Cheer Lingo
The person at the top of the stunt.
What is the flyer? (or top person)
Jump with pointed toes, lifted chest and rotated hips.
What is a toe touch?
Person or persons lifting the top person into a stunt.
What are bases? (backspots)
Exciting smiles, winks, and eye contact.
What are facials?
What is a flyer, main base, side/secondary base, back spot and/or front spot?
Legs and feet together, arms tight to sides, chin up, big facials.
What is standing clean?
Sharp and strong motion that starts every jump.
What is a cone?
Point guard of the stunt group.
Who is the back spot?
#1 Cheer Accessory
Skill that requires bases to dramatically throw flyer in the air as high as possible
What is a basket toss?
What is an extended liberty? (Lib extension)
Three motions that create letters.
What is a T, high V, low V, L, K, O motion?
Name 2 level 1 tumbling skills
FWO, BWO, Valdez, CW, FRWD Roll, etc.
Direction you should be facing when transitioning through routine sections.
What is the Front? or Forward?
Large event where multiple teams perform and compete
What is a cheer competition?
Ending a stunt by catch the flyer in your arms?
What is a cradle?
What is a touchdown?
Most important tumbling skill needed for Level 2.
What is a back handspring?
The judge that watches to see how exciting and creative your routine is.
What is an Overall Judge?
Highest level you can compete in all star competitive cheerleading.
What is Level 7?
Create letters, words, or shapes with your arms.
Which 2 numbers do jumps HIT during a double toe touch?
What are 4 and 6?
Aerial, Punch Front, Back Tuck, Layout, Fulls, Whip
The 2 most popular routine sections commonly found at the END of a competitive cheer routine.
What are pyramid and dance?
The three different tiers/levels of all star competitive cheer based on skill level.
What are Novice, Prep, and Elite?