AES Cougar Cheerleading

Cheerleading 101: Stunt Progression Checklist

Coaching     Exercises     Skills and Drills     Stunting     Tumbling

Click the name of the stunt or pyramid for pictures
Also see the Stunting page for explanations of how to stunt safely
(Thanks to Cheerleading.About.com. Ms. Pineapple, CheerWiz, American Cheerleader, and Varsity for pictures and videos of stunts)

Key
C= "Coaching Cheerleading Successfully" V= Fundamentals of Basic Stunting (beginner/intermediate)
H= "The Official Cheerleader's Handbook" V=  Basic Partner Stunts and Transitions (intermediate/advanced)
U= "The Ultimate Guide to Cheerleading"   More videos we'd like to get
         
1
  Kneeling double-based thigh stand  
  Kneeling single-based thigh stands  
V/U Double-based Thigh Stand  /  Written Instructions  /   Video instructions
U Thigh stand step-off  
V/U Thigh stand pop-off  
  Thigh stand to hanging liberty  
  Thigh stand hitch pyramid  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
U Thigh stand hitch step-up pop-off  
U/H Single-based thigh stands  /  Written Instructions /  Video  
U/H Single-based thigh stand heel stretch  /  Written Instructions  /  Video
H Double-based torch  /  Victory Mount
     
2
  Kneeling pony sit  
H Pony sit  
H Walk-up knees on back  
H Rear thigh stand  
C Russian lift  
  Walk-up kneeling table stand  
U/H Walk-up table stand (on ground)  /  Pee Wee version  
  Turtle Bow and Arrow  
  Victory mount  
H Toss Toe Touch  /  Multi-base  /  Video  /  Multi-base video  
     
3
U/H Walk-up Shoulder sit  /  Video  
U/H Shrug-off pop front and back  
U/H L-stand to Shoulder sit  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
V Assist to shoulder sit  
V Assist down  
  Shrug-on shoulder sit  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
H Flying Angels  
U/H Forearm Stand (on ground from shoulder sit)  
     
4
  Thigh stand to prep straddle / video  
U Thigh stand to press straddle  
C Russian lift to extended straddle  
U/H Thigh stand load to chair  
U/H Walk up chair  
U/H Ground up chair  
     
5
  Walk-up kneeling Shoulder stand hitch  
  Walk-up kneeling Shoulder stand  
  Step-off from shoulder stand  
U/H/C Walk-up shoulder stand / Double shoulder stand / Written Instructions / Video
  Step-off/shove wrap front spot  
C Walk-up back stand to shoulder stand  
U Ground up shoulder stand with post / Written Instructions / Video  
  Drop forward/pendulum  /  Video  
     
6
  Flat-back to pretty girl  /  front arabesque  
  Log roll / Written Instructions  
U Low Shoulder Split  / Written Instructions / Video  
  T / Bridge Arabesque  
U Extended splits  
  Ground up low shoulder straddle  
C Shoulder stand to ext. shoulder split  
     
7
V/V Hang drill  
V/U Step n go  
V/V/U Hop n go  
U Walk-off landing stage/low prep  
  Show-n-go prep/elevator  
V/U Shove wrap stage/low prep  
U Walk-off landing shoulder prep  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
V/V/U Shove wrap  /  pop-down shoulder prep  
     
8
V/U/C Shoulder sit to prep  
V/U Thigh stand to prep  
  Chair to prep  
  Straddle to prep  
V/V/U Sponge/retake  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
V Double-hook retake  
U Ground up load to prep  
U Single back load to prep  
U Leapfrog /Written Instructions / Video  
V/U 180 load to prep / Written Instructions / Video  
U 360 load to prep / More Written Instructions  
     
9
 (dismounts from preps not basket tosses)
V/V/U/C Straight cradle  /  Written Instructions  /  Video  
  Cradle retake to thigh stand  
V/V/U Cradle retake to prep  
  Drop forward / Video  
U Waterfall  /  drop backward  /  Written Instructions  
  Pike / Written Instructions / Video  
  Full twist down cradle (waist level or from thigh stand)  
V/U Full twist down cradle / Written Instructions / Video  
  Double full /  Video  
  Toe touch  /  Written Instructions / Video  
  Pretty girl  /  Video  
U Bottle rocket  /  Video  
  Scissor kick  
  Ball X-out / Written Instructions / Video  
  Double based suspended forward roll/vault / Written Instructions  
     
10
  Prep to low liberty  / Written Instructions / Video  
  Low heel stretch / Written Instructions / Video  
U Shoulder sit to prep liberty  
V/U Step-n-go prep liberty / Scorpion  
V/U Ground up sandwich prep liberty / Video  
V/U ¼ turn prep liberty  
  Show-n-go stretch/bottle rocket  
  Awesome/Cupie  
  More advanced stunts  
  Even more advanced stunts  
  Articles on stunts from Varsity (bottom of page)  
  Videos of stunts from Varsity  
  Stunt archives from American Cheerleader  
  New stunts from American Cheerleader  
  Stunt group video clips  
     
11
  Low Hitch  
  Double Hitch pyramid  
  Pee Wee pyramid  
  Pee Wee outside heel stretch pyramid  
  Pee Wee inside heel stretch pyramid  
  Pee Wee Swedish Falls  
  Pee Wee kneeling shoulder sits pyramid  
  Pee Wee cradle pyramid  
  Pee Wee forward hitch pyramid  
  Pee Wee straddle pyramid  
  Pee Wee pony pyramid  
  Pee Wee kneeling pyramid  
  High Hitch  
  W Thigh stand stag / Written Instructions / Video  
  Thigh stand pyramid  
  Braced Thigh Stand  
  Stair Step Totem Pole / Written Instructions / Video  
  Table Top / Written Instructions / Video  
  Open Book / Written Instructions / Video  
  Lib Tree / Written Instructions / Video  
  Double Shoulder Stand Hitch  
  Lib Hang / Written Instructions / Video