UM athletics to the student body.

Check out the PR-sponsored Pep Rally Group on Facebook.




INCENTIVE COMMITTEE back to top

A spot on the Incentive Committee is one of the toughest positions to attain in Category 5.  Members of the committee will work with each other to implement and maintain a comprehensive incentive program (Hurricane Force) for all undergraduate students who attend sporting events.  Members must be committed to attending sporting events and consider themselves organized and of unquestionable integrity.

Check out the Hurricane Force Page on Facebook.





Have comments, questions, or suggestions on any of these committees?  Go to the Chairs page to contact the appropriate committee chairs.




Visit the BEACH: the University of Miami Basketball Student Section.