What Is The Purpose Of Taping Before Competing?
When preparing to compete, taping before competing can play a very important role in keeping athletes safe, supported, and ready to perform at their best. Cheerleading is a high-energy sport…
Figuring Out How To Pay For Cheer
There is no secret that cheer, particularly All Star Cheer, can be quite the investment. With costs of things everywhere one seems to look already being through the roof, paying…
How Technology Is Used In Cheer
Technology plays a growing role in All Star Cheer gyms, and when it is used well, it can make training safer, smarter, and more fun. Many gym owners and coaches…
The Best Ways For Athletes To Avoid Getting Sick
One of the biggest things that separates All Star Cheer apart from other sports is Cheer’s super reliance on every single athlete on the team. Literally, every single person that…
What Does It Mean To ‘Upgrade’ Your Routine?
Those familiar with All Star cheerleading certainly recognize that it is a dynamic sport that combines the most exciting elements of gymnastics, dance, and traditional cheerleading. Teams work hard to…
What Is The One Thing You Should NEVER Forget To Bring To Cheer Practice?
While on the surface this question may seem like it will have a very debatable answer, the true response is really quite simple, and I believe Cheer Coaches across the…
The Forward Roll
A Forward Roll is one of the most basic yet important tumbling skills that athletes learn early in their tumble training. While it may seem simple, the Forward Roll teaches…
Why Is It Important To Learn To Do A Handstand Before You Learn Your Back Handspring?
Recently we had a parent bring their athlete in for a Private lesson to have their athlete ‘get their back handspring’. While we were certainly happy to set the athlete…
Why Do They Call A Cartwheel a ‘Cartwheel’?
The word ‘cartwheel’ might sound like a funny name for a cheer skill, but it actually has an interesting story behind it. To understand why it’s called a ‘cartwheel’, it…
How Does Renting Mat Space Work?
If you belong to a Town or School Cheer team that is constantly fighting the elements or your organization to have a safe place for your athletes to practice and…