INFORMATION FOR CIU
STUNT TEAMS 2020
I am Vickie Elliott, owner of CIU and former head cheer Tahlequah High School for 28 years. I also started the first every STUNT team in Oklahoma at THS 9 years ago and I am super excited to start our second season of youth STUNT at CIU!! The first season was a blast and our 3-4 Grade STUNT Stars went undefeated!! I am so excited that USA Cheer is bringing this sport to elementary and middle school athletes across the nation! I know that teaching athletes using the very basic stunt drills and safety guidelines, regardless of age or current abilities, is the BEST way to begin a cheer or stunt program to prevent injuries and to progress safely. Our first few practices will be what I call, readiness practices. Once I know that the athlete knows how to and can perform the drills properly, then we will begin to work on the actual stunts and pyramids using the STUNT videos, 8-count sheets and music. The assistant coaches working with the teams have also participated in the sport of STUNT at the high school level.
What is STUNT?
STUNT, the fastest growing female sport in the country, removes the crowd-leading element and focuses on the technical and athletic components of cheer, including partner stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, group jumps and tumbling. These elements are put together in short routines that both teams must perform head-to-head on the floor at the same time. The team that executes the skills best (least amount of errors) wins the round and the point, and has the opportunity to determine which of routine level will be called next. With four quarters of play – partner stunts, pyramids & tosses, jumps & tumbling, and team routine – STUNT is an exciting sport to play, coach and watch.
Each Quarter consists of four rounds, competing with 4 of the 6 routines learned, 1pt awarded to the team that performs that routine with the least number of mistakes for a total of 4 pts given per quarter. 3pts are given for the winner in the 4th quarter.
First Quarter— Stunts
Second Quarter—Pyramids and Basket Tosses
Third Quarter---Jumps and Tumbling
Fourth Quarter—Mini routines comprised of all three types of routines.
Each team can decide which athletes do which routines, not everyone will do all of them but everyone will do at least one in each section. Not all athletes will learn all the routines, this will be determined during practice. TUMBLING IS NOT REQUIRED by everyone!
All routines are learned from the STUNT videos and 8 count sheets provided by USA CHEER. Each athlete will have access to these to help learn/practice their part outside of practice. These CANNOT BE SHARED with other people outside of the team.
Technique, basic skills, and progression readiness will dictate how many routines we can learn. Our minimum goal is for 3-4 graders to learn 2 of the 6 for each quarter and 5-8 graders to learn 4 of the 6 routines for each quarter.
TEAMS:
MINI 3rd and 4th graders (some 2nd graders with All-Star experience will be allowed to participate if we do not have enough to compete).
YOUTH 5th through 6th graders, minimum of 12 with no maximum number.
JUNIOR 7TH – 8TH grade or 5th – 8th grade minimum of 12, no max.
ATTIRE:
PRACTICE -- Black T-shirt, black Nike Pro shorts (or similar) and white cheer shoes.
GAME DAY—Team tank top with number, Nike Pro black shorts and cheer shoes.
FEES:
Returners that do not need a jersey---$300
New members that will need a jersey--$350
FOR THE SEASON THAT INCLUDES:
Coaching fees, USA Athlete Cheer fees, judges’ fees for games, team t-shirt.
DUE: $200 on Feb 1 and balance due on Mar 1.
(there might be a little more for judges fees but not more than $25)
Sibling discount--$25 off the total.
GAME SCHEDULES
-have not been confirmed but will be on Fridays or Saturdays in April. Trying for 4 meets with a max of 3 games per meet. Games last about 30 minutes. Sometimes these will be round robin type events. Last year we were invited to participate in the COLLEGE STUNT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS held at Lloyd Noble Arena in Norman. What an experience!!
PARENT VIEWING: Parents can watch practice from the upstairs viewing area but are not required to be present.