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Cheerleading

Cheerleading is a team acrobatic and performance sport with stunts, pyramids, tumbling, jumps, dance, motions and choreography. Safety, level rules, spotters and repeatable team timing are central.

LevelMain sport FamilyGymnastics Sport CategoryGymnastics/acrobatic sport

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Classification

Category Gymnastics/acrobatic sport

Family Gymnastics Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team routine of stunts, tumbling, jumps, dance and motions.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like acrobatics, expression and tight team timing.

Cost Medium: team/class fee, cheer shoes and training clothes. Club/gym fees, uniform, competition costs, camps and travel. Cheerleading club, all-star gym, school/university team or ICU/national-federation club. Train stunts only with coach, spotters and suitable level progression.

First progress Motions and jumps quickly; safe stunts and routine need regular team training.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

coach
team
mat surface
cheer shoes
spotters
training clothes

First steps

find trial practice
learn warm-up and motions
practise jumps
clarify stunt roles
respect level rules

Cheerleading club, all-star gym, school/university team, ICU/national-federation club or trial practice.

Never stunt without coach/spotters; avoid jewellery/gum and progress landings carefully.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Competitive cheer, Cheerdance, Cheerleading all star, Cheer dance, Pom dance, Competitive Cheer

Tags team, cheerleading, stunts, tumbling, team-routine, gymnastics-sport, turnsport, turn-akrobatiksport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Present a rule-compliant, safe and precise team routine.

Teilnehmer

Cheer teams with roles such as bases, flyers, spotters and tumblers.

Teamgröße

By level, age class and format.

Spielfeld

Mat or sport floor with marked boundaries.

Dauer

Routine duration by rulebook/division.

Wertung

Judging by stunts, tumbling, pyramids, jumps, dance, execution, difficulty and deductions.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest rule-compliant routine score.

Ausrüstung

mat/sport floor
cheer shoes
team clothing
spotter/coach

Wichtige Regelpunkte

level violation
unsafe stunt
boundary
timing/execution error
prohibited equipment

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Cheer Union (ICU)

ICU 2024 Rules Cheerleading International Cheer Union · official-rulebook-pdf · high
USASF Cheer Rules 25-26 USASF · official-rulebook-pdf · high
International Cheer Union International Cheer Union · federation · high