What Is a Lookbook?
Teams work hard to look prepared, polished, and united when they step onto the competition floor. One tool that helps make this happen is a lookbook. A lookbook is a…
Teams work hard to look prepared, polished, and united when they step onto the competition floor. One tool that helps make this happen is a lookbook. A lookbook is a…
In All Star Cheerleading, a scale is a flyer body position performed during a stunt. The flyer stands on one leg, grabs the foot of the free leg with the…
If you have ever watched an All Star Cheerleading practice or competition, you have probably seen athletes moving across the floor with speed, power, and control. Two skills that often…
For All Star Cheer athletes, flexibility plays an important role in performing skills safely and effectively. Whether an athlete is tumbling, basing a stunt, spotting a teammate, or flying, good…
If you are new to All Star cheerleading, you may hear the words “tumbling” and “stunting” used often. Both are important parts of cheerleading, but they are different skills. Tumbling…
When a child joins All Star Cheer, parents quickly learn that they are joining something, too. It is not just a weekly activity. It becomes a season filled with practices,…
Every cheerleader eventually faces the same problem: the uniform that once fit perfectly no longer fits at all. It is a natural part of being an athlete. Kids grow, seasons…
In competitive cheerleading, every routine is judged using a rubric. A rubric is a scoring guide that explains what judges are looking for and how points are awarded. While different…
The back bend is one of the most important skills an athlete can learn when beginning the journey into tumbling for All Star cheer. It may look simple compared with…
When people think about flexibility in cheerleading, they often picture a flyer stretching into a beautiful heel stretch or scorpion. While flyers certainly need flexibility, it is a mistake to…