How to Do Sequence Stunting in Cheerleading

Sequential stunting is a way to combine skills to increase your score in competitive cheerleading. Because of the complexity of the movements, skills performed together earn more points than when done alone. Sequential stunting is critical to any cheerleading squad that wants to reach competitive levels.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Teach the team a variety of elite moves and practice them individually. Each trick needs to be mastered before the team begins to combine them to create a sequence of stunts.

2. Practice combining the skills by having the dismount of one trick become the mount of the next trick. This continuous movement earns you more points.

3. Create a break in the sequence to allow your athletes to catch their breath and balance. The music you select for competition will typically give you a natural break to work with. Use this time to showcase control on extended reaches.

4. Set up another sequence of stunts that matches the music and the cheerleaders' abilities. Practice sequence stunting in a routine until the squad is ready to compete.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember that you're only as strong as your weakest cheerleader. To achieve the highest score in each category, everyone must be able to perform a skill with a high degree of accuracy. Work as a team to get all your athletes up to par.
• Focus the team on mastering each phase of a sequence before moving on. If there is a weak point, adding to the sequence will only highlight that weakness. Coaches are urged to give the team time to master each portion of a sequence to avoid injury.

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