Results Statement: This list is a comprehensive list of expectations for athletes to follow when at practice and competitions.

Note: There is no substitute for building a positive culture at your gym. We highly recommend focusing on culture rather than rules. Culture can take time to build. In the meantime, a set of guidelines like the ones below can be helpful. 

All Star Cheerleading Practice Expectations: 

1. Do not talk during any stunting, pyramids or while running routines unless it has to do with counts or safety procedures (ie: “dip, cradle, hit”)
2. Do not tumble unless it is during a tumbling sequence or unless you are told to work on tumbling skills by the coach. 
3. Be on time when returning from any and all breaks (drinks, bathroom, snack, etc.) Athletes may not tumble or stunt on the floor without a coach present.
4. To ensure effective practices, please be listening to the coach at all times. When he/she says to move to a spot or perform a skill, do so immediately. Ask for clarification if you’re unclear on any directions.
5. Raise your hand or get the coach’s attention if you do not understand the counts or what is being asked of you. Please do not attempt a skill if you do not fully understand how to do it as it can be dangerous to yourself and others. 
6. Always be respectful to coaches by using appropriate language and tone of voice. Please avoid sarcasm and negativity and talk to a coach during break, before or after practice if you are feeling uncomfortable about anything that is being asked and/or expected.
7.  Remain focused during stunting. Do not watch other classes or movement, but always focus on the flyer/stunt. 
8. If you feel pain or abnormal discomfort during any part of the practice, tell your coach immediately. This gives the coach the opportunity to see if a fundamental skill needs to be taught or if something is wrong with a tumbling pass or stunt. 
9. If a coach is working with another stunt group, cheerleaders will do one of the following: 
   1. Run through your stunts (per coaches’ approval) or marking stunts (no coach needed)
   2. Jumps with a partner
   3. Side or middle splits, or stretching of any kind
   4. Stunt stand
   5. Partner sit ups, planks, etc.
   6. Quietly sit or stand so as not to distract the group the coach is working with

Please do not use this time to talk to your teammates about outside topics. You should be listening to the critiques of the other stunt groups to ensure your stunt has the same counts and is meeting the same expectations. Flyers will work the equivalent skills on a stunt stand or by marking their positions. 

1. Do not allow your stunt group to run a sequence unless you understand the counts. You will never be punished for notifying your coach if you don’t know the counts as long as the rules above have been followed. 

Conditioning is a necessary part of every practice. At times however, it is used as a reminder of safety and importance if a flyer is dropped. If athletes have seriously attempted to save the stunt, conditioning will not be used, but stunt group will discuss how to fix the stunt.

If the coach deems that the athletes could have made a better attempt during a fall, they will use conditioning as a reminder of importance. The coaches will always accompany this with a team discussion about safety. Athletes who do not follow the rules above will be subject to disciplinary actions, including, but not limited to the following: 1) Conditioning, 2) Meeting with parent(s), 3) Written paragraph about cheerleading stunting safety.