ARE YOU NEW TO ALLSTAR CHEER?

WHAT IS ALLSTAR CHEER:

All Star Cheer is a high energy, team-based, performance sport that is athletic, artistic and acrobatic. It involves athletes practicing & competing with a routine composed of tumbling, stunting, pyramids, and dance sections.

While some skills are individually developed, such as tumbling or dancing, partner stunts, pyramids and tosses require a great deal of teamwork and routines require synchronization and team uniformity.

All Star Cheer differs from traditional school cheer teams in that its primary purpose is competition, while school cheer involves crowd leading and other school roles, as well as the option for competition. All Star cheer teams are most often organized and based out of a club and have teams that are open to all area cheer athletes.

WHAT IS NOVICE: For individuals who are brand new to All Star Cheer, but are ready for performance-based teams that are evaluated at events. Novice teams focus on strength training, proper technique, learning basic tumbling and stunting skills. Novice teams are the perfect starting point to help prepare athletes for competitive All Star teams in the future. Novice programs are very affordable.

WHAT IS PREP: For individuals with limited tumbling or brand new tumbling skills that still need to be perfected. Prep teams work to strengthen their technique on tumbling and stunting skills. Our prep teams are trained just like we train our elite athletes in a competitive team atmosphere. Prep teams typically require a little less time and cost commitments than are required of the Elite teams.

WHATS IS ELITE: For individuals with a strong knowledge in competitive cheer. These athletes have solid technical training. Elite teams have harder and longer practice days. Elite teams are compromised of athletes who are physically and mentally ready for highly competitive performances in a fast paced learning environment. Not only do they have to have specific skills to make the team, but they have to clean and maintain their skills throughout the season to secure their spot.

NOVICE TUMBLING LEVEL 0-1:

NOVICE is designed for beginner athletes of all ages who are new to tumbling. We focus on teaching the basics and building confidence. Athletes will be taught proper techniques to progress quickly and safely while having FUN! This class focuses on body shapes in basic skills, building strength, flexibility, and coordination. Skills the athletes must master in order to advance include a handstand, forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, round off, standing bridges, and a power hurdle.

TUMBLING LEVEL 1:

Level 1 Tumbling is designed for athletes who have a fundamental understanding of the sport and have mastered all the basic skills.

Skills the athletes must master in order to advance include:

⁃ handstand forward rolls

⁃ Back extension rolls

⁃ front and back walkover

⁃ back walkover series

⁃ power round offs rebound

⁃ Combination of level 1 skills connected

⁃ Valdez

⁃ Bonus skills: 1 handed front and back walkover

TUMBLING LEVEL 2:

This class requires training and mastery of all level 1 skills.

Skills the athletes must master in order to advance include:

• Standing Back Handspring

• Back Walkover Back Handspring

• Back Extension Roll Back Handspring

• Valdez Back Handspring

• Back Handspring Series

• Back Handspring Step out Back Walkover Back Handspring

• Front Handspring

• Front Bounder or fly spring

• Roundoff Back Handspring

• Roundoff Back Handspring Series

• Front Walkover Roundoff Back Handspring

TUMBLING LEVEL 3:

This class focuses on gaining speed and power for more difficult skills and strength training. This class requires mastery of all level 1 & 2 skills.

Skills the athletes must master in order to advance include:

• Aerial

• Front Tuck

• Standing 3 Back Handspring

• Toe touch double Back handspring

• Toe touch Back Handspring Toe touch

• Round off Back Tuck

• Round off Back Handspring Back Tuck

• Combination of any level 3 skills to a Back Tuck

TUMBLING LEVEL 4:

Level 4 is designed for our advanced tumbler. Athletes will master the correct technique needed for the most advanced acrobatics. This class requires previous training and mastery of all level 3 skills. Athletes will be taught proper techniques to progress safely.

Skills the athletes must master in order to advance include:

• Front Handspring Punch Front

• Cartwheel Back Tuck

• Standing Hand Spring Back Tuck

• Standing Tuck

• Toe touch pause Back Tuck

• Aerial Back Tuck

• Round off layout

• Round off Back Handspring Layout

• Specialty pass to Layout

• Round off Whip Back Handspring Layout

• Round off Whip Back Tuck