Good flyers aren’t born at the top of a stunt. They’re built through progressions, strength work and a team culture where they feel safe to speak up. This guide is for coaches (and captains helping them) who want to develop flyers across a squad. If you’re a flyer working on your own technique, start with […]
Cheerleading Warm-Up Routine: A Simple 15-Minute Plan
USA Cheer’s safety guidelines say an appropriate warm-up should come before all cheer activities. A good warm-up raises your body temperature, gets you breathing harder, and moves your joints through the ranges you’ll use in jumps, stunts and tumbling. Here is a simple 15-minute routine you can use before practice, plus a shorter version for […]
Cheer Tumbling Progression: Skill Order, Drills and Safety Tips
Cheer tumbling is learned in a fixed order: each skill builds the strength, shape and confidence for the next one. This guide shows that order using the US All Star Federation (USASF) levels, gives foundation drills you can safely do between gym sessions, and explains how to train without getting hurt. For step-by-step breakdowns of […]
Cheer Dance Guide: Motions, Counts and Performance Tips
Dance shows up in almost every kind of cheer: the dance section of a competition routine, band chants and the fight song on the sideline, and tryout material you have to learn in a day. This guide covers how cheer dance is judged, the motions and counts it’s built on, how to learn choreography faster, […]
Cheer and Dance Season Prep Checklist: What to Do Before Day One
Your Preseason Checklist for Cheer and Dance The weeks before a new season are when you set yourself up for the whole year. This checklist covers what to sort out before the first practice: health paperwork, conditioning, gear that meets the rules, and the dates you can’t miss. It’s written for cheerleaders, but most of […]
How to Hit Your Stunt Every Time: Fixing Inconsistent Cheer Stunts
Hitting a stunt once is exciting. Hitting it every time, at practice, at games and at competition, takes a stunt group that knows why its stunts fall and how to fix them. This guide is a troubleshooting plan for the whole group: bases, backspot and flyer together. For position-by-position technique, see our guides on basing […]
Base Training at Home: Strength and Conditioning for Cheer Bases
You can’t practice stunts at home, but you can build the strength that makes basing easier. This guide covers what bases need, which exercises match the job, and how to train safely on your own. For stunt technique itself (stance, grips, timing and cradles), see our main guide on how to base in cheerleading. What […]